SPoRT FY05 Science Activities

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• SPoRT FY05 Science Activities
• Prototype product development
• AIRS profiles, assimilation, forecast impact
• Hybrid MODIS SST composites / validation
• Use of SST in forecast model for coastal
  processes
• EOS land surface products assimilation
• Thunderstorm forecasts
• Development of convective initiation products
• Partnering activities
• Transition to operations
• Extensions to coastal WFOs
• Assessment of products in the operational
  envirnment

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SPoRT Team
Steve Goodman Co_PI lightning lead Bill
Lapenta Co-PI modeling lead Gary Jedlovec
Co-PI satellite remote sensing lead
On-site Scientists Affiliates/Partners
John Mecikalski (UAH) University of Oklahoma
Dennis Buechler (UAH) Joint Center for
Satellite Paul Meyer (NASA) Data
Assimilation (JCSDA) John Hall
(Unites) Florida State Jeff Bailey
(Raytheon) NWS/Southern Region Frank
LaFontaine (Raytheon) Forecast Systems Lab.
Brad Zavodsky (UAH) University of Wisconsin
Kate Lacasse (UAH) University of South Florida
Stephanie Haines (UAH) Florida Institute of
Rich Blakeslee (NASA) Technology
Will McCarty (UAH) Patrick Gatlin
(UAH) Off-site Scientists Jason Burks
(HUN/NWS) Scott Dembek (USRA Cons.) Chris
Darden (HUN/NWS) Bob Atkinson (USRA Cons.)
Shih-hung Chou (NASA) 5 C.S. FTE 6
Contractor FTEs