CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 15, 2018

IN THE PRESS:

Two GOES-16 ABI Interviews: T. Schmit was interviewed twice on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), with Government Matters TV and Federal News Radio: https://govmatters.tv/noaa-meteorologist-develops-cutting-edge-satellite-tech/ and https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-drive/2018/06/noaa-meteorologist-short-listed-for-award-for-technology-used-to-forecast-hurricanes/. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

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ABI Paper Published in the Journal of Operational Meteorology: The paper "Applications of the 16 Spectral Bands on the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)" from Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 was published in the Journal of Operational Meteorology. The authors are T. Schmit, S. Lindstrom, J. Gerth and M. Gunshor. Many time animations are included in this on-line journal. The genesis of this paper was the collection of the ABI spectral band "fact sheets" (http://nwafiles.nwas.org/jom/articles/2018/2018-JOM4/2018-JOM4.pdf). (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

Paper Published: The paper "A Global Slowdown in Tropical Cyclone Translation Speed", by Jim Kossin (NCEI/CWC) was published on 7 June 2018 in the journal Nature. The paper documents a long term slowing trend in the speed at which tropical cyclones move around the planet, which has substantial impacts on the main hazards associated with these storms; local rainfall, coastal storm surge, and wind damage are all increased by the slowdown. The article was picked up by more than 100 news outlets around the world, and has been popular on social media, leading to an altmetric score of over 1000 in the first week after publication (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0158-3/metrics). (J. Kossin, NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

CIMSS at the 52nd Annual CMOS Assembly: Scott Lindstrom and Chris Schmidt (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS) gave GOES-16 training presentations on Aviation Applications and Fire Detection and Characterization, respectively, at a GOES-16 Training Workshop before the start of the 52nd Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Annual Assembly in Halifax, NS (10 June 2018). Training presentations included both lectures and hands-on activities. Chris Schmidt also gave a talk on fire detection and characterization with GOES-16 during the session titled "Satellite Remote Sensing: Vital Information on the Health of the Planet". (Scott Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608 263 4425; Chris Schmidt, CIMSS, 608 262 7973)

VISITview for Web Browser software converted from Java-based to HTML5: VISITview isCooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)-developed training software used in a web browser to share imagery for training (and other purposes). It was originally written in Java, a software environment that is increasingly unsupported in web browsers because of security issues. Tommy Jasmin has converted the software such that the new VISITView client incorporates HTML5 and WebSockets. HTML5 expands the HTML standard, providing new graphic elements suitable for meteorological data displays such as the Canvas. WebSockets is a W3C standard that allows full-duplex, interactive communication in a single web page: without leaving or even interacting with the web page, a user can get updates from a remote user, and likewise manually update their screen knowing the remote user will immediately see the results. The new client means a proven, widely used system that has provided necessary forecaster collaborative education can continue to be used for many years to come. (Scott Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608 263 4425; Tommy Jasmin, CIMSS, 608 263 8568)

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Figure caption: Launch page of VISITview in Web Browser

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