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CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 26, 2015

IN THE PRESS:

ShareAmerica Articles on the Arctic: Two short articles about the Arctic appeared on the U.S. Department of State's "ShareAmerica" news site. The articles were based on the May 5, 2015 Foreign Press Center briefing by Jeff Key (NESDIS/STAR) and follow-up interviews. The articles are "A crime against nature: The case of the disappearing ice" (May 12, 2015; https://share.america.gov/case-of-disappearing-ice/) and "The Arctic is closer than you think" (June 19, 2015; https://share.america.gov/arctic-is-closer-than-you-think/). (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu) 

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

Paper on Hurricane Sandy Published: A paper entitled “Satellite Tools to Monitor and Predict Hurricane Sandy” was published in Atmospheric Research and covers how satellites played an integral role in the analysis and forecast of Sandy‘s track and intensity. The lead author is Michael Folmer. The full citation is: Folmer, Michael J., and co-authors, Satellite Tools to Monitor and Predict Hurricane Sandy (2012): Current and Emerging Products, Atmospheric Research (2015), doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.06.005. The article is posted at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809515001805#. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; C. Velden, CIMSS) 

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Public Lecture on the Advanced Baseline Imager: T. Schmit gave a public lecture on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R series. The title of the talk was “Advanced Geostationary Weather Satellites: Why you should care” and covered the past, present and future of U.S. geostationary imagers. The lecture was streamed live and was followed by a question and answer session that lasted more than 30 minutes. More on the lecture can be found at http://www.uwalumni.com/event/wntl-advanced-geostationary-weather-satellites-why-you-should-care, including a HD video of the presentation at http://www.biotech.wisc.edu/lectures/search. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: T. Schmit wearing a tie (after the Question and Answer period).

Pyrocumulonimbus and Wildfires in Alaska: A major increase in wildfire activity across Alaska during the June 18-24 2015 period resulted in a few pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) events, such as the June 24 case which was documented on the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) PyroCb blog (http://pyrocb.ssec.wisc.edu/archives/748). A record number of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes likely initiated much of the widespread fire activity. (A. Sienko, AOS; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608.263.3958)

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Figure caption: Suomi NPP VIIRS true-color image composite, showing the widespread coverage of wildfire smoke across Alaska on June 24, 2015.

VISITORS:

CMA Delegates Visit CIMSS: A group of five people comprised of numerical weather prediction (NWP) model and data assimilation from China Meteorological Administration (CMA)'s Numerical Weather Prediction Center (NWPC) visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) on 19 June 2015. A seminar titled "Satellite data assimilation in GRAPES" was given by Dr. Jiandong Gong, the Deputy Director of NWPC. A discussion meeting was held between NWPC delegate and CIMSS modeling and data assimilation team on various topics related to satellite data assimilation and possible future collaboration. (Jun Li, Jun.Li@ssec.wisc.edu, 608-262-3755) 

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