CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 14, 2021

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PUBLICATIONS:

Manuscript on ABI hydrometer operators for assimilation published: A manuscript titled "The new observation operators for Cloud Liquid/Ice Water Path from ABI and their impact on assimilation and forecasts" has been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2020JD034164). The new observation operators for Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) cloud liquid/ice water path (LWP/IWP) have been developed and evaluated by the cycling assimilation and forecast experiments of typical hurricane cases. Impact studies demonstrate that the ABI LWP and IWP measurements can be successfully assimilated into the numerical weather prediction (NWP) model by the new observation operators, which enhances the water vapor analysis and further improves other atmospheric state variables in the forecast fields. CIMSS coauthors are Pei Wang, Jun Li (corresponding authors), Jinlong Li, Steve Wangzong, Andi Walther and Zhenglong Li. (Jun Li, CIMSS, Jun.Li@ssec.wisc.edu)

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND MEETINGS:

Climate Change Presentation for Planetarium Directors: Margaret Mooney from NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) co-presented with experts from Virginia’s Museum of Science (SMV) on the topic of climate change and connecting with audiences for planetarium directors around the Great Lakes Region on Thursday May 13th. The University of Milwaukee organizer shared the following comments in a follow-up email: “Thank you so much for the wonderful presentations that you gave today. The panel was brilliantly conceived: started with the data (and links to enable people to "hyperlocalize"), talked about how an informal science institution engages their community in finding resiliency and long term solutions, and how you developed a planetarium program that addresses many of the issues.” Of note, the presenting collaboration team connected through NOAA Education grants. (Margaret Mooney, CIMSS, Margaret.mooney@ssec.wisc.edu)

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JPSS Networking Session at 13 Fire and Forest Met Symposium: The America Meteorological Society's (AMS) 13th Fire and Forest Meteorology Symposium was held virtually from 11-13 May 2021. Rescheduled from 2020, this meeting brings together a wide range of individuals whose work revolves around forest fires and other fire hazards. The meeting featured a Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) networking session led by Satya Kalluri (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR), Bill Sjoberg (JPSS), and Chris Schmidt from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). The session brought together a selection of users from various disciplines and sought their input on the current suite of fire weather related JPSS products as well as user needs and wants for the future. (C. Schmidt, CIMSS, 608-262-7973)

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

SAR data training at WSO Pago Pago: Scott Lindstrom from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) gave remote (but live) training on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) wind data that are available online. This training was to the Forecast Office in Pago Pago, American Samoa, in a region for which online SAR wind data were recently expanded. The training discussed how the SAR wind data are created, and how the data can help a forecaster better understand where surface winds are in relation to AHI or ABI data. The training material and recording were made available to Pago Pago forecasters for review (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608 263 4425)

MEDIA AND OUTREACH:

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 interviews, imagery and case studies to promote science. This week: 1) Members of the UW-Madison Atmospheric Oceanic and Space Sciences community submitted stunning images to the 11th AOSS Photo Contest. SSEC News published contest results: https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/13611/. 2) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributor Scott Bachmeier published an extended case study on "Tropical Invest 90E becomes Tropical Storm Andres" (May 8-10). Read more: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164, E. Verbeten, SSEC, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS)

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Figure: First place entry in the 2021 AOSS Photo Contest: Halo in Tent City at the WAIS Divide, Antarctica, January 2019. Read more: https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/13611/. Credit: Dave Mikolajcyzk.

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Figure: Tropical Storm Andres was downgraded to a Tropical Depression on May 10, 2021 at 2100 UTC. One-minute, GOES-17 images showed a final convective burst that exposed the storm's low-level center. Read more: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/40877. Credit: CIMSS.

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