Events

LEO satellite products are used for homeland defense in the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region.

NESDIS uses satellite data and machine learning to produce 1km soil moisture maps that improve NOAA's weather and water forecasts, including the National Water Model.

JPSS satellite data support NWS operations. The JPSS Satellite Liaison visits WFOs to gather feedback, identify forecaster challenges, and provide training on updated tools and products in AWIPS.

Microwave sounders on LEO satellites help assess tropical cyclone intensity and structure, with new tools expanding coverage via smallsat missions.

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology (SatMOC) is pleased to offer a virtual short course with NOAA collaborators titled “Satellites and Fire'' during June 2025.

An on-the-ground perspective of the impact of Hurricane Helene on Asheville, North Carolina.

CRREL’s Ice Jam Program tracks river ice floods to aid planning, using diverse data to improve detection, records, and predictive risk models.

An observing system simulation experiment includes data fusion, instrument and orbit simulators, weather states, and HPC to inform planetary boundary layer mission design.