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CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 19, 2016

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GOES-R Webinar Series for Science Teachers : The GOES-R Education Proving Ground from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) has organized a free 4-part webinar series leading up to the October 2016 launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R spacecraft. The first webinar takes place on Saturday, February 20th at 10:30 am CST. Log-in details are available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/goesr/. Attendees will hear an introduction to satellite meteorology by Scott Lindstrom from CIMSS and a GOES-R overview by NOAA’s Tim Schmit. Content will be geared toward middle and high school science teachers but the series is open to all. (M. Mooney, CIMSS, (608) 213-5399, T. Schmit, NOAA ASPB, (608) 263-0291, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/SSEC, (608) 263-4425) 

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International Workshop on Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones: The Second International Workshop on Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones (IWSATC-2) sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Delegates from over a dozen countries were invited to exchange their latest methodologies for analyzing tropical cyclones from a variety of satellite sensors. Several well-received presentations were given by scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168; T. Olander, CIMSS, 608-265-8005; T. Wimmers, CIMSS; D. Herndon, CIMSS) 

Routine True Color Imagery from Japan's AHI : An improved version of the Simple Hybrid Contrast Stretch (SHCS) algorithm for generating true color imagery from Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) data has been developed and delivered to the NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory. They are now routinely posting these images to the web. The 10-mintue full disk imagery can be found at http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1841&MediaTypeID=1. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; Y. Sumida, JMA) 

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Figure caption: True Color Imagery from the Himawari-8 Satellite, produced by the NOAA Viz Lab. 

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GOES-14 Imager 1-min Data: More spectacular Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-14 Super Rapid Scan Operations for GOES-R (SRSOR) 1-minute imagery data were captured at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)/Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). This included cases of severe weather and large fires. These 1-minute data are being used to better prepare for the mesoscale mode on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). More information on the daily schedules and image center points is available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/srsor2016/GOES-14_SRSOR.html. Animations, including CIMSS Satellite Blog entries, are available at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/category/goes-14. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958; Jim Nelson, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS)

Paper Accepted in Weather and Forecasting: A paper entitled "Reducing Operational Hurricane Intensity Forecast Errors During Eyewall Replacement Cycles" by Jim Kossin (NOAA/NCEI/CWC) and Mark DeMaria (NOAA/NHC) has been accepted for publication in Weather and Forecasting. The paper introduces a new model that was designed to improve hurricane intensity forecasts during eyewall replacement cycles. The model has been successfully transitioned to operations at the National Hurricane Center as part of NOAA's Joint Hurricane Testbed Project, and is expected to be operational for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. The accepted manuscript is available here:https://www.dropbox.com/s/n305o0atrfacciq/Kossin_DeMaria_revised_28Jan.pdf?dl=0. (J. Kossin, NOAA/NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356) 

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