5th GOES Users' Conference (Expanded View)

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Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration
 
12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest
 
Monday, 21 January 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
 
11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
 
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 207
Joint Panel Discussion 1 Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I (Joint between the 24th Conference on IIPS, the Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts, the 5th GOES Users' Conference, the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS, the 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Steve Tracton, ONR, Arlington, VA; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Rebecca Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Thomas Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Stewart Cober, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON Canada
Moderator: Mary H. Hayden, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
 Mary H. Hayden  
 Steve Tracton   wrf recording
 Mark DeMaria   wrf recording
 James J. Gurka   wrf recording
 Rebecca Morss   wrf recording
 Thomas Whittaker   wrf recording
 Stewart Cober  
 Panel Discussion  
 
11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R02-R03
Joint Session 1 Forecasting/products enabled by next generation instrumentation on GOES-R and other satellites-I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather and the 5th GOES Users' Conference)
Chair: Keith T. Strong, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (retired), Greenbelt, MD
1:30 PMJ1.1New space observations and modeling of the solar atmosphere   wrf recording
George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC
2:00 PMJ1.2Predicting solar activity: today, tomorrow, next year   wrf recording
Dean Pesnell, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland
2:30 PMJ1.3EXIS: The next generation of solar EUV and X-ray Sensors for GOES-R   wrf recording
F.G. Eparvier, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. N. Woods, W. McClintock, P. C. Chamberlin, A. R. Jones, and R. Viereck
2:45 PMJ1.4Space weather forecasting with petascale computing   wrf recording
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
 
3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R02-R03
Joint Session 2 Forecasting/products Enabled by Next Generation Instrumentation on GOES-R and Other Satellites-II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather and the 5th GOES Users' Conference)
Chair: George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC
3:30 PMJ2.1Looking to the future of space weather specification and geospace forecasting  
D. N. Baker, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
4:00 PMJ2.2Space weather products and forecasts in the GOES-R era  
Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SEC, Boulder, CO
4:30 PMJ2.3The Evolution of National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (NPOESS) Space Environmental Sensing Capabilities  
Michael Bonadonna, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD
4:45 PMJ2.4The PECOS mission of small space weather satellites in the post DMSP era  
O. De la Beaujardiere, Air Force Research Lab, Hanscom AFB, MA; and F. J. Rich, D. A. Cooke, J. Mozer, D. Ober, C. Huang, and L. C. Gentile
 
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday 2008, R02-R03
Session 1 Welcome and Keynote
Cochairs: Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
8:30 AM1.1Introductions (Logistics & Conference Format)   wrf recording
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and G. K. Davis
8:45 AM1.2Welcome / Conference Overview / Goals (Invited Speaker)  
Abigail Harper, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AM1.3GOES: a Key Component of GEOSS (Invited Speaker)   wrf recording
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
9:15 AM1.4GOES (End) Users: Who They Are, How They Matter, What They'll Need, and Why They'll Pay (Invited Speaker)   wrf recording
William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
9:45 AM1.5Geostationary satellites in a WMO perspective   wrf recording
Jerome Lafeuille, WMO Space Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
 
10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday 2008
Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)
 
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, R02-R03
Session 2 Information Briefings: Baseline Instruments-I
Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI
10:30 AM2.1GOES-R Program Status   wrf recording
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD
11:00 AM2.2The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on the GOES-R series   wrf recording
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. J. Gurka, M. M. Gunshor, and J. Li
11:30 AM2.3Geostationary Lightning Mapper for GOES-R and Beyond   wrf recording
Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Blakeslee and W. Koshak
 
11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (wednesday)
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday 2008
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 209
Session Town Hall Meeting: Joining Researchers, Forecasters, and Users to Tackle Challenges in Tropical Cyclone Prediction (Joint session between BOGM, BPSM, and WAF)
 
