Program: 5th GOES Users' Conference (88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008))

5th GOES Users' Conference

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

7:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Conference Registration

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

7th Annual WeatherFest

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 21 January 2008

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

11:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I

Location: 207 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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 )

Moderator: Mary H. Hayden, Univ. of Colorado

Panelists: Steve Tracton, Consulting Meterologist; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office; Rebecca Morss, NCAR; Thomas Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Stewart Cober, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada

Papers:

8:30 AM

Mary H. Hayden

8:30 AM

Steve Tracton

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Mark DeMaria

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

James J. Gurka

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Rebecca Morss

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Thomas Whittaker

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Stewart Cober

8:30 AM

Panel Discussion

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Exhibits Open (Tuesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)

Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Session 1

Forecasting/products enabled by next generation instrumentation on GOES-R and other satellites-I

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather; and the 5th GOES Users' Conference )

Chair: Keith T. Strong, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (retired)

Papers:

1:30 PM

J1.1

New space observations and modeling of the solar atmosphere

George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J1.2

Predicting solar activity: today, tomorrow, next year

W. Dean Pesnell, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J1.3

EXIS: The next generation of solar EUV and X-ray Sensors for GOES-R

F.G. Eparvier, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. N. Woods, W. McClintock, P. C. Chamberlin, A. R. Jones, and R. Viereck

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J1.4

Space weather forecasting with petascale computing

Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Session 2

Forecasting/products Enabled by Next Generation Instrumentation on GOES-R and Other Satellites-II

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather; and the 5th GOES Users' Conference )

Chair: George A. Doschek, NRL

Papers:

3:30 PM

J2.1

Looking to the future of space weather specification and geospace forecasting

D. N. Baker, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

4:00 PM

J2.2

Space weather products and forecasts in the GOES-R era

Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC, Boulder, CO

4:30 PM

J2.3

The Evolution of National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (NPOESS) Space Environmental Sensing Capabilities

Michael Bonadonna, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD

4:45 PM

J2.4

The 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, 23 January 2008

Welcome and Keynote

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office

Papers:

8:30 AM

1.1

Introductions (Logistics & Conference Format)

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and G. K. Davis

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

1.2

Welcome / Conference Overview / Goals (Invited Speaker)

Abigail Harper, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

9:00 AM

1.3

GOES: a Key Component of GEOSS (Invited Speaker)

Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

1.4

GOES (End) Users: Who They Are, How They Matter, What They'll Need, and Why They'll Pay (Invited Speaker)

William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

1.5

Geostationary satellites in a WMO perspective

Jerome Lafeuille, WMO Space Programme, Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Information Briefings: Baseline Instruments-I

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

10:30 AM

2.1

GOES-R Program Status

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

2.2

The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on the GOES-R series

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. J. Gurka, M. M. Gunshor, and J. Li

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

2.3

Geostationary Lightning Mapper for GOES-R and Beyond

Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Blakeslee and W. Koshak

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Exhibits Open (wednesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)

Town Hall Meeting: Joining Researchers, Forecasters, and Users to Tackle Challenges in Tropical Cyclone Prediction (Joint session between BOGM, BPSM, and WAF)

Location: 209 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 5th GOES Users' Conference )

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Information Briefings: Baseline Instruments-II

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

High Spectral and Temporal Resolution Imaging Sounders for GOES

Henry. E. Revercomb, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

GOES-R Solar and Space Environment Data Products: Benefiting Users

S. Hill, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer, T. Onsager, R. Viereck, and D. Biesecker

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

Poster Preview by Tim Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Poster Session 1

Fifth GOES Users' Confererence Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Papers:

P1.1

ABI system overview

P1.2

ABI scan scenario capabilities

David Crain, GeoMetWatch, Las Vegas, NV; and P. Griffith

P1.3

Candidate approaches for the real-time generation of cloud properties from GOES-R ABI

Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI

P1.4

GOES-R architecture framework

John W. Linn III, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and L. Shipley

P1.5

Development 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

P1.6

GOES-R Downlink Services for Users

John Schimm, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Castellon, L. Kincaid, and L. E. Urner

Poster PDF (169.3 kB)

