Director's Note

Fred Best

SSEC, in association with the AOS department, has accumulated an impressive array of ground-based instrumentation for making various measurements...more

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Department News

Library

2011 Photo Contest Winners! The judges have met and made their decisions. Please mark your calendars for...more

Technical Computing

This month we just completed set up and configuration for 25 separate Linux servers. These are separate systems...more

Web Team

My student assistant Rebecca Hudson has done a fantastic job on redoing the Rooftop Camera Greatest Hits...more

Human Resources

Changes Coming to State Group Health Insurance...more

Academic Staff

As you’ve likely heard, within the governor’s budget repair bill, you can expect to see increased contributions to your retirement and health insurance. Of importance to note is...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

 

	CIMSS Tracks Hurricane Irene The CIMSS Satellite Blog provided ongoing coverage of Hurricane Irene’s impact on the U.S. East Coast...more
	NOAA Research Web Site Highlights UW-Madison CIMSS Read the article, "Flying Into Irene," by Lisha Roubert and Matthew Sitkowski.
	AERIbago Wows at Wisconsin State Fair On 10 August 2011, eight people plus one beast (AERIbago) from CIMSS/SSEC/AOS participated in UW-Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair...more
James Kossin and Tim Schmit Collect Medals James Kossin, NOAA/CIMSS, was among the recipients of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s Gold Medal for excellence in...more
	GOES-15 and -14 Imager and Sounder Images Images from both the Imager and Sounder of GOES-15 have been compared to images from both the operational eastern and western GOES...more
Jean Phillips Appointed Chair of AMS History Committee On 02 August 2011 the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Executive Committee appointed Jean Phillips, SSEC Librarian, as the next chair....more
AMS Selects CIMSS-authored Article as “Paper of Note” An upcoming article was selected as a Paper of Note for the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society...more
Operational Use of Leo/Geo Winds by the National Center for Atmospheric Research Beginning in August 2011, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, began using the CIMMS-generated Leo/Geo high latitude winds product...more
ASPB and CIMSS Participation in GIMPAP and PSDI Annual Reviews Several scientists from the Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) and CIMSS remotely participated in the GOES-I-M Product Assurance Plan...more
GOES-R Proving Ground Training at Local Wisconsin NWS Office On 09 August 2011 two CIMSS and STAR scientists conducted a training shift with forecaster J. J. Wood at the southern Wisconsin National Weather Service...more