RAMM/CIRA Quarterly Report

An updated version of Principal Component Image (PCI) software from CIRA has been made available to Brian Hughes at the Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB). The updated software has capabilities for analysis of GOES-12 imagery with the new band-6 at 13.3 um, replacing band-5 at 12.0 um. Changes in the software are needed due to changes in the GVAR data stream with GOES-12. The PCI code will be used at SAB for analysis of volcanic ash in GOES imagery.

Software for Principal Component Image (PCI) analysis on McIDAS area files has been made available via ftp to Jeff Wilson at Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. Assistance was given with program setup and data analysis.

A manuscript entitled "Detection of Important Atmospheric and Surface Features by Employing Principal Component Image Transformation of GOES Imagery" by D. Hillger and G. Ellrod has been returned with second reviews by the Journal of Applied Meteorology.

Future GOES:

D. Hillger was appointed Chair of the subcommittee for Instruments Of Opportunity (IOO) to replace M. DeMaria at the GOES User's Working Group (GWUG) meeting on March 26 in Boulder CO. CIRA hosted a second meeting of the Sub-committee Chairs of the GOES User's Working Group (GUWG) on June 13. The meetings included reports from the GUWG Sub-committee Chairs and discussion of the agenda for the Second GOES Users Conference to be held October 1-3 in Boulder CO.