1. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP1 Title Page NDE Project Overview Information Briefing to COPC James Silva NPOESS Data Exploitation Project Manager James Yoe NDE System Integration Coordinator November 14, 2007

2. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP2 NDE Mission Statement Deliver NPOESS data products and assist NOAA and other civilian operational users to realize the potential of NPOESS observations

3. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP3 NPOESS & NDE NPOESS Data Exploitation SafetyNet NPOESS Ground Systems Command and Control Operational User Community Archive and Access NPP NPOESS C1 NDE Enhanced Products Quality Control Near Real-time Delivery Generic NPOESS Data NOAA Science Center (operated in ESPC) Process Ingest NDE will be a critical link to achieve return on the NPOESS investment

4. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP4 Operational System Objectives Disseminate NPOESS Data Records to customers Generate and disseminate tailored NPOESS Data Records (versions of NPOESS Data Records in previously agreed alternative formats and views) Generate and disseminate NOAA-unique products (augmented environmental products constructed from NPOESS Data Records) Deliver NOAA-unique products, product processing elements, and associated metadata to CLASS for long-term archiving Provide services to customers, including NDE product training, product enhancement, and implementation support across NOAA Provide software for NPOESS Data Record format translation and other data manipulations

5. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP5 NDE Management Team AWIPS Design Partners NDE Product Development Teams (STAR & Others) NDE Product Development Teams (STAR & Others) ESPC Infrastructure Acquisition, Operations (OSDPD) NDE Project Manager Jim Silva NDE Project Manager Jim Silva Data Centers CLASS STAR NDE System Architect Geof Goodrum NDE System Architect Geof Goodrum NOAA Product Integration Teams (NCEP, CoastWatch, AWIPS & Others) NOAA Product Integration Teams (NCEP, CoastWatch, AWIPS & Others) System Development Team (OSDPD) NDE Systems Integration Coordinator Jim Yoe NDE Systems Integration Coordinator Jim Yoe NDE Product Development Manager Tom Schott NDE Product Development Manager Tom Schott

6. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP6 Scope: The NOAA Central xDRs NPOESS Status NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) Suitland, MD NPOESS’ Mission Management Center (MMC) NPOESS’ Mission Management Center (MMC) NOAA CUSTOMERS ( NWS, NOS, OAR, & external users) CUSTOMERS ( NWS, NOS, OAR, & external users) xDRs NOAA-Unique Products Tailored Products Long-Term Archive (CLASS) Long-Term Archive (CLASS) NOAA-Unique Products Product Processing Components Customer Service Request/ Response xDRs xDR Subscription Requests NOAA Central Data Delivery Reports NPOESS’ Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) NPOESS’ Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) Work Request/ Status NOAA’s NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) Trouble Ticket NASA Science Data Segment (SDS) NASA Science Data Segment (SDS) xDRs NOAA Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) Key External Entity Process Environment Data FlowExternal Data Flow

7. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP7 NDE’s IT Infrastructure Ingest Data Processing (data handling & science) Quality Control (input and output) Distribution Help Desk

8. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP8 NDE Product Definitions Products delivered by NPOESS contractor –xDRs Raw Data Records (RDR) Sensor Data Records (SDR) Temperature Data Records (TDR) Environmental Data Records (EDR) –Intermediate Products (IP) –Pre-planned Product Improvements (P3I) Products produced by NDE using xDR information –Tailored xDRs and IPs –NOAA Unique Products (NUPs)

9. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP9 NPP Products - Phase 1 CrIS Thinned RadiancesSST AnomaliesOzone Profile CrIS Cloud Cleared RadiancesCoral Reef Degree HeatingOzone Total Column Total Precipitable Water (ATMS)Coral Reef BleachingSnow Cover Snow Cover (ATMS)Total Ozone (CrIS)Imagery Precipitation Type/Rate (ATMS)Carbon productsOcean Color/Chlorophyll Surface Emissivity (ATMS)SST (AVHRR-like)Vegetation Index Cloud Liquid Water (ATMS)Aerosol (AVHRR-like)Active Fires Sea Ice Cover/Concentration (ATMS)Rain Water Path/Profile (ATMS)Atmospheric Temperature Profile Snow Water Equivalent (ATMS)ATMS RadiancesAtmospheric Moisture Profile Ice Water Path (ATMS)CrIS RadiancesAerosol Optical Thickness Land Surface Temperature (ATMS)VIIRS RadiancesSurface Type & Vegetation Cover Temperature Profiles (ATMS)OMPS RadiancesSurface Albedo Moisture Profiles (ATMS)Cloud MaskCloud Cover/Layers Blended SSTSea Surface Temperature (SST) Color Key NOAA-uniqueTailored Phase 1 (Jan 2010 – Jun 2011): Legacy mission continuity replacement products comprised of currently funded NUPs and xDRs

10. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP10 NPP Products - Phase 2 NOAA-Unique ProductsTailored Products Polar Winds (VIIRS)Aerosol Particle Size Clear Sky Radiances (VIIRS)Cloud Top Temperature Vegetation HealthCloud Top Pressure Vegetation MoistureLand Surface Temperature (VIIRS) Drought IndicesCloud Base Height Vegetation Thermal ConditionsCloud Effective Particle Size Leaf Area IndexCloud Optical Thickness Fire PotentialCloud Top Height (VIIRS) Near Coast Ocean ColorIce Surface Temperature Integrated xDRs at CrIS ResolutionNet Heat Flux Cloud Liquid Water Path (VIIRS)Sea Ice Characterization (VIIRS) Cloud Ice Water Path (VIIRS)Suspended Matter Cloud Top Temperature (VIIRS)Atmospheric Pressure Profile Phase 2 (Jun 2011 – Jan 2013): Enhanced products comprised of additional NUPs and xDRs not linked to mission continuity

11. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP11 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL Commercial Sector (including Energy Co.) Universities European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) International Meteorological Services (India, Japan, Brazil, UK, ECMWF, etc.) World Meteorological Organization Data Collection Service Search and Rescue DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL Commercial Sector (including Energy Co.) Universities European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) International Meteorological Services (India, Japan, Brazil, UK, ECMWF, etc.) World Meteorological Organization Data Collection Service Search and Rescue User Community US GOVERNMENT DOC / NOAA –National Weather Service –Ocean Service –Fisheries –Research –Satellites & Information Department of Agriculture Federal Aviation Administration Coast Watch NOAA/Navy National Ice Center US GOVERNMENT DOC / NOAA –National Weather Service –Ocean Service –Fisheries –Research –Satellites & Information Department of Agriculture Federal Aviation Administration Coast Watch NOAA/Navy National Ice Center

12. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP12 NDE System Integration Plan NDE will Establish Product Integration Teams –Prepare Goal Teams, Line Offices to use NDE data Coordinate customer service, product feedback/upgrades Establish communications service agreements with customers to ensure effective data delivery when Phase One and Phase Two Products become available NDE will Establish Outreach/Training Program –Identify new users and applications for polar satellite data products – initiate dialog –Develop training modules for products Make use of existing forums and expertise –Coordinate Help Desk functions

13. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP13 User Integration Activities & Outlook Environmental Modeling and Numerical Weather Prediction –With the NOAA JCSDA Deputy Directors Meeting at 2-3 month intervals Coordinating NDE product development & delivery with NCEP testing Providing mutual support for budget requests –Data Assimilation Integration Team a top NDE priority –COPC Participation JAG/ODAA and Plenary sessions Contact with COPC Partners –AFWA, FNMOC, NAVO invited to attend NDE Tailoring Tool Workshop November 27-28, 2007

14. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP14 User Integration Activities & Outlook Weather Forecasting and Warnings –AWIPS Evolution, NDE to serve NWS WFOs, RFCs Draft Strategy paper emphasizing on Systems and Infrastructure Multi-partner effort to match products and applications NDE to access, evaluate AWIPS II Beta SW Oceans and Fisheries –Briefed NOS Remote Sensing Working Group on NDE, August 2007 –Tentative plan to brief NMFS/OSU Course on Fisheries and Satellite Remote sensing (March 2008)

15. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP15 For COPC Consideration Investigate expansion of the Shared Processing Link –Facilitate the distribution of NDE NUPs and XDRs to Navy and AFWA Centrals Encourage co-development by NDE and the DoD Centrals –For data product development –For tools –For Backup

16. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP16 Project Schedule CY NOTE: IPO/NASA plans extensive Cal/Val following NPP launch

17. NDE 14 November 2007Briefing to NCEP17 Summary The NDE Project is on schedule to deliver products to NCEP as soon as they are made available –In principle NDE could serve other OPCs as well Phase 1 NPP Products will be those which will demonstrate continued capability for NWP –Seek formation of NDE Product Integration Team for Data Assimilation to streamline preparations for NCEP and JCSDA partners to apply and test procedures they are developing to assimilate NPP and NPOESS observations For the benefit of all partners, we should consider: –Investigate the expansion of the Shared Processing Link –Explore co-development opportunities between NDE and DoD Centrals –Analyze backup options between the Centrals