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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 13, 2017

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SSEC and CIMSS Scientists In the News: Making a Difference in the World Through Innovation, Impact, and Inspiration: NOAA scientist Tim Schmit tells the story of the advent of modern satellite meteorology and the University of Wisconsin's longstanding partnership with NOAA, expanding the scope of the eyes in the sky that keep us forewarned of weather threats. The one-minute story aired on the Big Ten Network during the Badger football game on Saturday, 7 October 2017 (https://youtu.be/UAJdsZHxThs). Tom Greenwald has been working to refine forecast models for more than 10 years by focusing on the underlying mathematics and algorithms that drive the process. A senior scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Greenwald has partnered with Ralf Bennartz, senior scientist with CIMSS and professor, Vanderbilt University, to investigate ways to improve the speed and efficiency of radiative transfer models. Read more at http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/10327. (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164,T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, T. Greenwald, CIMSS, 608-263-3629)

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Figure caption: NOAA scientist Tim Schmit. Credit: BTN. 

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Manuscript on the Himawari-8 AHI LAP retrieval available online: The manuscript "Atmospheric temporal variations in the pre-landfall environment of typhoon Nangka (2015) observed by the Himawari-8 AHI" by Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) scientists Y.-K. Lee, J. Li, Z. Li, and T. Schmit (STAR) was published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Science (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13143-017-0046-z). It is available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13143-017-0046-z. (Y-K., Lee, CIMSS, 608-265-0866)

GEWEX DAP Meeting: Andrew Heidinger attended the 17th meeting of the Global Energy and Water cycle Exchanges (GEWEX) Data and Analysis Panel (DAP). Andrew Heidinger presented the work being done by the cloud community to extend the assessment of cloud climate records. The meeting was chaired by Tristan L'Ecuyer of the University of Wisconsin. The topic of how to use the new network of advanced geostationary imagers to improve upon existing or to generate new GEWEX climate products. A. Heidinger was tasked to develop a workshop with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) on this topic. This is very relevant to the "Big Data" theme of NESDIS and how it relates to the climate community. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov)

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Posts Documenting Northern California Wildfires: New posts on the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/category/fire-detection) document the wildfire activity that developed in Northern California on October 9, 2017. A variety of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 and Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) images and products demonstrated the value of these two observing platforms for detecting, monitoring and characterizing wildfire activity. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: Composite of GOES-16 Visible (0.64 µm) image and GOES-16 Fire Temperature product, centered over active fires in Northern California at 2017 UTC on October 9, 2017. 

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