P1.7

The GOES ABI ground processing development system

Jon Ormiston, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and J. Blume, J. Ring, and J. Yoder

P1.8

Development of the GOES-R ABI Outgoing Longwave Radiation product

Hai-Tien Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. Laszlo and A. Gruber

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1.9

Applying 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

P1.10

Development and validation of a BRDF model for ice mapping for the future GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) using Artificial Neural Network

Hosni Ghedira, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi, R. Nazari, P. Romanov, and R. Khanbilvardi

Poster PDF (624.7 kB)

P1.11

GOES-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

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~ilianag/

P1.12

Validation of a GOES-R Broadband Shortwave Surface Transmission and TOA Albedo LUT method

Fred G. Rose, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and Q. Fu, I. Laszlo, and T. P. Charlock

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P1.13

Validation 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

XingMing Liang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov, Y. Kihai, A. K. Heidinger, Y. Han, and Y. Chen

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

P1.14

Examining the MTSAT-1R solar channel calibration

Hyoung-wook Chun, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn

Poster PDF (128.6 kB)

P1.15

GOES-R ABI calibration approach

David S. Smith, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN

P1.16

The Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS): A status report

Xiangqian Wu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg

P1.17

Inter-calibration of geostationary imagers with MetOP/IASI hyperspectral measurements

Likun Wang, Dell Perot System, Camp Spring, MD; and C. Cao

P1.18

Generating synthetic infrared GOES-R ABI Images with AVHRR and GOES images

William J. Emery, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. Roessler

P1.19

Synthetic GOES-R Imagery Development and Uses

Lewis Grasso, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta and D. T. Lindsey

P1.20

Large-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

P1.21

New 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

P1.22

Preliminary study of lunar calibration for geostationary imagers

Seiichiro Kigawa, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and K. Miyaoka

P1.23

Synthesis 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

P1.24

Use 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

P1.25

Effect 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

P1.26

GOES-13 End-to-End INR Performance Verification and Post Launch Testing

Christopher A. Carson, Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems, Las Cruces, NM; and J. L. Carr and C. Sayal

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.27

The 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

P1.28

The ABI star sensing and star selection

Ken Ellis, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and K. Gounder, P. Griffith, E. Hoffman, D. Igli, J. Ogle, and V. Virgilio

Poster PDF (295.1 kB)

P1.29

ABI instrument performance simulation

Ken Ellis, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN; and R. D. Forkert, J. Witulski, and V. N. Virgilio

P1.30

GOES-R Proxy Data Management System

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

Poster PDF (166.9 kB)

P1.31

Simulation of GOES-R ABI Radiances for OSSE

Tong Zhu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, M. Masutani, S. Lord, J. Woollen, Q. Liu, and S. A. Boukabara

Poster PDF (231.0 kB)

P1.32

Multi-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

P1.33

Improving 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

P1.34

GOES Winter Precipitation efficiency algorithm

Robert M. Rabin, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Hanna

P1.35

Proxy ABI datasets relevant for fire detection that are derived from MODIS data

Scott S. Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison SSEC/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, J. Hoffman, J. Brunner, and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (150.0 kB)

P1.36

Validating 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

P1.37

GOES-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

P1.38

Quantifying uncertainties in fire size and temperature measured by GOES-R ABI

Manajit Sengupta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and L. Grasso, D. W. Hillger, R. Brummer, and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (105.0 kB)

P1.39

Quality 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

P1.40

Trade-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

P1.41

Sounder options in the GOES-R era

David Crain, GeoMetWatch, Las Vegas, NV

P1.42

Hyperspectral 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

P1.43

Improved GOES water vapor products over CONUS � planning for GOES-R

Daniel Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Gutman, S. Sahm, and K. Holub

Poster PDF (345.5 kB)

P1.44

Aerosol size density characterization for single scattering using Artificial Neural Network

Andres Bonilla, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and H. Parsiani

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.45

AER 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

P1.46

The 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

P1.47

Overview 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

P1.48

GOES-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

P1.49

Space weather products from the GOES-R magnetometer

Paul T.M. Loto'aniu, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer

P1.50

Improving 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

P1.51

GOES-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

P1.52

GOES-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

P1.53

Enhancing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for improved performance

David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (696.1 kB)

P1.54

A microwave sounder for geostationary orbit

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

P1.55

Activities 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

P1.56

Seasonal, 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

P1.57

Enhanced 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

P1.58

Comparison of GOES cloud classification algorithms employing explicit and implicit physics

Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. Mitrescu, S. D. Miller, and R. H. Wade

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P1.59

Estimation of Sea and Lake Ice Characteristics with GOES-R ABI

Xuanji Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, Y. Liu, and W. Straka III

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.60

On 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 Sr.

