# Presentation: 683651

## SSEC/CIMSS Training Workshops for International DB Users Allen Huang, Liam Gumley, Kathy Strabala, Tom Rink,  & Paolo AntonelliCooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC)University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

***International EOS/NPP Direct Readout Meeting 2008***
***Bangkok, Thailand ***
***3 April 2008***

## UW Direct Broadcast Processing Package Heritage

**UW Direct Broadcast Processing Package Heritage**

**ITPP- International TOVS Processing Package**
**IAPP-International ATOVS Processing Package**
**IMAPP-International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package**

## Slide 3

## End to End Processing Chain Example

**International MODIS & AIRS Processing Package (IMAPP)**

## SSEC UW-Madison DB related workshop conducted so far

**2004 – Nanjing, China (IMAPP) **
**2004 – Perth, Australia (IMAPP)****2005 – Taipei, Taiwan (IMAPP MODIS)****2005 – Beijing, China (IMAPP)**
**2006 – Andenes, Norway (MODIS)****2006 – Pretoria, South Africa (IMAPP)**
**2007 ****–**** Brazil (GEOSS GOES/MODIS/AIRS)**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program 26-30 November 2007 CPTEC/INPE Cachoeira Paulista - São Paulo, Brazil Lecturers: Allen Huang, Tim Schmit*, Gary Wade*, Kathy Strabala, & Tom Rink

**Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Equador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, & Venezuela **

**The workshop topics included ****GOES Imager, Sounder, and MODIS**** measurement concept; general principles of remote sensing of the land, ocean, and atmosphere; GOES & MODIS algorithms for cloud detection, SST, fire detection, fogs, winds, NDVI, temperature and water vapor profiling, cloud and aerosol optical property retrieval, and ****synergy of GEO/LEO****. **
**The ****forty-four hours**** of classroom work included ****lectures**** which provided a detailed understanding of the ****theory of GOES and MODIS earth observations, data to products processing algorithms, and laboratory exercises**** using ****HYDRA**** which allowed hands-on exploration of GOES, MODIS images and derived products.**

**GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop****– Transforming Data into Products****Tier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program**** ****26-30 November 2007 ****CPTEC/INPE Cachoeira Paulista - São Paulo, Brazil** **Lecturers: ****Allen Huang, Tim Schmit*, Gary Wade*, Kathy Strabala, & Tom Rink**

## Slide 7

## Workshop Agenda

**Workshop Agenda**

**Day 1 Monday**
**       ****1.1** Workshop Opening
**       ****1.2 **Overview of Workshop
**       ****1.3 **Review of Remote Sensing Fundamentals I
**       ****1.4**  Multispectral Imager and Sounder Measurement Information Content
-        Lunch
**       ****1.5** MODIS Data/Imagery (Lab Session)
**       ****Reception 18:00-19:30**
**Day 2 Tuesday**
-        **2.1** Review of Remote Sensing Fundamentals II
**       ****2.2** Overview of MODIS Products (Atmosphere)
**       ****2.3** Overview of MODIS Products (Land & Marine)
**       ****2.4** Direct Broadcast CIMSS Regional Assimilation System (DB-CRAS)
-        Lunch
**       ****2.5** MODIS Products (Lab Session)
**       ****2.6 **_Q/A Session (17:30)_

## Workshop Agenda - Continue

**Workshop Agenda - Continue**

**Day 3 Wednesday**
**       ****3.1 **Review of Remote Sensing Fundamentals III
**       ****3.2 **Overview of NOAA Geo Program
**       ****3.3 **SSEC Remote Sensing Expertise
**       ****3.4 **Review of GOES-10 Instruments
-        Lunch
-        **3.5** GOES-10 Images/ Products (Lab Session)
**       ****3.6 **_Q/A Session__ __(17:30)_
**Day 4 Thursday**
**       ****4.1 **Review of Remote Sensing Fundamentals IV
**       ****4.2 **Review of GOES-10 Sounder I
**       ****4.3 **Review of GOES-10 Sounder II
-        Lunch
-        4.4 GOES-10 Soundings (Lab Session)
**       ****4.5 **_Q/A Session__ __(17:30)_
**       **
**Banquet 20:20-23:00**

