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Sunday, 14 October 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 14 October 2001


SUN 14 OCT

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 14 October 2001


Conference Registration

Monday, 15 October 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 15 October 2001


MON 15 OCT

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Registration Continues through Thursday, 18 October

8:00 AM-8:15 AM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Welcome

8:15 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Keynote Speaker
Conference Keynote Address
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Papers:

9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Monday, 15 October 2001


1
Environmental Applications
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL

Papers:

9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Poster Session 1
Environmental Applications
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Jeff Hawkins, NRL

Papers:
 
Snow emissivity simulated using Mie theory
Banghua Yan, Decision Systems Technologies, Rockville, MD; and F. Weng

 
 
Retrieval and interpretation of snow cover parameters microwave remote sensing data
Cezar E. Kongoli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and N. C. Grody

 
Near real time remote sensing of lake surface temperature and ice cover
John H. Marsham, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; and C. J. Merchant

 
Monitoring the Seasonal Decay of First Year Sea Ice at the Canadian Ice Service with NOAA AVHRR
Roger A. De Abreu, MSC/EC/Canadian Ice Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and M. Arkett and B. Ramsay

Poster PDF (198.6 kB)
 
Diurnal variation of GOES SST
Xiangqian Wu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel

 
Tropical cyclone forcing in the Gulf of Mexico
Mark A. Bourassa, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and S. L. Morey, J. Zavala, and J. J. O'Brien

 
Using QuikSCAT data to determine the strength of a polar lows
Boniface J. Mills, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

 
AIR-SEA FLUXES FROM SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR: AN UPDATE
Todd D. Sikora, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and D. R. Thompson

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
 
Realtime remote sensing-based modeling and in situ validation of land surface energy and water fluxes
George R. Diak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, J. M. Norman, R. D. Torn, and J. Hoss

 
Desert dust storms as detected by Meteosat and SeaWiFS multispectral imagery
Steven D. Miller, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee

 
Characterization of clouds, fires and smoke plumes in hyperspectral images
Michael K. Griffin, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and S. M. Hsu, H. K. Burke, and J. W. Snow

Poster PDF (351.5 kB)
 
A comparison of the GOES-8 ABBA and INPE AVHRR fire products for South America from 1995–2000
Joleen M. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. M. Prins and A. W. Setzer

Poster PDF (109.3 kB)
 
Principal Component Image analysis of MODIS for volcanic ash
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Clark

 
Recent Monitoring of Suspended Sediment Patterns along Louisiana's Coastal Zone Using ER-2 Based MAS Data and Terra Based MODIS Data.
Christopher C. Moeller, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor, W. P. Menzel, O. K. Huh, N. D. Walker, and L. J. Rouse

Poster PDF (730.7 kB)
 
P1.17
Comparisons and Contrasts of AVHRR, SeaWiFS, FY1-C and CODAR Data in Coastal Ocean Research

 
P1.18
MODIS Ocean color data for studying ocean circulation features

 
TOPEX/POSEIDON ALTIMETRY REVEALS THE VIETNAM SUMMER RECIRCULATION
Eric J. Bayler, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Liu

Poster PDF (148.2 kB)
 
Sea Surface Salinity from Space: Science Goals and measurement Approach
C. J. Koblinsky, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. H. Hildebrand, Y. Chao, A. de Charon, W. Edelstein, G. Lagerloef, D. Le Vine, F. Pellerino, Y. Rahmat-Samii, C. Ruf, F. Wentz, W. Wilson, and S. Yueh

Poster PDF (543.5 kB)
 
P1.21
Accumulation of floating marine debris simulated by surface currents derived from satellite data

 
Refractive Index Spectral Transfer in Inhomogeneous Turbulence in Atmospheric/Oceanic Surface Layer
Sukaran R. Patel, Univ. Federal da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil

 
A synergistic surface BRDF/Albedo retrieval with MODIS and MISR observations 1.INTERCOMPARISION
Yufang Jin, Boston University, Boston, MA; and F. Gao, C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, C. Bruegge, J. Martonchik, and D. Diner

Poster PDF (943.6 kB)
 
Fractional green vegetation cover of the Conterminous USA for use in numerical weather models.
Kevin Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD; and D. Tarpley, K. Mitchell, I. Csiszar, T. Owen, and B. Reed

 
Using DMSP imagery and SSM/I data to analyze a von Karman vortex over the Black Sea
Boniface J. Mills, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and P. J. McCrone

 
Study of fog properties using LANDSAT data
Kenneth W. Fischer, Terabeam Labs., Redmond, WA; and M. Nunez, J. Ramaprasad, M. R. Witiw, and J. A. Baars

Poster PDF (269.3 kB)
 
P1.29
Incorporating data from GOES and POES platforms into an integrated in-flight icing diagnostic algorithm for Alaska

 
Use of GOES Satellite Data in Mesoscale Surface Boundary Conditions for a Desert Region
Elford G. Astling, West Desert Test Center, Salt Lake City, UT

 
On precipitation modification by major urban areas: A new perspective from TRMM
J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Pierce

http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/912/urban

Poster PDF (78.0 kB)
 
