On the NESDIS Reorg and Changes to SAB Ops

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On the NESDIS Reorg and Changes to SAB Ops

• Michael Turk
• NESDIS/OSDPD
• Satellite Analysis Branch

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Organization
OSDPD
OSDPD Director
Kathy Kelly (Act.)
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Current Organization
OSO
OSDPD
Satellite Operations Control Center Ron Mahmot
Information Processing Division George Serafino
(Actg)
Products Implementation Antonio Irving
Control Steve Schaffer
Operations Al McMath
Computer Operations Mike Settles (Actg)
Support Walt Schleicher (Actg)
Systems Support Stephen Howard
Software Andre Hammond
Satellite Analysis Davida Street (Actg)
Software Alva Barnette
Engineering Bob Clark
Engineering Cindy Hampton
Office of Satellite Operations
Office of Satellite Data Processing and
Distribution
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Office of Satellite and Product Operations
IT Services Andre Hammond
Operations Al McMath
Satellite Products Antonio Irving
Systems Support Stephen Howard
Satellite Analysis Davida Streett (Actg)
Systems Alva Barnette
Engineering Bob Clark
Engineering Cindy Hampton
Would be supported by a Deputy Division Chief
Control Steve Schaffer
Office of Satellite and Product Operations
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SAB Mission Statement

• The Satellite Analysis Branch serves as the
  operational focal point for real-time imagery
  products and multi-disciplinary environmental
  analyses within NESDIS.
• The Branch's primary mission is to operate new
  proof of concept satellite analysis techniques
  needed to support disaster mitigation and warning
  services for U.S. Federal agencies and the
  international community.
• Prototype environmental analyses are provided to
  NWS Warning Forecast Offices, NCEP Centers, and
  to oceanographic and other environmental users of
  NESDIS satellite products. The Branch works
  closely with its operational partners to assess
  the utility of these new satellite analyses.
• Once the analyses have been proven to have
  operational value, the Branch transitions
  responsibility for continued operational
  production to the appropriate operational
  partner.
• The Branch schedules and distributes real-time
  satellite imagery products from global
  geostationary and polar orbiting satellites for
  dissemination to environmental customers.

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Satellite Analysis Branch
VACANT
Brian Hughes Physical Scientist
Debra Marchant Administrative
Jay Hanna Validation Verification
Jamie Kibler User Services
Grace Swanson VAAC Manager
Davida Streett Science and Operations Officer
Sheldon Kusselson Acting Precip Team Lead
Michael Turk Tropical Team Lead
Davida Streett Volcano Team Lead
Mark Ruminski Fire Team Lead
Jay Hanna IT/Infrastructure Team Lead
Charles Kadin John Simko Tom Baldwin
Jay Hanna Keith Liddick (RTi) Dustin
Scheffler Chris Warren Jennifer Belge (RTi)
Gregg Gallina Alan Schwartz Michelle Spampata
(RTi) Tony Salemi
Keith Liddick (RTi) Robby Evans (RTi)
John Simko Robby Evans (RTi) Jamie Kibler Tony
Salemi
Nancy Merckle Gregg Gallina
Mark Ruminski Keith Liddick (RTi) Dustin
Scheffler Michelle Spampata (RTi) Tony Salemi
Robby Evans (RTi) Chris Warren
Product and Service Focal Points/Backups Train
ing M. Turk/C. Kadin Scheduling J. Simko/A.
Schwartz Web N. Merckle/B. Hughes OSEI A.
Schwartz DPI/Microwave S. Kusselson/C. Kadin
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Satellite Analysis Branch
Davida Streett (Actg.)
Brian Hughes Physical Scientist
Debra Marchant Administrative
Jay Hanna Validation Verification
Jamie Kibler User Services
Grace Swanson VAAC Manager
Davida Streett Science and Operations Officer
Precip
Tropical
Volcano
Fire
SAR
Gregg Gallina Mark Ruminski Alan Schwartz Tom
Baldwin Jay Hanna Charles Kadin Sheldon
Kusselson Dustin Sheffler John Simko Chris
Warren Jennifer Belge Keith Liddick
Gregg Gallina Jamie Kibler Mark Ruminski Davida
Streett Grace Swanson Mike Turk Tony Salemi Alan
Schwartz Keith Liddick Robby Evans Michelle
Spampata
Gregg Gallina Jamie Kibler Mark Ruminski Davida
Streett Mike Turk Tony Salemi Dustin Sheffler Jay
Hanna John Simko Robby Evans
Gregg Gallina Jamie Kibler Mark Ruminski Davida
Streett Grace Swanson Mike Turk Tony Salemi Alan
Schwartz Keith Liddick Robby Evans Michelle
Spampata
(Future)
Riverside Contractor
Team Lead
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Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

