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Seventhgoes Users' Conference Conference Report U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Seventh GOES Users’ Conference Conference Report October 20-21, 2011 Birmingham, Alabama Final Report Seventh GOES Users’ Conference Conference Report Authors: Christopher Daughtrey, Kathryn Mozer, and Michelle Tamoria Editors: Marilyn Mix and Milt Phenneger Front cover: Images are taken from Tim Schmit, http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov, and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-O/main/index.html. Images (clockwise starting from top left): An image from GOES-13 on 17 Jan 2012, High resolution GOES visible image from 27 April 2011, and the NOAA GOES-N spacecraft. ________________________________ U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 7th GOES Users’ Conference, October 20-21, 2011 Conference Report iii 7th GOES Users’ Conference, October 20-21, 2011 Conference Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The seventh GOES Users’ Conference (GUC) was held October 19-21, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama. The purpose of this conference was to facilitate communication between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) user communities. The Wynfrey Hotel was the venue for the meeting of more than 200 attendees including forecasters, broadcasters, researchers, scientists, and satellite data users representing government, academia, the international community, and industry. A larger than usual contingent of broadcasters and forecasters was present because the conference was scheduled in conjunction with the 36th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association (NWA). A major topic of the GUC was preparation of the user communities for the GOES-R Series satellites; the first of which is scheduled to be launched in 2015. NOAA officials were present to accept feedback from the users and provide answers to their questions. Many opportunities for interaction were available, including poster sessions, scheduled question and answer periods, and group discussions. Some answers were provided on the spot, while others were to be answered later. All of the questions and their answers are documented in this report. The GUC/NWA joint sessions presented the status of the current and future GOES systems. The GOES-R instruments were described, along with their impact to current user community. Although GOES-R will provide significant improvement in critical atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, solar, and space data, the user community needs to start preparations now. These preparations include training on the use of the new data formats and, in some cases, upgrades to ground stations. The GOES Proving Ground is one means to test the algorithms and to ensure that users will be trained and ready to effectively use the GOES-R data from the day it becomes operational. Half a day was devoted to the “Benefits of GOES-R Products for Forecasters/Broadcasters”. Each session included a Question and Answer section during which the audience and panel members were able to engage in a very precise dialog that encouraged everyone’s participation. It was this level of engagement that made the conference a true success. Wrapping up the day was a dinner featuring a talk by James Spann, Chief Meteorologist at WBMA-TV Birmingham, AL. The first part of Mr. Spann’s presentation was a very sobering experience as he went through the timeline of events during the April 27, 2011 deadly tornado outbreak in Alabama. He spoke about how satellite data is crucial and taken for granted by many in the operational meteorology community. The final day was devoted to open discussion centered on three themes: Exploiting GOES Data/Products, Operational Enhancements by Leveraging the GOES-R Proving Ground, and Maximizing Operational User Readiness/Decision Support. The next GOES Users' Conference is tentatively scheduled for April 2013, in Miami, Florida in conjunction with the NOAA 2013 Satellite Direct Readout Conference v 7th GOES Users’ Conference, October 20-21, 2011 Conference Report TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................ iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... v OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1 SESSION 1 – Welcome/Joint NWA/GUC: Current and Future GOES ............................... 1 1.1 Welcome and Opening Remarks .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Welcome/Keynote Address ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 NOAA’s GOES Satellites: Current Status, Operational Updates, Improvements and Short- Term Plans ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 The Tennessee Floods of May 2010: A Satellite Perspective ........................................................................... 3 1.5 The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R Series ........................................................................... 4 1.6 High Impact Weather Forecasts and Warnings with the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 How AWIPS II will bring GOES-R Capabilities and Science to the Field ..................................................... 5 2 SESSION 2 – Joint NWA/GUC ........................................................................................................ 6 2.1 GOES-R Proving Ground Partnership......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 NWS Field Perspective of the GOES-R Proving Ground ..................................................................................... 9 2.3 GOES-R Proving Ground Activities at the National Hurricane Center ....................................................... 10 2.4 The GOES-R Proving Ground at NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center and Hazardous Weather Test bed .................................................................................................................................................................................11 2.5 Advancements Toward Fused Satellite, Radar, NWP, and In Situ Aviation Weather Decision Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................12 GUC Lunch Panel – “The Path Forward to Ensure User Readiness for GOES-R” ............ 13 3 GUC SESSION 3 – Benefits of GOES-R Products for Forecasters/Broadcasters - Part I ........................................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Overview of GOES-R Proving Ground Activities at SPoRT..............................................................................19 3.2 Training in the NOAA Satellite Proving Ground – Focus on User Readiness and Decision Support Services ................................................................................................................................................................20 3.3 GOES Data and Products in the Space Weather Forecast Office .................................................................. 21 3.4 GOES-R for Broadcast Meteorologists .....................................................................................................................22 4 GUC SESSION 4 – Benefits of GOES-R Products for Forecasters/Broadcasters - Part II .......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 Developing and Evaluating RGB Composite MODIS Imagery for Applications in Forecast Offices .....................................................................................................................................................................................23 4.2 Improving Short-Term Predictions and the Identification of Hazardous Weather ............................ 24 4.3 Meteosat Third Generation (MTG): An Innovative Approach to Advanced Observations from the Geostationary Orbit ......................................................................................................................................25 4.4 Optimizing the Lightning Forecast Algorithm within the Weather Research and Forecasting Model ......................................................................................................................................................................................27 4.5 An Overview of New and Unique GOES-R Products for Hazard Assessments ....................................... 28 4.6 GOES-R Post Launch Activities ....................................................................................................................................29
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