CIMSS/ASPB Satellite Workshop for the National Weather Service

Western Region Headquarters and WFO Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

16-17 February 2011

 

Agenda in PDF

 

Schedule is in Mountain Standard Time

 


Wednesday, 16 February 2011

 

Morning at Western Region Headquarters

125 S. State Street

Point of Contact:  Ken Pomeroy

 

 

 

 

8:00 AM          Welcome, Orientation, Goals, and Introductions

 

8:15 AM          Gary Wade, NESDIS

CIMSS/SSEC/ASPB Overview

GOES Sounder Update

 

9:00 AM          Break/Map Discussion

 

9:30 AM          Tim Schmit, NESDIS (Remotely)

                GOES-R ABI

10:00 AM        Wayne Feltz, CIMSS

                GOES-R Proving Ground

10:30 AM        Ken Pomeroy, NWS

                Use of Satellite Imagery/Products in Operations from Regional Perspective

10:45 AM        Jordan Gerth, CIMSS

                History of CIMSS Support for NWS Operations

11:00 AM        Wayne Feltz, CIMSS

                Satellite Applications for Aviation

 

11:30 AM        Questions, Comments, and Discussion

Possible Topics:  Polar-orbiting Satellite Products for Forecasting

 

12 Noon          Lunch

 

 

Afternoon at WFO Salt Lake City

2242 W. North Temple

Point of Contact:  Randy Graham

 

 

 

 

1:30 PM          Welcome, Orientation, Goals, and Introductions

 

1:45 PM          Randy Graham, NWS

            Use of Satellite Imagery/Products in Operations from WFO Perspective

2:00 PM          Robert Aune, NESDIS (Remotely)

CRAS in AWIPS

Convective Nearcasting

 

2:45 PM          Break

 

3:00 PM          Wayne Feltz, CIMSS

            Convective Initiation

3:30 PM          Kathy Strabala, CIMSS

                MODIS in AWIPS              

4:00 PM          Scott Bachmeier, CIMSS (Remotely)

POES in AWIPS

Other Training/Teletraining Opportunities

CIMSS Satellite Blog

 

4:45 PM          Conclude

 

5:00 PM          End of day


 

Thursday, 17 February 2011

 

Morning at WFO Salt Lake City

Point of Contact:  Randy Graham

 

8:00 AM          Scott Lindstrom (Remotely)

Atmospheric Rivers and MIMIC TPW

8:45 AM          Questions and Comments from first day

9:00 AM          Gary Wade, NESDIS

GOES Sounder Update (if needed)

 

9:30 AM          Break

 

9:45 AM          Jordan Gerth, CIMSS

GOES-R ABI WES Case

Weighting Function Lab

 

10:15 AM        Forecasters

Questions and Comments, such as:

·         This is how I use satellite imagery in the forecast process.

·         What am I looking at here?  How do I use this satellite image/product?

·         I think satellite imagery can help with this forecast problem.

 

11:45 AM        Conclusions and Directions

 

12 Noon          Lunch

 

1:30 PM          Flex Time/Interaction, Unfinished Business, and Group Discussion

Work directly with forecasters

Integrate additional data, technical issues

 

2:30 PM          Final Remarks

 

2:45 PM          Travel

 

Afternoon at Center Weather Service Unit

2150 W. 700 North

 

3:00 PM          Tour of CWSU

4:15 PM          NWS Briefing to FAA

5:00 PM          End of meeting