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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 6, 2005

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GOES-12 WF_ABBA Monitors Rapid Intensification of Wisconsin Wildfire: On the afternoon of May 5 a small brush fire grew into a 4,000-acre forest fire near the town of Big Flats in central Wisconsin forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 people and destroying over 20 houses, cabins, and trailers.  The small brush fire was reported at 1:45 pm (18:45 UTC) and grew quickly with forced evacuations by 2:30 pm (19:30 UTC).  The GOES-12 Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (WF_ABBA) identified a hot pixel at 19:15 UTC and the fire rapidly intensified resulting in a saturated pixel at 19:32 UTC.  This was the state's biggest wildfire in over 20 years.  (C. Schmidt, CIMSS, 608-262-7973, E. Prins, 530-271-2256)

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ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, ARAD

JCSDA Cloud and Precipitation Workshop:  A. Heidinger attended the recent workshop held by the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA).  Results were presented of a model verification study that compared observed and forecasted 11 micron top of atmosphere radiances.  The initial results indicate that infrared comparisons may offer a valuable tool in diagnosing the cloud forecasts.  The workshop was held at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia.  (A. Heidinger, E/RA1, 608-263-6757)

Proposal and Manuscript Reviews: J. Key reviewed a proposal for the National Science Foundation and a manuscript submitted to the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.  (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605)

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