P1.61

Operational 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

P1.62

Overview 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

P1.63

Validation 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

P1.64

The 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

P1.65

Status update from the GOES-R Hydrology Algorithm Team

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

P1.66

Conditions influencing Hurricane Emily's (2005) precipitation patterns and upper tropospheric outflow

P1.67

Possible 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

P1.68

Verifying 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

P1.69

Retrieving 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

P1.70

Nighttime retrieval of cloud microphysical properties for GOES-R

Patrick W. Heck, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, C. R. Yost, F. L. Chang, and A. K. Heidinger

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1.71

Nearcasting 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

P1.72

Transitioning 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

P1.73

Nowcasting of Thunderstorms from GOES Infrared and Visible Imagery

Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. M. Rabin

Poster PDF (902.4 kB)

P1.74

Mission Availability Improvements for GOES-R

Larry E. Urner, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Castellon, M. Hanson, and S. Sawyer

Poster PDF (26.6 kB)

P1.75

Determination of aircraft icing threat from satellite

William L. Smith Jr., NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis and D. A. Spangenberg

P1.76

Cloud 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 Jr.

P1.77

Comparison 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

P1.78

Development 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

P1.79

Algorithm 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

P1.80

An 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

P1.81

An initial assessment of the GOES Microburst Windspeed Potential Index

Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/opdb/kpryor/mburst/mwpi.html

Poster PDF (728.8 kB)

P1.82

GOES-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 Jr.

http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1175%2FBAMS-88-10-1589

P1.83

Application of Multi-Spectral Data to Space Shuttle Landing Operations

Doris A. Hood, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Houston, TX; and T. Garner and T. Oram

P1.84

Weather 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

P1.85

Development of simulated GOES products for the GFS and the NAM

Hui-ya Chuang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Ferrier

P1.86

Current 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

P1.87

GOES-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

P1.88

GOES-R mesoscale product development

Renate Brummer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria, J. Knaff, B. H. Connell, J. F. Dostalek, and D. Zupanski

Poster PDF (105.5 kB)

P1.89

GOES-R/ABI legacy profile algorithm evaluation with MSG/SEVIRI

Xin Jin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, J. Li, E. Weisz, and Z. Li

P1.90

High 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

P1.91

Real-time display of simulated GOES-R experimental products

Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NEDSIS/StAR/RAMM Branch, Fort Collins, CO CO

P1.92

Recasting 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

P1.93

Looking Ahead to GOES-R Space Weather Data Archive, Access, and User Services

Daniel C. Wilkinson, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and W. F. Denig

P1.94

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) in support of NOAA's Climate Reference Network (CRN)

Debra Braun, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Poster PDF (23.9 kB)

P1.95

Remapping GOES Imager Instrument Data for South American Operations, Implementing the XGOHI System

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

Poster PDF (389.2 kB)

P1.96

GOES-10 @ 60 West � a Wisconsin perspective

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. P. Nelson III, A. J. Schreiner, G. S. Wade, and Z. Li

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/rt/goes10.php

Poster PDF (266.5 kB)

P1.97

Deep convection defined by split window

Toshiro Inoue, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

http://grns1.mri-jma.go.jp

P1.98

GOES-R 2008 User Conference Poster Abstract for the NOAA CLASS Project

Robert Rank, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and F. Vizbulis

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Geostationary Satellites as a part of GEOSS

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Eric Madsen, NESDIS; Jim Purdom, CIRA

Papers:

4:00 PM

4.1

EUMETSAT's Geostationary Satellites as a part of GEOSS

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany

4:15 PM

4.2A

Korea

Ae-Sook Suh, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korea Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

