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February 2011

Director's Note

achtor Tom Achtor

You undoubtedly noticed last month a significant change to the SSEC employee newsletter’s design and content. Now called - From Orbit...more


Department News

Technical Computing

Filesystems and Performance - Part Two: Metadata Performance...more

McIDAS-V

McIDAS-V Featured in NASA blog...more

Web Team

New SSEC Logo Link...more

Human Resources

The University of Wisconsin (UW) will be implementing the new Human Resources System...more

Equity & Diversity

The all-hands meeting to discuss the results of the Climate Survey is scheduled on Wednesday, 23 February at 2:30 in Lecture Hall AB20 in the Weeks Geology Building...more

 


Comings and Goings

Birthdays

 

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Seattle welcomed the 91st Annual American Meteorological (AMS) Conference on 24 - 28 January 2011 with open arms and mostly cloudy skies...more

 
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SSEC Wows at WeatherFest

On Sunday, 23 January 2010, the day before the official opening of the AMS Convention, the 10th Annual WeatherFest science fair drew an excited crowd...more

 
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Science Inspires Art at the AMS Conference

Hard to miss at the 91st Annual American Meteorological (AMS) Conference was the Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate Art Show...more

 
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DISC Drill Breaks Record at WAIS Divide

The Deep Ice Sheet Coring (DISC) drill has passed the previous record depth for US ice drilling...more

 

CIMSS/SSEC Participates in NOAA/NESDIS Constituent Meeting

At the invitation of NOAA/NESDIS Assistant Administrator Mary Kicza, CIMSS/SSEC's Margaret Mooney participated...more

 

Heidinger and Pavolonis Receive NOAA Bronze Medals

Andy Heidinger and Mike Pavolonis were selected as recipients of the 2010 NOAA Bronze Meda...more

 

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Schmit Interviewed by Space News about the GOES-R ABI

An article (“GOES-R Weather Satellite Program Hits Key Milestones”) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)...more

 

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It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.

Max Planck