Conference to focus on atmospheric radiation research

The American Meteorological Society and UW–Madison will host a scientific conference later this month on atmospheric radiation and its impact on global weather and climate patterns.

Detailed conference agenda

Atmospheric radiation is the complex process and interaction of energy in the atmosphere that shapes short and long-term weather and climate patterns.

The 10th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation will be June 28 – July 2 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. News media are invited to attend the conference and interview the nation’s leading experts on satellite observations, numerical modeling and more. The program will highlight advances in understanding atmospheric radiation and the latest scientific findings in this field.

In addition to the scientific discussions, the conference will pay special tributes to the late Verner E. Suomi, the internationally recognized “father of weather satellite systems.” Suomi, a UW–Madison professor for more than 40 years, founded the UW–Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center. He’s best known for inventing the “spin-scan” camera that enabled weather satellites to image the earth continuously, yielding the weather satellite pictures now familiar to TV-weather watchers around the world.

To register in advance and/or schedule interviews with the experts, contact Terri Gregory, public information coordinator, UW–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, (608) 263-3373.