1. 1 Recommendations from the 2 nd GOES-R Users’ Conference: Jim Gurka Tim Schmit NOAA/ NESDIS Dick Reynolds Short and Associates

2. 2 GOES Users’ Conference I&II Recommendations: Instruments –Strong Endorsements for Improved: Spatial resolution Spatial coverage Temporal resolution Spectral resolution Radiometric accuracy

3. 3 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

4. 4 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

5. 5 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

6. 6 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

7. 7 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

8. 8 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

9. 9 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

10. 10 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

11. 11 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

12. 12 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

13. 13 GOES Users’ Conference II Recommendations: Research to Ops –Funding for R&D 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

14. 14 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

15. 15 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

16. 16 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

17. 17 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

18. 18 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

19. 19 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/

20. 20 Background Slides:

21. 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.