{"id":12412,"date":"2019-12-19T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/?p=12412"},"modified":"2020-01-16T18:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:51:01","slug":"2019-end-of-year-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12412","title":{"rendered":"2019 End of year highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As 2019 nears draws to a close, we have selected&nbsp;stories that reflect our ongoing commitment to research, education and outreach at the Space Science and Engineering Center and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Best wishes for a Happy New Year,<br><em>R. Bradley Pierce, SSEC Director &amp; Tristan L&#8217;Ecuyer, CIMSS Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"eoy-highlights \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12396\/\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Tracking winds: Study compares atmospheric wind calculations from six agencies\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/12\/AMV_Web_Banner-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Tracking winds: Study compares atmospheric wind calculations from six agencies\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTracking winds: Study compares atmospheric wind calculations from six agencies\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12346\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Cracking the code of Arctic sea ice leads\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/11\/ArcticSeaIce_dms_201185_06318_lrg-768x512.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Cracking the code of Arctic sea ice leads\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCracking the code of Arctic sea ice leads\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12339\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Seeing red: Investigating Jupiter's Great Red Spot\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/11\/Jupiter_Great_Red_Spot-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Seeing red: Investigating Jupiter's Great Red Spot\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeeing red: Investigating Jupiter&#8217;s Great Red Spot\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12289\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Precip: Intersecting studies investigate global causes and impacts\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/12\/snowflake-768x432.png\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Precip: Intersecting studies investigate global causes and impacts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPrecip: Intersecting studies investigate global causes and impacts\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12269\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Camp\u00b2Ex: SSEC supports field campaign by land, sea, and air\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/10\/NASA_P3-768x576.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Camp\u00b2Ex: SSEC supports field campaign by land, sea, and air\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCamp\u00b2Ex: SSEC supports field campaign by land, sea, and air\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12249\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"BRIDGE Map: Using satellite data to save lives after a wildfire\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/Bridge_map_web_banner-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"BRIDGE Map: Using satellite data to save lives after a wildfire\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBRIDGE Map: Using satellite data to save lives after a wildfire\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12176\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Fade to black: Researchers at CIMSS improve GOES-17 data issues\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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learning and its radical application to severe weather prediction\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12161\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Calculating instability: Combining surface- and space-based measurements for improved forecasts\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/08\/CAPE_Web_Header-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Calculating instability: Combining surface- and space-based measurements for improved forecasts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCalculating instability: Combining surface- and space-based measurements for improved forecasts\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/12120\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"SSEC Tech Camp: Hands-on experience engages students and teachers alike\">\n\t\t\t<img 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instrument provides detailed look at boundary layer phenomenon\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/11920\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Perspectives on CIMSS from Director Tristan L\u2019Ecuyer\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/Tristan_LEcuyer_4-768x512.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Perspectives on CIMSS from Director Tristan L\u2019Ecuyer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPerspectives on CIMSS from Director Tristan L\u2019Ecuyer\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/11831\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"2019 Virtual Science Fair for students and teachers\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/03\/lindstrom_janssen_wsst-768x626.jpg\" 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