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Tropical Storm Prediction Improved

CISESS Scientist Isaac Moradi has tested data assimilaton of TROPICS CubeSat radiances into the NOAA operational Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) and found forecast improvements at longer forecast lead times and in complex scenarios.

Data Assembly Center for NOAA Ship Data

CISESS Scientist Hyelim Yoo at NCEI and her NOAA Partner Chris Paver have been able to develop automated archiving software for the major types of ocean data collected by NOAA ships.

NOAA Soil Moisture Operational Product System

CISESS Scientist Jifu Yin has produced significant upgrades to SMOPS products and has integrated it with the Land Surface Data Assimilation for the Unified Forecast System this year.

Xiaoyang Zhang 2026 Annual Report and Slide

Adding Sentinel-3 Data to GBBEPx

CISESS Consortium Scientist Xiaoyang Zhang (SDSU) and his team were able to increase the number of fires detected and emissions included in GBBEPx by adding Sentinel-3’s mid-morning data.

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Hugo_retrato_(2016) How can we best exploit satellite information for improving weather applications? What is needed to create consistent long term records of satellite products? What are the research needs to ensure we extract optimal information from future satellites sensors?

These questions lie at the core of CISESS mission of supporting NOAA’s ability to use satellite observations and Earth System models to advance its mission. Our people, research scientists and research engineers along with academic personnel, strive to make certain that our research is transferred to NOAA operations. We also believe in the need of developing and maintaining interactions with a broad community. Outreach, education, training, and literacy activities are part of our vision for a successful return to society of the confidence they have entrusted us.

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Featured News

Friday, July 24, 2026

Assessing Design and Deployment Strategies for Future Microwave-Sounding Missions

CISESS Scientist Dr. Zaizhong Ma and co-authors, including CISESS Deputy Director Dr. Hugo Berbery, recently published a study on the expected forecast impact of future microwave sounding instruments planned under NOAA’s Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program. This work was done using the Ensemble of Data Assimilations (EDA) for the Integrated Forecasting System in collaboration with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

Friday, July 17, 2026

SOUP: A Recipe for Managing Ocean Data from the Abyss to Archive

CISESS Scientist Anna Lienesch has recently implemented a new NOAA ocean exploration data user portal called SOUP. As a Sample Data Manager on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, she is a primary user of this tool, which she helped design, enhance, and test. SOUP may undergo further development to be used for other projects, replacing outdated workflows and streamlining processes.

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