CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8, 2023

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GOES-U Teacher Workshop: Applications opened this week for a GOES-U Teacher Workshop in April 2024 and the response has been remarkable. The event is being organized by NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) with support from the GOES-R program. NASA is providing the meeting space at Kennedy Space Center. Interested educators teaching grades 6-14 are encouraged to apply via https://go.wisc.edu/8bkg53. (M. Mooney, CIMSS, margaret.mooney@ssec.wisc.edu, T. Schmit, E/RA2, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS)

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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. This week: 1) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributor Scott Bachmeier, Scott Lindstrom, and Alexa Ross published the following case studies: "Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea" (Dec. 07), "Water Vapor imagery sensng the surface of Hawai`i" (Dec. 06), "Wet weather in the Pacific Northwest" (Dec. 04), "Tropical Cyclone Michuang affects Andhra Pradesh" (Dec. 04), "Eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra" (Dec. 03), "Strong thunderstorms along a cold front moving across Argentina and Uruguay" (Dec. 03), "Using 5.15 micrometer imagery to see convective initiation" (Dec. 01). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425; S. Bachmeier, CIMSS; A. Ross, CIMSS, 608-263-6765; E. Verbeten, SSEC, 608-263-4206)

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Figure: Hourly GOES-18 Hemispheric views, above, from 2140 UTC on 1 December to 2040 UTC on 4 December, show the development of a strong system in the Gulf of Alaska. This system is tapping into an airstream rich in moisture that augurs for a wet period along the Pacific Northwest coast. Flood watches and have been issued from western Washington and Oregon.

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