# Presentation: 873042

## National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 

**An Overview of the Satellite Analysis Branch **
**of the **
**Satellite Services Division**
**George Serafino**
**March 3, 2003**

## SAB Mission Statement

***Satellite Analysis Branch serves as the operational focal point for real-time imagery products and multi-disciplinary environmental analyses within NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). The Branch's primary mission is to support disaster mitigation and warning services for U.S. Federal agencies and the international community. Routine environmental analyses are provided to forecasters and the numerical models of the National Weather Service, and to oceanographic and other environmental users. The Branch schedules and distributes real-time satellite imagery products from global**** ****geostationary and polar orbiting satellites to environmental customers******.***

## Satellite Analysis Branch

**Satellite Analysis Branch**

**Sheldon Kusselson**
**Chuck Kadin**
**Tom Baldwin**
**John Simko**
**Jay Hanna**

**Jamie Kibler**
**Alonzo Brown**

**Nancy Merckle**
**Mark Ruminski**

**Michael Turk**
**Gregg Gallina**

_**Product and Service Focal Points/Backups:**_
**Snow & Ice:  T. Baldwin/A. Brown****	****	****Training:  M. Turk/C. Kadin****	****Winds:  R. Walter**
**Scheduling:  D. Streett/Alan Schwartz****	****Web Page: N. Merckle/B. Hughes**
**Special Events: A. Schwartz ****	****	****DPI/Microwave: C. Kadin/S. Kusselson**

**John Simko**
**Jamie Kibler**

**Debra Marchant**
**Administrative**

**Brian Hughes**
**Customer Liason/Staff Met.**

## IPB – SAB Interaction 

- NWS

- NCEP

- FAA

- AFWA

- FEMA

- Public

**IPB**
- Interactive Processing
- Branch

**SAB**
- Satellite Analysis
- Branch

**Satellite Services Division**

- Requirement

- Deliverable

- Iteration

## SAB Operations

**24 x 7 Operations**
**Interactive (man-machine mix) products**
**Near Realtime hazards-related  product generation**
**Quality Assurance procedures utilized**
**Validation / verification studies performed**

- GOES

- POES

- In Situ

- Model

- Text Bulletins

- Digital Output

- Graphics

- SAB
- Analyst

- McIDAS
- IDL/ENVI

- AWIPS
- FOS
- AFTN
- GTS
- WAFS
- INTERNET

## Product Summary

## Tropical Cyclone Program

- _Western Hemisphere_
-   6 hourly classifications @ 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z
-   Phone coordination with TPC, CPHC
-   Areal Tropical Rainfall Potentials for tropical cyclones with current intensity T2.5 or greater and forecast to make landfall within 24 hours

- _Eastern Hemisphere_
-   6 hourly classifications @ 0230Z, 0830Z, 1430Z, 2030Z
-   Satellite Weather Bulletins every 6 hours for systems with current intensity T2.0 or greater @ 04Z, 10Z, 16Z, 22Z
-   Areal Tropical Rainfall Potentials for tropical cyclones with current intensity T2.5 or greater and forecast to make landfall within 24 hours
-   Twice daily (0830Z, 2030Z) Tropical Disturbance Summary for the Indian Ocean

## Tropical Cyclone Positioning

## Tropical Cyclone Positioning

## Tropical Rainfall Potential(TRaP)

**Rainfall Potential  =   **_** Rain Rate (in./hr.) x Diameter (degrees)**_** **
**                                 ****Speed (degrees/hr.)**

** ****Generated every 6 hours for systems within 24 hours of landfall**
** ****International training initiated on uses and limitations of TRaP**
** ****Life and property mitigation**
** ****Validation in progress**

##  Precipitation Program

** ****Precipitation Program**

- 5 to 6” of rain fell in the Houston area for this period.  Up to 8.5” fell by the next morning.

## Precipitation Program

**SUPPORT FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOOD EVENTS**

- _Late Season Tropical Systems_

- HYDRO-ESTIMATOR

- GOES Visible – 1645Z

- GOES Infrared – 1645Z

_**Hurricane Lili**_
- Southern Louisiana
- October 3, 2002
- 100 mph winds
- Rainfall up to 8.3” reported

_**Tropical Storm Kyle**_
- October 11, 2002
- Eastern SC/NC
- Rainfall up to 8 inches

- HYDRO-ESTIMATOR

- GOES Infrared – 1745Z

- GOES Visible – 1745Z

## Precipitation Program 

**SUPPORT FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOOD EVENTS**

- _Western U.S. El Nino Storms_

- East Pacific GOES IR – 7/2330Z

- HYDRO-ESTIMATOR

- Rainfall Reports Overlaid

_**First Major Storm of Season**_
- November 7-8, 2002
- High winds and power outages
- 4-8” rainfall north & central CA
- Heavy snow in mountains

- East Pacific GOES IR – Dec. 13/2330Z

_**Series of  Major Storms**_
- December 13-16, 2002
- At least 10 deaths
- 10-20” rainfall north & central CA
- Flash flooding to southern CA
- Major river flooding northern CA
- 17 SPENES messages from SAB

- GOES Water Vapor – Dec. 14/2130Z

##  Fire Program

** ****Fire Program**

## Hazards Support Operational Smoke and Fire Product

- Hazards Support Operational Smoke and Fire Product

##  Fire Program

** ****Fire Program**

## Volcano Program

**Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAACs)**

##  Volcano Program

**Reventador**

**Ecuador**

***Pacific ***
***Ocean***

**Quito**

** ****Volcano Program**

**Monitors GOES and POES data 24x7 for volcanic eruptions **
**Performs analysis of ash cloud (speed, direction, height)**

**Volcanic Ash Analysis**
**Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)**

##  Volcano Program

** ****Volcano Program**

- Graphical Analysis of
- Ash Spread and Height

- Volcanic Ash Advisory

##  Volcano Program

** ****Volcano Program**

## Snow/ Ice Program 

-  Maps created using Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS)
-  Produced once per day on a  1024 x 1024 grid (approximately 25 km)
-  Used daily as a primary input to several NCEP forecast models

## Support for SSD Web Site

**Public access to real time satellite data through the SSD Web Page**

**SSD recently switched to Java based image loops, using the AniS applet developed at SSEC/CIMSS**
**This applet enables multiple functions such as loop rocking or zooming in**

**http://www.ssd.noaa.gov**

## Future Initiatives

**Collaboration with NASA/GSFC on the application of neural networks to fire detection**
**Enhanced utilization of EOS data sets for interactive satellite analysis**
**AMSR for precipitation / soil moisture**
**OMI, MODIS,AIRS,MLS for volcanic ash / SO2**
**Enhanced utilization of GIS for internal analysis (volcano, precipitation, snow/ice) and as an alternative format for external users**
**Collaboration with CIRA on operational use of tropical cyclone genesis parameter and AMSU intensity estimates**
**Participation as a full member of the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters**