Consolidation of Requirements for Fire Monitoring Nowcasting
Assessment of users' observational needs for fire monitoring, including ranges and priorities consolidation. Contributors from various sectors to review and assess requirements for architecture design and evolution. Geophysical capability priorities for humidity, imagery, aerosol concentration, and more considered.
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Assessment of Users Observational Needs SAT Consolidation of Requirements Ranges and Priorities for Nowcasting: Fire Monitoring (Wild and Urban) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Jordan Gerth, Lead C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT
Overview C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Collection of quantitative assessment of priorities and requirements ranges for observational needs specific to application of Nowcasting for Fire Monitoring (Wild and Urban) Collected by SAT subcommittee on Nowcasting To be reviewed by General SAT discussion Purpose is to consolidate requirements ranges and priorities from users perspective Specific to current Fire Monitoring needs Contributors include SAT participants from the NOAA users, non-NOAA federal agency users, research community, academia, and private sector The ultimate goal is to use these observational needs as inputs to assess the actual relevant requirements that NOAA adopt for the architecture design and evolution C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png DRAFT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png
Content C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Geophysical Capability Priorities Individual Geophysical Capability Attributes, Ranges, and Priorities Relative Humidity Cloud and Moisture Imagery Aerosol Concentration Water Vapor: Boundary Layer Depth Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Smoke Aerosol Layer Height Fire Radiative Power Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Soil Moisture: Surface Wetness Fire Size Land Surface Temperature C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability Priorities C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Geophysical Capability Priority Uncertainty C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Relative Humidity 1.0 0.1 Cloud and Moisture Imagery 0.9 0.1 Aerosol Concentration 0.5 0.2 C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT Water Vapor: Boundary Layer Depth 0.8 0.1 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness 0.8 0.1 C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png Smoke 0.9 0.1 Aerosol Layer Height 0.7 0.1 Fire Radiative Power 1.0 0.1 C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 0.7 0.1 Soil Moisture: Surface Wetness 0.7 0.1 C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Fire Size 0.9 0.1 Land Surface Temperature 0.6 0.2
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Relative Humidity (%) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.5, 1, 7] TBD [1 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [0.5 m, 1.8 m, 1 h] [0.1, 0.5, 1] TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 0-100 NA NA 7 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Cloud and Moisture Imagery (unitless) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.25, 0.3, 1] TBD [1 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [0.5 m, 1.8 m, 1 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Robustness Continuity (h) *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Aerosol Concentration (%) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.5, 1, 2] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 1 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT [1.8 m, 2.4 m,1 h] [0.1, 0.5, 1] TBD TBD TBD TBD Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) TBD NA NA TBD NA NA TBD NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Robustness Continuity (h) *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Water Vapor: Boundary Layer Depth (km) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.25, 1, 2] TBD [1 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT [0.5 m, 2.4 m, 3 h] [0.1, 0.25, 0.5] TBD TBD TBD TBD Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 0-3 NA NA 7 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness (unitless) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.5, 1, 2] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 1 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT [1.8 m, 5 m, 1 h] [0.1, 0.5, 1] TBD TBD TBD TBD Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 0-1 NA NA 7 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Smoke (evaluated at night) (unitless) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.25, 0.5, 2] TBD [1 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [1 m, 2.4 m, 1 h] [0.1, 0.25, 0.5] TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Aerosol Layer Height (km) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.5, 1, 2] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 1 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 6 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 2 TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [1 m, 2.4 m, 3 h] [0.1, 0.5, 1] TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) TBD NA NA TBD NA NA TBD NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Fire Radiative Power (MW/km2) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 2 1 F 6 2 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+U S Territories [0.25, 0.5, 1] TBD [0.5 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 3 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 4 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [0.5 m, 2.4 m, 1 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 0-3.5 NA NA 5 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (unitless) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.5, 1, 10] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 6 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [1.8 m, 10 m, 3 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 0-1 NA NA 6 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Soil Moisture: Surface Wetness (m3/m3) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.25, 1, 4] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 6 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [1.8 m, 10 m, 3 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) TBD NA NA TBD NA NA TBD NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Fire Size (km) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 F 5 2 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+ US Territories [0.25, 0.5, 1] TBD [0.5 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 3 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 4 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [0.5 m, 2.4 m, 1 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) TBD NA NA TBD NA NA TBD NA NA Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Robustness Continuity (h) *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
Observational Needs for Application: Nowcasting - Fire Monitoring Geophysical Capability: Land Surface Temperature (K) Attribute Ranges C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Attribute Uncertainty NA Priority Priority Uncertainty 1 1 T 2 3 Images (T/F) Geographic Coverage C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png CONUS+AK+HI+U S Territories [0.5, 1, 2] TBD [2.4 m, 5 m, 0.5 h] 4 1 Horizontal Resolution (km) Horizontal Scale (km) Temporal Refresh (h) Latency (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png TBD 5 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 2 1 NA TBD TBD TBD TBD DRAFT [1.8 m, 5 m, 1 h] NA TBD TBD TBD TBD C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Vertical Resolution (d.o.f.) Precision: Clear, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Precision: Cloudy, Ocean (variable units) Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow (variable units) 210-330 NA NA 6 2 Validity Range: List as Low-High (variable units) Robustness Continuity (h) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT NA NA NA NA *Attribute Ranges: (Minimally Useful, Expected, Maximum Effectiveness)
