CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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TRAVEL AND MEETINGS:

GeoXO Sounder sub-group meeting: The GeoXO Sounder (GXS) sub-group meeting was held virtually on September 19-20, 2024 for four sub-groups: proxy data, retrievals, nowcasting, and innovation. The purpose of the sub-group meeting is to help NOAA and others to better prepare for the benefits of geostationary hyperspectral IR sounders including GXS, IRS/MTG, and GHMS/Himawari-10. Six sub-groups were formed to help fulfill the purpose. The sub-groups of advocacy and data assimilation were not part of this recent meeting. The meeting was organized by Drs. Mitch Goldberg and Erica Mcgrath-spangler. The GeoXO Program Scientist, Dr. Andrew Heidinger also attended the meeting. CIMSS/NOAA has the following attendees: Dave Tobin, Tom Rink, Allen Huang, Zhenglong Li, and Tim Schmit, with presentations on all four topics. Allen Huang, Zhenglong Li, and Tim Schmit also serve as sub-group co-chairs. (Z. Li, CIMSS, 608-890-1982; D. Tobin, CIMSS, 608-265-6281; T. Rink, CIMSS; A. Huang, CIMSS, 608-263-5283; T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov; A. Heidinger, E/RA2, 608-263-6757, andrew.heidinger@noaa.gov).

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Figure: Cross-section of GXS radiances to show temperature inversions from GXS proxy dataset. Top panel shows 28 pairs (in y-axis) of on-offline BT differences assorted with largest differences (online has strongest water vapor absorption) on top at 13:00 UTC on September 20, 2019. Positive BT differences indicate the online channels warmer than offline ones, a sign of temperature inversion. Bottom panel shows the cross-section of temperature field used to generate the proxy dataset. The values are the temperature difference of the 20 levels above surface (in y-axis) from the lowest level. Warm temperatures indicate strong temperature inversions. Data from the GXS proxy data generated by CIMSS. Courtesy of the JMA Visiting Scientist, Yuuki Saeki.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

CIMSS-led Satellite Training for Central Asia Forecasters: CIMSS Scientist Tim Wagner traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan in mid-September 2024 to lead a World Meteorological Organization (WMO)-sponsored workshop on operational uses of satellite data. This two-day workshop designed and led by Dr. Wagner featured forecasters from many members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, and Moldova. The workshop was hosted by Al Farabi Kazakh National University, and several graduate students from the university also attended. Covered topics included basics of satellites and remote sensing, clouds and precipitation, severe convection, air quality, fires, floods, and aviation hazards. Students used realtime and archived data from NOAA, NASA, and Eumetsat in hands-on laboratory activities that helped reinforce the concepts and gave them experience for when these phenomena occur in the future. Local media coverage can be seen in the following link (machine translated from the original Russian) https://farabi.university/news/89783?lang=en. (T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980)

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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: 1) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributor Scott Lindstrom, NOAA Scientist John Cintineo, and CIMSS Scientist Mat Gunshor published the following case studies: "Helene at sunrise and sunset on 26 September" (Sept 26), "September Storms" (Sept. 26), "Helene’s genesis" (Sept 26), "Fall Equinox 2024: There GOES Summer!" (Sept 24. Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146, J. Cintineo, NOAA, 608-890-0619)

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