1:30 PM-2:15 PM, Wednesday 2008, R02-R03
Session 3 Information Briefings: Baseline Instruments-II
Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI
1:30 PM3.1High Spectral and Temporal Resolution Imaging Sounders for GOES   wrf recording
Henry. E. Revercomb, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1:45 PM3.2GOES-R Solar and Space Environment Data Products: Benefiting Users   wrf recording
S. Hill, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer, T. Onsager, R. Viereck, and D. Biesecker
2:00 PMPoster Preview by Tim Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI   wrf recording
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Poster Session 1 Fifth GOES Users' Confererence Poster Session
P1.1ABI system overview  
Paul Griffith, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN
 P1.2ABI scan scenario capabilities  
David Crain, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and P. Griffith
 P1.3Candidate approaches for the real-time generation of cloud properties from GOES-R ABI  
Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI
 P1.4GOES-R architecture framework  
John W. Linn III, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and L. Shipley
 P1.5Development of the GOES-R AWG product processing system framework  
Walter Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and L. Zhou, P. Keehn, Q. Guo, S. Sampson, S. Qiu, and M. D. Goldberg
 P1.6GOES-R Downlink Services for Users  extended abstract
John Schimm, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Castellon, L. Kincaid, and L. E. Urner
 P1.7The GOES ABI ground processing development system  
Jon Ormiston, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and J. Blume, J. Ring, and J. Yoder
 P1.8Development of the GOES-R ABI Outgoing Longwave Radiation product  extended abstract
Hai-Tien Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. Laszlo and A. Gruber
 P1.9Applying split window technique for land surface temperature measurement from GOES-R advanced baseline imager  
Yunyue Yu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Tarpley, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, H. Xu, and K. Y. Vinnikov
 P1.10Development and validation of a BRDF model for ice mapping for the future GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) using Artificial Neural Network  extended abstract
Hosni Ghedira, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi, R. Nazari, P. Romanov, and R. Khanbilvardi
 P1.11GOES-R wind retrieval algorithm development  
Iliana Genkova, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Wanzong, C. S. Velden, D. A. Santek, J. Li, E. R. Olson, and J. A. Otkin
 P1.12Validation of a GOES-R Broadband Shortwave Surface Transmission and TOA Albedo LUT method  extended abstract
Fred G. Rose, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and Q. Fu, I. Laszlo, and T. P. Charlock
 P1.13Validation of the Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) against AVHRR Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) Nighttime Radiances for improved cloud detection and physical SST retrievals  extended abstract
XingMing Liang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov, Y. Kihai, A. K. Heidinger, Y. Han, and Y. Chen
 P1.14Examining the MTSAT-1R solar channel calibration  extended abstract
Hyoung-wook Chun, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn
 P1.15GOES-R ABI calibration approach  
David S. Smith, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN
 P1.16The Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS): A status report  
Xiangqian Wu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg
 P1.17Inter-calibration of geostationary imagers with MetOP/IASI hyperspectral measurements  
Likun Wang, QSS Group Inc, Camp Spring, MD; and C. Cao
 P1.18Generating synthetic infrared GOES-R ABI Images with AVHRR and GOES images  
William J. Emery, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. Roessler
 P1.19Synthetic GOES-R Imagery Development and Uses  
Lewis Grasso, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta and D. T. Lindsey
 P1.20Large-scale WRF model simulations used for GOES-R research activities  
Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Huang, T. Greenwald, E. R. Olson, and J. Seiglaff
 P1.21New instrumentation for characterizing the Moon as a standard for space-based radiometry  
Allan Smith, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD; and S. Lorentz, H. Yoon, R. Datla, D. Pollock, T. C. Stone, and J. Tansock
 P1.22Preliminary study of lunar calibration for geostationary imagers  
Seiichiro Kigawa, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and K. Miyaoka
 P1.23Synthesis of Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) for use in Radiative Flux Estimates from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)  
Xiaolei Niu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Pinker
 P1.24Use of SEVIRI cloud properties to simulate radiative fluxes from GOES-R ABI  
R. T. Pinker, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Hollmann and H. Wang
