Post on 11-Jan-2016
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GOES-RHigh Latitude
Proving Ground Status
November 23, 2010Reported by
Tom Heinrichs UAF-GINAWith thanks to colleagues at GINA, CIMSS, STAR, and NWS
Okmok Volcano July 13, 2008 (MODIS from UAF-GINA)
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High Latitude GOES-R Proving Ground Status November 23, 2010
• Real-time MODIS data (being used as GOES-R proxy data) is being pulled from UAF-GINA to CIMSS.
• Sample volcanic ash and cloud product cases have been produced and visualized in CIMSS AWIPS.
• GOES-R products flowing to UAF-GINA LDM since October 25.
• Will be moving to local Alaska processing of products sooner rather than later in order to reduce latency, which is currently about 20 minutes due to transfer MODIS data.
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High Latitude GOES-R Proving Ground Status continued
• Orientation demonstration via gotomeeting with SOOs performed on November 2nd.
• D2D (AWIPS visualizer) is running at UAF GINA so we can check product presentation.
• WFO forecaster job shadows performed the week of November 15.
• Numerous interactions between UAF-GINA and Alaska NWS IT staff working on firewall exceptions for LDM and network bandwidth issues; progress anticipated at the end of November following NWS firewall hardware upgrade
• On-site visit to Madison; Volcanic ash workshop in Anchorage; Interactions with NWS science staff; Hosted visit by SPoRT 3
High Latitude Proving Ground Near-Term Plans
• Training: provide asynchronous training materials to WFOs– Less than 30 minute modules– Narrated PowerPoints or videos– Written tutorials (PDF)
• Information Technology– Configure LDM connections between UAF-GINA and Alaska
NWS– Consolidate University of Alaska LDMs– Continue to work on bandwidth issues
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High Latitude Proving Ground Near-Term Plans, cont’d
• Evaluation– Develop surveys following deployment of data into Alaska
NWS AWIPS (planned – early December 2010)– Gather feedback from forecasters (8 weeks – end of
January 2011)– Prepare report (2 weeks – mid February 2011)
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High Latitude GOES-R Proving Ground Experiment
Product Overview
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Slides from training provided
by Mike Pavolonis
GOES-R Proving Ground Products (MODIS is used as a proxy for the GOES-R ABI)
• Cloud type (phase)
• Fog/low cloud probability
• Volcanic ash mass loading, height, and particle size
• SO2 detection and loading7
Pavolonis slide
SOO Training:Described for Each Product
• Algorithm output• Primary limitation• Applications• Sample imagery (several examples)• Accuracy assessment report
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Cloud Type product visualized in AWIPS
Pavolonis slide
Progress Recap
Products being generated
SSEC – GINA LDM data flow in place
AWIPS working at GINA
Training underway 10