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Challenges and Progress in GOES-R Project - July 2011 Meeting Summary

Recap of the GOES-R project meeting in July 2011, discussing issues faced, progress made, and collaborations with UH, DoD, and more to improve the program. Contact Bill Ward for inquiries.

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Challenges and Progress in GOES-R Project - July 2011 Meeting Summary

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  1. GOES-R PROVING GROUND JULY 2011 Bill Ward National Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters

  2. Agenda items • Getting started • UH Support • Work with DoD • Ewa Beach issues

  3. Getting Started • In a word this was “TOUGH” ! • Electrical issues at Ewa Beach prevented the site from going in • Not to be corrected until 2nd – 3rd Qtr FY12 • Locating site was completed by Dr. Businger • Resource issues (largely a lack of staff) • AWIPS II, PRH move to PRC and other issues

  4. UH Support • Dr. Businger and Dr. Porter are working very hard to make this work • Dr. Businger has secured a site and we are developing a MOU • Dr Porter has a paper in for consideration with the COMET GOES-R Outreach Proposal • PRH has been working with UH JIMAR and NESDIS to get a grant moving forward

  5. Working with DoD • Discussions are ongoing with JTWC and Offutt Air Force Base to get access to real time Polar data • Andersen AFB • Hickam AFB • Understanding is that both sites are pulling X/L Band data from these sites • Support for WFO Guam’s AOR • Backup data for the Antenna for UH

  6. Ewa Beach issues • Data dropouts have been happening since we got the McIDAS hardware and software and antenna repaired…. • We have been working very hard with Global Services and McIDAS to get this corrected • Please note image on next slide

  7. QUESTIONS???BILL WARDNWS PRHbill.ward@noaa.gov808.532.6415

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