C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Additional Variables Suggested C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit) Winds Smoke Injection Height C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT DRAFT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT
Observables: Atmosphere C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Free Troposphere Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Mesosphere Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Mid- Upper Stratosphere Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Upper Troposphere-Lower Stratosphere Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Planetary Boundary Layer Nitrogen Dioxide/NO2: Total Column Smoke (evaluated at night) Hydrometer Size and Type (Low Cloud and Fog eval at night) Aerosol Refractive Index Effective reflectivity Aerosol Layer Height UV Aerosol Index Formaldehyde/CH2O Glyoxal/C2H2O2 Isoprene/C5H8 Air Temperature: Near Surface Air Temperature: Mid-Upper Stratosphere Total Lightning Wind Speed Profile: Eastward, Mid- Upper Stratosphere Wind Speed Profile: Eastward, Free Troposphere Specific Humidity, Free Troposphere Specific Humidity: Planetary Boundary Layer Methane CH4 Carbon Monoxide/CO: Free Troposphere Carbon Monoxide/CO: Planetary Boundary Layer Carbon Monoxide/CO: Troposphere Column Sulfur Dioxide/SO2 Total Precipitable Water Air Temperature: Free Troposphere C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Air Temperature: Upper Troposphere- Lower Stratosphere Air Temperature: Planetary Boundary Layer Boundary Layer Depth (based on water vapor) Wind Speed Profile: Eastward, Upper Troposphere-Lower Stratosphere Wind Speed Profile: Eastward, Planetary Boundary Layer Wind Speed Profile: Northward, Mid- Upper Stratosphere Wind Speed Profile: Northward, Free Troposphere Wind Speed Profile: Northward, Upper Troposphere-Lower Stratosphere Wind Speed Profile: Northward, Planetary Boundary Layer Aerosol Concentration Cloud Cover Ozone Concentration (Column) Cloud and Moisture Imagery C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png DRAFT DRAFT Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Free Troposphere C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Mesosphere Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Mid-Upper Stratosphere Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Upper Troposphere-Lower Stratosphere Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Planetary Boundary Layer Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Ozone profile: Free Troposphere Ozone profile: Mid-Upper Stratosphere C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png Ozone profile: Upper Troposphere- Lower Stratosphere Ozone profile: Planetary Boundary Layer Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Total Column C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png Carbon Dioxide/CO2: Troposphere Column Incoming Shortwave Radiation: Surface Black: original ASPEN variable Red: suggested new variable
Observables - Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Ocean C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Cloud Liquid Water Path Rain Rate Cloud Drop Size (at Cloud Top) Cloud Top Temperature Precipitation Rate/Snowfall Rate Cloud Base Height DRAFT Fire Radiative Power Flood standing water: Extent Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Soil Moisture: Surface Wetness Land Surface Albedo Fire Size and Location Land Surface Temperature Surface Type Surface Pressure Leaf Area Index C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png Atmosphere Biosphere Cryosphere Hydrosphere DRAFT Ocean Color: Chlorophyll-a Concentration Salinity Sea Surface Height Sea Surface Temperature Bathymetry Wave Height Global Sea Surface Wind Speed Global Sea Surface Wind Direction Ocean C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png Sea Ice Age Sea Ice Concentration Snow Water Equivalent Ice Surface Temperature Snow Cover Snow Depth Snow Grain Size Sea Ice Motion, Local Note: Space Weather Observables are not included in this chart C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Black: original ASPEN variable Red: suggested new variable
Attributes (original) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png Geographic Coverage dimensionless Geographic region observed Horizontal Density (100 km)-2 Number of observations within swath per (100 km) square region. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png Horizontal Resolution km GIFOV or ground-projected instantaneous field of view Temporal Refresh s Time between observations at a location, i.e, time to observe the geographic coverage region D. Vertical Extent Bottom km Bottom of vertical region observed. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png DRAFT Vertical Extent Top km Top of vertical region observed Vertical Resolution d.o.f Independent pieces of information in one GIFOV. Estimated standard deviation of the errors. This is a composite s.d. over the appropriate subsets or dimensions such as over the vertical domain, over clear and cloudy conditions and over different surface backgrounds. Error Standard Deviation units C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Validity Range Low units Low value that can be observed. Validity Range High units High value that can be observed. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Robustness dimensionless Number of sources making this observation Continuity s Time for which the observations can be intercalibrated for climate monitoring purposes. Data Latency s Time from image taken to full relay of data to a ground station. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png
Attributes (new) C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-10.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Geographic Coverage dimensionless Geographic region observed Horizontal Resolution km GIFOV or ground-projected instantaneous field of view C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-08.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Horizontal Scale km Temporal Refresh h Time between observations at a location, i.e, time to observe the geographic coverage region D. Vertical Resolution d.o.f Independent pieces of information in one GIFOV. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-07.png DRAFT Precision: Clear, Ocean Variable units Standard deviation under clear conditions over ocean Precision: Clear, Land/Ice/Snow Precision: Cloudy, Ocean Precision: Cloudy, Land/Ice/Snow Validity Range Low Variable units Standard deviation under clear conditions over land/ice/snow C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-06.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Variable units Standard deviation under cloudy conditions over ocean Variable units Standard deviation under cloudy conditions over land/ice/snow Variable units Low value that can be observed. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-05.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Validity Range High Variable units High value that can be observed. Robustness dimensionless Number of sources making this observation h Continuity Time for which the observations can be intercalibrated for climate monitoring purposes. C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png templates\images\noaa icons\noaa_icons-04.png C:\Users\jacqui.fenner\Desktop\PTT Data Latency h Time from image taken to full relay of data to a ground station.
