User Readiness Issues for GOES-R Jim Gurka Tim

User Readiness Issues for GOES-R Jim Gurka Tim Schmit (NOAA/ NESDIS) Dick Reynolds (Short and Associates) 4 th GOES Users’ Conference May 2, 2006 Broomfield CO

Third Conference: – Recommendations related to user readiness provided on: • Risk reduction • Education and training • Proving ground concept 2

Recommendations on Risk Reduction: – Provide test data sets well in advance of operations; – Leverage NPP synergy and experiences; – Develop and validate new or improved products before launch; – Form expert teams for each core sensor; • Involve the end users at the local level – Re-package products to support multiple levels of users; 3

Recommendations on Risk Reduction: – Engage existing organizations (i. e. JCSDA); – Establish a focused coastal and ocean user group; – Use simulated data sets to test and validate data processing and distribution systems; – Ensure sufficient overlap with GOES-N series for in orbit validation; – Organize a coordinated field campaign to use in-situ measurements for validation; – GOES-R system should be tested end-to-end before launch; 4

CONOPS Issues : • ABI/ HES continuous full disk vs mesoscale - decision making process ~ location and number of areas - prioritization/ conflict resolution ~ i. e. sufficient full disk for winds - degree of automation? • Automated selection of clear areas - HES Soundings - HES coastal waters imaging 5

Archive Issues : • Level 0, 1, and 2 products? - Metadata - Locally produced products? - Format? - User friendly - Reprocessed and original? 6

Data Distribution Issues : • Push vs Pull • GOES Re-Broadcast vs land lines vs commercial • Data rate reduction via - area selection - temporal reduction - data compression - reduced resolution - channel selection 7

NWP Issues : • Risk Reduction via simulated or alternate data sources - AIRS, IASI, Cr. IS • Targeted observations • Spectral coverage/ resolution needed for NWP benefits • Characterization of surface emissivity over land 8

5 th GOES-R Users’ Conference Bringing Environmental Benefits to a Society of Users · New Orleans, Louisiana January 9 th – 11 th, 2008 · Held in conjunction with the 88 th AMS (American Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting · Supports AMS Meeting Theme: Enhancing the Connectivity 88 th Annual AMS Meeting between Research and Operations. New Orleans Convention Center for the Benefit of Society New Orleans, LA January 6 -11, 2008 9