4.3

Plans for Japan's Satellite Program

Toru Hashimoto, MSC/JMA, Tokyo, Japan

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

4.4

Indian Meteorological Satellite Missions : Current and Planned

P.C. Joshi, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, India

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

4.5

China (Invited Speaker)

To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

4.6A

Russia (Invited Speaker)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel

Thursday, 24 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

GOES Data Products & Instrument Operations

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD; Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Recommendations from the fourth GOES Users' Conference

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and T. J. Schmit and D. Reynolds

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

5.2

GOES-R User Requirements Change Process

Barbara B. Pfarr, GOES-R Program Systems Engineering, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Mazur and M. Todirita

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

5.3

GOES-R Products and Implementation Schedule

Donald Gray, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

5.4

NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) and its Role in the Development and Readiness of GOES-R Product Algorithms

Mitchell D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Daniels

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

5.5

GOES-R Ground Segment Overview

Robin Pfister, NASA GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

GOES Data Products and Instrument Operations-II

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD; Robin Pfister, NASA GOES-R Program Office

Papers:

11:00 AM

6.1

Rapid Scan Operations for GOES

C. L. Hampton; and Christopher Wheeler, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD and B. Hughes

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

6.2

Future GOES-R Instrument Operations � Capabilities and Constraints

Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and T. J. Schmit

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Exhibits Open (thurs)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Panel Discussion 1

Future Operations Panel

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Moderator: Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD

Panelists: Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC; Christopher B. Darden, NOAA/NWS; Bob Breck, WVUE-TV; Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA; John McMillen, AFWA/A5RS

Papers:

11:30 AM

Thomas M. Renkevens

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

Joseph T. Schaefer

11:30 AM

Christopher B. Darden

11:30 AM

Bob Breck

11:30 AM

Christopher Velden

11:30 AM

Lars Peter Riishojgaard

11:30 AM

John McMillen

11:30 AM

Panel Discussion

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)

Keynote Speaker Session L1

Lunch Presentation: Satellite Meteorology of Tropical Cyclones in the GOES-R Era (Lunch Box Provided Courtesy of the GOES-R Industry Partners)

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Papers:

12:15 PM

KS1.1

Satellite meteorology of tropical cyclones in the GOES-R era

John L. Beven II, NOAA/AOML/NHC/TPC, Miami, FL; and M. DeMaria and C. Velden

Recorded presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

GOES-R USERS� FORUM-I

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; Kevin Schrab, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

Hurricane intensity changes associated with the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and Eddies using GOES sea surface temperatures and satellite altimetry

Nan D. Walker, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and R. R. Leben, S. Balasubramanian, C. Pilley, and A. Haag

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

7.2

Potential Socio-Economic Benefits of GOES-R

Sharon K. Bard, Centrec Consulting Group, LLC, Savoy, IL; and T. A. Doehring and S. T. Sonka

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (237.7 kB)

2:00 PM

7.3

Preparing 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, 24 January 2008

Panel Discussion 2

International User Panel on Lessons Learned from Current GOES Including GOES 10 and Implications for GOES-R Preparations

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Moderator: Donald E. Hinsman, WMO

Panelists: Luiz Machado, National Space Research Institute; Marcelo Colazo, National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE); David Grimes, MSC; Paulo Manso, National Meteorological Institute

Papers:

2:15 PM

Donald E. Hinsman

2:15 PM

Luiz Machado

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

Marcelo Colazo

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

David Grimes

2:15 PM

Paulo Manso

2:15 PM

Panel Discussion

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

GOES-R Users' Forum-II

Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 5th GOES Users' Conference

Cochairs: Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

3:30 PM

8.1

United Airlines Polar Operations

Michael Stills, United Airlines, Chicago, IL

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

8.2

Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices

Donald M. Moore, NOAA/NWS, Billings, MT

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

8.3

GOES Imagery Applications at the Aviation Weather Center

Steven Silberberg, AWC/NCEP, Kansas City, MO

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

8.4

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Future use of GOES-R in Air Quality Assessments

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

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

8.5

Multi-Spectral Data for Space Shuttle Landing Operations

Doris A. Hood, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Houston, TX

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

8.6

Concluding Remarks by Gary Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

5th GOES Users' Conference Adjourns

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