PPT-Developing and Evaluating RGB Composite MODIS Imagery for Applications in National Weather

Hayden Oswald 1 and Andrew Molthan 2 University of Missouri Columbia Missouri 1 NASA SPoRT Center Huntsville Alabama 2 Motivation The volume of satellite data available to forecasters has increased as new instruments and techniques have emerged . govsouthflorid 2013 RAINY SEASON OUTLOOK 57523 Near Normal 57524 Rainy Season Anticipated May 16 2013 The upcoming South Florida rainy season looks to be near normal as far as precipitation is concerned along with the likelihood of near to warmer th nwsnoaagovdirectives OPR W OS23 C Sims Certified by W OS23 C Abelman Type of Issuance Routine SUMMARY OF REVISIONS Supersedes NWS Instruction 10 812 Aviation Wind and Temperature Aloft Forecasts dated October 19 200 Changes include OPR Certifier an Miami, Florida 33165 El Ni Haixia. Huang, Bo . Zhong. , . Qinhuo. Liu, and Lin Sun. Presented by Bo . Zhong. bzhong1@gmail.com. Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences . IGRSS 2011, Vancouver , . Miami, Florida 33165 20 10 South Florida Weather Year in Review Coldest December on Record Concludes Year of Extremes Dec ember 30 th , 2010 : Temperature and precipi tation extremes marked the weath SPoRT. Satellite Imagery and Surface Observations. Alannah . Irwin. Florida International University, Miami FL.  . Jeral. . Estupiñán and Andrew Kennedy. NOAA/National Weather Service, Miami, FL. 2012-2013 Winter Season . Outlook. 2012 NCEMA Fall . Conference. Nick . Petro, WCM NWS Raleigh, NC. Tony Sturey, WCM NWS Greer, SC. Phil Hysell, WCM NWS Blacksburg, VA. NOAA’s National Weather Service. SPoRT. AOD Composite product for Data Assimilation . 1. Aaron . Naeger. ,. . 2. Bradley . Zavodsky. , and . 3,4. Pawan Gupta. . . 1. University . of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL . 2. NASA . David Maidment. (. maidment@utexas.edu. ), . University . of Texas at . Austin. , . Edward . Clark (. edward.clark@noaa.gov. ). ,. . National Weather Service; . Richard. . Hooper (. rhooper@cuahsi.org. Discover Your World With NOAA Follow That Hurricane! Startled man ready to run after a hurricane driven wave smashes into seawall Historic NWS Collection. Courtesy NOAA. Follow That Hurricane! “D ARSET - AQ. A. pplied. . R. emote. . SE. nsing. . T. raining . –. . A. ir . Q. uality. A project of NASA Applied Sciences. Originally presented as part of:. NASA ARSET- AQ On-line Short Course. Frank . Alsheimer. and Jon . Jelsema. NOAA/National Weather Service. Charleston, SC. Dave . Radell. NOAA/National Weather Service. Eastern . Region Headquarters. Bohemia, NY. Satellite . data . is an important part of the everyday operations of a National Weather Service forecast office in Eastern Region. Some examples are shown below.. . Eric Boldt. Warning Coordination Meteorologist. NOAA’s National Weather Service. 520 N. Elevar St. . Oxnard CA 93030. 805-988-6615. March 15, 2005. National Weather Service Mission Statement. " The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. " . role – single voice principle. – . European. . cooperation. Eric Petermann, . Executive. . Director. Roles. of . weather. services. Operate. national . observing. . systems. Cooperate. . with.