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Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) University of Wisconsin-Madison

Learn about satellite meteorology
https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satmet/
Activities to explore the atmosphere
https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxfest/ CIMSS is a Cooperative Institute formed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), the National Ocean

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