1 October 21, 2008 LeRoy Spayd Acting Chief Training Division Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services NOAA’s National Weather Service Unidata Policy Committee NOAA/NWS Update

2 Outline AWIPS II Update GOES – R update NPOESS update

3 AWIPS Evolution Service Improvements More responsive to partner needs – reduce development time of new products by 50% Direct and integrated visual collaboration with Emergency Managers Streamlined generation of products in industry standard formats CAP, GIS, etc. Expanded access to data for NWS and external partners SBN enhancements, smart push-smart pull Improved and integrated incident support for Emergency Managers and DHS Better weather support for the FAA at CWSUs through enterprise level integration

4 AWIPS Evolution Internal Improvements Free operations from technology constraints Seamless, flexible and extensible weather enterprise that integrates all levels of NWS operations Integrated service delivery via the migration of AWIPS and NAWIPS into a common Service Oriented Architecture Improved continuity of operations Streamlined service back up Faster software installations More stable operations – fewer bugs Put new science into operations faster – more accurate warnings and forecasts Enable collaborative development between local, national and outside developers Open source – closed community – open up development to local apps developers and those outside traditional development community, e.g. NASA, academia

AWIPS II Extended = Fiscal Year = Calendar Year OTE / Deployment AWIPS II Baseline Application Migration Governance Model NAWIPS Migration Thin Client WES Integration AWIPS II Enhancements Smart push-smart pull data access CHPS IOC FOC NWS Integrated Collaboration Phase 2 Phase 3 Streamlined Generation of Products IOC FOC 3-D Visualization IOC AWIPS II – Open Source Collaboration with Emergency Managers Integrated support to FAA, Fire Weather and WSOs AWIPS Evolution Roadmap

6 AWIPS II Government Responsibilities Testing Functional and system testing in partnership with Raytheon Four major test activities –Acceptance – validation of deliverables –Independent verification and validation – test to break –User Functional Evaluations – look & feel analysis by operational personnel –OT&E Local applications Raytheon provides tools, techniques and advice Government responsible for actual migration Training Raytheon provides technical documentation and inputs for training materials Government responsible for development and delivery of training to field

7 AWIPS II Challenges Organizational Matrixed structure increases project complexity Significant off contract workload on Government (HQ & Regions) Migration of local applications, templates and procedures Performance Supporting the short fuse warning mission Handling large global data sets Schedule Aggressive, but executable Completing the migration and testing

8 Licensing Issue Issue being discussed Bi-Weekly at Gov/Raytheon Partnership Mtgs Raytheon claims software is proprietary – rivals will gain access and use programming techniques when 5 year contract is recompeted Raytheon tasked 4 weeks ago to put their concerns in writing – have asked for an 2 week extension Gov plans to have NOAA General Counsel review soon with or without Raytheon’s written concerns Turnover within AWIPS program – Pgrm Mgr & OST Dir. Unidata could help by preparing a “Distribution Plan” on how they intend to distribute/support software under what conditions/constraints Assume audience is technical program managers and General Counsel

9 Current GOES Constellation Operational-West GOES-11 (135W) GOES-12 (75W) GOES-13 (105W) On-orbit Storage GOES-10 (60W) South America Operational-East GOES mission requires two on-orbit operational satellites and one on-orbit spare GOES-West location in GOES-R series to be 137°W instead of current 135°W Eliminates conflicts with other satellite systems in X-band frequency at 135°W * Note: Satellites are labeled with letters on the ground and changed to numbers on-orbit

10 Basis For Investment User Need Improve hurricane track & intensity forecast Improve thunderstorm & tornado warning lead time Improve aviation flight route planning Improve solar flare warnings for communications and navigation Improve power blackout forecasts due to solar flares Improve energetic particle forecasts Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Extreme Ultra Violet Sensor/X-Ray Sensor Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) Solar Ultra Violet Imager (SUVI) Space Environmental In-Situ Suite (SEISS) GOES-R Instruments

11 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Implementation phase Contractor: ITT Corporation Space Weather Space Environmental In-Situ Suite (SEISS) –Implementation phase –Contractor: Assurance Technology Corporation (ATC) Solar Ultra Violet Imager (SUVI) –Implementation phase –Contractor: Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center Extreme Ultra Violet/X-Ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) –Implementation phase –Contractor: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) Magnetometer –Procured as part of spacecraft contract Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Implementation contract awarded in December 2007 Contractor: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company GOES-R Instruments

12 Increased Performance GOES-R maintains continuity of the GOES mission GOES-R also provides significant increases in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution of products

13 Remote Backup Wallops Ground Station User Community GOES WestGOES East Archive and Access GOES-R Ground Segment NOAA Satellite Operations Facility GOES-R Re- Broadcast Mission Management Product Generation Enterprise Management Product Distribution Notional System Overview

14 Launch Schedule GOES R series is a follow-on to the existing line of NOAA’s geostationary weather satellites. GOES I series [8-12]: Operational since 1994 GOES N series [13]: N launched May , O planned launch late 2008, P planned launch late 2009 Based on an availability analysis of the current GOES I and N-series, a GOES-R launch is required in the 2014 timeframe to maintain mission data continuity Note: Satellites are labeled with letters on the ground and changed to numbers on-orbit GOES 11 GOES East GOES 12 GOES O GOES R GOES West GOES 13 On-orbit Spare GOES S GOES P On-orbit storage *GOES T and U are currently not baselined for GOES-R series. Flight procurement includes these as options.