APPLICATION OF REMOTE-SENSING TECHNOLOGY IN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Xuemei Wang, Zhongshan Univ., Guangzhou, China

11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


1
Environmental Applications (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Jeff Hawkins, NRL

Papers:
  11:15 AM
1.2
An overview of active fire detection and monitoring using meteorological satellites (Invited Presentation)
Elaine M. Prins, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. M. Feltz and C. C. Schmidt

Poster PDF (267.3 kB)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Lunch

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


2
Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/GHCC

Papers:
  1:30 PM
2.1

2:15 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Poster Session 2
Climatology and Long-term Satellite Studies
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Gary Jedlovec, NASA/Global Hydrology and Climate Center

Papers:
 
specifying satellite orbits for high accuracy climate monitoring
Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and R. M. Goody and J. G. Anderson

Poster PDF (577.0 kB)
 
Longwave and window angular distribution models from CERES/TRMM radiance measurements
Natividad Manalo-Smith, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and N. G. Loeb

Poster PDF (86.6 kB)
 
Limb biases in CO2 cloud height algorithms with respect to high altitude cirrus
R. Lynn Rose, Aeromet, Inc., Tulsa, OK; and M. Bedrick, K. Swanson, and B. Morrison

Poster PDF (81.0 kB)
 
Internal consistency of the NVAP water vapor dataset
Ronnie J. Suggs, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and G. J. Jedlovec

Poster PDF (88.4 kB)
 
Radiative impact of clouds and water vapor variations above 300 mb from long-term NVAP and ISCCP observations.
G. Garrett Campbell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar, J. Fosythe, A. Kankiewicz, R. Engelen, and S. Woo

Poster PDF (320.1 kB)
 
Long Term Changes in Cloud Cover Detected in HIRS Data
Donald Wylie, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

 
An alternative long term OLR data set
Christopher Collimore, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. E. Waliser, G. L. Smith, T. D. Bess, D. F. Young, D. W. Martin, and K. A. Bush

 
A 10-year climatology of cloud properties and radiation fluxes based on the AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data Set
Xuanji Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key and M. Pavolonis

 
Climate analysis with the 21-yr HIRS Pathfinder radiance clear-sky data set
Darren L. Jackson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Bates

Poster PDF (267.6 kB)
 
Comparisons of cloud analyses from independent infrared and sounder retrievals
Robert P. d'Entremont, AER, Lexington, MA; and D. P. Wylie

Poster PDF (128.6 kB)
 
P2.11
Cloud climate investigations in Scandinavia during the last decade using high-resolution NOAA AVHRR data

 
Initiation of a high resolution tropical cloud climatology
Mary Bedrick, Aeromet, Inc., Tulsa, OK; and K. Swanson, L. Rose, and B. Morrison

Poster PDF (396.3 kB)
 
An analysis of cloud and rainfall distributions over deforested Amazonia using TRMM and GOES measurements
Frédéric J. Chagnon, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and A. J. Negri, J. Wang, L. Xu, R. M. Adler, and R. L. Bras

Poster PDF (35.4 kB)
 
Mesoscale satellite climatologies in costa rica
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. Castro Leon

 
Wind regime GOES cloud cover composites for the Wakefield, VA County Warning Area
Cynthia L. Combs, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. A. Stuart, M. DeMaria, and T. H. Vonder Haar

 
Investigations of liquid water path spatial variability using MODIS
Robert Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. L. Hartmann

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
 
The influence of Antarctic cloud and surface properties on cloud radiative forcing at the surface
Michael J. Pavolonis, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key

Poster PDF (33.9 kB)
 
ENSO in Highly Reflective Cloud: A fresh look
David W. Martin, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Collimore and M. H. Hitchman

 
Development of a climatology of cloud properties derived from GOES over the southeastern Pacific for PACS
J. Kirk Ayers, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. F. Young, W. L. Smith Jr., and L. Nguyen

http://www-pm.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (95.3 kB)
 
A prototype Benchmark Thermal Radiance Measurement
John A. Dykema, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and J. G. Anderson and R. M. Goody

Poster PDF (65.0 kB)
 
Aerosol optical depth over land from the AVHRR pathfinder atmosphere data set
Kenneth R. Knapp, CIRA/Colorado State Univ. and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD

http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/crad/sat/atm/aerosol/kknapp/

Poster PDF (47.6 kB)
 
Water vapor transport over the tropical oceans during El Niño and La Niña and its implication for the tropical circulation: A satellite approach
Byung-Ju Sohn, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; and F. R. Robertson, E. A. Smith, and S. C. Park

Poster PDF (210.5 kB)
 
VARIABILITY IN UTH and Water Cycle Dynamics
John J. Bates, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (70.1 kB)
 
An Assessment of Upper Tropospheric Humidity Measurements from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
Brian J. Soden, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and D. Turner, R. Ferrare, B. Lesht, and J. Goldsmith

 
DIURNAL VARIABILITY OF SATELLITE DERIVED PRECIPITABLE WATER IN THE AMAZON BASIN
Tracy L. DeLiberty, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and J. A. Callahan

Poster PDF (591.4 kB)
 