 P1.25Effect of GOES-R image navigation and registration errors on atmospheric motion vectors  
Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC/Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center, Huntsville, AL
 P1.26GOES-13 End-to-End INR Performance Verification and Post Launch Testing  extended abstract
Christopher A. Carson, Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems, Las Cruces, NM; and J. L. Carr and C. Sayal
 P1.27The ABI Image and Navigation Registration  
Ken Ellis, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and K. Gounder, P. Griffith, D. Igli, A. Kamel, J. Ogle, and V. Virgilio
 P1.28The ABI star sensing and star selection  extended abstract
Ken Ellis, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and K. Gounder, P. Griffith, E. Hoffman, D. Igli, J. Ogle, and V. Virgilio
 P1.29ABI instrument performance simulation  
Ken Ellis, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and R. D. Forkert, J. Witulski, and V. N. Virgilio
 P1.30GOES-R Proxy Data Management System  extended abstract
Tong Zhu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. J. Kim, F. Weng, M. Goldberg, A. Huang, M. Sengupta, D. K. Zhou, and B. Ruston
 P1.31Simulation of GOES-R ABI Radiances for OSSE  extended abstract
Tong Zhu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, M. Masutani, S. Lord, J. Woollen, Q. Liu, and S. A. Boukabara
 P1.32Multi-spectral precipitation estimation using Artificial Neural Networks  
Ali Behrangi, Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS), Irvine, CA; and K. L. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, and R. Kuligowski
 P1.33Improving Nowcasting of convective storm development using MSG SEVIRI, MODIS, and GOES-12 imagery as risk reduction for GOES-R ABI  
Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, J. Sieglaff, and J. R. Mecikalski
 P1.34GOES Winter Precipitation efficiency algorithm  
Robert M. Rabin, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Hanna
 P1.35Proxy ABI datasets relevant for fire detection that are derived from MODIS data  extended abstract
Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, J. Hoffman, J. Brunner, and T. J. Schmit
 P1.36Validating GOES active fire detection product using ASTER and ETM+  
Wilfrid Schroeder, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. Csiszar, E. M. Prins, C. C. Schmidt, and M. G. Ruminski
 P1.37GOES-R ABI fire detection and monitoring development activities  
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Lindstrom, J. Hoffman, J. Brunner, and E. M. Prins
 P1.38Quantifying uncertainties in fire size and temperature measured by GOES-R ABI  extended abstract
Manajit Sengupta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and L. Grasso, D. W. Hillger, R. Brummer, and M. DeMaria
 P1.39Quality Assessment of the GOES-R AWG Level 2 Product Processing System  
Lihang Zhou, Perot System, Fairfax, VA; and W. W. Wolf, S. Qu, P. Keehn, Q. Guo, S. Sampson, and M. D. Goldberg
 P1.40Trade-off studies on future GOES hyperspectral infrared sounding instrument  
Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and J. J. Gurka
 P1.41Sounder options in the GOES-R era  
David Crain, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN
 P1.42Hyperspectral infrared alone cloudy sounding algorithm development  
Elisabeth Weisz, Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. Li, C. Y. Liu, D. K. Zhou, H. L. Huang, and M. Goldberg
 P1.43Improved GOES water vapor products over CONUS – planning for GOES-R  extended abstract
Daniel Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Gutman, S. Sahm, and K. Holub
 P1.44Aerosol size density characterization for single scattering using Artificial Neural Network  extended abstract
Andres Bonilla, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and H. Parsiani
 P1.45AER general 1D-Var retrieval infrastructure: transition from research to operations  
Richard J. Lynch, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and J. L. Moncet, A. Lipton, D. Hogan, R. d'Entremont, and H. Snell
 P1.46The GOES-R User Readiness Group, engaging and preparing the users for GOES-R data  
Kenneth H. Lowe, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and M. Goldberg and J. Daniels
 P1.47Overview of GOES-R Analysis Facility for Instrument Impacts on Requirements (GRAFIIR) Planned Activities and Recent Progress  
Allen Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Goldberg
 P1.48GOES-R Algorithm Working Group: Space weather team update  
S. Hill, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer, T. Onsager, R. Viereck, D. Biesecker, C. C. Balch, D. C. Wilkinson, M. Shouldis, P. Loto'aniu, J. Gannon, and L. Mayer
 P1.49Space weather products from the GOES-R magnetometer  
Paul T.M. Loto'aniu, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer
 P1.50Improving space weather forecasts using solar coronagraph data  
Simon P. Plunkett, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. Vourlidas, D. R. McMullin, K. Battams, and R. C. Colaninno
