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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 5, 2018

IN THE PRESS:

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's new director, Brad Pierce, shared his vision for the center, what he brings to the role, and his ideas about current and future challenges in an interview published by SSEC News (https://go.wisc.edu/gcu9s4). 2) Research meteorologist Scott Bachmeier who uses the Twitter handle, @CIMSS_Satellite, was named one of the best UW-Madison Twitter accounts to follow. Whether "you know a lot about meteorology or nothing at all" his posts describe "stunning [satellite] image after stunning image" (https://go.wisc.edu/6e855e). 3) Scott Bachmeier provided GOES-16 Infrared imagery and the MIMIC Total Precipitable Water product for the period September 25 to October 2, 2018 to the NWS Forecast Office in Phoenix for their analysis of former Hurricane Rosa (https://www.weather.gov/psr/FormerHurricaneRosa). 4) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Bachmeier and Scott Lindstrom published posts on "Leeside frontal gravity wave moves southward across the Plains" (Oct. 4), "Severe thunderstorms in Pennsylvania" (Oct. 2), "Hurricane Walaka" (Oct. 1), "Mode 4 Testing for both GOES-16 and GOES-17" (Oct. 1), and "Medicane “Zorbas”" (Sept. 29). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/). (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, SSEC)

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Figure: Brad Pierce, new director of the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center. Credit: SSEC.

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Figure: CIMSS research meteorologist Scott Bachmeier who uses the Twitter handle, @CIMSS_Satellite, was named one of the best UW-Madison Twitter accounts to follow. 

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America: On October 2, 2018, Tim Schmit attended the 2018 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America gala in Washington DC, sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service. Tim was a finalist in the Science and Environment category for this award given to federal employees for his support of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R program (https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=519). The citation was "Developed cutting-edge satellite technology for detecting and monitoring severe weather, helping protect people and property from approaching disasters." (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

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Figure caption: Tim Schmit at the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America gala, with Satya Kalluri. 

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

New paper published in the Earth & Space Science.: Kaba Bah,Mat Gunshor, and Tim Schmit published a paper this week in Earth and Space Science. The title is "Generation of GOES-16 true color imagery without a green band". The paper is available at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2018EA000379. (K. Bah, CIMSS, 608-262-4462)

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Figure: The three GOES-16 bands needed to make true color Red-Green-Blue images shown on the left along with the generated true color Red-Green-Blue images for the natural and enhanced. 

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Tropical Cyclones Workshop at CIMSS: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin hosted a small workshop on tropical cyclone research and activities last week. Participants included the CIMSS Tropical Cyclone (TC) group, and visitors from the Naval Research Lab, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Mississippi State University, and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The meeting included briefings on TC research updates from all participants, as well as fruitful discussions on the operational needs of JTWC. (C. Velden, CIMSS, 608-262-9168)

NOAA-20 Provisional Maturity Review: The NOAA-20 Calibration/Validation Maturity Review was held October 2, 2018. The review covered the CrIS SDR, NUCAPS products, VIIRS polar winds, cryosphere products, cloud products, and OMPS ozone. Dave Tobin (Space Science and Engineering Center), Andy Heidinger (STAR/ASPB), Mike Pavolonis (ASPB), Jeff Key (ASPB), Rich Dworak (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS), and Xuanji Wang (CIMSS) presented the CrIS, cloud, polar winds, and cryosphere products. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov)

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