Tropical precipitable water climatology for equatorial waves
Paul E. Roundy, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA

 
DIFFERENCES IN THE RESPONSE OF SATELLITE PRECIPITATIONS ESTIMATES TO ENSO
Wesley Berg, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow

Poster PDF (271.2 kB)
 
A TRMM-calibrated infrared technique for convective and stratiform rainfall: Analysis and validation
Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Xu and R. F. Adler

Poster PDF (505.9 kB)
 
Global trends (1979 to 2001) in mean and extreme rainfall from a new satellite-gauge merged data set
Scott Curtis, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. J. Huffman, E. J. Nelkin, and D. T. Bolvin

 
Standard Errors of the estimated trend in channel 2 of the microwave sounding unit
David S. Crosby, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. D. Goldberg, T. Mo, and Z. Cheng

 
Interannual Variations in HIRS Observations of the Temperature Inversion over the Antarctic Plateau
Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Frey and J. Key

 
Global satellite-based study of the diurnal range of land surface temperature
Ivan Csiszar, CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and G. Gutman

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


2
Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Gary Jedlovec, NASA/Global Hydrology and Climate Center

Papers:
  4:00 PM
2.2
Changes in the Earth's resolved outgoing longwave radiation field as seen from the IRIS and IMG instruments (Invited Presentation)
Helen E. Brindley, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; and P. J. Sagoo, R. J. Bantges, and J. E. Harries

Poster PDF (184.0 kB)
  4:30 PM
2.3
Global precipitation climatologies and the role of satellite observations (Invited Presentation)
Phillip A. Arkin, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Xie and J. Janowiak

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Sessions end for the day

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 15 October 2001


Ice Breaker w/Exhibit Opening

Tuesday, 16 October 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


TUE 16 OCT

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


3
Operational Applications
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:
  8:30 AM
3.1
Weather Prediction Improvement Using Advanced Satellite Technology.(Invited Presentation)
Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Einaudi, J. Purdom, D. Rogers, R. Gelaro, J. Dodge, R. Atlas, and S. Lord

9:15 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Poster Session 3
Operational Applications
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:
 
UW-CIMSS Satellite winds algorithm
Gail A. Dengel, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden, T. L. Olander, D. A. Santek, and D. R. Stettner

Poster PDF (600.8 kB)
 
GWINDEX—GOES RAPID-SCAN WINDS EXPERIMENT: APPLICATIONS FOR WEST COAST FORECASTING
Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Stettner, J. Daniels, and W. Bresky

Poster PDF (309.8 kB)
 
Validation of GOES Clear-Air Water Vapor Winds
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Bresky

 
Water vapor winds in vicinity of convection and winter storms
Robert M. Rabin, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Brunner, C. Hane, and J. Haynes

http://zonda.ssec.wisc.edu/~rabin/extendedp.pdf

Poster PDF (296.0 kB)
 
Cloud stereo heights and motions from satellites imagery: examples and automation
G. Garrett Campbell, Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and T. H. VonderHaar and K. Eis

 
Evaluating the potential impact of the assimilation of satellite derived products on a mesoscale forecast of PACific landfalling JETs experiment (PACJET) IOP 10
Michael C. Morgan, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. La Casse, D. T. Kleist, H. M. Kim, J. G. McLay, D. J. Posselt, J. R. Mecikalski, C. S. Velden, and D. Stettner

Poster PDF (602.2 kB)
 
Assimilation of GOES rapid-scan winds into an experimental ETA model during Hurricane Keith
Howard I. Berger, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden

Poster PDF (73.3 kB)
 
The Impact Of Satellite Winds On Two Versions of NCEP Global Data Assimilation And Forecast Systems
Xiujuan Su, NOAA/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Derber and S. Lord

Poster PDF (53.0 kB)
 
An impact study of five remotely sensed and five in-situ data types in the ETA data assimilation system
Tom H. Zapotocny, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, J. P. Nelson III, and J. A. Jung

 
Assimilation of GOES Sounder cloud top pressure in NCEP's 48Km Eta Mesoscale Model.
James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Aune, T. J. Schmit, and T. H. Zapotocny

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/pdf/satconf01_Eta_clouds_P3.10.pdf

Poster PDF (242.3 kB)
 
GPS-derived integrated precipitable water compared with AFWA MM5 model output
Patricia A. Vollmer, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and G. R. Huffines

Poster PDF (22.7 kB)
 
P3.12
Assimilation of GOES Land Surface Data within a Rapid Update Cycle Format: Impact on MM5 Warm Season QPF

 
one dimensional variational assimilation experiments combining GOES sounder and imager radiance data
Dongsoo Kim, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and D. Devenyi

Poster PDF (59.2 kB)
 
The Assimilation of Satellite Observations with the NRL Atmospheric Variational Data Assimilation System (NAVDAS)
Nancy L. Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. Daley, S. D. Swadley, J. Clark, E. H. Barker, J. S. Goerss, and K. Sashegyi

 
Improvements to U.S. Air Force Cloud Forecast Model, Advect Cloud
Steven J. Storch, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt, NE; and D. G. McDonald

