CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 19, 2024

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LightningCast Presentation to Binghamton, NY NWS WFO: University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) researcher Justin Sieglaff presented a remote presentation titled "Applying ProbSevere LightningCast" at the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Binghamton Spring Workshop on April 18. The ProbSevere LightningCast model is a deep learning model that uses GOES ABI observations to make probabilistic forecasts of lightning occurrence in the next 60 minutes. The talk highlighted the LightningCast model methodology, model accuracy and lead-time, and provided usage examples. The Binghamton WFO will experimentally utilize LightningCast forecasts during the 2024 convective season for a variety of forecaster responsibilities. (J. Sieglaff, CIMSS, 608-265-5357; J. Cintineo, CIMSS; M. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, and L. Cronce CIMSS)

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with the following posts: "Arctic low north of Alaska, and its effect on ice in the Beaufort Sea" (Apr. 14), "1-minute GOES-18 imagery in support of American Samoa’s Flag Day" (Apr. 17), "Explosive eruption of Mount Ruang in Indonesia" (Apr. 17) and "GOES ABI Time Composites from April 8th" (Apr. 18). Read more at https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov).

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Figure: JMA Himawari-9 Ash RGB image of the Mount Ruang eruption at 1500 UTC on 17 April 2024, showing signatures of ash (shades of pink) and SO2 (brighter shades of yellow).

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Figure: A GOES 21-image composite of the moon's shadow and the predicted path for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse.

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