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German Scientist Visits the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) [March 11, 2013]
Dr. Udo Barckhausen of the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) visited NGDC 18-19 March 2013. NGDC maintains the primary global archive of marine and airborne magnetic data that form the basis for global magnetic field models, including NGDC's high-resolution Enhanced Magnetic Model and the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (EMAG). Dr. Barckhausen is a primary contributor of marine magnetic data to the archive. The purpose of this visit was to strengthen our collaboration, improve metadata information and identify surveys which have not yet been added to the archive. Magnetic field measurements from satellite, ship, and aircraft provide essential input for the geomagnetic reference models developed by NGDC for the U.S. DOD, NATO, NOAA and the FAA. These models, one of the most distributed products from NOAA, are used for nautical and aeronautical charting and navigation as well as for resource exploration, directional drilling, and orientation. The models are part of nearly every mobile navigation system, from GPS to smart phone, currently available.
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National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Participates in Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System Annual Meeting [March 18, 2013]
NGDC scientist Dr. Barry Eakins will participate in the annual Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) meeting in Boulder, CO March 23-25. The meeting brings together CSDMS members to present new scientific insights in the modeling of surface dynamics and the impact of time and process scales, new advances in cyber-infrastructure, development and use of CSDMS models in education, and to allow the CSDMS Working and Focus Research Groups to engage in cross-domain discussions. NGDC builds and distributes high-resolution, coastal DEMs that integrate ocean bathymetry and land topography to support NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment, and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation's economic, social, and environmental needs.
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National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Scientist to Upgrade Advanced Ionosphere Sensor in Puerto Rico [March 18, 2013]
During the week of 25 March, Dr. Terry Bullett of NGDC/Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Dr. Nikolay Zabotin of CIRES will complete upgrading the advanced research ionosonde at the US Geological Survey's San Juan Observatory in Puerto Rico. This instrument is the Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionosphere Radar. The upgrade will allow scientists to collect data on waves and tides in the ionosphere and will be used in conjunction with data from NOAA ocean buoys to investigate wave coupling between the ocean and the ionosphere.
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National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) attends Coastal GeoTools 2013 Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina [March 18, 2013]
Mike Sutherland, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences scientist at NGDC will participate in the Coastal GeoTools 2013 conference in Myrtle Beach, SC on March 24-28. The bi-annual conference focuses on the technical information needs of the nation's coastal programs. Mike will present the results of recent work at NGDC detailing solutions to challenges in digital elevation model development. Coastal DEMs integrate bathymetry and topography, and are a fundamental input to operational tsunami and hurricane storm-surge forecasts and warnings. NGDC builds and distributes high-resolution coastal DEMs for use in modeling coastal processes (tsunami inundation, storm surge, sea-level rise, contaminant dispersal, etc.), ecosystems management and habitat research, coastal and marine spatial planning, and hazard mitigation and community preparedness.
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National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) to attend the Space Weather Community Operations Workshop at Park City, Utah [March 18, 2013]
Manoj Nair, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences scientist at NGDC, will attend and present an invited talk at the Space Weather Community Operations Workshop at Park City, UT, March 28-29. The meeting is jointly sponsored by the American Commercial Space Weather Association, the American Meteorological Society, the Community Coordinated Modeling Center, the National Weather Service Space Weather Prediction Center, the United States Geological Survey and the Utah State University Space Weather Center. Dr. Nair will talk about the real-time prediction of the geomagnetic and ionospheric electric field using models developed at the NGDC. Electric fields drive electric currents and redistribute charged particles in the ionosphere. NGDC's electric field models play an important role in improving the accuracy of ionospheric models that are widely used in radio wave communication and GPS navigation applications. This is part of a cooperative effort with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to develop the next generation of magnetic field models supporting safe and accurate navigation.
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National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) to Attend U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Technical Workshop [March 25, 2013]
On April 1 - 4, Susan McLean, Barry Eakins, and Jennifer Henderson, of NGDC, will attend and present at a U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) technical workshop hosted by the State Department in Washington, D.C. Workshop attendees will review the draft Pilot Submission of the Gulf of Mexico Western Gap for completeness, accuracy, structure, effectiveness, and strength of argument. They will also critique how the Article 76 analyses workflow and the Information Management System support the Pilot Submission Document, in preparation for a potential U.S. Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The U.S. ECS Project is a multi-agency collaboration to determine and define the extent of the U.S. continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles as reflected in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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