Weekly Report for the Week Ending March 20, 2009
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GSFC Laboratory for Atmospheres, Code 613
Noteworthy science achievements/awards
Noteworthy personnel awards and staff changes
Projects/missions
- Gerry Heymsfield (613.1) and Judd Welton (613.1) attended the ACE Science Working Group meeting in Oxnard, CA. The purpose was to define the Tier 2 Decadal Mission Survey ACE mission.
- The Omnibus Appropriations Act , 2009, signed by President Obama on March 11, contained the following language: “Landsat data continuity mission (LDCM).--Funding of $10,000,000 is provided to initiate development of a thermal infra-red sensor (TSIS). NASA is directed to identify the earliest and least expensive development approach and flight opportunity for TSIS.” The instrument acronym should have been “TIRS” for thermal infrared sensor. This guidance allows GSFC to continue its in-house development of a TIRS for LDCM.
Significant planned events
Proposals
Highlights of inter-Directorate teaming
External interactions (HQ, universities, other Gov't organizations, etc.)
- Mr. Ricardo Forno completed a 6-week stay at GSFC as a visiting researcher from the Laboratory for Atmospheric Physics at the Universidad Mayor de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia. During his time at GSFC, he worked with David Whiteman (613.1) in cryogenic frostpoint measurements of atmospheric water vapor in support of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC).
- Gail Skofronick Jackson (613.1) presented "Global Precipitation Measurement(GPM) Mission and Falling Snow Retrievals" for the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) seminar series on March 11, 2009 in Camp Springs, MD.
- Paul Newman (613.3) gave a talk on the "World Avoid: What would have happened to ozone and UV if CFCs had not been regulated?" at the Environmental Protection Agency on Mar. 11 (Wednesday). The meeting was for the stakeholders in the "Don't Fry-Day" public outreach effort that will occur on May 22, 2009. This public outreach program is intended to promote the avoidance of excessive sun exposure at the beginning of summer. The stakeholders included participants from various federal agencies, public health organizations, and associations of skin cancer experts.
Accepted papers
- Bolvin (SSAI; 613.1), D.T., R.F. Adler (UMCP/ESSIC; 613.1), G.J. Huffman (SSAI; 613.1), E.J. Nelkin (SSAI; 613.1), J.P. Poutiainen (Finnish Meteor. Inst.), 2009: Comparison of GPCP Monthly and Daily Precipitation Estimates with High-Latitude Gauge Observations. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., accepted.
- Huffman (SSAI; 613.1), G.J., R.F. Adler (ESSIC; 613), D.T. Bolvin (SSAI; 613.1), E.J. Nelkin (SSAI; 613.1), 2009: The TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA). Chapter in Satellite Applications for Surface Hydrology, F. Hossain and M. Gebremichael, Eds. Springer Verlag, accepted.
Noteworthy talks/presentations
- Jim Irons (613.0) gave two presentations on March 12 at the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Conference in Baltimore: “The Future of Moderate Resolution Remote Sensing;” and “The Road to Launching the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.”
Major events in the coming week
Education and Outreach
Issues and Concerns
Status of any major actions
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