Poster PDF (513.2 kB)
 
Analysis of Subtropical Cyclones using NASA Quikscat data
Paul J. McCrone, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE

Poster PDF (865.0 kB)
 
Status of the UW-CIMSS Objective Dvorak Technique (ODT)
Timothy L. Olander, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden

Poster PDF (20.5 kB)
 
Tropical cyclone surface wind analysis using satellite sensors
Raymond M. Zehr, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Fort Collins, CO

 
Validation of an Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (AMSU) tropical cyclone intensity and size estimation algorithm
Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and J. L. Demuth and J. A. Knaff

 
TRMM TMI views of tropical cyclones for tactical reconnaissance
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and F. J. Turk, J. D. Hawkins, and R. T. Edson

 
Mapping tropical cyclone characteristics via passive microwave remote sensing
Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, J. F. Turk, K. L. Richardson, C. C. Sampson, and J. Kent

 
Satellite applications for tropical wave/tropical cyclone tracking
Jason P. Dunion, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and C. S. Velden

 
Validation of GMS brightness temperature difference technique for estimate of cumulonimbus in typhoon by TRMM PR data
Kotaro Bessho, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and Y. Tanaka and T. Nakazawa

http://

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
 
Antarctic meteorology: Satellites and weather forecasting
Matthew A. Lazzara, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. M. Keller, C. R. Stearns, J. E. Thom, and G. A. Weidner

Poster PDF (25.0 kB)
 
Cloud-drift and Water Vapor Winds in the Polar Regions from MODIS
Jeffrey R. Key, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and D. Santek, C. S. Velden, and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (746.5 kB)
 
Virtual Laboratory for Training in Satellite Meteorology
James F. W. Purdom, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and A. Mostek

 
Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training - Bringing Training to the Forecasters Using VISITview
Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D. Bikos, B. Motta, B. Zajac, J. Weaver, K. Schrab, B. Grant, and J. LaDue

Poster PDF (376.9 kB)
 
Recent Training from the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training
Brian Motta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, B. Zajac, S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, B. Grant, J. LaDue, S. Jascourt, W. Bua, K. Schrab, M. Schichtel, S. Flood, D. Baumgardt, R. Grumm, P. Wolf, J. Weaver, and R. Zehr

http://visit.cira.colostate.edu

Poster PDF (30.4 kB)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


3
Operational Applications (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:
  11:00 AM
3.2
Uses of satellite data in Air Force Weather (Invited Presentation)
John V. Zapotocny, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE

Poster PDF (840.0 kB)
  11:30 AM
3.3

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Lunch

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


3
Operational Applications (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Thomas F. Lee, NRL

Papers:
  1:30 PM
3.4
Recent impact of satellite Data at ECMWF (Invited Presentation)
Graeme A. Kelly, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

2:15 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Poster Session 3
Operational Applications (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Thomas F. Lee, NRL

Papers:
 
Atmospheric Instability Parameters Derived from MSG SEVIRI Observations
Marianne Koenig, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, , Germany; and S. A. Tjemkes and J. Kerkmann

Poster PDF (198.0 kB)
 
Assessing the Quality and Utility of Higher Resolution GOES Sounder Retrievals
Gary E. Gray, Raytheon, Lanham, MD; and J. Daniels

 
An assessment of the temporal value of retrieved parameters from the GOES sounder
Robert M. Aune, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/ASPB, Madison, WI; and R. Petersen

 
Case studies using hourly real-time GOES Sounder ozone estimates
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and A. J. Wimmers

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/amssatconf2001/ozone_p3.36.html

Poster PDF (147.7 kB)
 
A Validation Study of the GOES Sounder Cloud Top Pressure Product
James A. Hawkinson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and W. Feltz, T. J. Schmit, A. J. Schreiner, and S. A. Ackerman

Poster PDF (460.5 kB)
 
Is the resolution of GOES sounder data sufficient to support single field of view retrievals and derived products?
Gail M. Bayler, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Wetzel-Seemann, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/pdf/satconf01_sfov_rets_P3.38.pdf

Poster PDF (161.5 kB)
 
An Analysis of Pre-tornadic Low-level Moisture-Flux Convergence and the Utility of GOES and GIFTS Sounder Data
Ralph A. Petersen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs,, MD; and W. F. Feltz and H. -. L. Huang

 
An evaluation of several years of CIMSS and NESDIS GOES Sounder data
James P. Nelson III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (92.2 kB)
 
P3.41
A Summary of Satellite Data Usage in the NWS Western Region

 
Use of ATOVS and SSMI observations at Météo-France
Florence Rabier, Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and E. Gérard, Z. Sahlaoui, M. Dahoui, and R. Randriamampianina

 
Application of NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) Derived Rain Rates to Synoptic Events over the United States
Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Pellegrino, F. Weng, and L. Zhao

 
Improvements to the experimental Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP) technique
Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. J. Kusselson, J. A. Knaff, and R. J. Kuligowski

Poster PDF (150.3 kB)
 
Validation of GOES precipitation estimates over Central America
Rosario Alfaro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. A. Scofield

 
The NESDIS satellite QPE verification program
Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Qiu, R. A. Scofield, and A. Gruber