 P1.51GOES-N EUVS observations during post-launch testing  
Douglas J. Strickland, Computational Physics, Inc., Springfield, VA; and J. S. Evans, W. K. Woo, D. R. McMullin, S. P. Plunkett, and R. Viereck
 P1.52GOES-N EUVS field of view sensitivities and modeling  
Donald R. McMullin, Praxis, Inc., Alexandria, VA; and D. J. Strickland, J. S. Evans, W. K. Woo, S. P. Plunkett, and R. Viereck
 P1.53Enhancing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for improved performance  extended abstract
David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 P1.54A microwave sounder for geostationary orbit  
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
 P1.55Activities of GOES-R land applications working group team  
Dan Tarpley, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Yu, P. Romanov, E. Prins, K. Gallo, F. Kogan, H. Xu, M. K. RamaVarma Raja, K. Y. Vinnikov, M. Goldberg, S. Qiu, and J. L. Privette
 P1.56Seasonal, Diurnal, and Weather Related Variations of Clear Sky Land Surface Temperature: A Statistical Assessment  
Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Yu, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, J. D. Tarpley, and M. D. Goldberg
 P1.57Enhanced Observation Capability of the New Generation Geostationary Satellites for Better Vegetation Monitoring  
Peter Romanov, University of Maryland and NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Xu and D. Tarpley
 P1.58Comparison of GOES cloud classification algorithms employing explicit and implicit physics  extended abstract
Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. Mitrescu, S. D. Miller, and R. H. Wade
 P1.59Estimation of Sea and Lake Ice Characteristics with GOES-R ABI  extended abstract
Xuanji Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, Y. Liu, and W. Straka
 P1.60On the use of geostationary satellites for remote sensing in the high latitudes  
Yinghui Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key and X. Wang
 P1.61Operational GOES-SST and MSG-SEVIRI-SST products for GOES-R risk reduction  
Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris, J. Mittaz, and J. Sapper
 P1.62Overview of the NESDIS heritage AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature Calibration/Validation system  
Dilkushi De Alwis, NOAA/NESDIS and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov, J. Sapper, P. Dash, W. G. Pichel, Y. Kihai, and X. Li
 P1.63Validation of Real-Time GOES Products Using GLAS and CALIPSO Data  
Louis Nguyen, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, J. K. Ayers, R. Palikonda, M. L. Nordeen, and T. L. Chee
 P1.64The Manual Cloud Filtering of GOES-satellite data through combined use of satellite and ground measurements  
M. K. Rama Varma Raja, I. M. Systems Group, Inc. and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Yu, D. Tarpley, H. Xu, and K. Y. Vinnikov
 P1.65Status update from the GOES-R Hydrology Algorithm Team  
Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
P1.66PAPER WITHDRAWN  
 P1.67Possible impacts of GOES-R temporal resolution on tropical cyclone intensity estimates  
John L. Beven II, NOAA/AOML/NHC/TPC, Miami, FL; and C. S. Velden and T. L. Olander
 P1.68Verifying large-scale, high-resolution simulations of clouds for GOES-R activities  
Thomas Greenwald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, Y. K. Lee, H. L. Huang, J. Otkin, E. Olson, and M. Gunshor
 P1.69Retrieving cloud properties for multilayered clouds using simulated GOES-R data  
Fu-Lung Chang, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, B. Lin, R. Palikonda, M. Khaiyer, S. Sun-Mack, and P. Yang
 P1.70Nighttime retrieval of cloud microphysical properties for GOES-R  extended abstract
Patrick W. Heck, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, C. R. Yost, F. L. Chang, and A. K. Heidinger
 P1.71Nearcasting convective destabilization using objective tools which optimize the impact of sequences of GOES moisture products  
Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Aune
 P1.72Transitioning GOES-based nowcasting capability into the GOES-R era  
Brian L. Vant-Hull, NOAA/CREST CCNY, New York, NY; and M. Ba, R. Rabin, D. S. Mahani, R. J. Kuligowski, A. Gruber, and S. B. Smith
 P1.73Nowcasting of Thunderstorms from GOES Infrared and Visible Imagery  extended abstract
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. M. Rabin
 P1.74Mission Availability Improvements for GOES-R  extended abstract
Larry E. Urner, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Castellon, M. Hanson, and S. Sawyer
 P1.75Determination of aircraft icing threat from satellite  
William L. Smith Jr., NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis and D. A. Spangenberg
 P1.76Cloud statistics over agricultural and mixed forest areas  
Valentine Anantharaj, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and U. S. Nair, D. Berendes, S. Asefi, and J. G. Fairman
 P1.77Comparison of atmospheric profiles from hyperspectral and multispectral IR radiances on depicting hurricane thermodynamic structures  
