The 3rd Annual NOAA/NESDIS/CoRP Science Symposium

“NPOESS, GOES-R and Beyond: New Observations and Applications to Benefit Society”
Hosted by the Cooperative Institute to Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
August 15 & 16, 2006 – Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado

Presentation

Oral Presentations

August 15, 2006 Hilton Fort Collins

Session One: Introduction and Overview – Chair: Mark DeMaria
Presenter/PhotoAffiliationTitle with link to PowerPoint Presentation
Ingrid GuchNESDIS/StARCooperative Research Program
Carl HoffmanIPONational Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Program Overview
Tim SchmitNESDIS/StARGOES-R Overview
Andrew HeidingerNESDIS/StARVIIRS Cloud Products
Hai-Tien LeeCICS/UMEarth Radiation Budget Observations
Don ReinkeCIRA/CSUCloudSat Data Processing Center – It’s Alive!
Session Two: Poster Session – Chair: Ken Eis
Presenter/PhotoAffiliationTitle with Link to the PowerPoint Presentation
Ken EisCIRA/CSUOverview of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

August 16, 2006 Hilton Fort Collins

Session Three: NPOESS and GOES Applications – Chair: Debra Molenar
Presenter/PhotoAffiliationTitle with Link to the PowerPoint Presentation
Don HillgerNESDIS/StARGOES Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Color Product Development
Ana PradosUMBCGOES-R Aersol Products and Applications
Dan LindseyNESDIS/StARSevere Weather Applications with GOES-R: What will severe weather look like through the “eyes” of GOES-R?
Ray ZehrNESDIS/StARTropical Cyclone Applications
Zhenglong LiCIMSS/UWGOES-12 Sounder SFOV sounding improvement
Session Four: Numerical Modeling Studies – Chair: Dan Lindsey
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Dusanka ZupanskiCIRA/CSUEnsemble Kalman Filter Methods
Masahiro KazumoriNCEP/EMCImpact study of AMSR-E radiances in NCEP Global Data Assimilation System
Louie GrassoCIRA/CSUSynthetic satellite imagery
Session Five: Proxy Data Studies and Training – Chair: Don Hillger
Presenter/PhotoAffiliationTitle with Link to the PowerPoint Presentation
Manajit SenguptaCIRA/CSURadiative Transfer Modeling for Simulating GOES-R imagery
Nikki PriveCIRA/CSUA Global Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Observational Network
Larry O’NeillCOAS/OSUCoupled Interactions Between Surface Winds and Sea Surface Temperature
Bernadette ConnellCIRA/CSUNational and International Training Highlights
   

Poster Presentations

Presenter/PhotoAffiliationSummariesPoster Title with Link to Poster
  Canals, Jorge   CRESTSummaryValidation of Hydro-Estimator algorithm for Puerto Rico region
Choi, Byoung-JuCIOSSSummaryCirculation modeling and data assimilation along the Oregon coast
Fetter, AntonioCOASSummaryA numerical study of the South Atlantic variability
Grasso, LouieCIRASummarySynthetic GOES-R and NPOESS imagery
Harrington, AlexCIMSSSummaryUsing AVHRR satellite data to discern decadal trends in Wisconsin
Hernandez, CeciliaCRESTSummaryUsing multi-spectral based information for precipitation estimation
Kavanaugh, MariaCOASSummaryScales of variability in coastal oceans: lessons from EO-1
Lugo, EricCRESTSummaryMoisture determination of soil with grass cover using dual-wavelength L-band radar
Mhando, BernardCRESTSummaryNowcasting in NYC area
Mittaz, JonathanCICSSummaryInfrared sensor physical radiance bias correction
Nazari, RouzbehCRESTSummaryClimate changes interaction with tropical storm (hurricane)
Reyes, Patrick CRESTSummaryDynamics of Chromophoric Dissolved
Organic Matter (CDOM) in Tropical Marine Environment
Rios, CarlosCRESTSummaryEstimation of air temperature using MODIS and in-situ observations
  Rosario, VazjierCRESTSummaryLIDAR Research and Development at UPRM
Sapiano, MathewCICSSummaryIntercomparing and evaluation high-resolution precipitation products
Sieglaff, JustinCIMSSSummaryImproving short-term severe weather forecasting using hyperspectral IR data on GOES-R
Spells, ChristopherCRESTSummaryInfluence of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) on the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones
Stewart, JebbCIRASummaryHigh-speed satellite data distribution using CRMS* 
Vila, DanielCICSSummaryEvaluation and Improvement of AMSU Precipitation Retrievals Over Ocean
Wang, Nai-YuCICSSummaryAdvanced precipitation over land in support of NOAA mission
Yesalusky, MelissaCRESTSummaryScience on a Sphere: Hampton University Student Outreach, Applications to the Earth Sciences
Attendees

