14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 1

NDETitle Page

NDE

Project Overview

Information Briefing to COPC

James Silva NPOESS Data Exploitation Project Manager

James YoeNDE System Integration Coordinator

November 14, 2007

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 2

NDENDE Mission Statement

Deliver NPOESS data products and assist NOAA and other civilian operational users to realize the potential of NPOESS observations

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 3

NDENPOESS & NDE

NPOESS DataExploitation

SafetyNet

NPOESS Ground Systems

Command and Control

Operational User

CommunityArchive and Access

NPP

NPOESS C1

NDE EnhancedProducts

Quality Control

Near Real-time Delivery

GenericNPOESS

Data

NOAAScience Center

(operated in ESPC)

Process

Ingest

NDE will be a critical link to achieve return on the NPOESS investment

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 4

NDEOperational 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

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 5

NDE NDE Management Team

AWIPS

Design Partners

NDEProduct

Development Teams

(STAR & Others)

ESPC

InfrastructureAcquisition,Operations(OSDPD)

NDEProject

ManagerJim Silva

Data CentersCLASS

STAR

NDESystem Architect

Geof Goodrum

NOAAProduct Integration

Teams(NCEP, CoastWatch,

AWIPS & Others)

SystemDevelopment

Team(OSDPD)

NDESystems

IntegrationCoordinator

Jim Yoe

NDEProduct

Development Manager

Tom Schott

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 6

NDEScope: The NOAA Central

xDRs

NPOESSStatus

NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) Suitland, MD

NPOESS’Mission

Management Center (MMC)

NOAA

CUSTOMERS(NWS, NOS,

OAR, & external users)

xDRs

NOAA-UniqueProducts

Tailored Products

Long-TermArchive (CLASS)

NOAA-UniqueProducts

ProductProcessing

Components

CustomerService Request/Response

xDRs

xDR SubscriptionRequests

NOAA Central

Data Delivery Reports

NPOESS’Interface

Data ProcessingSegment(IDPS)

WorkRequest/Status

NOAA’sNPOESS

Data Exploitation

(NDE)

TroubleTicket

NASAScience

Data Segment

(SDS)

xDRs

NOAA Environmental Satellite Processing

Center (ESPC)

Key

External EntityProcess Environment

Data Flow External Data Flow

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 7

NDENDE’s IT Infrastructure

• Ingest • Data Processing (data handling & science) • Quality Control (input and output)• Distribution• Help Desk

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 8

NDENDE 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)

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 9

NDENPP Products - Phase 1

CrIS Thinned Radiances SST Anomalies Ozone Profile

CrIS Cloud Cleared Radiances Coral Reef Degree Heating Ozone Total Column

Total Precipitable Water (ATMS) Coral Reef Bleaching Snow Cover

Snow Cover (ATMS) Total Ozone (CrIS) Imagery

Precipitation Type/Rate (ATMS) Carbon products Ocean 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 Radiances Atmospheric Moisture Profile

Ice Water Path (ATMS) CrIS Radiances Aerosol Optical Thickness

Land Surface Temperature (ATMS) VIIRS Radiances Surface Type & Vegetation Cover

Temperature Profiles (ATMS) OMPS Radiances Surface Albedo

Moisture Profiles (ATMS) Cloud Mask Cloud Cover/Layers

Blended SST Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Color Key

NOAA-unique Tailored

Phase 1 (Jan 2010 – Jun 2011): Legacy mission continuity replacement products comprised of currently funded NUPs and xDRs

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 10

NDENPP Products - Phase 2

NOAA-Unique Products Tailored Products

Polar Winds (VIIRS) Aerosol Particle Size

Clear Sky Radiances (VIIRS) Cloud Top Temperature

Vegetation Health Cloud Top Pressure

Vegetation Moisture Land Surface Temperature (VIIRS)

Drought Indices Cloud Base Height

Vegetation Thermal Conditions Cloud Effective Particle Size

Leaf Area Index Cloud Optical Thickness

Fire Potential Cloud Top Height (VIIRS)

Near Coast Ocean Color Ice Surface Temperature

Integrated xDRs at CrIS Resolution Net 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

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 11

NDE

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

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 12

NDENDE 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

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 13

NDEUser 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 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 14

NDEUser 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)

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 15

NDEFor 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

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 16

NDEProject Schedule CY

NOTE: IPO/NASA plans extensive Cal/Val following NPP launch

14 November 2007 Briefing to NCEP 17

NDESummary

• 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