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Tim Schmit works at the Advanced Satellite Products Branch within NOAA's NESDIS Office of Research and Applications located in Madison, WI. Tim's experience with satellite data and processing covers a number of areas, including calibration, simulations and algorithms for processing satellite data into meteorological/environmental information and has a lead role in some of the science applications for GOES-R. Tim has extensive experience with data and deriving products from the current GOES imager and sounder data. Tim's interest on GOES-R is truly end-to-end, from the instruments, downlink, calibration, re-broadcast, distribution, archive/access, visualization, product generation, validations and applications. Tim got his Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin—Madison in 1987.

Tim worked at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) for 9 years prior to joining NOAA/NESDIS in April 1996. Since then, his research has pursued numerous avenues related to satellite-based data, products and applications:

• Current GOES Imager Algorithm Development. Have helped in developing a number of operational products from the current GOES Imager. One example is the Clear Sky Brightness Temperature (CSBT) that global numerical modelers are using to better depict upper-level moisture. Another is the GOES Imager cloud-top information product.
• Current GOES Sounder Algorithm Development. Have helped in developing a number of operational products from the current GOES Sounder. Examples include cloud-top information and retrievals of atmospheric profiles and products such as Total Precipitable Water.
• GOES Calibration and Validations. Tim has worked to monitor the quality of the infrared calibrations of both the imager and sounder. Tim has also co-led many of the recent GOES NOAA Science tests during their post-launch check-outs.
• Future Geostationary Imager. Some of Tim's GOES-R Imager activities include: helping to define the early NOAA Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) TRD – Technical Requirements Documents, ABI band selection and definitions, ABI simulations using a myriad of satellite data, being a co-chair of both the AWG imagery and soundings teams.
• Future Geostationary Sounder. Some GOES-R Sounder activities included: helping to define the early NOAA (then called the ABS, now called the HES) TRD – Technical Requirements Documents, HES trade-off studies, co-led a NOAA data compression group, and is a member of various committees.

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E-mail to: Tim.J.Schmit@noaa.gov