 
The Satellite Imagery Display and Analysis System at Air Force Weather Agency
Charles R. Holliday, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and M. D. Conner

 
Meandering Sea Surface Temperature of April 2001
Serge Hagan-Deschamps, MSC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

 
Findings from the pre-assimilation of GOES imager channels
Louis Garand, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and N. Wagneur

Poster PDF (484.2 kB)
 
VALIDATION OF GOES-11 DATA
Xiangqian Wu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
 
Life cycle of convective activity in terms of cloud type observed by split window
Toshiro Inoue, MRI, Tsukuba, Irabaki, Japan; and X. Wu and K. Bessho

Poster PDF (99.9 kB)
 
Observations of a Severe Supercell Thunderstorm on 24 July 2000 using GOES-11 Sounder and Imagery
John F. Weaver, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; and J. A. Knaff, D. Bikos, J. M. Daniels, and G. S. Wade

 
A Cloud Model Interpretation of the Enhanced V and Other Signatures atop Severe Thunderstorms
Pao K. Wang, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. M. Lin, S. Natali, S. Bachmeier, and R. Rabin

Poster PDF (248.6 kB)
 
A Satellite Perspective of the Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado Event
A. Scott Bachmeier, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Nelson III

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/000714.html

Poster PDF (420.8 kB)
 
MCS development within continental-scale elongated dry filaments in GOES water vapor images
Edward I. Tollerud, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and F. Caracena, A. Marroquin, S. E. Koch, J. L. Moody, and A. Wimmers

http://precip.fsl.noaa.gov/AMS/satams_2001.html

Poster PDF (954.4 kB)
 
Operational Cloud Detection in GOES Imagery
Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. Laws

Poster PDF (94.2 kB)
 
A satellite diagnostic of global convection
Frederick R. Mosher, NOAA/NWS/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO

Poster PDF (143.9 kB)
 
Validation of a new global operational cloud analysis at AFWA
Gary B. Gustafson, AER, Lexington, MA; and D. C. Peduzzi

 
Derived cloud products from the GOES-M Imager
Anthony J. Schreiner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (337.4 kB)
 
Upper tropospheric moisture assimilation using GOES observations
William H. Raymond, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. S. Wade

 
Future Satellite Initiatives at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
Charles E. Skupniewicz, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Cornelius, J. Haferman, J. Vermeulen, and Y. Wang

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


3
Operational Applications (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Thomas F. Lee, NRL

Papers:
  4:00 PM
3.5
Satellite data utilization by U.S. Navy meteorology and oceanography (Invited Presentation)
Don T. Conlee, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. L. Crout

Poster PDF (3.7 MB)
  4:30 PM
3.6
Some new operational applications of MetSat observations (Invited Presentation)
Thomas H. Vonder Haar, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (4.2 kB)

4:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Exhibit Hours

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Sessions end for the day

8:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 October 2001


Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion: NOAA/NESDIS products from polar satellites: Are we meeting the needs of the atmospheric community?
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Moderator: Tony Reale, NOAA/NESDIS
Panelists: Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS; Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS; William L. Smith, NASA/LARC; Nancy Baker, NRL; John Bates, NOAA/ERL; Jim Purdom, WMO/OPAG/IOS and CIRA

Wednesday, 17 October 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


WED 17 OCT

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


4
Radiances, Clouds, and Retrievals
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Larry Di Girolamo, Univ. of Illinois

Papers:
  8:30 AM
4.1

9:15 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Poster Session 4
Radiances, Clouds, and Retrievals
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Larry Di Girolamo, Univ. of Illinois

Papers:
 
P4.1
Atmospheric Radiance Measurements, Calibration, and Intercomparison Based on Multi-Sensor Technology

 
Intercalibration of geostationary and polar-orbiting infrared window and water vapor radiances.
Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (111.4 kB)
 
Intercalibration of Meteorological Satellite Imagers Using VIRS, ATSR-2, and MODIS
Louis Nguyen, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, J. K. Ayers, and D. R. Doelling

Poster PDF (55.0 kB)
 
P4.4
Comparison of MODIS/TERRA radiances with GOES-8, GOES-10, and ARM CART site observations

 
Advances in the Bias Correction of Satellite Radiance Data
William F. Campbell, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker

 
The AIRS Forward Model and Spectral Response Functions
Larrabee Strow, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland; and S. Hannon and H. Motteler

 
cloud properties from amsu in a semi-arid region
Amy M. Doherty, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

 
A Simple Diagnosis Method of Moisture Profile from TMI/TPW
Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Poster PDF (429.2 kB)
 
Use of passive microwave observations in a radar rainfall profiling algorithm
Mircea Grecu, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou

Poster PDF (301.3 kB)
 
Structure and characteristics of precipitation systems observed by TRMM
Steven J. Goodman, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and D. J. Cecil

Poster PDF (173.3 kB)
 
An improved level-3 oceanic rainfall algorithm for the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR)
T. T. Wilheit, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Huang, K. W. Jin, D. H. Lee, J. L. Thomas-Stahle, and R. Weitz

Poster PDF (36.5 kB)
 
