Highlights Highlights · 2019-07-12 · GOES-15 was in SRSO mode for a field campaign and captured amazing 1-minute imagery of the devastating Moore, Okla. tornadic storm. In June,

A Note from Greg Mandt, GOES-R System Program DirectorAsyou’llseebelow,thisspringwasyetanotherbusytimefortheGOES-RSeriesProgram!Icontinuetobeamazedatallthehardworkanddedicationthatsomanypourintothisprogramfromallacrossthecoun-try.IalsowanttothankyoufortheexcellentfeedbackwereceivedontheinauguralissueoftheQuarterlyNewsletter.Wehaveincorporatedanumberofsuggestionsinthiseditionandwillcontinuetorolloutothersoverthenextfewissues.Ifyouhaveadditionalideas,pleaseemailusat:nesdis.goesr@noaa.gov.

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The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) Flight Model 1 (FM1) completeditsPre-ShipmentReview(PSR)onApril17.EXISisthefirstGOES-Rinstru-mentreadytobeintegratedontotheGOES-Rspacecraft.TheinstrumentiscurrentlyinstorageattheUniversityofColorado’sLaboratoryforAtmosphericandSpacePhysics,whichbuiltandtestedEXIS.ApressreleasewasissuedonMay2.OnMay30,EXISFM2(forGOES-S)passeditsPre-EnvironmentalReview(PER).

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The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) ProtoFlight Model (PFM)completedthermalvacuumtestinginApril.Theinstrumentisundergoingadditionaltestinginprepa-rationforitsPSR,currentlyscheduledforlateSeptember.

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ABI PFM Completes Thermal Vacuum Test

...thatGOES-Rwillmarkthefirstmajortechnologicaladvanceingeostationaryweathersatelliteinstrumentationsince1994?

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On May 7th, the GOES-R Communications Team and Program Scientist accompaniednotedmeteorologistDanSatterfieldofWBOC-TVinSalisbury,MDtotheWal-lopsCommandandDataAcquisitionStation(WCDAS)inWallops,VA. ThegroupobservedtheGOES-RantennasunderconstructionandothersatellitedataactivitiesattheWCDAS.Mr.SatterfieldfilmedfootageforaspecialsegmentonWCDASandthecomingeraofGOES-R.ThesegmentairedonWBOC-TVonMay23andhighlightedtheroleofWCDASwithweathersatellitesandforecast-ing.ThesegmentalsofeaturedtheadvancedcapabilitiesoftheupcomingGOES-RSeriessatellitesinaninterviewwiththeProgramChiefScientist,StevenGoodman,Ph.D.SatterfieldalsohighlightedhisvisittoWCDASandthe“amazing”capabilitiesofGOES-Rinhisblog.

The GOES-R Rebroadcast (GRB) Simulatorsuccessfullyfinishedlong-termProductAcceptanceTesting(PAT)onMay26.TheGRBSimulatorDeliveryTestReviewoccurredMay28,andtheGRBSimulatorsshippedonMay29.NOAA/NESDISisplanninganindustrydayinOctobertocommencethecheck-outofthesimulatorstoindustry.Thesimulatorswillbeprovidedtovendorsthatmanufac-tureGRBreceiversinordertoverifyGRBreceivesystemcompatibilitywiththeGRBtransmission.LearnmoreaboutGOES-RRebroadcastandtheGRBsimulatorsathttp://www.goes-r.gov/users/grb.html.

The Space Environment In-situ Suite (SEISS) FM1 PERwassuccessfullyheldMay1-3inCarlisle,Mass.SEISSiscurrentlyundergoingtestinginpreparationforPSR.

Meteorologist Dan Satterfield interviews GOES-R Program Chief Scientist Steven Goodman, Ph.D about the capabilities GOES-R will provide to improve weather forecasting and warning.

GOES-R and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Programs introduced a new fog and low clouds educa-tional poster in April.Thisresourceforstudentsexplainsfogandlowstratusclouds,howtheyform,andhowweathersatellitescanaccuratelydetectfogfromspace,improvingtransportationsafety.Theposteralsoincludesanactivitytomakefoginabottle,plusdiscussionques-tionsandalinktoanswers.TheposterisavailablefordownloadfromtheStudentResourcessectionoftheGOES-Rwebsite.

