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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 16, 2018

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SSEC and CIMSS Scientists in the News: Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) provide expert commentary, interviews, and imagery to news media. In the news this week: 1) SSEC and UW News issued press releases on NASA's selection of the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) mission through its Earth Venture Instrument program. UW-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences professor Tristan L'Ecuyer is the principal investigator for the PREFIRE science mission. Data collection will be managed by SSEC. The mission aims to collect data - via CubeSats - in a rarely observed part of the energy spectrum, giving new insight into Arctic warming: http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/10581, https://go.wisc.edu/gq4vm1); 2) CIMSS scientist Scott Bachmeier provided commentary for a post on Discover's ImaGeo blog: "A NASA satellite spotted this strangely prominent pattern of long, sinuous clouds over the Pacific" (https://go.wisc.edu/4m7uq4); 3) SSEC launched its new website, providing easy access to research, news, data, imagery, and more (http://www.ssec.wisc.edu). (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164)

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Figure caption: New SSEC website launched on 14 February 2018. 

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Satellite Imagery of a Thunderstorm That Produced Giant Hail in Argentina: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/27022) was updated with a post showing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagery of a thunderstorm that produced giant hail in Argentina on February 8, 2018. One of the hailstones that was recovered and measured is believed to be the largest on record for the Southern Hemisphere. (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm, top) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm, bottom) images of the thunderstorm which produced giant hail in Argentina on February 8, 2018. The surface observation for Córdoba (where the largest hail was documented) is plotted on the images.

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