CIMSS/ASPB January 2010
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PG Web page
MODIS example
X-band, WFO and AWIPS migration
Convective Initiation status
MKE plan
– HWT status
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WES ABI status
AVHRR
PG Forum
AMS presentations and GOES-14
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.MARINE...04Z TAMDAR SOUNDING VCNTY OF MKE SHOWING WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO 25KTS AT 2900 FT AROUND 04Z. ALONG WITH FORECAST
SOUNDINGS FOR LATE THIS MORNING...THINKING SFC WNDS WITH GUSTS AOA
22KT MAY MIX DOWN TO LAKE SFC A LITTLE EARLIER. HENCE...MOVED SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY START TIME TO 16Z AS PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. GRADIENT
BEGINS TO LOOSEN AS CDFNT SWEEPS IN FROM THE NORTH AFT 06Z/11. WL
BE CLOSE TO RETURNING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ON MONDAY IN
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND DEPARTING CDFNT. FINALLY SOME
CLEARING OVER NEARSHORE WATERS. TERRA MODIS IMAGE FROM 1640Z/09
SHOWS CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN ICEPACK OVER NEARSHORE WATERS.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
343 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2010
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Our X-band antenna has not received data reliably from Terra or
Aqua since 12/31/09. We are trying to bring it back online as
soon as possible. In the interim, we continue to ingest raw Terra
and Aqua data from DB sites across the United States and
process it as if we acquired it locally.
Please note the following:
1. Timeliness and coverage of MODIS products will be affected
until our system is back online. However, all MODIS products
will be created from the data we do receive.
2. AIRS experienced a power anomaly on January 9, and is
currently not sending data. Even if it does come back online, we
are not set up at present to ingest raw AIRS data from other
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sites.
Interactions with WFOs
• Currently acting on requests from Eastern
Region offices and Spaceflight Meteorology
Group to deliver GOES-12 Convective Initiation
products in legacy AWIPS-compatible netCDF
format; work on bandwidth-efficient and AWIPS
Migration-compatible GRIB2 files near
completion.
• Scheduled installation of AVHRR imagery and
products for NWS Sullivan on 29 January with
availability nationwide expected by 1 March.
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AWIPS Migration
• Participated in early December meeting to
prepare for Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)
and waiting for answers to our initial questions.
• Waiting for “CI-safe” TO11DSU to arrive from
Jim Calkins. TO11DSU for NCLADT was
available on 15 December.
• Continue to work on transitioning existing suite
of GOES-R PG products to a compatible format
(GRIB2 and GINI).
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CI Paper/Improvements
• Justin Sieglaff, Wayne Feltz, Lee Cronce, Mike
Pavolonis have prepared a peer reviewed paper
describing CIMSS convective initiation
methodology for submission this month.
• Methodology has been improved dramatically
due to HWT 2009 involvement. False alarm
greatly reduced due to:
- thin cirrus moving over small cumulus
- broken areas of thin cirrus (related to above, except occasionally edges of very thin cirrus were
labeled as water cloud)
- anvil expansion
- cooling/fast moving mid-level (alto-type) cloud decks
- unexpected microphysical transitions (cirrus/overlap to water/super cooled/mixed phase)
• Improvements are being migrated to real-time
processing so end-users begin to get improved
decision support products
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Sullivan (MKE) NWS Proving
Ground Plan
Wayne Feltz and Jordan Gerth have put together a
plan with Jeff Craven (MKE SOO) and Marcia
Cronce (NWS Forecaster, Aviation POC)
Timeline
January to April 2010: Finalize evaluation forms and shift schedule
May 2009 to August 2009: WFO MKX evaluation of cloud-top cooling
rate, UWCI nowcast, and differential theta-e nearcast products with
feedback directed to PI(s) on product performance.
September – December 2010: Use 2010 convective season feedback
to improve satellite based cooling rate and convective initiation
nowcast and nearcast products and dovetail new GOES sounder +
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pre-convective environment prior to CI occurrence.
Spring 2010 HWT/EWP at SPC
• Chris Siewert has contacted UW-CIMSS about
delivery of over-shooting top product and
improved version of convective initiation products
• Both products are being transitioned to GRIB2
format which will allow “seamless” flow into most
visualization systems (N-AWIPS, AWIPS, AWIPS2, McIDAS-V, IDV, Gempak).
• Wayne Feltz will contact Russell Schneider and
Chris Siewert to set up participation schedule and
focus (February or March visit?) Does Bonnie
want to participate?
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Overshooting Tops
AWIPS
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WES beta-version status
(ABI radiances)
• Will distribute more copies at the AMS
annual meeting. Poster will be presented.
• Beta release packaged:
– This contains the June-04-05-2006 storm
outbreak (CONUS and mesoscale), Hurricane
Katrina, band differences, a beta release of
WES guide, etc.
• Comments received
from Dan Bikos.
