"Satellites See Wisconsin," a spectacular exhibit created by SSEC/CIMSS, touches down at the Dane County Airport...more

SSEC Goes to India

From 30 January through 5 February, SSEC scientists Paul Menzel, Paolo Antonelli, and Sanjay Limaye taught a short course...more

New Great Lakes Water Cycle Diagram from CIMS

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) released a climate adaptation report this week featuring a new water cycle graphic from CIMSS...more

CIMSS Satellite Product Workshop in Salt Lake City

On 16-17 February 2011, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) scientists conducted a workshop...more

GOES Sounder Nearcasting Implemented for NWS Western Region

The nearcasting model, developed at the CIMSS, is now generating hourly nearcasts of atmospheric instability for the National Weather Service...more

Satellite-based Convective Initation Article Published

A paper titled "Nowcasting Convective Storm Initiation Using Satellite-Based Box-Averaged Cloud-Top Cooling and Cloud-Type Trends"...more

Using Satellites to Enhance Air Quality Understanding

A press release from UW Communications highlights efforts on using satellite data to study connections between energy, transportation, climate, and air pollution by a team including CIMSS Director Steve Ackerman and CIMSS researcher R. Brad Pierce.