Processing of the U.S. climatologies is now on schedule. Products completed include monthly large sector composites for February, March, April and May 2002, and wind regime composites for February, March and April. Monthly wind regime composites covering the past five years has been completed for February, March, and April

Data processing for the Cheyenne project has started. Data for the months of interest are being pulled off tape and reduced to the sector earlier approved by the Cheyenne office. A visit of senior forecaster, Michael Weiland, within the next month is currently being arranged.

Two new cloud detection algorithms are currently being developed. One uses a channel 4 (10.7 um) background and threshold, based on a similar algorithm used by the Climatological and Historical Analysis of Environmental Simulations (CHANCES) project. It is currently being tested and shows promise for the Cheyenne project. Another algorithm that uses the shortwave product developed by Stan Kidder and Don Hillger is also in development.

In new developments, hourly Matt Knipp has developed a program to aid in image quality control. It is currently in the testing phase and shows promise.