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Welcome to the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) is the science arm of the NOAA Satellite 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. News BriefsNew NNVL GOES-East ImageryThe NOAA Visualization Lab has upgraded its webpage for real-time GOES-East imagery. JCSDA SeminarFuzhong Weng gave a seminar on ATMS and SSMIS for NWP Data Assimilation at JCSDA on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Slides & audio. VIIRS and Forest FiresJune 12, 2012 - The JPSS and NASA Active Fire team at STAR and the University of Maryland, in cooperation with NASA and the US Forest Service have produced a fascinating set of preliminary views of recent forest fires. STAR LSA Publishes First Assessment of IceBridge Snow and Ice DataMay 21, 2012 - This study, led by Dr. Sinéad Farrell and co-authored by Dr. Dave McAdoo and Dr. Larry Connor, shows the utility of the suite of instruments carried by the NASA Operation IceBridge Mission to determine Arctic snow and sea ice thickness. Manuscript results were featured on the front cover of the June 2012 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. See the full article. STAR NewsSTAR is Moving!June 15, 2012 - The Center for Satellite Applications and Research is moving to a new facility in August 2012. STAR's new home, the long-awaited NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) is located in College Park, MD. The NCWCP is a joint NOAA and General Services Administration (GSA) project to replace and consolidate several NOAA leased facilities. The new building will enhance NWS efforts to secure delivery of critical weather forecasts, warning information and data to the public, housing more than 800 NOAA employees, contractors, and visiting scientists. Read more.
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