CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 9, 2018

IN THE PRESS:

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 commentary, interviews, and imagery to news media and participate in events to promote science. In the news this week: 1) CIMSS Satellite blog contributor Scott Bachmeier published posts on an "Above-anvil cirrus plume (AACP) over Argentina" (Nov. 3), "Blowing dust in the Arabian Sea" (Nov. 3), "Mesoscale vortex in North Dakota" (Nov. 6), and “Camp fire in California” (Nov. 9). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/). (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, J. Phillips, SSEC)

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Figure: Sequence of daily True Color RGB images from Terra MODIS, Aqua MODIS and Suomi NPP VIIRS over the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on November 1-3, 2018 and viewed in SSEC's RealEarth: (https://go.wisc.edu/xj0511). 

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

Paper on Arctic Cloud Response to Moisture Intrusions: A paper titled "Time Evolution of the Cloud Response to Moisture Intrusions into the Arctic during Winter", by Y. Liu, J. Key, S. Vavrus, and C. Woods, was published in the Journal of Climate (https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0896.1). One of the key findings is that longwave cloud radiative forcing anomalies account for approximately 40% of the all-sky downward longwave radiative anomalies over the Arctic Ocean during moisture intrusions. (Y. Liu, CIMSS, 608-890-1893, yinghuil@ssec.wisc.edu; J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jeff.key@noaa.gov)

Aurora Summit 2018: Margaret Mooney from NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) presented at Aurora Summit 2018 on November 3, 2018, detailing a new proof-of-concept project matching citizen science photos of the northern lights with Day/Night Band images of the Aurora Borealis acquired by the Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 satellites. Summit information and schedule are on-line at https://aurorasummit.wordpress.com/about/schedule/. (M.Mooney, CIMSS, 608-265-2123)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Presentation to Australia and Japan meteorological agencies: On 7 November 2018, Tim Schmit of NESDIS STAR Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) presented on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) to approximately 20 U.S. and international participants as part of a virtual technical interchange meeting series involving the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Japan Meteorological Agency, and NOAA. Jordan Gerth organizes the meetings several times annually to exchange information about science and user applications for advanced geostationary satellite data and further coordination in the Asia-Oceania region. The meetings include the opportunity for presentations from the BoM, JMA, and NOAA, with time for questions and additional engagement about possible collaborations on common techniques. The BoM Melbourne VLab Center of Excellence records the presentations and posts them at http://www.virtuallab.bom.gov.au/events/. (J. Gerth, CIMSS, 608-263-4942; T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291)

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Figure: The National Weather Service (NWS) implemented this differential water vapor Red-Green-Blue (RGB) composite for GOES-16/17 in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) after collaborating with scientists at the JMA Satellite Application and Analysis Division, who developed it. This GOES-17 example uses non-operational data.

VISITORS:

Dan Lindsey Visits CIMSS: Dr. Dan Lindsey of GOES-R Program Office and STAR visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) 8-9 November 2018. He met with many CIMSS and Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) scientists to discuss progress on GOES-R projects as well as a variety of topics including, but not limited to, GOES-R Risk Reduction, Product Systems Development and Implementation (PSDI), National Weather Service (NWS) high priority research, GOES-R Proving Ground, GOES-17 mitigation strategies, GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG), high impact weather, training and outreach, and calibration/validation. (M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146; W. Feltz, CIMSS, 608-265-6283)

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Figure: Dan Lindsey in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) Data Center in front of Earth View.

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