CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 2024

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Penn State's Xingchao Chen visits CIMSS: Dr. Xingchao Chen from Penn State University visited the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) July 24-25. He gave a CIMSS seminar entitled “Enhancing Forecasts and Understanding of Tropical Convective Processes through Advanced Satellite Data Assimilation, sharing with CIMSS scientists on the advancements in satellite data assimilation techniques in the Penn-State EnKF system used for all sky radiance data assimilation. He also met with CIMSS scientists and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) faculty to discuss on data assimilation methodologies, observations and satellite data assimilation. (A. Lim, CIMSS, 608-263-6720)

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CIMSS support at EAA Kid and Airventure: In support of the NOAA Low Earth Observations (LEO) office, William Straka participated in outreach activities at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airventure and KidVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Activities included talking and showing how the JPSS satellites, which are built and launched by NASA and operated by NOAA, though hands on activities showing how satellite data can aid in flight planning, fire detection and the water cycle. This event allowed NASA and NOAA to interact with pilots and their families as well as several who had kids who were extremely interested in careers in atmospheric science and meteorology. On Tuesday, 23 July 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Airventure and Kidventure and participated in several of the activities to learn about various aspects of what NASA does as well as to thank all of the NASA and NOAA volunteers. EAA runs from 22-27 July 2024 had hosts many companies and exhibits as well as daily airshows, boasting over 600,000 visitors over the course of the week. (W. Straka III, CIMSS)
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SSEC and CIMSS Scientists in the News:: Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) 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 and satellite imagery. This week: CIMSS Satellite Blog contributor Scott Lindstrom and NOAA Scientist Tim Schmit published the following case studies: "Typhoon Gaemi and Taiwan" (July 24), "How Small of a Rocket Signature can GOES “see”?" (July 24), "VIIRS [added: and GOES!] estimates of smoke over the central United States" (July 22), "Polar2grid and AOD and NDVI" (July 18). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov) E. Verbeten, SSEC, 608-263-4206)
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Figure: The rocket signature is more evident in the nighttime micro-physics RGB combination. Watch near the coast for the first signature.

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