Subject: Administrative: Operational Implementation of Improved This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070704080708000900030404 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *T**opic:* Operational Implementation of Improved GOES Sounding DPI and BUFR Sounding Products in AWIPS *Date/Time Issued:* February 21, 2013 2134 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* GOES Sounder Single Field Of View (SFOV) DPI and BUFR Sounding Products in AWIPS *Satellite(s) Involved: *GOES-East and GOES-West *Instrument (s) Involved:* Sounder *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *February 25, 2013 1500 UTC *Impacts on Users and Significance:* Operational capability for enhanced sounding products from GOES-East and GOES-West satellites *Details/Specifics of Change:* 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 25, 2013, at 1500 UTC. This operational implementation also includes the system hardware upgrade to the VMWare that will reduce the level-1 product (BUFR soundings) latency from 25 minutes to 7 minutes and level-2 (DPI) product latency from 25 minutes to 20 minutes to meet user requirements. The NESDIS GOES Sounder SFOV application will provide the following DPI products on AWIPS, every hour in the Super National Scale: - Cloud Top Pressure WMO Header - TIGN27 - Effective Cloud Amount WMO Header - TIGN28 - Lifted Index WMO Header - TIGN16 - Preciptiable Water WMO Header - TIGN17 - Skin Temperature WMO Header - TIGN18. The WMO Headers for the sounder BUFR files on AWIPS are: JUTXii KNES YYGGgg, where "ii" is AWIPS BUFR regions 01 to 10. 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. --------------070704080708000900030404 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Topic: Operational Implementation of Improved GOES Sounding DPI and BUFR Sounding Products in AWIPS

Date/Time Issued: February 21, 2013 2134 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES Sounder Single Field Of View (SFOV) DPI and BUFR Sounding Products in AWIPS

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

Instrument (s) Involved: Sounder

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 25, 2013 1500 UTC

Impacts on Users and Significance: Operational capability for enhanced sounding products from GOES-East and GOES-West satellites

Details/Specifics of Change: 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 25, 2013, at 1500 UTC. This operational implementation also includes the system hardware upgrade to the VMWare that will reduce the level-1 product (BUFR soundings) latency from 25 minutes to 7 minutes and level-2 (DPI) product latency from 25 minutes to 20 minutes to meet user requirements. The NESDIS GOES Sounder SFOV application will provide the following DPI products on AWIPS, every hour in the Super National Scale:

- Cloud Top Pressure            WMO Header - TIGN27
- Effective Cloud Amount    WMO Header - TIGN28
- Lifted Index                      WMO Header - TIGN16
- Preciptiable Water              WMO Header - TIGN17
- Skin Temperature                WMO Header - TIGN18.

The WMO Headers for the sounder BUFR files on AWIPS are: JUTXii KNES YYGGgg, where "ii" is AWIPS BUFR regions 01 to 10.

Web Site(s) for applicable information:

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

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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