1. Albavrak, Arif (CIRA)
2. Arkin, Phillip (CICS)
3. Birkenheuer, Daniel (NOAA/OAR)
4. Brummer, Renate (CIRA)
5. Canals, Jorge (CREST)
6. Choi, Byoung-Ju (CIOS)
7. Connell, Bernadette (CIRA)
8. DeMaria, Mark (NOAA/NESDIS)
9. Eis, Kenneth (CIRA)
10. Fetter, Antonio (COAS)
11. Forsythe, John (CIRA)
12. Grasso, Louie (CIRA)
13. Guch, Ingrid (NOAA/NESDIS)
14. Gutman, Seth (NOAA/OAR)
15. Haney, John (Lockheed)
16. Harrington, Alex (CIMSS)
17. Harris, Andrew (CICS)
18. Heidinger, Andrew (NOAA/NESDIS)
19. Hernandez, Cecilia (CREST)
20. Hillger, Don (NOAA/NESDIS)
21. Hoffman, Carl (NPOESS)
22. Holst, Hillary (Lockheed)
23. Kankiewicz, Adam (CIRA)
24. Kavanaugh, Maria (COAS)
25. Kazumori, Masahiro (NCEP)
26. Kidder, Stan (CIRA)
27. Lakhankar, Tarendra (CIRA)
28. Lee, Hai-Tien (CICS)
29. Li, Zhenglong (CIMSS)
30. Lindsey, Dan (NOAA/NESDIS)
31. Lipschutz, Bob (CIRA)

32. Lugo, Eric (CREST)
33. Matsumoto, Cliff (CIRA)
34. Mhando, Bernard (CREST)
35. Mittaz, Jonathan (CICS)
36. Molenar, Debra (NOAA/NESDIS)
37. Nazari, Rouzbeh (CREST)
38. Noh, Y.J. (CIRA)
39. O’Neill, Larry (COAS)
40. Parsiani, Hamed (CREST)
41. Partain, Phillip (CIRA)
42. Paul, Sydney (CREST)
43. Prados, Ana (UMBC)
44. Prive, Nikki (CIRA)
45. Reinke, Don (CIRA)
46. Reyes, Patrick (CREST)
47. Rios, Carlos (CREST)
48. Rosario, Vazjier (CREST)
49. Sapiano, Mathew (CICS)
50. Schmit, Tim (NOAA/NESDIS)
51. Sengupta, Manajit (CIRA)
52. Sieglaff, Justin (CIMSS)
53. Spells, Christopher (CREST)
54. Stewart, Jebb (CIRA)
55. Streett, Davida (NOAA/NESDIS)
56. Strub, Ted (CIOS)
57. Tessendorf, Sarah (CIRA)
58. Vila, Daniel (CICS)
59. Wang, Nai-Yu (CICS)
60. Yesalusky, Melissa (CREST)
61. Zehr, Ray (NOAA/NESDIS)
62. Zupanski, Dusanka (CIRA)

Awards

The award for the best poster was presented to Mathew Sapiano of CICS Mathew’s poster was entitled: Intercomparing and evaluation high-resolution precipitation products.
Posters judged by Stan Kidder and John Knaff of CIRA
Symposium Committee

Planning: Mark DeMaria (Chair), Joanne Divico, Kathy Fryer, Don Hillger, Holli Knutson, Kevin Micke, Debra Molenar

IT Support: Debra Molenar, Hiro Gosden, Kevin Micke

Photographer: Greg DeMaria

Posters: Marilyn Watson, Ryan Cearley, Jonni Fleagane, Kaisha Jekel, Rachel Danner

Poster Judges: John Knaff, Stan Kidder

Travel: Donna Buckley, Susan Devine, Kathy Fryer, Staci Jones

Van Drivers: Jack Dostalek, Daniel Coleman, Ryan Cearley

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