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UW/CIMSS NOAA Proving Ground Decision Support Products
Product Contact Training AWIPS Setup Web Quicklooks Satellite Platform WFO Testbed Feedback Product Type
VISIT PPT
Convective Cloud-Top Cooling(UW-CTC) Wayne Feltz X X
Articulate version
X X GOES Imager HWT, AWC, PR Product Variant
Overshooting Top (OTTC) and
Enhanced-V
Wayne Feltz X X

GOES Imager, MODIS/AVHRR

HWT, HLT AWG Proxy
WRF Simulated Radiances
(ABI Simulated Radiances)
Brad Pierce   pdf   X   HWT Risk Reduction
WildFire ABBA (WFABBA) Chris Schmidt       X GOES Imager HWT AWG Proxy
NearCast Ralph Petersen X X X X GOES Imager, GOES Sounder HWT Risk Reduction
Cloud Mask Andrew Heidinger   X   X

GOES Imager, MODIS (Adaptable to any imager)

AAWU, AWC, HLT, PR, OPC AWG Proxy
Cloud Height Andrew Heidinger   X Contact Researcher X

GOES Imager, AVHRR (Adaptable to any imager)

AAWU, AWC, HLT, PR, OPC AWG Proxy
Volcanic Ash Mike Pavolonis X X Contact Researcher   MODIS, SEVIRI AAWU, AWC, HLT, PR AWG Proxy
Low Clouds, Cloud Type, Fog Mike Pavolonis X X X   MODIS-Alaska, GOES-CONUS AAWU, AWC, HLT, HWT AWG Proxy
SO2 Mike Pavolonis     Contact Researcher   MODIS AAWU, AWC AWG Proxy
Testbed Legend
HWT-Hazardous Weather Testbed AAWU-Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit PR-Pacific Region
AWC/AWT-Aviation Weather Center/Testbed HLT-High Latitude Testbed–Alaska OPC-Ocean Prediction Center
HPC-Hydrological Prediction Center NHC-National Hurricane Center  

UW/CIMSS Tropical Proving Ground Decision Support Products for the National Hurricane Center
Product Contact Training Data Page Validation Satellite Platform Product Type
Tropical Overshooting Tops Sarah Griffin X X   SEVIRI AWG Proxy
Hurricane Intensity Estimation (HIE/ADT) Tim Olander X X X SEVIRI AWG Proxy
Saharan Air Layer (SAL) Jason Dunion SAL(Split Window)
SAL (Pseudo Natural Color)
X   SEVIRI AWG Proxy

McIDAS Data Access
Product SERVER GROUP/DESCR Description
UWCI FLASH.SSEC.WISC.EDU UWCI_E/ACCUMCI 60 minute accumulated CI Nowcast (East)
UWCI_E/ACCUMCTC 60 minute accumulated cloud-top cooling rate (East)
UWCI_E/INSTCI Most recent single CI Nowcast (East)
UWCI_E/INSTCTC Most recent single Cloud Top Cooling (East)
UWCI_W/ACCUMCI 60 minute accumulated CI Nowcast (West)
UWCI_W/ACCUMCTC 60 minute accumulated cloud-top cooling rate (West)
UWCI_W/INSTCI Most recent single CI Nowcast (West)
UWCI_W/INSTCTC Most recent single Cloud Top Cooling (West)
OTTC FLASH.SSEC.WISC.EDU UWOTTC_E/COUPLETS Thermal couplet warm region expanded to surrounding pixels
UWOTTC_E/COUPLETMAG Magnitude of thermal couplet
UWOTTC_E/LIGHTNING  
UWOTTC_E/OVERSHOOTS  
UWOTTC_E/OVERSHOOTINGMAG  
UWOTTC_E/SEVERE Severe Risk Area
UWOTTC_E/TURBULENCE  
WFABBA FLASH.SSEC.WISC.EDU WFABBA/G11FRP GOES-11 Fire Radiative Power
WFABBA/G11MASK GOES-11 WFABBA Fire Mask
WFABBA/G12FRP GOES-12 Fire Radiative Power
WFABBA/G12MASK GOES-12 WFABBA Fire Mask
WFABBA/G13FRP GOES-13 Fire Radiative Power
WFABBA/G13MASK GOES-13 WFABBA Fire Mask