Jennifer Green, Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State University / NOAA NCEI Affiliate, Gulfport, United States, Robert Ward, Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State University / NOAA NCEI Affiliate, Starkville, United States, Caitlin Ruby, University of Colorado (CIRES) / NOAA NCEI Affiliate, Boulder, United States, Anna Lienesch, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies(CISESS), University of Maryland / NOAA NCEI Affiliate, Silver Spring, United States and David E Sallis, Northern Gulf Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Stennis Space Center, United States