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New Measurements and Products: Ocean Vector Winds, 2006-2018(!)

New Measurements and Products: Ocean Vector Winds, 2006-2018(!). For every new product: Quantitative characterization Regular availability Reasonable-length time series (researc) Operational use: Training Near-real-time delivery Integrated display/presentation

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New Measurements and Products: Ocean Vector Winds, 2006-2018(!)

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  1. New Measurements and Products: Ocean Vector Winds, 2006-2018(!) • For every new product: • Quantitative characterization • Regular availability • Reasonable-length time series (researc) • Operational use: • Training • Near-real-time delivery • Integrated display/presentation • CIOSS Expertise • Validation • Early product use for research • Development of new/derivative products • Algorithm refinement • Training

  2. Ocean Vector Winds: QSCAT, WindSat, CMIS • QSCAT provides near-real-time OVW since 2/00 • NPOESS will use passive polarimetric radiometry to acquire vector • wind measurements • WindSat is first spaceborne passive polarimetric demonstration • NRL “research” mission • Launched 1/2003 • Inoperative 2/05-6-05 • NRL responsible for algorithm/product development • (significant “unfunded NESDIS activities) • Closely held cal/val and evaluation activities • No competitive community solicitation • NESDIS-funded activity (within NOAA) • NASA “unfunded” activities through OVWST • Few formal DoD/NOAA/NASA coordination processes

  3. The QuikSCAT Model • NASA responsible for algorithm development and product definition • NOAA/NESDIS contracts with NASA pre-launch to deliver turn-key • NOAA real-time processing system • NOAA/NASA pre-launch coordination for real-time telemetry streams • Real-time NOAA-produced QSCAT data stream begins 2/2000 • 6/1999 QSCAT launch • 1/2000 QSCAT cal/val completed (OVWST) • NASA/NOAA maintenance and upgrades to date

  4. WindSat Wind Vector Development Status • Launch 1/2003 • First data set release (NESDIS) 8/2004 • 6 months, 9/03 – 2/04 • Refined data set release (NRL) 3/2005 • same 6 months as above • Additional months released 6/2005 • 10/04 – 1/05, plus 3/04, 3/05 • 2 years of Level 0 data to NESDIS 7/2005 • Very limited NESDIS processing capability to SDR & EDR • Near-real-time data stream: • Limited availability/capability prior to 7/2005 • Started to NESDIS (through FNMOC) within last 2 weeks • No present NESDIS/NOAA real-time processing capability • No real-time data to NOAA Ops (centers, WFOs, NCEP) • DoD real-time ops capabilities unknown • NASA-”funded” CIOSS analyses started 8/2004

  5. Training and Workshops • Essential to convey knowledge of data characteristics from • instrument specialists to operational users • Essential to understand operations-unique “requirements” • to guide focused data product refinements • Diversity of capabilities within NOAA “Ops” • National Centers (OPC, TPC, JIC, …) • Weather Forecast Offices • NCEP • They often don’t always communicate among themselves • Workshops • Bring together instrument specialists, research users, ops users • Initial CIOSS Vector Winds Workshop Feb 2005 • OPC/TPC, limited WFO participation • Tentatively plan next workshop for Feb 2006 • So. Calif? • WFO-focused • Training • COMET modules (QSCAT on-line, WindSat in prep) • Classes/NWS regional training workshops • CIOSS R&O WFO visits (Milliff/Stamus)

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