Molenar, Hillger

R. Weldon from the NESDIS Forecast Products Development Team visited CIRA to collaborate on tropical cyclone research. He met with several RAMM Team members to discuss mutual research interests and possible contributions to training activities, and gave a seminar entitled “The Use of Water Vapor Imagery for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting.”

D. Hillger and B. Motta participated in a COMET Executive Board pre-briefing teleconference to brief Mary Glackin on the RAMM team’s involvement in training activities at COMET and with the VISIT project. Among the items discussed were strategic planning, NESDIS/NWS interactions, and the best use of training resources in an era of tremendous growth in the satellite community.  Satellite programs covered included GOES, POES, and NPOESS.