CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 5, 2025

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Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Visit to UW-Madison CIMSS: Jen Delamere, Jay Cable, and Owen Larson from GINA visited the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center and Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (SSEC/CIMSS) from November 17th-20th to discuss various research collaborations. Numerous meetings were held with members of the Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) team to discuss NGFS development goals optimized for fire detection and monitoring in Alaska and to map out plans for demonstration activities during the 2026 Alaska fire season. GINA is a key collaborator of the NGFS team and serves as the primary conduit for satellite-derived products to stakeholders in Alaska. The GINA team also met with several other research groups that develop products or software packages used in Alaska. (J. Otkin, CIMSS, 608-265-2476)

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following posts: "Explosive eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia" (Nov. 23-26), "Topography-induced Waves over Eastern US" (Nov. 28), "Lake-Effect Snow over North Dakota" (Dec. 2) and "Power plant plumes within a supercooled cloud layer over Wisconsin" (Dec. 2). (S. Bachmeier, T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980)

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Figure: Meteosat-10 False Color RGB image at 1100 UTC on November 23, 2025 -- showing a large eastward-moving volcanic cloud composed of a mixture of ash particles and SO2 gas (shades of green) along with a smaller northwest-moving volcanic cloud composed primarily of ash (shades of pink), about 2.5 hours after the explosive eruption of Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia.

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Figure: GOES-19 Day Snow-Fog RGB image showing lake effect clouds (shades of white) streaming southeast from Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota on December 2, 2025.

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Figure: GOES-19 Nighttime Microphysics RGB image showing power plant plumes (shades of red) embedded within a supercooled water droplet cloud (shades of yellow) across Wisconsin on December 2, 2025.

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