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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#6c3fb5">JCSDA
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Celebrating the First Decade of the NASA/NOAA/DoD
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr. Louis Uccellini<br>
Director, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday,
September 13, 2012<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">2:00 3:00 PM, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Auditorium, NOAA Center for Weather
and Climate Prediction, <span>5830
University Research Court, College Park, MD </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A review of the
history of the Joint Center for Satellite Data (JCSDA) is presented within
the context of the ongoing successful transformation of the weather forecast
process.<span> </span>Today, weather forecasts are
becoming more accurate, with extreme weather events now predicted 4, 5, 6 and
even 7+ days in advance in some cases. These improvements are driven in large
part by improved numerical models, working off a global observing system,
increasingly based on a wide range of satellite systems.<span> </span>The JCSDA represents a collaborative
partnership among NASA, NOAA, Air Force and the Navy brought together to
address the mission to accelerate and improve the quantitative use of research
and operational satellite data in weather, ocean, climate and environmental
analysis and prediction models.<span> </span>The
accomplishments of the JCSDA along with the current challenges/opportunities
will be discussed, with an emphasis placed on the ongoing efforts to
accelerate the transition of the new research and operational observing
capabilities (advanced microwave, hyperspectral infrared, GPSRO, GOES-R) into
the operational numerical prediction system.<span>
</span>The presentation will conclude with a summary of the current
prioritized efforts required to insure the rapid assessment and operational
implementation of the JPSS and GOES-R sensors and upcoming research satellite
missions as these systems<a name="139a1fe4294d087b__GoBack"></a> come on line in the latter
half of this decade.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Video:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 1.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Go to </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://star-nesdis-noaa.webex.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">JCSDA Seminar</span></a> and click on
the seminar title</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
2. Enter your name and email address. <br>
3. Enter the meeting password: JCSDAseminars707<br>
4. Click "Join Now". <br>
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. <br>
<b>Audio: </b>USA participants:
<a href="tel:1-866-715-2479" value="+18667152479" target="_blank">1-866-715-2479</a>, Passcode: 9457557<br>
International:
<a href="tel:1-517-345-5260" value="+15173455260" target="_blank">1-517-345-5260</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you would like to present a seminar contact <a href="mailto:George.Ohring@noaa.gov" target="_blank">George.Ohring@noaa.gov</a></span></p>
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