CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 19, 2024

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CIMSS Scientists Help Design Next Generation of Great Lakes Observations: CIMSS scientist Tim Wagner and STAR scientist Mark Kulie traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to join the International Joint Commission (IJC) Science Advisory Board science plan engagement. The IJC is the binational organization established by treaty between the United States and Canada to govern and regulate the Great Lakes, and this engagement was facilitated to help design the future of observations in the Great Lakes. Drs. Wagner and Kulie advocated for the importance of atmospheric observations over the lakes, the role that satellites can play in lake monitoring and research, and the importance of coupled surface/atmospheric models in the Great Lakes basin. Over the coming months, the IJC will craft a science plan targeting infrastructure and researcher priorities for future investment. (T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980; M. Kulie, E/RA2, 608-263-6583)

TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

In-person training at WFO Milwaukee: Scott Lindstrom and Tim Wagner (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS) and Tim Schmit (STAR), were at the National Weather Service Forecast office in Sullivan, WI (WFO MKX- Milwaukee) on October 17, 2024 to give in-person training on Satellite Imagery and Products. Topics covered included Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-19 ABI image comparisons, parallax, weighting functions, various ways to view satellite imagery in Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), how different satellite products that can be used for specific weather events, and what Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) might offer to forecasters in the distant future, especially the advanced infrared sounder. The give-and-take discussion was preceded and followed by individual discussions with forecasters on different satellite topics. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608 263 4425; T. Wagner, CIMSS; Tim Schmit NOAA/STAR) 

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Figure: Scott Lindstrom, CIMSS, discusses an ABI water vapor image on AWIPS, as NWS forecasters listen. (Photo Credit: Tim Schmit, NOAA/STAR)

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CIMSS Satellite Blog: 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 case studies to promote science and satellite imagery. This week: 1) CIMSS Satellite Blog contributor Scott Lindstrom published the following case studies: "VIIRS, ABI, and NUCAPS over Alaskar" (Oct. 16), "Lake Effect Season begins" (Oct. 14), "Airmass RGB imagery and MIRS snowfall rates over northern Alaska" (Oct. 13), "Aurora on 11 October" (Oct. 11). Read more at the CIMSS Satellite Blog. (S. Lindstrom, CIMSS)

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Figure: CSPP Geosphere imagery shows a band of cumulus clouds over central Lake Michigan.

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