The Third GOES rapid-scan WINDs EXperiment (GWINDEX-3)
Executive Summary

Overall Objective: To demonstrate improved quantity and quality of
cloud-motion winds using 7.5 minute rapid-scan visible and infrared
imagery from GOES-10.

Goals: To provide improved remotely-sensed data over the EPAC for NWS
forecasters, support PACJET and THORPEX initiatives, and assess data
impact on the RUC model short-term forecasts.

Experiment Duration: 6 January through 31 March, 2003.

Coverage Domain: Eastern North Pacific and west coast North America.

Data Set Availability: Three hourly, around the clock.
Real time (~1 hour after image sequence).

Web Site: http://gale.ssec.wisc.edu/gwindex3/

Participants: NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/FPDT and UWisc.-CIMSS, NWS,
NOAA/FSL, PACJET community.

Point of Contact: Chris Velden (UW-CIMSS)chrisv@ssec.wisc.edu