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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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GOES-R Course for NWS Science Officers: From 15 through 17 November 2016, Jordan Gerth and Scott Lindstrom from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) served as subject-matter expert instructors for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) preparatory course for National Weather Service (NWS) Science and Operations Officers (SOOs). This was the first of seven identical courses. Over 130 NWS SOOs will have to participate in one course. The course curriculum includes lectures and interactive activities on the GOES-R imager spectral bands, weighting functions, water vapor imagery interpretation, and imagery composites. The NWS funded the development of the Satellite Information Familiarization Tool (SIFT) for use during some lab activities. (J. Gerth, CIMSS, 608-263-4942, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS)

Satellite Imagery of Wildfires in the Southeast US: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with a post documenting widespread smoke plumes from fires that continued to burn in the Southeast United States on November 14-17, 2016 (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/22618). (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: Suomi NPP VIIRS true-color image showing smoke from wildfires burning in the Southeast US on November 14, 2016.

Nature Manuscript Accepted: The manuscript "Hurricane intensification along U. S. coast suppressed during active hurricane periods" by James Kossin (NCEI/CWC) was accepted for publication as a Letter in the journal Nature. (J. Kossin, NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356)

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