15 ABI Improvements 1/5 Disc GOES-I/P 5 Minute Coverage GOES-R Full Disc ABI covers the earth approximately five times faster than the current Imager.

16 ABI: Improved Resolution Corresponding Simulated GOES Imager Spectral Bands: Simulated “ABI” Spectral Bands:... over a wider spectrum

17 Space Weather Instruments Essential for the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center’s real-time monitoring, forecasting and warnings of solar and geophysical events and disturbances Provide key measurements for the Radio Blackout Space Weather Scale GOES-R improvements Multi-band "color" images at the same rate as GOES N-P produces single band images Solar X-ray image dynamic range, resolution, and sensitivity EUV measurements for improved modeling of ionosphere and thermosphere Medium energy radiation environment responsible for spacecraft charging Solar flares travel towards Earth at about 600,000 to 2 million MPH

18 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Detects total strikes: in cloud, cloud to cloud, and cloud to ground –Compliments today’s land based systems that only measures cloud to ground (about 15% of the total lightning) Increased coverage over oceans and land –Currently no ocean coverage, and limited land coverage in dead zones

19 Advanced Sounding Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) instrument removed from GOES-R program – August 2006 NOAA continues to have strong requirements for measurements from advanced hyperspectral sounder in Geo orbit Subsequent efforts included: Assessment of ABI data for derived sounder products NOAA Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) study –Advanced sounding –Coastal waters imaging Contractor studies of advanced sounding concepts for later GOES spacecraft Conclusions ABI can approximate current GOES sounder capabilities A geostationary advanced sounder demonstration mission should be funded as soon as possible

20 GOES-R Communications Payload Communications GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) –Replacement of today’s GVAR –Data rate of 31 Mbps in L-band  GVAR Mbps  Previous GRB specifications - 17 Mbps Low Rate Information Transmissions (LRIT) Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) Search and Rescue (SAR) Data Collection System (DCS) EGVAR (Emulated GVAR) –Transmission between GOES-N/O/P and GOES-R series –GVAR like data set consisting of GOES-R data –For transmission through existing GOES-N/O/P legacy system

21 NPOESS Environmental Data

22 NPP Sensor Heritage Overview Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) NASA EOS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) NOAA High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) NASA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) NASA MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) DMSP Operational Linescan System (OLS) NASA Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) NASA Total Ozone Mapping Spectroradiometer (TOMS) NOAA Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Instrument (SBUV/2)

23 VIIRS: Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite VIIRS Heritage –OLS: Optical Line Scanner –AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer –SeaWiFS: Sea viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor –MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer VIIRS will provide operational and research users with: –Spectral coverage from 412 nm to 12 microns in 22 bands Imagery at ~375 m nadir resolution in 5 bands Moderate resolution (~750 m at nadir) radiometric quality data –Complete global daily coverage with a single sensor Routine data products –Cloud cover, cloud layers –Cloud and aerosol physical properties –Land & ocean biosphere properties, snow & ice –Sea Surface Temperature, Land & Ice Temperatures –Fire detection VIIRS at a Glance

24 VIIRS EDRs, IPs, and ARPs Land Active Fire [ARP] Land Surface Albedo Land Surface Temperature Ice Surface Temperature Sea Ice Characterization Snow Cover/Depth Vegetation Index Surface TypeOcean Sea Surface Temperature Ocean Color/Chlorophyll Imagery & Cloud Imagery Cloud Mask [IP] Cloud Optical Thickness Cloud Effective Particle Size Parameter Cloud Top Parameters Cloud Base Height Cloud Cover/LayersAerosol Aerosol Optical Thickness Aerosol Particle Size Parameter Suspended Matter EDR-Environmental Data Record | IP-Intermediate Product | ARP-Application Related Product

25 VIIRS Surface Albedo

26 Sea Ice Characterization

27 VIIRS Imagery VIIRS I-Band Radiance for I1-I4 Test Scene: RGB Image

28 NPOESS Summary VIIRS 22 bands range from to 12 microns and include a Day/Night Band 5 at 371 m resolution at nadir 16 at 742 m resolution at nadir Complete global daily coverage with a single sensor Routine data products in 4 disciplines Land Ocean Cloud Aerosol NOTE: Program looking at all options in case projected large FY 09 funding increase does not occur – and due to difficulties in development of VIIRS instrument