Hong Qiu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, E. Weisz, and C. Y. Liu
 P1.78Development of severe weather products for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager  
Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and D. W. Hillger and L. Grasso
 P1.79Algorithm and Software Development of Atmospheric Motion Vector Products for the GOES-R ABI  
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Bresky, C. Velden, I. Genkova, S. Wanzong, and D. Santek
 P1.80An enhanced IDEA product with GOES AOD  
Hai Zhang, JCET/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and R. M. Hoff, S. Kondragunta, I. Laszlo, and A. Wimmers
 P1.81An initial assessment of the GOES Microburst Windspeed Potential Index  extended abstract
Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
 P1.82GOES-R Applications for the Assessment of Aviation Hazards  
Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Feltz, J. R. Mecikalski, M. Pavolonis, and W. L. Smith
 P1.83Application of Multi-Spectral Data to Space Shuttle Landing Operations  
Doris A. Hood, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Houston, TX; and T. Garner and T. Oram
 P1.84Weather Information and Decision Systems (WxIDS): Looking to the future of data processing and decision support systems  
Dylan Powell, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD; and J. A. Dutton, J. Ross, J. Sroga, C. F. Chang, R. Pickens, S. Pitter, K. Leesman, G. Young, P. G. Knight, N. L. Seaman, J. Nese, G. Haselfeld, R. Wessels, and M. Dhondt
 P1.85Development of simulated GOES products for the GFS and the NAM  
Hui-ya Chuang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Ferrier
 P1.86Current GOES Sounder applications and future needs  
Jun Li, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. J. Gurka, J. Daniels, M. D. Goldberg, and P. Menzel
 P1.87GOES-R ABI proxy data set generation at CIMSS  
Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Olson, J. Sieglaff, T. Greenwald, A. Huang, and J. A. Otkin
 P1.88GOES-R mesoscale product development  extended abstract
Renate Brummer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria, J. A. Knaff, B. H. Connell, J. F. Dostalek, and D. Zupanski
 P1.89GOES-R/ABI legacy profile algorithm evaluation with MSG/SEVIRI  
Xin Jin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, J. Li, E. Weisz, and Z. Li
 P1.90High spatial and temporal resolution retrievals obtained from the combination of GOES-R multispectral ABI and joint polar satellite ultraspectral radiances  
William Smith Sr., Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and S. Kireev, D. Zhou, A. M. Larar, X. Liu, M. D. Goldberg, and E. M. Maturi
 P1.91Real-time display of simulated GOES-R experimental products  
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NEDSIS/StAR/RAMM Branch, Fort Collins, CO CO
 P1.92Recasting HYDRA into the next generation of McIDAS  
Thomas D. Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker, T. H. Achtor, B. Flynn, G. Dengel, and K. Baggett
 P1.93Looking Ahead to GOES-R Space Weather Data Archive, Access, and User Services  
Daniel C. Wilkinson, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and W. F. Denig
 P1.94Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) in support of NOAA's Climate Reference Network (CRN)  extended abstract
Debra Braun, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
 P1.95Remapping GOES Imager Instrument Data for South American Operations, Implementing the XGOHI System  extended abstract
Shahram Tehranian, Nortel Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and J. L. Carr, S. Yang, H. Madani, S. Vasanth, K. Mckenzie, T. J. Schmit, A. Swaroop, and R. DiRosario
 P1.96GOES-10 @ 60 West – a Wisconsin perspective  extended abstract
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. P. Nelson, A. J. Schreiner, G. S. Wade, and Z. Li
 P1.97Deep convection defined by split window  
Toshiro Inoue, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
 P1.98GOES-R 2008 User Conference Poster Abstract for the NOAA CLASS Project  
Robert Rank, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and F. Vizbulis
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, R02-R03
Session 4 Geostationary Satellites as a part of GEOSS
Cochairs: Eric Madsen, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Jim Purdom, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO
4:00 PM4.1EUMETSAT's Geostationary Satellites as a part of GEOSS  
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
4:15 PM4.2AKorea   wrf recording
Ae-Sook Suh, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, South Korea
4:30 PM4.3Plans for Japan's Satellite Program   wrf recording
Toru Hashimoto, MSC/JMA, Tokyo, Japan
4:45 PM4.4Indian Meteorological Satellite Missions : Current and Planned   wrf recording
P.C. Joshi, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, India
5:00 PM4.5China (Invited Speaker)   wrf recording
To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD
5:15 PMRussia (Invited Speaker)  
 