What are the Benefits of Combining Visible, Infrared, and Microwave Satellite Data in Retrieving Cloud Physical Properties?
Thomas J. Greenwald, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (964.1 kB)
 
Determination of liquid water path and effective radius for water clouds using microwave and visible measurements
Guosheng Liu, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. Shao, M. Tschudi, and J. Haggerty

Poster PDF (179.5 kB)
 
A near-real time method for deriving cloud and radiation properties from satellites for weather and climate studies
Patrick Minnis, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith Jr., D. F. Young, L. Nguyen, A. D. Rapp, P. W. Heck, S. Sun-Mack, Q. Z. Trepte, and Y. Chen

http://www-pm.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
 
VALIDATION OF GOES AND MODIS ATMOSPHERIC PRODUCTS AND RADIANCES USING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION (DOE ARM) MEASUREMENT DATA
Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. Hawkinson, D. Tobin, and S. Wetzel-Seemann

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

Poster PDF (95.9 kB)
 
Validation of a global cloud liquid water product from AVHRR
Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Washington, DC; and Q. Liu

http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/crad/sat/atm/cloud/clavrx

Poster PDF (422.2 kB)
 
Aerosol optical property retrievals from VIS-SWIR data
J. W. Snow, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. K. Griffin, H. K. Burke, and C. A. Upham

Poster PDF (471.2 kB)
 
The Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS) Experiment
William L. Smith Jr., NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and T. Charlock, B. A. Wielicki, R. Kahn, J. Vanderlei Martins, C. Gatebe, P. V. Hobbs, G. C. Purgold, J. Redemann, L. Remer, and K. Rutledge

Poster PDF (56.3 kB)
 
P4.24
Supercooled Liquid Water Cloud Properties Derived from GOES and Comparisons with In-Situ Aircraft Measurements

 
Simultaneous Retrieval of Cloud Height and Effective Emissivity from Hyperspectral Radiance Measurements
Hung-Lung Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and X. Wu, J. Li, P. Antonelli, R. O. Knuteson, E. R. Olson, K. C. Baggett, and B. J. Osborne

Poster PDF (89.7 kB)
 
A Bayesian ice cloud properties retrieval algorithm
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. Berger, K. F. Evans, R. Pincus, and S. A. Ackerman

 
Estimating thin cloud properties using an improved CO2 slicing approach
Hong Zhang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (582.8 kB)
 
Development of Cirrus Models for MODIS and MISR
Sarah M. Thomas, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum, S. L. Nasiri, A. Heymsfield, P. Yang, E. E. Clothiaux, R. Marchand, and J. Comstock

 
P4.30
MISR cloud radiation measurements for testing plane-parallel radiative transfer theory

 
Statistical dependence of cloud fraction as a function of view angle derived from MISR data
Guangyu Zhao, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. Di Girolamo

Poster PDF (97.4 kB)
 
Cloud detection and classification using high-spectral infrared observations
Kyle J. Leesman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, H. Revercomb, and J. Spinhirne

 
Contrail cover and radiative properties from high-resolution satellite data
Rabindra Palikonda, AS&M, Inc., Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, P. W. Heck, S. Sun-Mack, Q. Z. Trepte, and H. Mannstein

http://www-pm.larc.nasa.gov/sass.html

Poster PDF (949.0 kB)
 
MOPITT CO Retrievals Under Cloudy Conditions
Juying X. Warner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Gille, D. Edwards, J. Drummond, M. Deeter, D. Grant, G. Francis, D. Ziskin, M. Smith, J. L. Attie, and J. Chen

 
Cloud overlapping detection algorithm using solar and IR wavelengths
Kazuaki Kawamoto, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis and W. L. Smith Jr.

 
Surface emissivity derived for infrared remote sensing from satellites
Yan Chen, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, W. L. Smith Jr., and D. F. Young

Poster PDF (974.6 kB)
 
Intercomparison of GOES-8 Imager and Sounder skin temperature retrievals
Stephanie L. Haines, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. J. Suggs and G. J. Jedlovec

Poster PDF (52.0 kB)
 
An aerosol-dependent algorithm for remotely sensed sea surface temperatures from the NOAA AVHRR
Nicholas R. Nalli, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and L. L. Stowe

Poster PDF (728.5 kB)
 
Comparisons of observed and simulated microwave images of extratropical cyclones
Jui-Yuan C. Chiu, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and G. W. Petty

Poster PDF (205.9 kB)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


4
Radiances, Clouds, and Retrievals (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Larry Di Girolamo, Univ. of Illinois

Papers:
  11:00 AM
4.2

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Lunch

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


5
New Technology and Methods
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Robert Plante, Raytheon

Papers:

2:15 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Poster Session 5
New Technology and Methods
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Robert Plante, Raytheon

Papers:
 
P5.1
KAISTSAT programs: low-earth orbit microsatellites

 
The Crosstrack Infrared Sounder (CrIS)
Ronald Glumb, ITT Aerospace and Communications, Fort Wayne, IN; and D. C. Jordan and C. E. Lietzke

