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On behalf of Changyong Cao (GCC Director) and the GSICS Quarterly Press Crew, we present to you the Spring 2026 Issue of the GSICS Quarterly Newsletter [DOI: 10.25923/0x6x-ys07]

Spring 2026 GSICS Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 19, Number 2

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Articles

NOAA’s Newest Satellite: SOLAR-1
By Dimitrios Vassiladis (NOAA)

Exploring the Value of Spire GNSS Radio Occultation Data for Improving NOAA’s Hurricane Model Forecasts
By William J. Miller (UMD), Yong Chen (NOAA), Shu-Peng Ho (NOAA), and Xi Shao (UMD)

Assessment of Next-Generation Microwave Sounders: Information Content and Calibration Implications
By Flavio Iturbide-Sanchez (NOAA), and Eric Maddy (ERT)

News in this Quarter

NOAA and EUMETSAT Technical Exchange Meeting on MetOp-SG Calibration/Validation
By Yong Chen (NOAA)

Calibration/Validation Session at the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting
By Changyong Cao (NOAA)

2026 GSICS Annual and Executive Panel Meeting
Held in Ottawa, Canada on March 23-27
By Eric Robinson (NOAA Affiliate)

Announcements

35th CALCON Technical Meeting Will Take Place on June 8-11, 2026 in Logan, Utah

The 2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) to be held in Washington DC August 9-14



GSICS-Related Publications



Article citation format example:

Doelling, David, Changyong Cao, and Jack Xiong. "GSICS recommends NOAA-20 VIIRS as reflective solar band (RSB) calibration reference.", GSICS Quarterly Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Winter 2021): 2-4. DOI: DOI: 10.25923/jmbt-d994.



Newsletter Reviewers:

Newsletter editorial team:

  • Eric Robinson, Associate Editor
  • Lawrence E. Flynn, Reviewer
  • Lori K. Brown, Tech Support
  • Fangfang Yu, US Correspondent
  • Tim Hewison, European Correspondent
  • Yuan Li, Asian Correspondent

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