## Workshop Agenda - Continue

**Workshop Agenda - Continue**

**5.    Day 5 Friday**
**       ****5.1 **Geo/Leo Integration (lab session)
**       ****5.2 **CPTEC Lecture I
-              by Dr. Leonardo Peres, Dr. Alberto Setzer, Dr. Milton Kampel, &
-              Dr. Luiz Machado
-        Lunch
-        **5.3** CPTEC Lecture II
-              by Dr. Rodrigo Souza, & Dr. Juan Ceballos
**       ****5.4 **Future Systems/Capabilities/Opportunities/Plans** **
**       ****5.5 **Workshop Review and Conclusion (Hosts & Lecturers)
-              Workshop Review and Synopsis (All)
-              Workshop Discussions (All)
-              Workshop Survey
-              Certificate
-              Workshop Concluding Remarks (All)

## Pre Workshop Survey

**1. What do you expect to gain from this workshop?**
**2. What academic degree do you have or are working towards (circle one or write down)?**
**Have:   BS  /  MS  /   Ph. D.    Others (please specify):**
**Working towards:  BS  /  MS  /   Ph. D. / Others (please specify):**
**3. What kind of work are you doing?**
**Operations / Research / others (please specify):**
**Meteorology / Hydrology / others (please specify):**
**4. Have you or do you currently use GOES-10 data?   **
**If yes:  Imager / Sounder;  Radiances / Products / others (please specify):**
**If no, are you considering accessing GOES-10 data now?    Yes   /   No**
**5. For your work/job what other types of satellite data do you also use?**

## Workshop Survey

**What are the best features, the parts that you like the most, of the workshop?**
**What are the most difficult areas of the workshop, the parts with which you have any problem?**
**What changes would you like to see made to this workshop to make it more useful to you?**
**Overall Ranking (circle one): **
**	****How useful is this Workshop in assisting your operation/research work?**
**	****	****Very Useful   /   Useful   /   Somewhat Useful   /   Not Useful Others (please specify):****	**
**	****How likely are you to attend this kind of workshop in the future?**
**	****	****Definitely will    /    May be    /     Unlikely**
**	****         ****Others (please specify):**
**Additional comments (also use the back if additional space is necessary).**

## Workshop Survey - Continue

- 6. **What academic degree do you have or are working towards (circle one or write down)?**
**Have:   BS  /  MS  /   Ph. D.    Others (please specify):**
**Working towards:  BS  /  MS  /   Ph. D. / Others (please specify):**
**7. What kind of work are you doing?**
**	****Operations / Research / others (please specify):**
**	****Meteorology / Hydrology / others (please specify):**
**8****. Have you or do you currently use GOES-10 data?   **
**	****If yes:  Imager / Sounder;  Radiances / Products / others (please specify):**
**	****If no, are you considering accessing GOES-10 data now?    Yes   /   No**
**9. For your work/job what other types of satellite data do you also use?**
**10. ****Do you find HYDRA useful in the lab?      Yes   /   No**
**	****If yes, will you consider using this kind of visualization tool for your work?**

## http://webaula.cptec.inpe.br/visitview/curso_geoss/

**http://webaula.cptec.inpe.br/visitview/curso_geoss/**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/**
**     ****Reading Materials:**
**	****a) Chap 2; 3 & 5 of Paul Menzel’s Satellite Meteorology**
**	****    ****http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SatelliteNotes/Notes.html**
**	****b) COMET**
**	****	****    ****Satellite Meteorology: GOES Channel Selection****	****     Satellite Meteo.: Introduction to Using the GOES Sounder****	****     Remote Sen. of Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere with MODIS *****       c) VISITview lessons *****	****    The GOES 3.9 μm Channel****    ****	****    GOES High Density Winds****	****    Water Vapor Channel Satellite Imagery ****	****    Wildland Fire Detection using Satellite Imagery****	****    Fog Detection and Analysis with Satellite Data****	****    GOES Sounder Data and Products****	****   ****http://www.meted.ucar.edu/export/GEOSS_WMO_07/**

**GEOSS Americas/Caribbean ****Remote Sensing Workshop ****– Transforming Data into Products**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program

**Permanent workshop web site is maintained at**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007****/**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program

**All the laboratory datasets & documents are available on-line at:**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/labs.html**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program

**All the data used are available on-line at:**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/data.html**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program

**All the day by day class room material used are available on-line at:**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/day.html**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program

**All the day by day class room material used are available on-line at:**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/day.html**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program 26-30 November 2007 CPTEC/INPE Cachoeira Paulista - São Paulo, BrazilLecturers: Allen Huang, Tim Schmit*, Gary Wade*, Kathy Strabala, & Tom Rink

