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CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 12, 2024

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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 and satellite imagery. This week: 1) CIMSS, SSEC, and NOAA scientists Tim Schmit, Jim Nelson, Mat Gunshor, Scott Lindstrom, Scott Bachmeier, Margaret Mooney, Jonathan Gero, and Erik Olson covered the 2024 eclipse via the CIMSS Satellite Blog and through in situ measurements with the SPARC research trailer. Using data from GOES-East and -West, CIMSS researchers captured the eclipse from several angles: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/57818 and https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/15569. 2) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributors Scott Bachmeier and Scott Lindstrom published the following case studies: "Satellite signatures of the SpaceX USSF-68 Mission launch" (April 11); "PHS Model simulations with tornados over western Louisiana" (April 10); "Wet weather over American Samoa" (April 09); "The VIIRS Day Night Band the night before an Eclipse" (April 08); "Unusually dry air aloft across Florida" (April 05). Read more at https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS; E. Verbeten, SSEC, 608-263-4206.

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Figure: A comparison of the 2017 and 2024 solar eclipse captured by GOES-East over Carbondale, IL.

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