• K. Kelly has approved a development and staffing
  proposal for new SAR product
• Initial focus to be detection of oil spills
• Significant amount of development to be done
  internally by SAB IST and SAR team members prior
  to pre-operational phase in Jan 2010

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SAR Impacts on Tropical Ops

• Validation of experimental tropical products by
  SAB team members discontinued in July 2009 to
  allow additional resources to be devoted to the
  development of SAR desk.
• Researchers informed that they must conduct their
  own validation and allowed to request additional
  funds. (SAB has never received PSDI funding for
  its validation efforts.)
• Validation of ADT v8.1 will continue through
  remainder of year and then in tandem with CIMSS
  during SH cyclone season before CIMSS takes sole
  responsibility for 2010 Atlantic season
• Quality control of existing tropical products
  (Dvorak position and intensity estimates,
  microwave fixes, etc.) will continue.

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Summary

• The NESDIS Reorg should have little impact on
  SABs day to day operations
• SAB product team leads compete for limited
  resources available through the IST in an effort
  to make process improvements and improve
  customer satisfaction
• The introduction of a new SAR product expands
  SABs product suite to include oceanography, but
  will necessarily limit the resources available of
  SABs Tropical Team
• Team leads struggle to balance the needs of the
  branch with the needs of the users of SABs
  products in an environment of competing interests

Floods
Fires
Hurricanes
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Questions?
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BACKUP SLIDES
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Satellite Analysis Branch

• Serves as NOAA/NESDIS focal point for providing
  high quality, real time global satellite-derived
  products, interpretive analyses, and other
  information.
• These services, provided by professional
  meteorologists and physical scientists, support
  domestic and international meteorological
  warnings and forecasts, numerical weather models,
  climate analyses, and other initiatives within
  the Federal government.

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SAB Operations

• 24 x 7 Operations
• Interactive (man-machine mix) products
• Near realtime hazards-related product generation
• Quality assurance procedures utilized

GOES
SAB Analyst
POES
McIDAS IDL/ENVI
In Situ
Model
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SAB Non Operational Activities

• Validation verification studies
• Collaborations with research partners, Product
  Implementation Branch and user community for new
  satellite applications
• Investigations of applications of new
  technological advancements to science operations
• Evaluation of prototype satellite-based
  methodologies
• Customer service and outreach activities
• Supporting GEOSS through International Outreach
  and Collaboration Mexico and Thailand

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SAB Precipitation Analysis

• Heavy Rain/Snow Analysis and NOWCasting

• Animated imagery used to identify movements and
  trends in specific meteorological parameters such
  as Precipitable Water, Rain Rate, Cloud Liquid
  Water, Jet Streams, waves, Vorticity centers,
  etc.
• Analysis of data given to NWS HPC as part of
  Precip forecasts and to NWS offices in Satellite
  Precip. Estimate Messages

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SAB Smoke and Fire Product Case October 2003
Southern California Wildfires

• Top Left Cut out section of daily smoke and
  fire analysis produced by SAB. Fires are red
  points, while smoke is grey.
• Bottom Left Forecast smoke dispersion from
  wildfires run by ARLs HYSPLIT model. Source
  points are added by fire analysts at SAB.
• Above Visible loop of smoke from Southern
  California Fires.
• Not Pictured Analysis of fire and smoke in Web
  based GIS format.

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SAB Volcano Products

• Volcanic Ash Analysis
• Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)

• Uses McIDAS to display and draw outline of ash
  visible in multichannel GOES imagery.
• Text product detailing the time, location,
  volcano, height and speed of the ash cloud is
  created and sent to customers vis the Global
  Telecommunications System (GTS) and NOAAPORT.

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OSDPD Web Product Deliveryhttp//www.osdpd.noaa.g
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