Overview of the NOAA GOES-R Air Quality Proving Ground

Dr. Amy HuffBattelle Memorial Institute

huffa@battelle.org

AMI Satellite Workshop on Air Quality ManagementMay 10, 2011

Current NOAA Satellite Products for AQ Community

HMS Fire and Smoke Product (8/24/06)

GOES Visible GOES IR GOES Water Vapor

GASP AOD

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NASA MODIS Products for AQ Community

Terra satelliteOctober 22, 2007

MODIS AODMODIS True Color (RGB)

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Uses of Satellite Products by AQ Community

• Routine AQ forecasting and event analyses:– Identify meteorological features that affect air pollutant

build-up and transport (e.g., cloud cover, convection, frontal boundaries)

– Identify and evaluate significant air pollution events (e.g., wildfire smoke, windblown dust, haze)

– Advanced warning of upwind significant events (especially wildfires)

• Retrospective and Exceptional Event analyses:– Document the overall meteorological setting of events– Document the location, severity, timing, transport, and

extent of events

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http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/aq/

NOAA’s IDEA Site

GOES-R Satellite• 1st in next generation of NOAA geostationary weather

satellites, designed to replace current series of GOES• Launch planned for 2015

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Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)• Key instrument on GOES-R for air quality is the

Advanced Baseline Imager:– AOD with accuracy similar to MODIS (multi-band

aerosol retrieval) but high temporal resolution– Aerosol type information (smoke vs. dust)– Fire/hot spot characterization– Visible, IR, water vapor imagery

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Current GOES Imager ABI

Spectral Bands (Channels) 5 16

TemporalResolution

Full Disk 3 hr 15 min

CONUS 15 min 5 min

Mesoscale N/A 30 sec

Spatial Resolution AOD 4 km 2 km

NOAA GOES-R Proving Ground

• First major technological advances to GOES since 1994, and NOAA is concerned that users won’t be prepared for the new products and more frequent measurements.

• GOES-R Proving Ground is bridging the gap between research and operations by:1. Utilizing current data systems (e.g., satellite, terrestrial,

models) to simulate GOES-R capabilities2. Infusing simulated GOES-R products into operations, with

an emphasis on AWIPS and the transition to AWIPS-II3. Engaging in a dialogue with users to provide sustained

feedback to developers

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http://www.goes-r.gov/

GOES-R Proving Ground Goals

• PG purpose: test and evaluate simulated GOES-R products before GOES-R is launched into space.

• Proving Ground provides a mechanism to:– Get prototype GOES-R products in hands of users– Keep lines of communication open between product

developers and users– Allow users to provide input on the 1) format of GOES-R

products , 2) how products will be displayed, and 3) how products will be integrated into operations

• For a GOES-R success…forecasters/analysts must be able to use GOES-R products on Day 1!

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GOES-R Proving Ground Partners

WRH

ARHNWS Alaska Region HQ

PRHNWS Pacific Region HQ

BPA

SPC OUN

75 Total PartnersCurrent as of December 2009

3 Weather Service Offices served by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

4 Weather Service Offices served by the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS) via SPoRT

11 National/Regional Centers

15 Weather Service Offices served by the NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center (SPoRT)

46 Weather Service Offices served by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)

OTX

PDT

MAF

MFR

BOU

TFX

EKA

CYS

MTRVEF

REV

BYZ

GGW

RIW

ABQ

EPZFWDSRH

AMA

CRP

TSA

UNRABR

FGF

AWC/CRH EAX

DVN

SGF

DMX

MPX

DLH

MKX

GRBARX

MQT

LOT

INDIWX

ICT

OHXMRX

MOBBMX

HUN

TAE

MFL

MLB

GSP

CHSCAE

BTV

PBZ

RAH

CTP

LWX

JKL

UMBC

ERH

EPA

HGX SMG

NOAA/NWSHeadquarters (Silver Spring, MD); Center for Satellite Applications and Research; Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution.

GOES-R Program Office (Greenbelt, MD).

CIRA

CIMSS

NHC

AJK

AFG

AFC

CICS

SPoRT

RNK AKQ

KEY

FFC

BGM

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National and Regional Centers

• Alaska, Anchorage (ARH)• Anchorage (AFC) and Fairbanks (AFG)• Eastern, Bohemia, New York (ERH)• Central, Kansas City, Missouri (CRH)• Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii (PRH)• Southern, Fort Worth, Texas (SRH)• Western, Salt Lake City, Utah (WRH)• Aviation Weather, Kansas City (AWC)• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• National Hurricane Center, Miami (NHC)• Storm Prediction Center, Norman (SPC)

GOES-R Proving Ground Partners

75 Total PartnersCurrent as of December 2009

OTX

• Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ)• Birmingham, Alabama (BMX)• Corpus Christi, Texas (CRP)• Great Falls, Montana (TFX)• Houston, Texas (HGX)• Huntsville, Alabama (HUN)• Key West WFO (KEY)• Melbourne, Florida (MLB)• Miami, Florida (MFL)• Mobile, Alabama (MOB)• Morristown, Tennessee (MRX)• Nashville, Tennessee (OHX)• Peachtree City WFO (FFC)• Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG)• Tallahassee, Florida (TAE)

