Director's Note

Hank Revercomb

This month, I’m focusing on recent changes to the SSEC leadership team, and my main message is that the transition plan presented in the State of the Center last year is working...more

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Human Resources

Most of you will be getting the 1% increase and the effective date will be July 1, 2013. Payroll and FY budget constraints did not allow campus to get it uploaded on time...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

	Next-Generation Meteorologists Gather in Madison Young researchers from around the country met at the Pyle Center to present their work in remote sensing of the environment, attend panel discussions on the best ways to advance their careers, and perhaps most importantly....more
	North Carolina Museum Presentation and ESIP Teacher Workshop The fifth annual Earth Science and Information Partners (ESIP) Teacher Workshop took place on Tuesday, July 9th, 2013, on the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus...more
	Improvements in Tropical Cyclone Forecasting This July NOAA implemented routine use of the newest version of a formula, or algorithm, known as the Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT). Under development by researchers at CIMSS since the late 1990s...more
	Majoring in Meteorology in Grandparents University The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a unique opportunity for grandparents and their grandkids to spend time together during the summer and have fun learning on campus. It’s all part of Grandparents University...more
	Blog Sparks Interest in Violent Wildfires While wildfires, and their destructive potential, are grimly familiar, researchers have become aware of another effect of these raging disasters – the development of pyrocumulonimbus clouds...more
	Using Satellite Observations of Clouds to Improve Weather Forecasts Clouds play a crucial role in regulating the earth’s weather and climate. The processes involved in cloud formation also influence...more