 
NPOESS Instruments: The Future of MetSat Observations
John D. Cunningham, NOAA/NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and J. M. Haas and H. Swenson

Poster PDF (223.0 kB)
 
Recommendations from the GOES Users' Conference
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and G. J. Dittberner

Poster PDF (36.7 kB)
 
NOAA's GOES System—Plans for New Sensors
Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

 
Channel selection for the next generation geostationary Advanced Imagers
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, M. M. Gunshor, and J. P. Nelson III

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/pdf/satconf01_ABI_P5.5.pdf

Poster PDF (438.9 kB)
 
Channel selection methods for Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer Radiances
Nadia Fourrié, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France; and F. Rabier

 
Measurement Concept Validation Plans for GIFTS
David Tobin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden, N. Pougatchev, and W. L. Smith

Poster PDF (20.6 kB)
 
Simulation of GIFTS Data Cubes
David Tobin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Baggett, R. Garcia, H. Woolf, A. Huang, B. Knuteson, J. Mecikalski, E. Olson, B. Osborne, D. Posselt, and H. Revercomb

Poster PDF (172.9 kB)
 
Validation of the submillimeter cirrus remote sensing technique: Is it ready for space?
K. Franklin Evans, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and I. G. Nolt, M. D. Vanek, and C. Lee

 
Application and Design of Satellite Infrared Spectral Imaging Radiometers with Uncooled Microbolometer Array Detectors
James D. Spinhirne, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. S. Lancaster and K. R. Maschhoff

Poster PDF (100.5 kB)
 
A Proposed Multiangle Satellite Dataset Using GEO, LEO and Triana
Helen Y. Yi, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, L. Nguyen, and D. R. Doelling

http://www-pm.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)
 
Cloud Detection from MISR using a Band-Differenced Angular Signature
Michael Wilson, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. Di Girolamo

Poster PDF (172.7 kB)
 
MODIS Cloud Mask: an Update and Validation
Richard Frey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, L. Gumley, C. Moeller, and S. Wetzel Seemann

 
Global daytime and nighttime frequencies of cloud thermodynamic phase as a function of cloud temperature using MODIS data
Richard A. Frey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum, S. L. Nasiri, W. P. Menzel, S. A. Ackerman, and L. Gumley

 
High Spectral Resolution Lidar Validation of MODIS Derived Cloud Phase and Altitude
R. E. Holz, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Nasiri, R. E. Kuehn, R. Frey, B. Baum, and E. W. Eloranta

Poster PDF (218.0 kB)
 
Cloud top analysis using cloud model simulations and satellite observations
Stefano Natali, Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; and P. K. Wang and H. M. Lin

Poster PDF (88.2 kB)
 
Nighttime Cloud Overlap using MODIS Data
Monica K. Harkey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
 
Daytime Cloud Overlap using MODIS Data
Shaima L. Nasiri, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum

 
High spatial resolution surface and cloud type classification from MODIS multi-spectral band measurements
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Yang, H. L. Huang, W. P. Menzel, R. A. Frey, and S. A. Ackerman

Poster PDF (394.8 kB)
 
Land Surface Albedo, Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance, and BRDF Products from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Crystal B. Schaaf, Boston University, Boston, MA; and F. Gao, A. H. Strahler, W. Lucht, X. Li, X. Zhang, Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J. -. P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, D. Roy, and J. L. Privette

http://geography.bu.edu/brdf/userguide/index.html

Poster PDF (302.8 kB)
 
MODIS statistical structure function analysis
Tomoko Koyama, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. W. Hillger and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (396.0 kB)
 
Simulation of GOES-M 5-band Imager Using MODIS Data for volcanic ash
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Clark

 
Evaluation of MODIS Emissive Band Radiometric Performance Using MAS Data Collected During TX-2001.
Christopher C. Moeller, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. D. LaPorte, W. P. Menzel, and H. E. Revercomb

 
MODIS Direct Broadcast Reception, Products, and Applications
Liam E. Gumley, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. H. L. Huang, T. D. Rink, J. Li, and Z. Yang

 
Correlated Noise Modeling for Satellite Radiance Simulation
Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Crosby

Poster PDF (33.9 kB)
 
CERES/ARM Validation Experiment(CAVE)
David A. Rutan, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and F. G. Rose, N. Smith, and T. P. Charlock

Poster PDF (131.9 kB)
 
INTERCOMPARISON OF CERES SCANNING AND ERBS WFOV NON-SCANNING RADIOMETERS
David A. Rutan, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith, R. B. Lee III, and T. Wong

Poster PDF (219.3 kB)
 
The Calibration of NOAA-AVHRR Visible Radiances with VIRS
David R. Doelling, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and V. Chakrapani, P. Minnis, and L. Nguyen

http://www-pm.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (98.4 kB)
 
Using polarimetric two-stream radiative transfer model to study microwave polarimetric signatures
Quanhua Liu, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and F. Weng

 
kCARTA: A Fast Pseudo Line-by-Line Radiative Transfer Code with Scattering
Sergio DeSouza-Machado, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland; and L. L. Strow, H. E. Motteler, and S. E. Hannon

