Overview of NOAA-21 Calibration/Validation Activities

The joint NASA and NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) mission the JPSS-2 satellite on November 10, 2022. The JPSS-2 satellite carries the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) and the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). To engage and inform users of post-launch activities for these exciting follow-on JPSS instruments, an overview of the planned and completed calibration and validation (C/V) activities to be performed by the science teams at NOAA’s Center for Satellite Applications and Research will be shared. User updates will also include the targeted data and product performance metrics, a summary of the Sensor Data Record/L1B (SDR) and Environmental Data Records (EDR/L2) calibration and validation completed and planned schedules, and a brief summary on the distinctions between Beta, Provisional, and Validated maturity levels which form the basis of the NOAA-21 product maturity timeline. NOAA stakeholders and worldwide users of JPSS data will also receive the latest info on obtaining NOAA-21 data products from NOAA’s Product Distribution and Access (PDA) system, the Comprehensive Large Array data Stewardship System (CLASS), and via Direct Broadcast (DB), respectively. In addition, process improvements and any lessons learned will be discussed.