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CIMSS AND ASPB WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 24, 2015

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

GOES-R at Grandparents University: University of Wisconsin-Madison alums and their grandchildren spent two days at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) learning about satellite meteorology this week. (http://go.wisc.edu/04bim5) One of the highlights was an introduction to Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) by NOAA's Tim Schmit where he shared the excitement and promise of the GOES-R satellite series and wowed the group with recent examples of rapid scan imagery. (M. Mooney, CIMSS, 608-265-2123; T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: Tim Schmit presenting GOES-R at Grandparents University

Participation in JPSS-1 Requirements Configuration Change Request: The JPSS Cloud and Cryosphere teams were requested to provide updated Level-1 Requirements Document (L1RD) product tables for the first JPSS satellite, JPSS-1. These changes updated the current requirements of the priority 3/4 Environmental Data Records (EDRs) to be consistent with the requirements for GOES-R and for the JPSS Enterprise processing system. These changes were presented and approved by the JPSS Engineering Review Board last week. (W. Straka, CIMSS; J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu; A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, Andrew.Heidinger@noaa.gov)

VISITORS:

New CoRP Director and STAR Acting Director Visit CIMSS: Satya Kalluri, the new Chief of the STAR Cooperative Research Program Division, and Mike Kalb, Acting Director of STAR, visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)/Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and the NOAA Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) on July 21, 2015. Steve Ackerman, CIMSS Director, gave a presentation on CIMSS history, organization, and research. Wayne Feltz, one of SSEC's Executive Directors, provided additional information and discussion on interactions between CIMSS/SSEC and NOAA. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu) 

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Figure caption: Mike Kalb (left) and Satya Kalluri (right) in Madison. (Photo by Tim Schmit) 

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