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Friday, July 31, 2026

The Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change

CISESS Scientist Jeannette Wild (retired) co-authored a new article in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics on the Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC). The articles covers the history, satellites, observations, scientific achievements and future directions of the organization.
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).

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Lightning in Hurricane Florence
Sep 14, 2018 10:00 AM

Lightning from Hurricane Florence

CICS-MD Scientist Patrick Meyers prepared a video of Hurricane Florence lightning as recorded by the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on GOES-16 on September 13 for the “NOAA Satellites” Facebook and Twitter Accounts. President Donald Trump included it in his tweet on the hurricane.

 
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Schematic
Aug 27, 2018 07:06 AM

Stratocumulous-to-Cumulous Transition

CICS-MD Scientists Youtong Zheng and Zhanqing Li have a new article that uses passive satellite sensors to test a theory of stratocumulous-to-cumulous transition in the subtropics during cold advection.​

 
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Meteor
Aug 27, 2018 05:23 AM

UPDATE: Geostationary Lightning and Meteor Mapper?

CICS-MD Scientists Scott Rudlosky and Michael Peterson found that the GLM on GOES-R/GOES-16 observed a fireball near Detroit, MI on January 16. UPDATE: Rudlosky co-authored an article on this and nine other meteors observed by GLM now in press at the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science and published online on July 15.

 
 
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