WPOP Update to SPSRB on Sept, Co-chairs: Antonio Irving (OSDPD) Jaime Daniels (ORA)

Outline Top Priority List NWS Product Development Projects Non-NWS Product Development Projects Product Developments Not on SPSRB List Special Interest Items

WPOP Top Priority List #Task TitlePrimary & Secondary User NESDIS LeadTeam MembersStatus Funding Source 1Product QA and science support GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CM C,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS Daniels-ORA Velden – CIMSS Key - ORA Turner – OSDPD Irving - OSDPD Active PSDI 2Polar (MODIS) WindsGTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CM C,FNMOC, DWD Key - ORA Daniels – ORA Velden - CIMSS Turner – OSDPD Irving – OSDPD Santek - CIMSS Active PSDI 3GOES-N ReadinessGTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CM C,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS Daniels - ORA Turner – OSDPD Irving - OSDPD Velden - CIMSS Active PSDI 4ASCAT wind products from Metop 1 & 2 GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CM C,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS Chang - ORA Legg-OSDPD Chang – ORA Legg – OSDPD Schott – OSD Toepfer – NCEP/EMC Sienkiewicz – NCEP/OPC Rappaport – NCEP/TPC Active POES Gnd Sys METOP OSDPD ORF PSDI (FY06?) 5AWIPS-ready MTSAT winds AWIPS-NWSIrving - OSDPD Velden - CIMSS Turner – OSDPD Daniels – ORA Active POES Gnd System 6Rapid Scan Wind Demonstrations NWS, THORPEX, FSL Daniels - ORA Velden - CIMSS Turner – OSDPD Active GIMPAP PSDI

WPOP NWS Product Development Projects SPSRB Rqmt # ProductEnd User POC NESDIS Lead Current PhaseComplete (Date) Ops Date Status (G/Y/R) Issue(s)Funding ASCAT wind products (BUFR) from Metop 1 & 2 J. Heil (NWS) Chang - ORA Legg – OSDPD Developmental: 12.5 & 25km products Concept: 6.5km products May 06 Dec 06 Jan08 G Readiness of ASCAT L1b to L2 processing from KNMI is behind initial schedule estimate Impact: Thus far minimal because of METOP launch delay POES Gnd Sys METOP OSDPD ORF PSDI (FY06?) AWIPS-ready MTSAT Winds Jim HeilIrving - OSDPD DevelopmentalDec 05Apr06 G Need date contingent on inclusion of MTSAT winds in next AWIPS build schedule (OB8) OSD Gnd Sys PSDI (FY06?)

WPOP Non-NWS Product Development Projects SPSRB Rqmt # ProductEnd User POC NESDIS Lead Current Phase Complete (Date) Ops Date Status (G/Y/R) Issue(s)Funding Polar (MODIS) winds Jim HeilKey - ORA Pre- Operational Oct 05Nov05 G PSDI

WPOP Product Development Projects Not On SPSRB SPSRB Rqmt # ProductEnd User POC NESDIS Lead Current PhaseComplete (Date) Ops Date Status (G/Y/R) Issues NAGOES-N Readiness Jim HeilDaniels - ORA DevelopmentApril 04NA Y Launch Oct NACombined Terra/Aqua MODIS wind product from interleaved data stream Key - ORA DevelopmentDec 05Sep 06 G NAProduct Quality Control: Error Estimation (EE) Technique Daniels - ORA DevelopmentDec05May06 G NAProduct Quality Control: - Alternative tracer tracking algorithm - Characterization of height assignment errors Daniels - ORA DevelopmentNA G

WPOP Product Development Projects Not On SPSRB (Cont’d) SPSRB # ProductEnd User POC NESDIS Lead Current Phase Complete (Date) Ops Date Status (G/Y/R) Issues NAStreamline post-processing algorithms to better address multiple distribution channels being supported Turner - OSDPD Development G NALINUX portTurner – OSDPD Development G

Special Interest Items MODIS Winds: –Nearly all NWP centers now using MODIS winds operationally include: ECMWF, UKMET, CMC, JMA, FNMOC, DWD, NCEP (later this year) –Since June 2004, OSDPD/SSD has been routinely generating Terra & Aqua MODIS IR cloud-drift and WV winds Very reliable, robustVery reliable, robust Distribution of product files in BUFR on a ftp serverDistribution of product files in BUFR on a ftp server Upstream dependencies do currently existUpstream dependencies do currently exist –NASA ground system processing –CIMSS server that provides composite imagery over polar regions that serves as input to the winds processing software –Recent OSDPD/SSD MODIS Wind Processing Enhancements Create MODIS composite imagery over polar regions and serve up on a local server (In final testing)Create MODIS composite imagery over polar regions and serve up on a local server (In final testing) –Eliminates dependency on CIMSS server –Anticipate possible reduction in latency of MODIS wind products GTS distribution of MODIS wind products scheduled to begin Sept 19, 2005GTS distribution of MODIS wind products scheduled to begin Sept 19, 2005

Special Interest Items (Cont’d) MODIS Winds (cont’d) –CIMSS has been successful at generating MODIS winds using direct broadcast MODIS data MODIS winds software was implemented at McMurdo, Antarctica Significantly reduces latency of MODIS wind products from 3-5 hrs to ~ 2 hrs CONOPS for such a processing configuration is still TBD GOES Shortwave (3.9um) Cloud-Drift Winds –Distribution to AWIPS already occurring –GTS distribution is expected to begin very soon