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<td colspan="11"><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="11"><strong>NESDIS INPUT</strong></td>
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<td><p><strong>1. Tracking #</strong></p>
<p>0405-6</p></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>May 7, 2004</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>2. Title: 1KM OceanWatch MetOp SST</strong></td>
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<td colspan="11"><strong>USER INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><p><strong>Name</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>Kent Hughes</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Program Manager,</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>CoastWatch</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>OceanWatch</strong></em></p></td>
<td colspan="3"><p><strong>Agency &amp; Mailing Address</strong></p>
<p><strong>NSC, Room 601</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>5200 Auth Road</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Camp Springs, MD 20746</strong></em></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Phone And Fax</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>301-763-8102 x 171</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>301-763-8572</strong></em></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><strong>E-mail</strong></p>
<p><a
href="mailto:Kent.hughes@noaa.gov"><strong>Kent.Hughes@noaa.gov</strong></a></p></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>3. Approval Authority</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>4. User Project Leader</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><p>Kent Hughes</p>
<p>OceanWatch</p>
<p>Manager</p></td>
<td colspan="3"><p><em><strong>NSC, room 601</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>5200 Auth Road</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Camp Springs,</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>MD 20746</strong></em></p></td>
<td><p><em><strong>301-763-8102x 171</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>301-763-8572</strong></em></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><a
href="mailto:Kent.hughes@noaa.gov"><strong>Kent.Hughes@noaa.gov</strong></a></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>5. Operational Point of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>John Sapper</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><p><em><strong>FB4, Room 2322</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>4401 Suitland Rd</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Suitland, MD</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>20746</strong></em></p></td>
<td><p><em><strong>301-457-0918</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>x148</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>301-457-0918</strong></em></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><a
href="mailto:john.sapper@noaa.gov"><em><strong>john.sapper@noaa.gov</strong></em></a></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>6. Technical Points of Contact</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><p><strong>Alex Ignatov</strong></p>
<p><strong>Andy Harris</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td><p><em><strong>301-763-8102 x190</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>301-763-8102 x169</strong></em></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><a
href="mailto:Alex.ignatov@noaa.gov">Alex.ignatov@noaa.gov</a></p>
<p><a
href="mailto:Andy.harris@noaa.gov">Andy.harris@noaa.gov</a></p></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>7. Requirement Title:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9"><strong>1KM OceanWatch MetOp SST</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>8. General Description of Need:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9"><ul>
<li><p>Critical for Ecosystem monitoring and prediction.</p></li>
<li><p>Fisheries – better resolution and accuracy will improve fish
stock management;</p></li>
<li><p>Ecosystem monitoring – better resolution and accuracy are
essential to improving ecosystem measurements supporting HAB forecasts,
etc.</p></li>
<li><p>Other -</p></li>
</ul></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="9"><ul>
<li><p>The OceanWatch, require a blended product to provide high
resolution SSTs every one to three hours over the expanded OceanWatch
areas.</p></li>
<li><p>Fisheries need the highest possible SST products for more
accurate location of critical temperature fronts</p></li>
</ul></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Less than $100K</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">$100K to $1 Million</td>
<td>x</td>
<td>Greater than $1 Million</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>10. Shortcomings of Existing
Capabilities:</strong></td>
<td colspan="9"><p>There is no way to calculate high density 1KM SST
from MetOp with the current</p>
<p>Orbital processing system.</p>
<p>The current orbital processing system is working on 1970’s
technology.</p></td>
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| **11. Need     | January     |                                       |
| Date:**        | 2007        |                                       |
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| **12.          |             |                                       |
| Termination    |             |                                       |
| Date:**        |             |                                       |
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| **13. User     | **Check     |                                       |
| Priority:**    | Appropriate |                                       |
|                | Box Below** |                                       |
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|                | x           | **Mission Critical:** Cannot meet     |
|                |             | operational mission objectives        |
|                |             | without this requirement              |
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|                |             | **Mission Optimal:** Requirement not  |
|                |             | critical but would provide            |
|                |             | significant improvement to            |
|                |             | operational capability                |
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|                |             | **Mission Enhancing:** Requirement    |
|                |             | needed to enhance state of knowledge  |
|                |             | or assess potential for operational   |
|                |             | capability                            |
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| **14.          | Design a    |                                       |
| Suggested      | new SST     |                                       |
| Solutions      | orbital     |                                       |
| (Optional):**  | processing  |                                       |
|                | system that |                                       |
|                | will be     |                                       |
|                | ready to    |                                       |
|                | handle the  |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | High        |                                       |
|                | density 1KM |                                       |
|                | MetOp data. |                                       |
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| **15. Concept  |             |                                       |
| Of Operations  |             |                                       |
| (Optional):**  |             |                                       |
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| **16.          |             |                                       |
| Additional     |             |                                       |
| Remarks        |             |                                       |
| (Optional):**  |             |                                       |
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| **17. Email,   | email:      |                                       |
| Mail or Fax    | <Eileen>    |                                       |
| Request to:**  | Matu        |                                       |
|                | ri@noaa.gov |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | Fax: Eileen |                                       |
|                | Maturi at   |                                       |
|                | 3           |                                       |
|                | 01-763-8572 |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | Mail:       |                                       |
|                | Eileen      |                                       |
|                | Maturi      |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | NOAA        |                                       |
|                | Science     |                                       |
|                | Center,     |                                       |
|                | Room 601    |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | 5200 Auth   |                                       |
|                | Road        |                                       |
|                |             |                                       |
|                | Camp        |                                       |
|                | Springs,    |                                       |
|                | Maryland    |                                       |
|                | 20746       |                                       |
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| **NESDIS       |             |                                       |
| TRIAGE BOARD   |             |                                       |
| INPUT**        |             |                                       |
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| **18.          | Forward to  |                                       |
| Recommended    | Kent        |                                       |
| Action**       | Hughes,     |                                       |
|                | info Ocean  |                                       |
|                | POP. This   |                                       |
|                | project is  |                                       |
|                | being       |                                       |
|                | proposed as |                                       |
|                | Polar PSDI  |                                       |
|                | and will be |                                       |
|                | reviewed to |                                       |
|                | determine   |                                       |
|                | resources.  |                                       |
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