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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 2010

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

First GOES-15 Full-disk Visible Images: The first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-15 Imager full-disk visible image from was received on 6 April 2010 starting at 1733 UTC. This image was ingested by the Space Science and Engineering Center's (SSEC) Data Center and displayed in realtime at http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/media/spotlight/goes15/. The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog posted several high spatial resolution images (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/5005). A large full disk image created by ASPB (Advanced Satellite Products Branch) was used in both the NOAA and NASA GOES-15 press releases (http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100407_goes15.html and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GOES-P/news/first-image.html). The first GOES-15 Sounder visible image was scanned on 8 April 2010 (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/5045). Also see the NOAA Science Test page at http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/projects/goes-p/. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: The view of White Sands, NM from four GOES Imagers in the visible spectral region on 6 April 2010. The four GOES sub-point longitudes are noted on each panel.

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

CIMSS Adds Another Station to the Real-time GOES Weighting Functions Website: At the request of Luis Rosa, a National Weather Service (NWS) forecaster in Puerto Rico, the San Juan station was added to the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) real-time weighting functions web page. The web page aims to be a tool for forecasters, researchers, and educators. The 00 and 12 UTC radiosonde data from stations, mostly in the continental United States, are used to generate weighting functions for the infrared bands on the operational Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Imager and the water vapor absorption bands on the Sounder. Some Hawaiian, Alaskan, and South American stations have been added at the request of Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) trainers and users and this fulfills the most recent user request, the first from a United States territory. The web page is http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/wf. (M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146)

UW-Madison AOS Senior Capstone Seminar Lecture: Brad Pierce gave a lecture entitled "Adventures in NASA and NOAA Flight Campaigns" to University of Wisconsin-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) students as part of their Senior Capstone Seminar Lecture series. The Senior Capstone seminar is required for AOS majors and provides an opportunity for students to attend lectures that provide a synthesis and overview of current research activities in Atmospheric Sciences. (R.B. Pierce, E/RA2, 608-890-1892, brad.pierce@ssec.wisc.edu)

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