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AVHRR in AWIPS
CIMSS continues to test
and evaluate AVHRR
imagery in AWIPS
(individual channels, and
derived cloud products)
Plan to begin distribution to
NWS Central Region (early
March)
VISITview training lesson
(end of January)
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GIF decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
A large “banner cloud” formed as strong northerly flow interacted
with terrain of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska
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GIF decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Thick banner cloud feature halted radiational cooling;
Arctic Village rose from -35º F to +1º F (with calm winds)
AVHRR Cloud Types: Cirrus; Opaque ice cloud
AVHRR Cloud Top Temperature: -76º C
AVHRR Cloud Top Height: 8 km
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are needed to see this picture.
AVHRR SST compares favorably with MODIS SST
(and model SST analyses compare unfavorably with satellites)
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are needed to see this picture.
Lower Michigan power plant plumes revealed by
AVHRR 3.7µm IR and fog/stratus product imagery
VISITview training lesson will be completed
by the end of January
GOES-R PG Products Discussion Forum
https://groups.ssec.wisc.edu/groups/goes-r/goes-r-forums/goes-r-proving-ground-products
Accounts will be issued to PG members, to allow them to post
new discussion topics or add comments to ongoing discussions
WI presentations at AMS that
the PG may be interested in.
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S29 Operational uses for an objective overshooting top detection algorithm Sarah A. Monette,
CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka and W. Feltz
J8.3 The Beginnings of Satellite Meteorology 50 Years Ago W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison,
WI; and J. Phillips and L. Avila
J4.5 IR Imaging Sounders for Geosynchronous orbit: A key capability for future multi-national observing
systems Henry Revercomb, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
5B.2 Creation and Manipulation of Meteorological Products for Mobile Devices Russell Dengel,
SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
6B.6 McIDAS-V - A powerful data analysis and visualization tool for multi and hyperspectral
environmental satellite data Thomas H. Achtor, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D.
Rink and T. M. Whittaker
2.7 GRAFIIR – An Efficient End-to-End Semi-Automated GOES-R ABI Algorithm Performance, Analysis,
and Implementation Verification System Allen Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
4.1 The ABI on GOES-R Timothy J. Schmit, ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka and M. M. Gunshor
4.4 Expected Operational Cloud Observation Improvements with VIIRS on NPP/NPOESS Andrew K.
Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum, S. Platnick, P. Yang, and S. Berthier
535 Evaluation of enhanced high resolution MODIS/AMSR-E SSTs and the impact on regional weather
forecasts Luke Schiferl, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. K. Fuell, J. L. Case, and
G. J. Jedlovec
308 Model-derived proxy ABI radiance datasets used for GOES-R research and demonstration activities
Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, T. Greenwald, and A. Huang
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WI presentations at AMS that
the PG may be interested in.
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310 A Weather Event Simulator (WES) for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Timothy J.
Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and K. Bah, J. Gerth, M. Cronce, J. Otkin, and J.
Sieglaff
319 Mountain wave detection as an aviation hazard awareness tool for GOES-R Anthony Wimmers,
CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz
320 High impact weather study using advanced IR sounding data Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, H. Liu, and T. J. Schmit
340 Single FOV Sounding Retrieval in Cloudy Atmospheres Using Hyperspectral Infrared
Measurements Elisabeth Weisz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. Li, and H. L.
Huang
364 The upper tropospheric storm-scale signatures from hyperspectral infrared soundings Chian-Yi
Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and S. A. Ackerman
J13.5 Tornado false alarms on days with no reported tornadoes: a climatological and radar survey
Hannah C. Barnes, National Weather Center REU, New Berlin, WI; and J. Brotzge and S. A.
Erickson
10B.1 Assimilation of simulated infrared brightness temperatures as part of an OSSE employing the
Ensemble Kalman Filter Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. E. Lewis
8.1 The GOES-R Proving Ground at NOAA's Storm Prediction Center and Hazardous Weather
Testbed Christopher W. Siewert, NOAA/Storm Prediction Center and CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R.
S. Schneider, S. J. Goodman, E. C. Bruning, R. M. Rabin, and J. J. Gurka
11.4 Progress toward satellite-based atmospheric turbulence interest field detection Wayne F. Feltz,
CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, A. Wimmers, R. Sharman, and J. K.
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GOES-14
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Science test data collection complete
Will still take data until 1/19
http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/projects/goes-o/
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/c
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GOES-14: Goals
• To assess the quality of the GOES radiance data. This is
accomplished by comparison to other satellite measurements or by
calculating the signal-to-noise ratio compared to specifications, as
well as assess the striping in the imagery due to multiple detectors.
• To generate products from the GOES data stream and compare to
those produced from other satellites. These included several
Imager and Sounder products currently used in operations.
• Rapid-scan imagery of interesting weather cases are collected with
temporal resolutions as fine as every 30 seconds, a capability of
rapid-scan imagery from GOES-R that is not implemented
operationally on current GOES.
• Monitor any instrument changes. For example, the improved spatial
resolution of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
(GOES)-14 imager band 6 (centered at 13.3 um).
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GOES-14
• Unique rapid-scan imagery
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