Dr. David Santek has been associated with many satellite data and remote sensing projects during his 45-year career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison/ SSEC/CIMSS, including visualization, product development, and numerical model impacts. Also, he has led the development of several innovative techniques for extracting tropospheric wind information from satellite and model data. His main role in QOSAP is generating Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) from model reanalysis or nature run grids, to simulate the 3D distribution of winds that can be expected from future satellite missions: For example, from a constellation of low-earth orbiting satellites equipped with hyperspectral IR sounders. These AMVs are then used in OSSE studies.
Education:
Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
M.S., Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
B.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Michigan, 1975