Subject: Administrative: Operational Implementation of Improved This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030204000801050505060602 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *T**opic:* Operational Implementation of Improved GOES Sounding Products *Date/Time Issued:* February 7, 2013 2215 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* Single Field Of View (SFOV) data products Sounding ASOS SCSP Sounding Retrieval BUFR files GGCP AWIPS SDPI AWIPS Sounding BUFR Files McIDAS Sounding Retrievals Single Field of View Blended Total Precipitable Water (SFOV Blended TPW) OSPO Web Pages *Satellite(s) Involved: *GOES-East and GOES-West *Instrument (s) Involved:* Sounder *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *February 21, 2013 1500 UTC *Impacts on Users and Significance:* Operational capability for sounding retrievals from GOES East and GOES West satellites. *Details/Specifics of Change:* The NOAA/NESDIS plans to replace the current operational physical retrieval algorithm (Ma et al., 1999) with a new physical retrieval algorithm (Li et al., 2008). The improved GOES sounder retrieval algorithm (Li algorithm) will be made operational on February 21, 2013. The NESDIS Single Field Of View (SFOV) application provides a real-time, atmospheric sounder products suite (temperature and moisture retrievals, clear-sky radiances, cloud top parameters, skin temperature, atmospheric stability indices, ASOS SCPs, Ozone, and Derived Product Imagery) from the GOES East and West Sounder instruments on an hourly basis over the Continental United States and adjacent waters. This operational implementation also includes the system hardware upgrade to the VMWare that will reduce the level-1 product latency from 25 minutes to 7 minutes and level-2 product latency from 25 minutes to 20 minutes to meet the user requirements. * * Web Site(s) for applicable information: *http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/soundings/index.html** * *Contact Information for Further Information: * *Awdhesh Sharma * *Physical Scientist NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/Satellite Products Branch NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP), Rm 3619 5830 University Research Court College Park, MD 20740 Phone: (301)683-3229 Fax: (301)683-3297 * ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. ** ** --------------030204000801050505060602 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Operational Implementation of Improved GOES Sounding Products

Date/Time Issued: February 7, 2013 2215 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Single Field Of View (SFOV) data products

Sounding ASOS SCSP

Sounding Retrieval BUFR files

GGCP

AWIPS SDPI

AWIPS Sounding BUFR Files

McIDAS Sounding Retrievals

Single Field of View Blended Total Precipitable Water (SFOV Blended TPW)

OSPO Web Pages

Satellite(s) Involved: GOES-East and GOES-West

Instrument (s) Involved: Sounder

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 21, 2013 1500 UTC

Impacts on Users and Significance: Operational capability for sounding retrievals from GOES East and GOES West satellites.

Details/Specifics of Change: The NOAA/NESDIS plans to replace the current operational physical retrieval algorithm (Ma et al., 1999) with a new physical retrieval algorithm (Li et al., 2008). The improved GOES sounder retrieval algorithm (Li algorithm) will be made operational on February 21, 2013. The NESDIS Single Field Of View (SFOV) application provides a real-time, atmospheric sounder products suite (temperature and moisture retrievals, clear-sky radiances, cloud top parameters, skin temperature, atmospheric stability indices, ASOS SCPs, Ozone, and Derived Product Imagery) from the GOES East and West Sounder instruments on an hourly basis over the Continental United States and adjacent waters. This operational implementation also includes the system hardware upgrade to the VMWare that will reduce the level-1 product latency from 25 minutes to 7 minutes and level-2 product latency from 25 minutes to 20 minutes to meet the user requirements.

Web Site(s) for applicable information:

http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/soundings/

Contact Information for Further Information:

Awdhesh Sharma

Physical Scientist
NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/Satellite Products Branch

NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP), Rm 3619
5830 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301)683-3229
Fax: (301)683-3297

ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880

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