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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

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ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

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ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

Participation in AMS and EUMETSAT Conference: Approximately 45 people from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) attended the combined American Meteorological Society and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) conference on Satellite Meteorology in Vienna, Austria. Approximately 500 people were in attendance overall. Presentations ranged from data acquisition, analysis visualization systems to cloud research. Several new collaborations were discussed and envisioned and we all look forward to future discussions. Examples included, cloud comparison, water vapor retrieval inter-comparisons, FY-3 data analysis, dust storm detection methodologies and collaborations on satellite climate data records. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Epic Outreach: Epic Systems, Verona, WI, invited University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) science outreach departments to show off their research during the company's annual Users Group Meeting. Patrick Rowley and Tim Schmit presented a display consisting of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) 3-D Globe, education and public outreach brochures, and several large full disk GOES images, including Hurricane Sandy. There were nearly 15,000 people in attendance. A UW story about the event is available at http://www.news.wisc.edu/22140. (P. Rowley, CIMSS, 608-263-1336, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: CIMSS display at Epic in Verona, WI

CIMSS/ASPB Support GOES Operations: Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) assisted NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) operations in a number of ways with respect to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) imagers and sounders. CIMSS was the first to notice, and ASPB reported, that GOES-15 Imager navigation was off by up to 50km at certain times of the day. More information posted at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/13843. The GOES-15 Sounder patch temperature was changed on September 12, 2013 from LOW to HIGH and CIMSS/ASPB responded to National Weather Service / National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) concerns about the increase in standard deviation of the observation-calculation brightness temperature difference for bands 1-5 on the Sounder and users were later notified of the change by NESDIS. The GOES-13 sounder is experiencing pixel dropouts which seem to be increasing over time; more information posted at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/13936. (M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, T. Schmit, E/RA2, 608-263-0291, tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-15 Imager 3.9 micrometer channel on 10 September 2013 showing the coast of California and the navigation anomaly. The navigation was off in this image approximately 28km, but it was as much as 50km at other times.

South Platte River Flooding Detected Using MODIS and VIIRS Imagery: Following the historic flooding rainfall along the Front Range of Colorado on September 1-12, 2013, flooding which was propagating downstream along the South Platte River in Colorado and Nebraska could be seen using Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite imagery, as documented on the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/13958). One of the VIIRS images from the CIMSS Satellite Blog was used on the National Weather Service Central Region Facebook page. (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958)

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Figure caption: AWIPS image of Suomi NPP VIIRS 1.61 µm near-IR channel data showing the dark signature of river flooding along the South Platte River in northeastern Colorado at 19:58 UTC on September 17, 2013.

CIMSS 5-year Review Report Submited: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) is undergoing its 5-year review this fall. CIMSS completed and delivered on time, a report to the review team that addressed the submitted questions by NOAA. The science site visit is October 3-4, 2013. (S. Ackerman, CIMSS, 608-263-3647)

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