Fifty one years ago the era of satellite meteorology began on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Madison is the mecca of satellite meteorology, thanks to the genius of the late professor Verner Soumi. He was a true visionary who understood that in order to accurately forecast the weather, you need to be able to see whatâ??s going on, not just over population centers, but over oceans, glaciers and especially the tropics.