CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

IN THE PRESS:

Hurricane Florence Media Interactions: Numerous interviews were given this week and multiple stories have appeared discussing Hurricane Florence and its connection to a recent publication on the slowing down of the speed of forward motion of hurricanes. The stories appear in: National Public Radio (link1, link2), News 4 Jacksonville, WKOW TV (ABC), Cheddar Post-Cable News, Axios, USA Today, The Independent (UK), The Atlantic, Inside Climate News,  Miami Herald, Global National News Canada (link not available yet), Wall Street Journal (link not available yet). More interviews are scheduled for this week. (J. Kossin, NCEI/CWC, 608-265-5356)

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) Tropical cyclone researchers Sarah Griffin, Derrick Herndon, and Chris Velden were the UW News featured experts  this week available to discuss the development and tracking of Hurricane Florence. They led several live streamed weather briefings on Hurricane Florence and other developing storms and were interviewed by local media outlets including WISC-TV3, WISN-12, WKOW-27, WMTV-15, WTMJ-AM, among others. The stories and interviews are included in "SSEC in the News". 2) SSEC researcher Jordan Gerth contributed an op-ed to The Hill that was published on September 13: "Trust the weather forecast, heed the warnings". 3) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Bachmeier and Scott Lindstrom published posts on "Hurricane Florence off the coast of North Carolina" (September 12-13), "Hurricane Florence continues to approach the southeastern US" (September 11), "GOES-17 views the active tropics" (September 10), and "Hurricane Florence" (September 9-10). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog. (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164, S. Griffin, CIMSS, D. Herndon, CIMSS, C. Velden, CIMSS, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, SSEC)

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

CCL Algorithm Readiness Review: The Cloud Cover Layers (CCL) Algorithm Readiness Review (ARR) was passed last week. The ARR applied to the CCL slated to run on GOES-R in the official GOES-R Ground System. This version of CCL is an expanded 5-layer product whose requirements were defined by the National Weather Service Operational Algorithm Team (NOAT). CCL is one of five products requested by the NOAT for transition to operational status. (A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Satellite Training Planning Meeting: Scott Lindstrom and Jordan Gerth of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) attended the Science and Operations Officer (SOO) Satellite Training Advisory Team meeting from 11 to 14 September 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. This meeting assembled training personnel from NOAA's Forecast Decision Training Division (FDTD), the Warning Decision Training Division (WDTD), National Weather Service (NWS), cooperative institutes, and meteorological training development organizations to evaluate the progress and plan future directions for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) training for NWS forecasters. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425; J. Gerth, CIMSS, 608-263-4942)

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Figure: The large pattern of upper-tropospheric outflow of Hurricane Florence was quite apparent on this GOES-16 Near-Infrared “Cirrus” (1.37 µm) image from September 13, 2018. It spans a distance of approximately 1000 miles. Credit: CIMSS.

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