GOES-R/JPSS Fog and Low Clouds Poster

SEISS FM1 Thermal Vacuum Chamber Entry

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In June, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) FM1completedfirstpowerupoftheintegratedSensorUnit’sLoopHeatPipe(LHP)andFocalPlaneArrayAssem-bly(FPAA).

Assembly of the main GOES-R antenna structures attheRemoteBackupUnit(RBU)inFairmont,WVwascom-pletedinJune.

GLM FM1 Sensor Unit FPAA First Power Up GOES-R RBU Antenna Construction

Proving Ground/Program ScienceAs part of GOES-R Proving Ground activities, NOAA’s Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) in Norman, Okla.conductedits2013SpringExperimentMay6-24.NationalWeatherServiceforecastersattendedthedemonstrationstoparticipateandprovidefeedback.ThroughouttheSpringExperiment,theGOES-Rproxyproductscontinuedtodemonstratethemselvesasessentialtoolsforfore-castersituationalawareness.OneexampleistheGOES-RConvectiveInitiationproductthatsuccessfullydetectedtheinitiationofthethunderstormsthateventuallypro-ducedthedevastatingtornadoesoverOklahomaonMay19and20.TheGOES-RProgramwillcontinuetoengageforecasterswithexpandedeffortstoincludebroadcastmeteorologistsinfutureproductdemonstrationsattheProvingGround.

GOES-R Proving Ground efforts also benefited from special Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO)withGOES-14andGOES-15inMayandJune.OnMay20,GOES-15wasinSRSOmodeforafieldcampaignandcapturedamazing1-minuteimageryofthedevastatingMoore,Okla.tornadicstorm.InJune,GOES-14wasplacedintoSRSOafteractingasabackuptoGOES-13whenitexperiencedananomaly.DuringasevereweathereventonJune13,GOES-14SRSOimagerycombinedwithdatafromtheWashington,D.C.LightningMappingArray(asproxyfortheABIandGLMrespectively)providedstun-ninganimationsdemonstratingwhatwillbeavailabletoforecastersintheGOES-Rera.LearnmoreaboutthiseventandviewanimationsattheIt’sSevereblog.

Forecasters test GOES-R products at the HWT during the 2013 Spring Experiment. Visible Imagery from GOES-14 during the severe bow echo event on June 13.

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The NOAA Satellite Conference (NSC) for Direct Read-out, GOES/POES, and GOES-R/JPSS UserswasheldApril8-12attheNOAACenterforWeatherandClimatePrediction(NCWCP)inCollegePark,Md.Theconferencebroughttogetherusersandprovidersofpolar-orbiting

andgeostationarysatel-litedata,productsandapplicationsfromthepublic,privateandaca-demicperspectives,andprovidedavenueandopportunityforgreatercollaborationamongenvironmentalsatelliteusersintheWesternHemisphere.Thiscon-ferenceisparticularlyimportanttoprepareusersfortheGOES-Rera.Morethan600peopleregisteredfortheconfer-ence,takinginmorethan175posters,70

presentations,25exhibitsandpanels,tours,user

feedbacksessionsandadditionalworkshops.Presenta-tionsandpostersfromtheconferenceareavailableontheGOES-Rwebsite.

An international workshop on precipitation, lightning, and convection in BrazilinsupportoftheGlobalPrecipi-tationMeasurementandGOES-RmissionswasheldMay8-10inSanPaulo,Brazil.Morethan60scientists(bothin-personandremote)fromBrazil,Argentina,U.S.,Germany,ItalyandFranceparticipatedintheworkshop,presentingover50talks.AprimarytopicofdiscussionwastheCHUVA(“rain”inPortuguese)fieldcampaignandhowtheresultscanbeappliedtoimprovingtheforthcomingsatellitemissions.Participantsdiscussedscientificadvances,dataavailable,nextstepsinanalysis,anddetailsfornextfieldexperiment.

