WPOP Update to SPSRBon Sept, 21 2005

Co-chairs:

Antonio Irving (OSDPD)

Jaime Daniels (ORA)

Outline

• Top Priority List

• NWS Product Development Projects

• Non-NWS Product Development Projects

• Product Developments Not on SPSRB List

• Special Interest Items

WPOP Top Priority List# Task Title Primary & Secondary

UserNESDIS Lead Team Members Status Funding

Source

1 Product QA and science support

GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CMC,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS

Daniels-ORA Velden – CIMSS

Key - ORA

Turner – OSDPD

Irving - OSDPD

Active PSDI

2 Polar (MODIS) Winds GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CMC,FNMOC, DWD

Key - ORA Daniels – ORA

Velden - CIMSS

Turner – OSDPD

Irving – OSDPD

Santek - CIMSS

Active PSDI

3 GOES-N Readiness GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CMC,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS

Daniels - ORA Daniels - ORA

Turner – OSDPD

Irving - OSDPD

Velden - CIMSS

Active PSDI

4 ASCAT wind products from Metop 1 & 2

GTS-NWP: NCEP, ECMWF,UKMET,CMC,FNMOC, DWD; AWIPS-NWS

Chang - ORA

Legg-OSDPD

Chang – ORA

Legg – OSDPD

Schott – OSD

Toepfer – NCEP/EMC

Sienkiewicz – NCEP/OPC

Rappaport – NCEP/TPC

Active POES Gnd

Sys METOP

OSDPD ORF

PSDI (FY06?)

5 AWIPS-ready MTSAT winds

AWIPS-NWS Irving - OSDPD

Velden - CIMSS

Turner – OSDPD

Daniels – ORA

Active POES Gnd

System

6 Rapid Scan Wind Demonstrations

NWS, THORPEX, FSL

Daniels - ORA Velden - CIMSS

Turner – OSDPDActive GIMPAP

PSDI

WPOP NWS Product Development Projects

SPSRB Rqmt #

Product End User POC

NESDIS

Lead

Current Phase Complete (Date)

Ops Date

Status

(G/Y/R)Issue(s) Funding

0403-2 ASCAT wind products (BUFR) from Metop 1 & 2

J. Heil (NWS)

Chang - ORA

Legg – OSDPD

Developmental: 12.5 & 25km products

Concept:

6.5km products

May 06

Dec 06

Dec06

Jan08

GReadiness of ASCAT L1b to L2 processing from KNMI is behind initial schedule estimate

Impact: Thus far minimal because of METOP launch delay

POES Gnd Sys METOP

OSDPD ORF

PSDI (FY06?)

0308-2 AWIPS-ready MTSAT Winds

Jim Heil Irving -OSDPD

Developmental Dec 05 Apr06 G Need date contingent on inclusion of MTSAT winds in next AWIPS build schedule (OB8)

OSD Gnd Sys

PSDI (FY06?)

WPOP Non-NWS Product Development Projects

SPSRB

Rqmt #

Product End User POC

NESDIS

Lead

Current Phase

Complete (Date)

Ops Date

Status

(G/Y/R)Issue(s) Funding

0207-2 Polar (MODIS) winds

Jim Heil Key - ORA

Pre-Operational

Oct 05 Nov05 G PSDI

WPOPProduct Development Projects Not On SPSRB

SPSRB Rqmt #

Product End User POC

NESDIS

Lead

Current Phase Complete (Date)

Ops Date

Status

(G/Y/R)

Issues

NA GOES-N Readiness

Jim Heil Daniels - ORA

Development April 04 NA Y Launch Oct 6 2005

NA Combined Terra/Aqua MODIS wind product from interleaved data stream

Key - ORA

Development Dec 05 Sep 06 G

NA Product Quality Control: Error Estimation (EE) Technique

Daniels - ORA

Development Dec05 May06 G

NA Product Quality Control:

- Alternative tracer tracking algorithm

- Characterization of height assignment errors

Daniels - ORA

Development NA NA G

WPOPProduct Development Projects Not On SPSRB (Cont’d)

SPSRB #

Product End User POC

NESDIS

Lead

Current Phase

Complete (Date)

Ops Date

Status

(G/Y/R)

Issues

NA Streamline post-processing algorithms to better address multiple distribution channels being supported

Turner - OSDPD

Development G

NA LINUX port Turner – OSDPD

Development G

Special Interest ItemsSpecial Interest Items

• MODIS Winds:– Nearly all NWP centers now using MODIS winds operationally include: Nearly all NWP centers now using MODIS winds operationally include:

ECMWF, UKMET, CMC, JMA, FNMOC, DWD, NCEP (later this ECMWF, UKMET, CMC, JMA, FNMOC, DWD, NCEP (later this year)year)

– Since June 2004, OSDPD/SSD has been routinely generating Terra & Since June 2004, OSDPD/SSD has been routinely generating Terra & Aqua MODIS IR cloud-drift and WV windsAqua MODIS IR cloud-drift and WV winds

• Very reliable, robust Very reliable, robust • Distribution of product files in BUFR on a ftp serverDistribution of product files in BUFR on a ftp server• Upstream dependencies do currently existUpstream dependencies do currently exist

– NASA ground system processingNASA ground system processing– CIMSS server that provides composite imagery over polar regions that serves as CIMSS server that provides composite imagery over polar regions that serves as

input to the winds processing softwareinput to the winds processing software

– Recent OSDPD/SSD MODIS Wind Processing EnhancementsRecent OSDPD/SSD MODIS Wind Processing Enhancements• Create MODIS composite imagery over polar regions and serve up on a Create MODIS composite imagery over polar regions and serve up on a

local server (In final testing)local server (In final testing)– Eliminates dependency on CIMSS serverEliminates dependency on CIMSS server– Anticipate possible reduction in latency of MODIS wind productsAnticipate possible reduction in latency of MODIS wind products

• GTS distribution of MODIS wind products scheduled to begin Sept 19, 2005GTS distribution of MODIS wind products scheduled to begin Sept 19, 2005

Special Interest Items (Cont’d)

• MODIS Winds (cont’d)– CIMSS has been successful at generating MODIS winds

using direct broadcast MODIS data• MODIS winds software was implemented at McMurdo, Antarctica

• Significantly reduces latency of MODIS wind products from 3-5 hrs to ~ 2 hrs

• CONOPS for such a processing configuration is still TBD

• GOES Shortwave (3.9um) Cloud-Drift Winds– Distribution to AWIPS already occurring

– GTS distribution is expected to begin very soon