5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
 
7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel
 
Thursday, 24 January 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Session 5 GOES Data Products & Instrument Operations
Cochairs: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R, Greenbelt, MD; Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD
8:30 AM5.1Recommendations from the fourth GOES Users' Conference   wrf recording
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and T. J. Schmit and D. Reynolds
8:45 AM5.2GOES-R User Requirements Change Process   wrf recording
Barbara B. Pfarr, GOES-R Program Systems Engineering, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Mazur and M. Todirita
9:00 AM5.3GOES-R Products and Implementation Schedule   wrf recording
Donald Gray, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
9:15 AM5.4NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) and its Role in the Development and Readiness of GOES-R Product Algorithms   wrf recording
Mitchell D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Daniels
9:30 AM5.5GOES-R Ground Segment Overview   wrf recording
Robin Pfister, NASA GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)
 
11:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (thurs)
 
11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Session 6 GOES Data Products and Instrument Operations-II
Cochairs: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R, Greenbelt, MD; Robin Pfister, NASA GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
11:00 AM6.1Rapid Scan Operations for GOES   wrf recording
C. L. Hampton; and Christopher Wheeler, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD and B. Hughes
11:15 AM6.2Future GOES-R Instrument Operations – Capabilities and Constraints   wrf recording
Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and T. J. Schmit
 
11:30 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Panel Discussion 1 Future Operations Panel
Panelists: Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; Christopher B. Darden, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL; Bob Breck, WVUE-TV, New Orleans, LA; Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, NASA/GSFC/JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD; John McMillen, AFWA/A5RS, Offutt AFB, NE
Moderator: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R, Greenbelt, MD
 Thomas M. Renkevens   wrf recording
 Joseph T. Schaefer  
 Christopher B. Darden  
 Bob Breck  
 Christopher Velden  
 Lars Peter Riishojgaard  
 John McMillen  
 Panel Discussion  
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday 2008
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Keynote Session L1 Lunch Presentation: Satellite Meteorology of Tropical Cyclones in the GOES-R Era (Lunch Box Provided Courtesy of the GOES-R Industry Partners)
12:15 PMKS1.1Satellite meteorology of tropical cyclones in the GOES-R era   wrf recording
John L. Beven II, NOAA/AOML/NHC/TPC, Miami, FL; and M. DeMaria and C. Velden
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Session 7 GOES-R USERS’ FORUM-I
Cochairs: Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; Kevin Schrab, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM7.1Hurricane intensity changes associated with the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and Eddies using GOES sea surface temperatures and satellite altimetry   wrf recording
Nan D. Walker, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and R. R. Leben, S. Balasubramanian, C. Pilley, and A. Haag
1:45 PM7.2Potential Socio-Economic Benefits of GOES-R  extended abstract wrf recording
Sharon K. Bard, Centrec Consulting Group, LLC, Savoy, IL; and T. A. Doehring and S. T. Sonka
2:00 PM7.3Preparing for GOES-R+ User Training and Education  
Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and M. DeMaria and J. J. Gurka
 
2:15 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Panel Discussion 2 International User Panel on Lessons Learned from Current GOES Including GOES 10 and Implications for GOES-R Preparations
Panelists: Luiz Machado, National Space Research Institute, São José dos Campos Brazil; Marcelo Colazo, National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE), Buenos Aires Argentina; David Grimes, MSC, Ottowa Canada; Paulo Manso, National Meteorological Institute, San José Costa Rica
Moderator: Donald E. Hinsman, WMO, Geneva Switzerland
 Donald E. Hinsman  
 Luiz Machado   wrf recording
 Marcelo Colazo   wrf recording
 David Grimes  
 Paulo Manso  
 Panel Discussion  
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)
 
3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Thursday 2008, R02-R03
Session 8 GOES-R Users' Forum-II
Cochairs: Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO
3:30 PM8.1United Airlines Polar Operations   wrf recording
Michael Stills, United Airlines, Chicago, IL
3:45 PM8.2Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices   wrf recording
Donald M. Moore, NOAA/NWS, Billings, MT
4:00 PM8.3GOES Imagery Applications at the Aviation Weather Center   wrf recording
Steven Silberberg, AWC/NCEP, Kansas City, MO
4:15 PM8.4U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Future use of GOES-R in Air Quality Assessments   wrf recording
James Szykman, USEPA, Hampton, VA; and J. A. Al-Saadi, T. Pace, R. Mathur, G. Pouliot, D. A. Chu, R. B. Pierce, S. Kondragunta, C. Kittaka, A. Soja, R. Scheffe, and J. Fishman
4:30 PM8.5Multi-Spectral Data for Space Shuttle Landing Operations   wrf recording
Doris A. Hood, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Houston, TX
4:45 PMConcluding Remarks by Gary Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD  
 
5:00 PM, Thursday 2008
5th GOES Users' Conference Adjourns
 

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