[ESIP-all] What's New at esipfed.org
Hardin, Danny
Danny.Hardin@msfc.nasa.gov
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:37:23 -0600
Here is a summary of recent updates and additions to the Federation Website.
Please help keep Federation accomplishments visible by sending us items from
your ESIP to post on: http://www.esipfed.org/
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INSIDE The FEDERATION
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It's been a few weeks since the last "What's New" so there is a lot to
report. I attended the 83rd AMS Meeting in Long Beach Ca. the week of Feb.
10th. A search of the proceedings for references to the ESIP Federation
revealed 9 papers. The paper titles and institutions are listed here. Full
references can be found at the end of this e-mail:
1. A Flexible Framework for Mining Meteorological Data - University Ala.
Huntsville (PMESIP)
2. Online Analysis and Visualization of TRMM and QuickScat Products - GSFC
DAAC and George Mason University (SIESIP and GSFC DAAC)
3. Introducing Subset.Org: A Portal for Subsetting Applications and Related
Tools - University Ala. Huntsville (PM-ESIP)
4. Online Intercomparison of TRMM and Global Gridded Precipitation Products
- GSFC DAAC and George Mason University (SIESIP and GSFC DAAC)
5. Weather Intelligence: A GIS Approach to Enrich Weather Databases -
University of Oklahoma (SIESIP)
6. A Web-Based Scientific Data and Information Super Server with Flexible
XML Metadata Support - George Mason University (SIESIP)
7. Development of Scatterometer-Derived Research-Quality Surface Pressures
for the Southern Ocean - Florida State University (ESIP Federation Credit)
8. Distributed Services Technology for Earth Science Data Processing
University Ala. Huntsville (PM-ESIP)
9. The Effect of Climate on Inter-annual Variability of Terrestrial CO2
Fluxes - Colorado State University, University of Leicester, University of
Wales (ESSW)
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FEDERATION NEW BUSINESS
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1. 3rd SEEDS Public Workshop: The deadline for registration for the 3rd
SEEDS Public Workshop has been extended to March 7, 2003. To get an accurate
count for planning purposes, please register now. For more information:
http://lennier.gsfc.nasa.gov/seeds/wrkshp3.html
2. The National Oceanographic Data Center Applies for Federation Membership:
The NODC letter of application has been posted to the website:
http://www.esipfed.org/business/committees/pc/NODC_ESIPapp.pdf
3. Federation Summer Meeting: The Federation's Executive Committee selected
Boulder, CO to be the site for the 2003 summer/annual meeting. The meeting
is tentatively scheduled to be held during the week of July 28, 2003. Carol
Meyer invites anyone interested to become a member of the planning committee
for this meeting. Especially needed is help developing an exceptional
program to inform REASoN awardees who likely will be present at the meeting.
Those interested in serving should contact Carol by February 26. Most of the
work will be done via telecon and should take place during the next couple
of months. For more information, please contact Carol at 1-877-870-3747
(phone),
919-870-7141 (fax), or e-mail her at esipfoundation@mindspring.com
4. The Information Technology & Interoperability Committee will hold a
telecon on March 5 at 2pm EST
Dial in: 877-213-9444
PassCode: 114705
Topics:
A. Reports
GCMD, Mercury, DODS, GIS Services
B. Federation XML Namespace
There are many possible uses of the proposed namespace. Let's discuss
these in greater detail.
C. Information Technology resources within the Federation
The Federation Foundation has begun to pursue fundraising activities, based
in part upon areas of Federation expertise. How can we package our
information technology resources/expertise in support of these activities?
D. Federation Summer Meeting
For the Summer Federation Meeting, we should discuss the Technical Workshop
and an orientation for new REASoN members. The meeting will be in Boulder,
just prior to the DLESE Meeting (also in Boulder). The DLESE skills
workshop is Saturday Aug 2; this creates a potential opportunity for joint
activities (such as a track for education data
users)
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PARTNER PROFILE - Mid-Atlantic RESAC
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The partner in the spotlight this week is the Mid-Atlantic RESAC. The
Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center is one of 7
regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications Program. It
leverages the UMD Geography Department's expertise in satellite remote
sensing and the work of a diverse consortium of 36 partners in Government,
Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications of regional
significance.
http://www.geog.umd.edu/resac/
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FEDERATION FEATURE
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ICESat Instruments Activated
Bob Schultz, GLAS (Geoscience Laser Altimeter System) science team leader
for ICESat, reports that the Blackjack receiver has been powered on and the
first GPS data were recorded Jan. 17. On Feb. 20 Starting with a tracking
pass over the Svalbard (Norway) ground station, the first steps in
activating GLAS laser #1 were taken. The ICESat mission will provide
multi-year elevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass balance as well
as cloud property information, especially for stratospheric clouds common
over polar areas. For the latest updates visit the official ICESat web site
at: http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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IN THE NEWS
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MOUNTAIN WILDERNESSES: INCREASINGLY THREATENED BY FARMS, ROADS, FIRES, AND
WARS
The world's mountain regions, considered indomitable and unchanging, are
gradually being tamed as more and more land is converted to farming and
grazing, a new survey shows.
http://www.esipfed.org/news/newsitems/03-1_mtn_wilderness.html
NASA'S SORCE SATELLITE SOARS INTO SPACE TO CATCH SOME RAYS
NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) successfully launched.
