CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 4, 2016

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

Special Act Award: Jim Kossin (NCEI/CWC) received a Special Act Award for the transition and operational implementation of the E-SHIPS model at the National Hurricane Center to enable improved hurricane intensity forecasts during eyewall replacement cycles. (J. Kossin, NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356)

Japan's Next Himawari AHI Launched, Rocket Signature Observed: Japan successfully launched the Himawari-9 satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center (near the southern tip of Tanegashima in the Osumi Islands south of Kyushu), a follow-on to Himawari-8, shortly after 3:20 PM local time (0620 UTC) on 2 November 2016. Japan's current Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) was able to observe a signature from the rocket that launched their second AHI. A Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/22519) documents this using visible, near-infrared (IR) and IR bands.(S. Lindstrom, CIMSS; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958; T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: 16-panel image showing all bands of the Himawari-8 AHI just after the H-9 rocket launch (November 2, 2016 at approximately 06:20 UTC). Note that the rocket thermal and/or cloud plume signature can be seen in several of the AHI spectral bands. 

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

CIMSS VISIT Activities: The Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) lesson "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Fog/Low Stratus Products" was led by S. Lindstrom on November 2, 2016, with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office in Little Rock, Arkansas participating. The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with a post documenting an unusual "medicane" feature over the Mediterranean Sea during the 28-31 October, 2016 period (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/22492). (S. Lindstrom. CIMSS, 608-263-4425, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: Suomi NPP VIIRS true-color image composite showing the "medicane" feature over the Mediterranean Sea on October 30, 2016. 

National Integrated Drought Information System Working Group: Jason Otkin has accepted an invitation to co-chair the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Interdisciplinary Research and Applications Working Group. The working group is one of six that are designed to help NIDIS achieve its objectives of building national resilience to drought. (J. Otkin, CIMSS, 608-265-2476)

US National Climate Assessment Lead Authors Meeting: Jim Kossin (NCEI/CWC) attended the second Lead Authors Meeting (LAM2) of the Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment's (NCA4) Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) in Boulder, CO on 2-4 November. (J. Kossin, NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356)

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