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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: 0403-2</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><p><strong>Amendments</strong></p>
<p><strong>A1 - 8 Apr 04</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>2. Requirement Title:</strong> Advanced
Scatterometer (ASCAT) Products</td>
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<td colspan="12"><strong>USER INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><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"><strong>3. Approval Authority</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">Steve Lord</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/EMC</td>
<td><p>P: 301-763-8000 x 7201</p>
<p>F: 301-763-8545</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Stephan.Lord@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>4. User Project Leader</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">Fred Toepfer</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/EMC</td>
<td><p>P: 301-763-8000 x 7200</p>
<p>F: 301-763-8545</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Fredick.Toepfer@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>5a. Operational Point of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">Jeff Ator</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/NCO</td>
<td><p>P: 301-763-8000 x 7104</p>
<p>F: 301-763-8381</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Jeff.Ator@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>5b. Operational Point of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">Ed Rappaport</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/TPC</td>
<td><p>P: 305-229-4412</p>
<p>F: 305-553-1901</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Edward.N.Pappaport@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>5c. Operational Point of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">Kevin Mccarthy</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/HPC</td>
<td>P: 301-763-8000 x7304</td>
<td colspan="2">Kevin.mccarthy@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>6. Technical Point of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">John Derber</td>
<td colspan="4">NCEP/EMC</td>
<td><p>P: 301-763-8000 x 7740</p>
<p>F: 301-763-8545</p></td>
<td colspan="2">John.Deber@noaa.gov</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>7. Requirement Title:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)Products</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>8. General Description of Need:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">Provide scatterometer winds and level 1B data from ASCAT
in BUFR format in full resolution, to include QC flags. This will be a
continuation of the existing scatterometry data for use by the Ocean
Prediction Center and the NWP models. The NWS field offices per an
earlier request to the SPSRB will also require this data.</td>
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<td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p><strong>9. Benefits:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Value Range (check):</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="9">Will ensure the continued input from scatterometry for
use operationally.</td>
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<td colspan="3">Less than $100K</td>
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<td colspan="2">$100K to $1 Million</td>
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<td>Greater than $1 Million</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>10. Shortcomings of Existing
Capabilities:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">There is no existing shortcoming. The scatterometer data
will augment the current data, as long as it is still available.</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>11. Need Date:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">As soon as possible after launch and check out to ensure
no gap in data.</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>12. Termination Date:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">When data are no longer available.</td>
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<td colspan="3" rowspan="4"><strong>13. User Priority:</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Check Appropriate Box Below</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3">XXX</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="3"></td>
<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="3"><strong>14. Suggested Solutions
(Optional):</strong></td>
<td colspan="9">Continue to provide scatterometer data for use in the
models and by OPC.</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>15. Concept Of Operations
(Optional):</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>16. Additional Remarks (Optional):</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>17. Email, Mail or Fax Request to:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9"><p>email: <a
href="mailto:George.Hughes@noaa.gov"><u>Eileen.Maturi@noaa.gov</u></a></p>
<p>Fax: Eileen Maturi at 301-763- 8580</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>NESDIS TRIAGE BOARD INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>18. Recommended Action</strong></td>
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>Oversight Panel Lead:</strong> Wind Product
Oversight Panel</p>
<p><strong>Integrated Product Team members:</strong></p>
<p>IPT Lead: Paul Chang (ORA)</p>
<p>Members: Gene Legg (OSDPD)</p>
<p>Tom Schott (OSD)</p>
<p><strong>Guidance:</strong></p>
<p>The ASCAT decision brief was given to the SPSRB in March 2003 and the
SPSRB endorsed the recommended course of action. This project will take
the level 0 ASCAT data and generate higher-level products. The initial
products include 25 KM ocean surface winds, sigma knots (i.e.,
radiances) and a scatterometer ice product. Follow-on products will
increase the resolution to 12.5 KM products.</p>
<p>The initial development funding has been approved and the project
will be reviewed by ORA, OSD, OSDPD in May/June 2004 for next year
funding requirements.</p>
<p>Continue to develop the ASCAT Plan for Product Implementation (PPI)
and coordinate the plan with the NWS POCs above.</p>
<p>Triage Board (March 11, 2004)</p></td>
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