SORCE will study the sun's influence on the Earth.
http://www.esipfed.org/news/newsitems/03-28_sorce.html
NASA JOINS SNOW STUDY OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN
NASA and two Japanese government agencies are collaborating on a snowfall
study over Wakasa Bay, Japan.
http://www.esipfed.org/news/newsitems/03-1_snow_study_japan.html
We select Earth interest stories from NASA press releases, Federation
Partners and other science news sources for inclusion on the Federation news
pages. Recent stories are listed above. Please send us any news items from
your ESIP. For more on these and other Earth Science related stories go to:
http://www.esipfed.org/news/
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EDUCATOR'S ITEM
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NASA's Earth Science Enterprise CD-ROM
Grade Levels 6-12 CD-ROM
From: NASA Earth Science Enterprise
The Earth Science Enterprise CD-ROM has been developed to provide educators,
students, and the general public with an overview of the latest research
related to our global environment, while providing the necessary background
material to comprehend these efforts. The viewer will encounter a myriad of
images, animations, and movies illustrating the natural and human-induced
processes affecting Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans. Get the CD-ROM
Activity Supplement (PDF) at:
http://www.esipfed.org/education_center/ESE_TeachGuide.pdf
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/for_educators/cd_rom/supplement.php
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DATA YOU CAN USE
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Jason-1 GPS Flight Data Now Available From GENESIS
Jason GPS data from Jan. 13, 2002 through Jan. 23, 2003 is now available for
download from GENESIS http://genesis.jpl.nasa.gov/html/index.html. In
addition to being publicly available, the data are being used by members of
the TOPEX/Jason POD Working Team as part of their calibration & validation
activities. To download data visit the GENESIS website and fill out a
registration form
http://sayatnova.jpl.nasa.gov/genesis/cgi-bin/register.cgi. There is no
charge for the data. For more information about Jason-1 go to:
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/jason-1.html
Thanks to Tom Yunck (GENESIS) for this information.
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OTHER ITEMS
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1. A new graphic has been added to the home page promoting the Federation
brochure and the Products and Services brochure. See them at:
http://www.esipfed.org/business/brochures/brochures.html
2. View esipfed web site statistics at:
http://www.esipfed.org/webtrends_reports/
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DID YOU HEAR FROM US?
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Each week the web team contacts at least one ESIP of each type to solicit
news, product and service updates and any other information that the ESIP
may want on the Federation website. Our first contact is by telephone,
followed by e-mail. Please help us by responding with news from your ESIP.
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AMS PAPERS WITH ESIP FEDERATION REFERENCES
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1. A Flexible Framework for Mining Meteorological Data; Rahul Ramachandran,
John Rushing, Helen Conover, Sara Graves and Ken Keiser; The Information
Technology and Systems Center, University Ala Huntsville, Huntsville AL.
2. Online Analysis and Visualization of TRMM and QuickScat Products; Zhong
Liu, L. Chiu, W. Teng, and H. Rui; GSFC Earth Sciences Data and Information
Services Center, Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) NASA/Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt Maryland, USA 20771, CEOSR, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA SSAI, Lanham, MD.
3. Introducing Subset.Org: A Portal for Subsetting Applications and Related
Tools; Danny Hardin, Matt He, and Sara Graves; The Information Technology
and Systems Center, University Ala Huntsville, Huntsville AL.
4. Online Analysis and Visualization of TRMM and QuickScat Products; GSFC
Zhong Liu, L. Chiu, W. Teng, and H. Rui GSFC Earth Sciences Data and
Information Services Center, Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Maryland, USA 20771, CEOSR,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA SSAI, Lanham, MD
5. Weather Intelligence: A GIS Approach to Enrich Weather Databases; May
Yuan and John McIntosh, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
6. A Web-Based Scientific Data and Information Super Server with Flexible
XML Metadata Support; Ruixin Yang, X. Sean Wang, Yixiang Nie, Yujie Zhao,
Menas Kafatos Center for Earth Observing & Space Research (CEOSR) George
Mason University
7. Development of Scatterometer-Derived Research-Quality Surface Pressures
for the Southern Ocean; Kyle A. Hilburn, M. A. Bourassa, and J. J. O'Brien
Center for Ocean Atmospheric Prediction Studies, The Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida
8. Distributed Services Technology for Earth Science Data Processing; Ken
Keiser, Rahul Ramachandran, John Rushing, Helen Conover, and Sara Graves,
Information Technology and Systems Center, University of Alabama in
Huntsville Huntsville, AL - 35899
9. The Effect of Climate on Inter-annual Variability of Terrestrial CO2
Fluxes; Kevin Schaefer, A. Scott Denning, Neil Suits, Jörg Kaduk, Ian Baker,
Sietse Los, Lara Prihodko, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, Colorado Department of Geography, University of
Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom Department of Geography,
University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom
Danny Hardin
Global Hydrology Resource Center
danny.hardin@msfc.nasa.gov
(256) 961-7792