CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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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 interviews, imagery and case studies to promote science. This week: 1. CIMSS scientist Jason Otkin shared his expertise on flash drought as a participant in the NOAA Regional Collaboration Network webinar on drought held on Sept. 9, 2022. More here: https://www.noaa.gov/regional-collaboration-network/three-minute-thesis-webinar-on-drought-september-9-200-et. 2. CIMSS scientist Scott Lindstrom talked with a reporter from the Durango Herald about how sound propagates -- specifically train whistles -- through the atmosphere and is perceived by human ears. Read more: https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/the-train-whistle-durangos-signature-sound-is-iconic-to-some-earsplitting-to-others/. 3. CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Lindstrom, Margaret Mooney and Scott Bachmeier published these case studies: "ACSPO Temperatures from VIIRS and GOES-R" (Sept. 6), "Labor Day Weekend Aurora Borealis via VIIRS Day Night Band" (Sept. 6), "Wildfires in Idaho" (Sept. 4), "Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon" (Sept. 2) and "5.1 micrometers" (Sept. 2). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (J. Otkin, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, M. Mooney, CIMSS, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, J. Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164)

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Figure: Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) temperatures over Lake Superior on September 6, 2022 from NOAA-20 showing lake temperatures that are close to air temperatures. Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/47777. Credit: CIMSS, NOAA.

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Figure: Suomi NPP VIIRS image of the Aurora Borealis over the Northern Hemisphere early on September 4, 2022. Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/47761. Credit: CIMSS, NOAA.

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