Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison

On July 23 and 24, more than 100 researchers convened in Madison, Wisconsin to commemorate the career of senior scientist and former SSEC director Henry (Hank) Revercomb. Staff from the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and national and international partners joined in the two day symposium to reflect on the engineering challenges and scientific breakthroughs over the last four decades in the field of remote sensing. The conference celebrated Revercomb’s achievements and contributions to the Earth and planetary sciences, as well as his leadership on an intricate lineage of satellite-, aircraft,- and ground-based instruments.

To view the recorded talks, click the titles below:

• Technical Connections
  Hank Revercomb-Senior Scientist Emeritus and former Director, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• H.E. Revercomb: The Evolution of the Infrared Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technique
  William Smith-Senior Scientist Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, SSEC and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Recollection of Hank’s Early Work on Planetary Exploration
  Lawrence Sromovsky-Senior Scientist Emeritus, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• The Early Years: Traveling with Hank
  Daniel LaPorte-Researcher Emeritus, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Santa Barbara Research Center
• H.E. Revercomb: The Solution to a Problem
  Robert Knuteson-Senior Scientist, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• HIS, Scanning HIS, LBRTM: Working with Hank and SSEC
  Tony Clough-Retired, Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc.
• The Amazing Range of AEIR-Related Science
  David Turner-Meteorologist Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Systems
• Remote Sounding Around the World
  Jonathan Gero-Associate Researcher, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Observations of Upper Tropospheric Humidity from Geostationary Satellites: From Meteosat WV Images to Hyperspectral Radiances
  Johannes Schmetz-Chief Scientist Emeritus, EUMETSAT
• Contributions to Hyperspectral IR sounding from Space: A NASA AIRS Perspective
  Thomas Pagano-Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
• The Amazing Story of the CrIS Sounder
  Henry Buijs-Chief Technical Officer, ABB Canada
• Generating Sounder Radiances and Products at Imager Resolution
  Paul Menzel-Senior Scientist, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Applications of Hyperspectral Infrared Sounders: Current Status and Challenges
  Jun Li-Senior Scientist, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• The IR Absolute Radiance Interferometer (ARI) Prototype for CLARREO (Part 1)
  Joesph Taylor-Researcher, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• The IR Absolute Radiance Interferometer (ARI) Prototype for CLARREO (Part 2)
  Fred Best-Distinguished Instrumentation Innovator, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Reflections on Adventures and Collaborations with Hank Revercomb
  David Tobin-Senior Scientist, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A digital symposium program with links to each of the talks may also be downloaded here: https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/revercomb_symposium_program_video_links.pdf

By Eric Verbeten