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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 27, 2015

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SSEC and CIMSS Media Mentions, February 2015: SSEC and CIMSS Media Mentions, February 2015: Data, imagery, and expertise from the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) regularly appear in local, state, and national media.In particular, two press releases garnered extensive attention across social media and traditional media outlets: one noted the launch of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region" (led by S. Ackerman and M. Mooney, CIMSS) and the second announced publication of the Nature article, "Observational Determination of Surface Radiative Forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010" (co-authored by Jonathan Gero, SSEC). Media mentions for February are available at http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/category/ssec-in-the-news#sthash. (L. Avila, CIMSS, 608-262-0783, B. Bellon, SSEC, 608-263-6726, Jean Phillips, SSEC, 608-262-8164, Sarah Witman, SSEC, 608-263-4206)

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Figure caption: AERI installation on the North Slope of Alaska. Published in Nature on 25 February 2015. Credit: Jonathan Gero.

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Direct Broadcast Satellite Applications Workshop Held at AOML: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) personnel taught a workshop entitled "2015 Miami Polar Orbiter Workshop: Satellite Direct Broadcast in Support of Real-Time Environmental Applications" at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of NOAA, in Miami, Florida, 10-13 February, 2015. The goal of the workshop is to teach users of the new AOML X/L band antenna how to use direct broadcast polar-orbiting satellite data for the enhancement of environmental forecasting and decision making. The course focused on the use of data from the AOML antenna, including Suomi-NPP and Aqua/Terra instrument observations and products. The course included overviews of polar orbiter satellite instruments and products, allowing the students to become familiar with the data and the standard land, ocean and atmosphere science products available, and the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Workshop students included members of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the National Weather Service (NWS), the Hurricane Research Division (HRD) and US Fisheries. A workshop website containing all of the course materials is available online at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/dbs/Miami2015/. (K. Strabala, CIMSS, 608-263-8752, L. Gumley, CIMSS, D. Herndon, CIMSS, J. Gerth, CIMSS).

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Figure caption: Direct Broadcast Applications Workshop Group Photo taken in front of the new AOML X/L band antenna.

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

ASPB Rocks Science Week: The NESDIS/STAR Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) participated in the NOAA Satellite Science Week in Boulder, CO the week of February 23, 2015. ASPB participation included meeting planning, session chairing, side meetings, and oral presentations. The presentations were given by Heidinger, Pavolonis, Schmit, and Key on topics of remote sensing of clouds, estimating the probability of severe weather, using satellite data to study Arctic change, and possible new Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) scan modes. There were many splinter group meetings. Additionally, ASPB and others visited Lockheed-Martin to see the GOES-R spacecraft and to Ball Aerospace to see the JPSS-1 spacecraft. (T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)

CIMSS Participates at NOAA Satellite Science Week in Boulder: This week several CIMSS scientists who develop products from weather satellite data and the stakeholders who will use them gathered at the University Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellite Science Week 2015 in Boulder, Colorado. Satellite Science Week is a joint meeting to review and discuss the state of the science portfolio of the GOES-R and JPSS programs. This includes GOES-R and JPSS products, their availability and maturity, risk reduction science activities, and calibration/validation. Participants discussed future science directions and ensuring products and users are ready for the next generation of satellites, GOES-R on the geostationary side and Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) on the polar side. GOES-R is scheduled for launch in early 2016 while JPSS will launch the following year in 2017. Three independent review boards have been meeting in Boulder in closed sessions to discuss what has been presented during the day. The three boards are the NWS Operational Advisory Team, the Independent Advisory Committee, and the Science and Demonstration Executive Board. They are charged with setting the course for the next year as to where the science needs to go. (W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283, P. Menzel, CIMSS, C. Velden, CIMSS)

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