[Proflist] JCSDA Seminar, Sept. 13: Dr. Louis Uccellini

[George Ohring]

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*JCSDA Seminar*

*Title*

*Celebrating the First Decade of the NASA/NOAA/DoD Joint Center for
Satellite Data Assimilation***

*Speaker*

*Dr. Louis Uccellini
Director, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction***

*Date,  Time & Place*

*Thursday, September 13, 2012
**2:00 – 3:00 PM, *Auditorium, NOAA Center for Weather and Climate
Prediction, 5830 University Research Court, College Park, MD

*Abstract*

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.  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.  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.”  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.  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 come on line in the latter half of this
decade.

*Remote Access*

*Video:* 1. Go to JCSDA Seminar <https://star-nesdis-noaa.webex.com/> and
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*Contact*

If you would like to present a seminar contact George.Ohring at noaa.gov

*Seminar Files*

Access site for seminar files to be determined.
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