Welcome to the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
The
Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) is the science
arm of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
(NESDIS), which acquires and manages the nation's operational Earth-observing
satellites. NESDIS provides data from these satellites, and conducts research
to make that possible.
STAR News
December 5, 2011 -
Wenhui Wang of IMSG at STAR/SMCD's Environmental Monitoring Branch
was named NOAA's Team Member of the Month for December 2011 for her unique and
innovative work on the management and processing of Upper-Air Temperature Climate Data Records from MSU/AMSU observations.
STAR's data from this project were shown to have high precision when validated against other climate observations.
NOAA is now planning to use this data to operationally monitor the upper-air temperature climate change.
The dataset is also now being widely used by the climate community to assess the
atmospheric temperature trends. Read more.
October 19, 2011 -
At the 2011 National Weather Association annual meeting in
Birmingham, Alabama, this week, Tim Schmit was honored with the 2011 T. Theodore Fujita
Research Achievement Award. This award is the association's highest
honor for a member whose research has significantly contributed to the
field of operational meteorology and has been awarded for over 30 years.
STAR congratulates Tim for this honor. Read more.
August 17, 2011 - Earlier this month the Department of Commerce
announced their 2011 Gold & Silver Medal winners. We congratulate Tim
Schmit and Don Hillger of STAR's Cooperative Research Program, who were
awarded NESDIS' only 2011 silver medal for their outstanding work
'revolutionizing' the NOAA Science Tests for Geostationary Satellites. Read more.
August 1, 2011 -
Bill Pichel of SOCD / MECB was named NOAA's
Employee of the
Month for August 2011. Dr. Pichel has played a key role advancing the application of
synthetic aperture radar satellite data for ocean science and
management. Read more.
July 13, 2011 - Dr. Dave McAdoo of STAR's Laboratory
for Satellite Altimetry was awarded a 2011 NOAA Administrators Award
today. Dr. McAdoo was honored for his "important scientific and leadership
role in the development of satellite radar altimeter methods for
monitoring the thickness and volume of Arctic sea ice". Read more.
June 22, 2011 - Organized by STAR's Pablo Clemente-Colon,
the 4th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-
Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations on June 20-22,
2011 featured participation by top leadership from NOAA, the U.S.
Navy, and the Coast Guard, as well as by the U.S. Senators for the
State of Alaska, Hon. Mark Begich and Hon. Lisa Murkowski. Presentations
from the symposium are now available online.
June 2, 2011 - CIRA research scientists Prasanjit Dash,
Xingming Liang, and Wei Shi were all honored this week with the prestigious
Cooperative Institute for Research
in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Research and Service Initiative Award. Read more.
May 23, 2011 - Another Icelandic
volcano began erupting on May 21, 2011, when the Grimsvötn Volcano erupted
for the first time since 2004. STAR scientists have developed volcanic ash products
used to track this ash cloud. Read more.
Dept. of Commerce • NOAA • NESDIS • STAR • Last revised: December 8, 2011
Bill Pichel Named NOAA Employee of the Month for August 2011
Dave McAdoo Wins
2011 NOAA Administrator's Award
