1. User Readiness Issues for GOES-R Jim Gurka Tim Schmit (NOAA/ NESDIS) Dick Reynolds (Short and Associates) 4 th GOES Users’ Conference May 2, 2006 Broomfield CO

2. 2 Third Conference: – Recommendations related to user readiness provided on: Risk reduction Education and training Proving ground concept

3. 3 Recommendations on Risk Reduction: –Provide test data sets well in advance of operations; –Leverage NPP synergy and experiences; –Develop and validate new or improved products before launch; –Form expert teams for each core sensor; Involve the end users at the local level –Re-package products to support multiple levels of users;

4. 4 Recommendations on Risk Reduction: –Engage existing organizations (i.e. JCSDA); –Establish a focused coastal and ocean user group; –Use simulated data sets to test and validate data processing and distribution systems; –Ensure sufficient overlap with GOES-N series for in orbit validation; –Organize a coordinated field campaign to use in-situ measurements for validation; –GOES-R system should be tested end-to-end before launch;

5. 5 CONOPS Issues : ABI/ HES continuous full disk vs mesoscale - decision making process ~ location and number of areas - prioritization/ conflict resolution ~ i.e. sufficient full disk for winds - degree of automation? Automated selection of clear areas - HES Soundings - HES coastal waters imaging

6. 6 Archive Issues : Level 0, 1, and 2 products? - Metadata - Locally produced products? - Format? - User friendly - Reprocessed and original?

7. 7 Data Distribution Issues : Push vs Pull GOES Re-Broadcast vs land lines vs commercial Data rate reduction via - area selection - temporal reduction - data compression - reduced resolution - channel selection

8. 8 NWP Issues : Risk Reduction via simulated or alternate data sources - AIRS, IASI, CrIS Targeted observations Spectral coverage/ resolution needed for NWP benefits Characterization of surface emissivity over land

9. 9 5 th GOES-R Users’ Conference  New Orleans, Louisiana January 9 th – 11 th, 2008  Held in conjunction with the 88 th AMS (American Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting  Supports AMS Meeting Theme: Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Operations for the Benefit of Society 88th Annual AMS Meeting New Orleans Convention Center New Orleans, LA January 6-11, 2008 Bringing Environmental Benefits to a Society of Users