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GOES-19 is scheduled to replace GOES-16 as GOES East on Friday April 4, 2025 at ~1510UTC.

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Satellite Book CLub

March 13th in the SBC
David Hogg, Research Associate from CIWRO, will discuss Examining the Use of Fire Warnings During the February 2024 Southern Great Plains Wildfire Outbreak.

Watch previous sessions
Joseph Patton from CISESS recently discussed GLM Lightning Observations from the May 30th, 2024 Supercell near Midland, TX.

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What's next?

We have a great lineup of sessions! Here's a quick preview:

  • March 20, 2025 | Importance of Early Detection Fire Weather Support and the Impact on Response in Rural Communities | Rebecca Muessle (PQR)
  • March 27, 2025 | Enhancing Automated Frontal Boundary Detection with Geostationary Satellite Imagery | Andrew Justin (OU)
  • April 3, 2025 | GOES-19 Transition to Operations | Liz Kline (GOES-R)
  • April 10, 2025 | Warn-On-Forecast in the Watch to Warning Gap | Daniel Reese (TOP)

 

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