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<td colspan="12"><p><strong>User Request Form</strong></p>
<p><strong>For a NESDIS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Satellite Product or Service</strong></p></td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>NESDIS INPUT</strong></td>
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<td><strong>1. Tracking Number: 0409-4</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Amendments Date(s):8sept04</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>2. Requirement Title:</strong> High resolution
SST Analysis for AWIPS</td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>USER INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Agency &amp; Mailing Address</strong></td>
<td><strong>Phone And Fax</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>E-mail</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>3. Approval Authority</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">Dave Helms (acting)</td>
<td colspan="4">W/OS7</td>
<td><p>P:</p>
<p>F:</p></td>
<td colspan="2">David.Helms@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>4. User Project Leader</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">Jim Heil</td>
<td colspan="4"><p>W/OS7</p>
<p>1325 East-West Highway</p>
<p>Sliver Spring, MD 20910</p></td>
<td><p>P: 301-713-1792 x140</p>
<p>F: 301-713-2099</p></td>
<td colspan="2">James.Heil@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="4"><strong>5. Operational Points of
Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Agency &amp; Mailing Address</strong></td>
<td><strong>Phone And Fax</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>E-mail</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3">Jim Heil</td>
<td colspan="4"><p>W/OS7</p>
<p>1325 East-West Highway</p>
<p>Sliver Spring, MD 20910</p></td>
<td><p>P: 301-713-1792 x 140</p>
<p>F: 301-713-2099</p></td>
<td colspan="2">James.Heil@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3">Dave Niver</td>
<td colspan="4">W/OST11</td>
<td><p>P: 301-713-9001 x 168</p>
<p>F: 301-713-0745</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Dave.Niver@noaa.gov</td>
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<td><p>P:</p>
<p>F:</p></td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="4"><strong>6. Technical Points of
Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Agency &amp; Mailing Address</strong></td>
<td><strong>Phone And Fax</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>E-mail</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3">Dave Niver</td>
<td colspan="4">W/OST11</td>
<td><p>P: 301-713-9001 x 168</p>
<p>F: 301-713-0745</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Dave.Niver@noaa.gov</td>
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<td><p>P:</p>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>7. Requirement Title:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">High Resolution SST Analysis for AWIPS</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>8. General Description of Need:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">Need a twice daily high resolution SST analysis for the
NWS forecasting area. This area is defined at the northern hemisphere
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the southern hemisphere Pacific Ocean.
The mapping into the appropriate AWIPS grids will be part of further
discussions.</td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p><strong>9. Benefits:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Value Range (check):</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="10">Provides additional information to those offices
responsible for off shore marine (ocean) forecasts. The use of SSTs has
been documented in a published report for adjusting sea breeze
thunderstorm forecasts. The higher resolution data will be able to
detect the mesoscale effects of the modifications of the cooler glacial
waters on the relatively warmer ocean. The data will also help with the
forecasting of marine fog advection.</td>
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<td colspan="4">Less than $100K</td>
<td>X</td>
<td colspan="2">$100K to $1 Million</td>
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<td>Greater than $1 Million</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>10. Shortcomings of Existing
Capabilities:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">The existing AWIPS capabilities are ½ degree by ½
degree gridded product (OB-4). The resolution is not fine enough
particularly along the coast.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>11. Need Date:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">Based on the OB-7 build schedule, the static data will
be needed for testing by Jun 2005, stream testing- operational need is
Nov 2005.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>12. Termination Date:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">N/A</td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="4"><strong>13. User Priority:</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Check Appropriate Box Below</strong></td>
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<td colspan="4">X</td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Mission Critical:</strong> Cannot meet
operational mission objectives without this requirement</td>
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<td colspan="6"><strong>Mission Optimal:</strong> Requirement not
critical but would provide significant improvement to operational
capability</td>
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<td colspan="6"><strong>Mission Enhancing:</strong> Requirement needed
to enhance state of knowledge or assess potential for operational
capability</td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="6"><strong>14. NOAA Users only</strong></td>
<td colspan="10"><strong>What NOAA Mission Goal does this request
support (check all that's appropriate)?</strong></td>
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<td colspan="8"><strong>Ecosystems</strong></td>
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<td colspan="8"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="8"><strong>Weather and Water</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="8"><strong>Commerce &amp; Transportation</strong></td>
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<td colspan="8"><strong>Goal-wide (please specify which
program):</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>15. Suggested Solutions
(Optional):</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">A request has come in for SST analysis at 5 km
resolution for within 100 nm of the coast. This is to map into the
Integrated Forecast Process System (IFPS). A 10 km product for the
greater ocean areas is acceptable. Since a twice daily product is
requested, it is possible to use GOES SSTs data, if available, to fill
in where clouds block the view from the polar satellites. The may pave
the way for the first multi-satellite blended product. A land mask may
be required, so as to have data as close into shore as possible.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>16. Concept Of Operations
(Optional):</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">The SSTs will be part of the overall forecast process
from the data available on AWIPS. Depending on the location, the data
could be integrated into the IFPS for coastal forecasting or used with
other data for the open oceans forecast.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>17. Additional Remarks (Optional):</strong></td>
<td colspan="10">When METOP SSTs are available, may want to re-evaluated
whether even higher resolution data are needed in the coastal
areas.</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>18. Email, Mail or Fax Request to:</strong></td>
<td colspan="10"><p>email: Eileen.Maturi@noaa.gov</p>
<p>Fax: Eileen Maturi at 301-763-8572</p>
<p>Mail: Eileen Maturi</p>
<p>NOAA Science Center, Room 601</p>
<p>5200 Auth Road</p>
<p>Camp Springs, Maryland 20746</p></td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>Triage Board Member Initial Technical
Assessment</strong></td>
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<td colspan="12"><p><strong>19.</strong></p>
<p>Triage Board member:</p>
<p>Current capabilities:</p>
<p>Near term improvement plans related to this capability request:</p>
<p>Technical solution options to meet user request:</p>
<p>Recommended course of action:</p></td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>NESDIS TRIAGE BOARD INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>20. RecommendedAction:</strong></td>
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<td colspan="12">NESDIS SPSRB INPUT</td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>21. RecommendedAction:</strong></td>
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<td colspan="12">NESDIS Resource Updates</td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>22. Resource Updates</strong></td>
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