Dr. Donald W. Hillger
earned a B.S. in Physics (1973) from the University of Minnesota, and a
Masters (1976) and Ph.D. (1983) in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State
University. He continued as a Post Doctoral Fellow and later as a Research
Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
at Colorado State University before joining the Regional And Mesoscale
Meteorology (RAMM) Branch of NOAA/NESDIS as a research meteorologist in 1987.
Dr. Hillger specializes in satellite meteorology from geostationary and
polar-orbiting platforms, as well as satellite instrument calibration/validation,
satellite data/image quality, and planning for advanced and future
instrumentation. He has published many scientific journal publications,
technical reports, and has made presentations at numerous national and
international scientific meetings. Publications include journal articles,
conference papers and presentations, technical reports, and in-house publications.
Current research emphasis includes analysis of multi-spectral and hyper-spectral
imagery and the development of image products from those datasets, utilizing
computer-intensive analysis methodology. Other emphasis includes the
science checkout of operational geostationary satellites (such as
GOES) after launch.
Data, algorithms, and images presented on STAR websites are intended for experimental use only and are not supported on an operational basis.
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Don Hillger
Dr. Donald W. Hillger
earned a B.S. in Physics (1973) from the University of Minnesota, and a
Masters (1976) and Ph.D. (1983) in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State
University. He continued as a Post Doctoral Fellow and later as a Research
Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
at Colorado State University before joining the Regional And Mesoscale
Meteorology (RAMM) Branch of NOAA/NESDIS as a research meteorologist in 1987.