University of Maryland Earth System Science Inter-disciplinary Center (ESSIC)/Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS) Scientists Michael Fol-mer, Ph.D. and Scott Rudlosky, Ph.D.highlightedexcit-ingnewcapabilitiesfromtheGOES-RSeriessatellitesattheNOAAScienceDaysBriefingheldinSilverSpring,Md.onMay13.NOAAScienceDayshighlightsthelatestandgreatestNOAAworkandinformsseniorNOAAleadershipofhappeningsintheagency.MichaeldescribedGOES-R’sprimaryinstrument,theABI,whileScotthighlightedtheGLM.Thetalksweredesignedtogenerateenthu-siasmandexcitementabouttheinnovativetoolsandtechniquesmadepossiblebytheGOES-RSeries.ScottalsopresentedtoasmallergroupofNOAAleadersattheHerbertHooverBuildingindowntownWashington,D.C.

The NSC conference closed with a special panel on the importance of NOAA Satellites. Panel members included Estela Collini (Director of Proj-ects, National Meteorological Service and Naval Hydrographic Service of Argentina), Mary Kicza (Assistant Administrator, NESDIS), Tom Fahey (Me-teorology Manager, Delta Air Lines, Inc.), Chris Vaughan (FEMA Geospatial Information Officer, Strategic Integration Group, Office of Response and Recovery), and Jerad Bales (Acting Associate Director for Water, USGS).

Conferences and Events

View of a poster session in the atrium of the NCWCP during the NSC in April.

Scott Rudlosky, Ph.D. (Left) and Michael Folmer, Ph.D. (Right) highlight the capabilities that will be available in the GOES-R era to NOAA leadership during NOAA Science Days in May.

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The GOES-R and JPSS programsheldajointOutsidetheContiguousUnitedStates(OCONUS)ProvingGroundTechnicalInterchangeMeeting(TIM)inAnchorageandFairbanks,AlaskafortheNationalWeatherService(NWS)AlaskaandPacificregionsJune17-21.TheTIMreviewedongoingproductdemonstrations,identifiednewop-portunitiesandtrainingneedsandplannedforupcom-ingriskreductionprojectstoaddressNWSprioritiesand“WeatherReadyNation”goals.Themeetingsfocusedonforecasteruseofsatelliteproductsandprogramman-agersfromNESDIS,NWS,andOfficeofAtmosphericResearch(OAR),NOAACooperativeInstituteproductdevelopersandsatelliteliaisons.ParticipantsvisitedwithendusersattheNWSAnchorageandFairbanksWeatherForecastOffices,VolcanicAshAdvisoryCenterandwiththestationmanagersattheFairbanksCommandandDataAcquisitionStation.

Dave Schneider of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gives a tour of the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Fairbanks as part of the GOES-R/JPSS OCONUS Proving Ground meeting in June.

Awards and AccoladesIn May, the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Validation Science TeamwasawardedtheNASAGroupAchievementAward(GAA)inrecognitionoftheCHUVALightningMappingArrayexperimentinBrazil.Thelightningobservationsfromthisfieldcampaignareanimportantcontributiontotheefforttodevelop,test,andvalidateGOES-Rinstrumentalgorithmsandproducts.

In May, NOAA Supervisory Meteorologist Mark De-Mariawasnamedafinalistfortheprestigious2013

SamuelJ.HeymanServicetoAmerica(Sammy)CareerAchievementMedalforhisworkpioneeringmodelstobetterforecasttheintensityofhur-ricanesduringthepastthreedecades.DeMaria’sworkonhurricaneintensitychangehasbeenanexcellentdemon-strationofthevalueGOES-Rwillbring

toweatherforecastimprovement.Winnerswillbean-nouncedonOctober3ataWashington,D.C.gala.

On June 18, several members of the GOES-R TeamwerehonoredwithGoddardSpaceFlightCenter(GSFC)FlightProjectsDirectorate(FPD)PeerAwards.TheFPDPeerAwardspromoteandrecognizeinnovation,team-work,respectanddiligence,honoringthosewhocontrib-utetothesuccessofthedirectorate.

Richard Blakeslee, Ph.D (center) accepts the NASA Group Achievement Award on behalf of the GOES-R GLM Validation Science Team from God-dard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese (left) and Marshall Space Flight Center Director Patrick Scheuermann (right).

GOES-R FPD Peer Award winners (from left): John Fiorello, Kumar Ta-dikonda, MJ Stephenson, Monica Todirita and Derrick Early. Not pictured: Tim Ross and Jay Sigrist.

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