NWS (Dostalek, Motta, Winston, Molenar, Weaver)

• Von Woods (NWS Atlanta, Georgia), and Dennis Cain (NWS San Joaquin, California) visited CIRA on December 7 for a demonstration of RAMSDIS satellite climatology efforts.  Von already has the RAMSDIS satellite climatology programs and was looking for more information on accessing the data and tailoring climatology to their region.  Dennis is from the Western Region and expressed interested in obtaining the climatology programs to initiate a fog climatology for his region of the country.

• Initial preparations are underway for a dryline experiment using the Research RAMSDIS in Lubbock, Texas this spring.  The experiment will include researchers from the Lubbock, TX, NWS, Texas Tech University, and CIRA participants (J. Weaver and J. Dostalek).

• New software was sent to Lubbock, TX NWS for testing.  The software allows users to erase maps plotted on the RAMSDIS loops (in order that the satellite imagery alone may be viewed).

• Steve Kays (Topeka NWS) inquired about the use of the 10.7 and 12.0 um difference product currently available in AWIPS.  An analogous product is being generated by the RAMMT for evaluation and improvement.

• D. Hillger participated in the NWS Annual GOES Assessment Meeting held in Silver Springs on November 6 and 7.  Examples of CIRA/RAMM Team contributions to GOES Assessment were presented.