**Evaluation of Instructors (Overall)**
**CPTEC/INPE’s Survey**

**How likely are you to attend this kind of workshop in the future**
**Anonymous Survey**

## Slide 22

**2006 – Pretoria, South Africa**

**2006 – Andenes, Norway**

## GEOSS Americas/Caribbean Remote Sensing Workshop– Transforming Data into ProductsTier 1 of NOAA GEOSS 3-tier training program 26-30 November 2007 CPTEC/INPE Cachoeira Paulista - São Paulo, Brazil Lecturers: Allen Huang, Tim Schmit*, Gary Wade*, Kathy Strabala, & Tom Rink

##  Teach Principles of Environmental Remote Sensing

-  Teach Principles of Environmental Remote Sensing
-  	- building on the work of Paul Menzel
-  Promote use of Aqua and Terra Data and Products
- 	- Lectures On Topics Determined by Student Interest
- 	- Labs (Practical hands on use – learn strengths and 			            weaknesses of algorithms)
-  Foster collaborations and international relations (We
-      learn a great deal)

- Nanjing 2004

**Hydra Visualization Tool**
**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/hydra/**
**Tom Rink, Kevin Baggett, Paul Menzel**

## http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/hydra/

**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/hydra/**

## SSEC UW-Madison DB related workshop conducted so far

**2004 – Nanjing, China (IMAPP) **
**2004 – Perth, Australia (IMAPP)****2005 – Taipei, Taiwan (IMAPP MODIS)****2005 – Beijing, China (IMAPP)**
**2006 – Andenes, Norway (MODIS)****2006 – Pretoria, South Africa (IMAPP)**
**2007 ****–**** Brazil (GEOSS MODIS)**

## Organization

- Remote Sensing Workshops
-  & Seminars

- Remote Sensing
- Theoretical Basis

- Lectures
- Labs (MODIS, AIRS. MSG)

- Group Projects

- Direct Broadcast
- Data Processing and
- Applications

- Lectures
- Labs (MODIS, AIRS)

- Longer courses(6-10 days),
- 2 teachers, 3 tutors selected
- among previous courses participants

- Short intensive courses,
-  4 to 5 teachers

## SSEC/CIMSS Remote Sensing Seminars

**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/**

**List of Seminars**
- _[São Paulo, Brazil: 26-30 November 2007](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SaoPaulo2007/)_
- _[Benevento, Italy: 3-13 June 2007](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Benevento2007/)_
- _[Ostuni](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Ostuni2006/)__[, Italy: 8-16 June 2006 ](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Ostuni2006/)_
- _[Kraków](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Krakow2006/)__[, Poland: 8-12 May 2006](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Krakow2006/)_
- _[South Africa: 3-7 April 2006](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/SouthAfrica2006/)_
- _[New York, USA: 6 March - April 5 2006](http://earth.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/ers-l/rs/)_** **
- _[Andenes](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Norway2006/)__[, Norway: 28 February - 2 March 2006](http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/Norway2006/)_
**Bertinoro, Italy: 23 August - 3 September 2004**
**Maratea, Italy: 23-31 May 2003**
**Rome, Italy: 17-24 June 2002**
**Bologna, Italy: 4-11 September 2001**

## SSEC/CIMSS Remote Sensing Seminars

**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/rss/**

**Location****Agenda (html OR pdf)****Lecturers****Participants**
**Documentation****Lectures****Labs****Data****Materials Day by Day**
**Software****Useful Links**
**Pictures**
**Sponsoring Institutes**

**http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/outreach/**

## So far Allen Huang & his colleagues has supervised and educated  international graduate students and visiting Scholars and post doctors from 

United States
Austria
Australia
China
Hungary
India
Italy
Korea
Singapore
South Africa
Taiwan

**United States**
**Austria**
**Australia**
**China**
**Hungary**
**India**
**Italy**
**Korea**
**Singapore**
**South Africa**
**Taiwan**

## Summary

**SSEC/CIMSS at Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison is committed to educate, train, and support “community” in promoting the optimal utility of space, A/C and ground based remote sensing data.**
**SSEC/CIMSS has provided institutional infrastructure to foster training and education opportunity through **
**Training workshop**
**Post doctor training**
**Short and long term visiting research**
**Joint research project**** **
**SSEC/CIMSS DB group is passionate and privileged to working with DB community (people like you) in all aspect of activities for years to come.**
**SSEC/CIMSS will be extremely honored to working with you in the near future.**