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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 29, 2005
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FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:
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FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR
CIMSS Summer Workshop for High School Students:
The 13th Workshop on Atmospheric, Earth, and Space Science was hosted
by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
(CIMSS) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) campus July
24-28, 2005, for ten high school students from Wisconsin, Illinois, and
Iowa. Numerous CIMSS and UW staff presented a variety of talks,
demonstrations, and activity sessions for the students on topics of
meteorology and forecasting (including satellite applications),
geology, earth remote sensing, and astronomy. Fields trips
included visits to a major local television station, the local National
Weather Service (NWS) office (in Sullivan, WI), and a particularly
geologically interesting state park (Devil’s Lake). (M.
Mooney, CIMSS, 608-265-2123; G. S. Wade, E/RA2, 608-263-4743)
Paper on Daytime Global Cloud Typing Published:
A paper titled "Daytime global cloud typing from AVHRR and VIIRS:
Algorithm description, validation, and comparisons" was published in
the July issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology.
The paper, by M. Pavolonis (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Satellite Studies, CIMSS), A. Heidinger (NESDIS), and T. Uttal (ETL)
describes, validates, and compares three automated multi-spectral
techniques used to infer cloud type from daytime satellite imagery. (M.
Pavolonis, CIMSS, 608-263-9597, A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757,
andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov)
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FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP
Low-Level Inversion Climatology Paper Submitted:
A paper titled "Characteristics of satellite-derived clear-sky
atmospheric temperature inversion strength in the Arctic, 1980-1996"
was submitted to the Journal of Climate.
The paper, by Y. Liu (CIMSS), J. Key (NESDIS), A. Schweiger (U.
Washington) and J. Francis (Rutgers U.), describes the spatial and
temporal distribution of low-level atmospheric temperature inversion
strength across the Arctic as estimated with the High Resolution
Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS). (Y. Liu, CIMSS, J. Key, E/RA2,
608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov)
Abstract Submitted to 86th AMS Annual Meeting:
An abstract titled "Synergism of ABI and HES for Atmospheric and Cloud
Products" has been submitted to the Second GOES-R/NPOESS Symposium of
the 86th AMS Annual Meeting, January 29 – February 2, 2006
in Atlanta, Georgia. Authors are Jun Li, Chian-Yi Liu
(CIMSS/UW-Madison), Tim Schmit (ORA/NESDIS), James J. Gurka
(OSD/NESDIS) and W. Paul Menzel (ORA/NESDIS). (J. Li, CIMSS,
608-262-3755) [Editor's note: Other abstracts were also submitted by CIMSS scientists but are not listed here.]
Other Meetings and Telecons:
(None)
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