Recommendations from the 2nd GOES-R Users

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Recommendations from the 2nd GOES-R Users
Conference

• Jim Gurka
• Tim Schmit
• NOAA/ NESDIS
• Dick Reynolds
• Short and Associates

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GOES Users Conference III Recommendations
Instruments

• Strong Endorsements for Improved
• Spatial resolution
• Spatial coverage
• Temporal resolution
• Spectral resolution
• Radiometric accuracy

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GOES Users Conference I Recommendations
Advanced Baseline Imager

• At least 12 Imager channels, but recommend
  additional 4 channels to meet requirements of
  large user cross section
• Full disk Imager coverage every 5 minutes
• Rapid scan capability for severe weather events
• 1000 km x 1000 km/ 30 sec

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations HES

• Coverage near full disk/ 1 hr
• 4 km footprint needed for Sounder
• Rapid Scan option needed for Sounder
• Should detect temperature inversions
• Soundings needed in cloudy areas
• Soundings above cloud deck
• Supplement soundings with microwave from polar or
• Microwave soundings from Geo orbit

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations

• Need for 4 km footprint on sounder
• Allows for partial view through thin cirrus
• Provides information in some hurricane eyes
• Provides more information between clouds in
  convective situations
• Identify clear air turbulence signature

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations

• Strong recommendation to explore feasibility of
  passive microwave instrument in Geo orbit
• Precipitation estimation (real time and climate
  applications)
• All weather temperature and moisture profiles

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations

• Strong recommendation for operational lightning
  mapper
• With flexible scanning for near full disk
  coverage
• Provides locations of convective storms
• Provides indication of storm intensity

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations

• Data from experimental satellites should be used
  operationally to prepare for GOES-R
• Develop ways to deal with firehose of data
• Vis channels must be calibrated
• Need rigorous on-ground and adequate on-board
  calibration
• Need cross calibration with other instruments

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations

• Hyperspectral vis and IR observations preferred
  over discrete broad channels
• Benefits include
• Algorithm transferability
• Channel adaptability
• Application growth
• Inter satellite calibration
• Stable climate record

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations Climate
Issues

• Calibration is critical for climate
  applications
• Must be correlated with other satellite
  radiometers
• Cross calibrate with other GOES/ NPOESS/ and
  international
• Must include all spectral bands
• Must be consistent across the spectrum and over
  the field-of-regard, before and after launch
• Should be a formal GOES calibration working group
• Calibration info must be included in the data and
  archive process

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations
Marine ecosystems and Fisheries

• Validated pre- and post launch radiometric
  calibration in all bands
• Spatial resolution 100 m for coastal zones
• Appropriate channels for
• Suspended sediment
• Chlorophyll a
• Land/water boundary
• Sea surface temperatures

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GOES-R Users Conference II Recommendations
Numerical Modeling

• In GOES-R time frame
• 1 to 1.5 hour refresh rate will be needed for
  mesoscale models
• 15 minute refresh needed for severe storms and
  aviation applications
• Weather Research Forecast Model (WRF) will have
  1-2 km spatial resolution by 2012
• Sounder footprint should be no larger than 4 km

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GOES Users Conference II Recommendations
Research to Ops

• Funding for RD for new products should be part
  of satellite acquisition budget
• Part of GOES-R Risk Reduction Plan (P.Menzel)
• Need improved collaboration between research and
  ops for developing new satellite products
• In operations there is a need for a blend of data
  and products from operational and research
  satellites
• To be part of test bed operations

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GOES-R Users Conference II Recommendations
Education and Training

• Training should begin immediately after system
  requirements are defined and the infrastructure
  can be put in place
• Plans for Satellite Hydrometeorology Course
  drafted (A. Mostek)
• NESDIS providing support directly to SHYMET
  development in CIRA, CIMSS, and NWS Training
  branch
• NESDIS supporting satellite training
  infrastructure at COMET

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GOES-R Users Conference II Recommendations
Continue Communication with User Community

• GOES-R Users Conferences
• Satellite Systems Forums (AMS Meetings)
• Direct Readout Conferences
• GOES Operational Requirements Working Group
  (GORWG NOAA Line Offices and Mission Goal Teams)
• GOES-R User Working Groups
• Subcommittees on user readiness isssues
• GOES-R Bulletin Board

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GOES Users Conference Impacts

• Before GOES-R User Conferences, notional
  baseline
• 12 channel imager
• 15 minute full disk imager coverage
• No lightning mapper
• No onboard vis calibration
• No coastal waters imaging
• May 2004 notional baseline
• 16 channels imager
• Imager capable of producing 5 min. full disk
• Lightning mapper
• Vis calibration
• HES coastal waters imaging

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GOES Users Conference Impacts

• Before GOES-R User Conferences
• No microwave instrument
• May 2004
• Several products requiring a microwave instrument
  included in P3I in the GOES-R Program
  Requirements Document (version I)
• Slated for further study for possible inclusion
  later in the GOES-R series

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Summary

• Valuable input from GOES Users Conferences
• Many Recommendations have been incorporated into
  GOES-R notional baseline instruments
• Recommendations on user readiness issues have
  provided foundation for plans
• We will continue to communicate updates of GOES-R
  plans to users and seek input from user
  communities

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Summary

• For more information
• www.osd.noaa.gov/announcement/index.htm
• For Bulletin Board
• www.osd.noaa.gov/goes/comments/sign.asp
• For Power Point Presentations
• ftp//ftp.osd.noaa.gov/goesuser/

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Background Slides
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Future GOES
Future GOES will address all four key remote
sensing areas spatial resolution what
picture element size is required to identify
feature of interest and to capture its spatial
variability spectral coverage and resolution
what part of EM spectrum at each spatial element
should be measured, and with what spectral
resolution, to analyze an atmospheric or surface
parameter temporal resolution how often does
feature of interest need to be observed and
radiometric resolution what signal to noise is
required and how accurate does an observation
need to be.