• Boulder, Colorado (BOU)• Cheyenne, Wyoming (CYS)• Eureka, California (EKA)

• Aberdeen, South Dakota (ABR)• Amarillo, Texas (AMA)• Billings, Montana (BYZ)• Binghamton, New York (BGM)• Boulder, Colorado (BOU)• Burlington, Vermont (BTV)• Charleston, South Carolina (CHS)• Chicago, Illinois (LOT)• Columbia, South Carolina (CAE)• Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (FWD)• Davenport, Iowa (DVN)• Des Moines, Iowa (DMX)• Duluth, Minnesota (DLH)• El Paso, Texas (EPZ)• Fargo, North Dakota (FGF)• Glasgow, Montana (GGW)• Green Bay, Wisconsin (GRB)• Greenville, South Carolina (GSP)• Indianapolis, Indiana (IND)• Jackson, Kentucky (JKL)• Juneau, Alaska (AJK)• Kansas City, Missouri (EAX)• La Crosse, Wisconsin (ARX)

• Las Vegas, Nevada (VEF)• Marquette, Michigan (MQT)• Medford, Oregon (MFR)• Midland, Texas (MAF)• Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MKX)• Minneapolis, Minnesota (MPX)• Monterey, California (MTR)• Nashville, Tennessee (OHX)• Norman, Oklahoma (OUN)• Northern Indiana (IWX)• Pendleton, Oregon (PDT)• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBZ)• Raleigh, North Carolina (RAH)• Rapid City, South Dakota (UNR)• Reno, Nevada (REV)• Riverton, Wyoming (RIW)• Spokane, Washington (OTX)• Springfield, Missouri (SGF)• State College, Pennsylvania (CTP)• Sterling, Virginia (LWX)• Tulsa, Oklahoma (TSA)• Wichita, Kansas (ICT)• Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG)

Weather Service Offices served by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)

University of Maryland Baltimore CountyWeather Service Offices served by theCooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)3

Weather Service Offices served by theNASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center (SPoRT)15

• State/Local/Tribal Air Quality Forecast Offices (non-NOAA)

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• Blacksburg Virginia (RNK)• Raleigh, North Carolina (RAH)• Sterling, Virginia (LWX)• Wakefield, Virginia (AKQ)

Weather Service Offices served by the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS) via SPoRT

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Air Quality Proving Ground (AQPG)

• NOAA has created the AQPG – a subset of the GOES-R Proving Ground – focusing on the aerosol products that will be available from the ABI.

• Goal: build a user community that is ready to use GOES-R air quality products as soon as they become available.

• This distinction is important because the air quality community has very different needs than the majority of NOAA users (NWS meteorologists).

• AQPG is using simulated GOES-R ABI data for training and interaction with the user community.

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http://alg.umbc.edu/aqpg/

AQPG Activities

• Created an Advisory Group of forecasters and analysts who are providing feedback on products.– User community feedback is critical for improving product

quality, usage, and distribution, and for the development of new applications (including specific data formats)

• Working with NOAA to prototype the delivery system for GOES-R air quality products.

• Creating simulated GOES-R ABI products for at least 10 case studies of past air quality events.

• Providing training on GOES-R and ABI products to Advisory Group and general AQ community at workshops and conferences.

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AQPG Team Members

• Sundar Christopher (UAH)• Barry Gross (CCNY)• Ray Hoff (UMBC)• Amy Huff (Battelle)• Shobha Kondragunta (NOAA NESDIS)• Brad Pierce (NOAA NESDIS)• Bonnie Reed (NOAA NWS)• Ivanka Stajner (NOAA NWS)• Jim Szykman (USEPA)

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AQPG Overview

Focus on User Engagement

NOAA GOES-R Air Quality Proving GroundExcerpts from Case Study 1

August 24, 2006

Smoke in Northern Rocky Mountain StatesHaze in Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and

Mississippi Valley Regions

PM2.5 24-hour Average AQI for August 24, 2006

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Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) for August 24, 2006

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GASP AODMODIS AOD

Simulated GOES-R ABI AOD Loop (CONUS)for 10 UTC August 24 – 3 UTC August 25, 2006

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Next Steps for the AQPG• Preparing additional case studies for training/feedback.• Running near real-time testbed of simulated ABI AOD

during DISCOVER-AQ mission (July 1-31, 2011):– PHL-BAL-DC corridor (DISCOVER-AQ region) and Mid-

Atlantic/Southeast region– Next-day ABI AOD available ~2-3 PM daily for 2 weeks– AQ forecasters will review ABI AOD and provide feedback

• 2nd annual AQPG workshop at UMBC in Oct/Nov:– 1-day workshop in Baltimore for Advisory Group members– Discuss recent progress in AQPG, review simulated ABI data,

get feedback from air quality community

• Reviewing AWIPS-II and evaluating options for ABI aerosol data delivery to AQ community.

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Acknowledgements

• Steve Goodman (NOAA NESDIS)• Shobha Kondragunta (NOAA NESDIS)• Ray Hoff (UMBC)• Sundar Christopher (UAH)• Bonnie Reed (NOAA NWS)• Mike Johnson (NOAA NWS)• Pubu Ciren and Chuanyu Xu (NOAA NESDIS)

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