Poster PDF (78.4 kB)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


5
New Technology and Methods (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Robert Plante, Raytheon

Papers:
  4:00 PM
5.2
Near real-time QuikScat/SeaWinds wind vector data at NOAA/NESDIS (Invited Presentation)
Paul S. Chang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and L. Connor and E. Legg

4:30 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Exhibit Hours

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Sessions end for the day

7:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 October 2001


Special Presentation: Electronic Theater - An evening of Spectacular Visions of Earth
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Moderator: Fritz Hasler, NASA

Thursday, 18 October 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


THUR 18 OCT

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


5
New Technology and Methods (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Grant W. Petty, Univ. of Wisconsin

Papers:
  8:30 AM
5.4
Combining New Satellite Tools and Models to Examine the Role of Mesoscale Interactions in Formation and Intensification of Tropical Cyclones (Invited Presentation)
Joanne Simpson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Ritchie, W. T. Liu, C. S. Velden, K. Brueske, H. Pierce, and J. Halverson

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

9:15 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


Poster Session 5
New Technology and Methods (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Grant W. Petty, Univ. of Wisconsin

Papers:
 
OMPS—The Next Generation U.S. Operational Ozone Monitor
Hal J. Bloom, NOAA/NPOESS/IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Sanner

 
NOAA/NESDIS Operational Advanced-TOVS (ATOVS) Polar Orbiter Sounding Products
Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and A. S. Allegrino

 
P5.36
Deriving atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles from AMSU-A and AMSU-B measurements using neural network techniques

 
AN OPTIMAL-ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR WATER VAPOR PROFILING USING AMSU
Darren S. McKague, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. J. Engelen, J. M. Forsythe, S. Q. Kidder, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (65.5 kB)
 
Retrieval of atmospheric inversions using geostationary high-spectral-resolution sounder radiance information
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, H. L. Huang, and H. M. Woolf

Poster PDF (67.5 kB)
 
Air Force Weather Agency Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder processing
David M. Paal, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and T. J. Kopp

 
Imagery Interpretation of Microwave Observations from AMSU and TMI over a Complex Tropical Region
Benjamin Ruston, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar and J. M. Forsythe

http://cassiopeia.cira.colostate.edu/AMS2001/

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)
 
EURAINSAT: European Satellite Rainfall Analysis and Monitoring at the Geostationary Scale
Vincenzo Levizzani, Institute of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Bologna, Italy; and P. Bauer, A. Buzzi, D. H. Hinsman, A. Khain, C. Kidd, F. S. Marzano, F. Meneguzzo, A. Mugnai, J. P. V. Poiares-Baptista, F. Prodi, J. F. W. Purdom, D. Rosenfeld, J. Schmetz, E. A. Smith, F. Tampieri, F. J. Turk, and G. A. Vicente

Poster PDF (48.0 kB)
 
Microwave Surface and Precipitation Products System (MSPPS)—an Application of AMSU Data to the Retrieval of Surface Geophysical Products
Huan Meng, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and D. A. Moore, L. Zhao, R. R. Ferraro, F. Weng, and N. Grody

 
Rainfall Retrieval from Lightning and Satellite Infrared Observations adjusted with TRMM Precipitation Radar
Carlos Augusto Morales, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and E. Anagnostou and J. Weinman

 
Tracking Continuous Rain Systems Using A Genetic Based Wavelet Image Registration Technique
Jearanai Vongsaard, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. S. Chiu, T. El-Ghazawi, J. Weinman, and R. Yang

 
Comparison of instantaneous TMI and PR rainfall data from the TRMM satellite
John E. Stout, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and R. Meneghini

Poster PDF (106.4 kB)
 
A new fine-scale, quasi-global combined precipitation estimate based on TRMM
George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin

 
Evolution of the NOAA/NESDIS SSM/I Land Rainfall Algorithm into the TRMM and AMSR era
Jeffrey R. McCollum, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA and Univ.of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro

 
CO AND CH4 COLUMN RETRIEVAL FROM THE SCANNING HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFEROMETER SOUNDER (S-HIS)
Kenneth Vinson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. Revercomb, H. B. Howell, and R. Knuteson

Poster PDF (283.9 kB)
 
THE ROLE OF A PRIORI INFORMATION IN THE RETRIEVAL OF CO PROFILES FROM TERRA-MOPITT MEASUREMENTS
Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Gille, D. P. Edwards, J. L. Attie, M. N. Deeter, J. Warner, G. L. Francis, and D. Ziskin

Poster PDF (81.9 kB)
 
MODIS/TERRA Total precipitable water product evaluation
Suzanne Wetzel-Seemann, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. E. Gumley, J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and W. P. Menzel

 
P5.55
Application of MODIS data for deriving ocean surface currents

 
Near-realtime Winds and Surface Pressures from SeaWinds
David F. Zierden, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, J. S. Tongue, J. J. O'Brien, and D. E. Weissman

 
Atmospheric Motion Vectors with Meteosat Second Generation
Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany

Poster PDF (284.5 kB)
 
FURTHER STUDY OF DERIVING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FROM FUTURE GOES
Xiangqian Wu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Brisson, P. Le Borgne, A. Marsouin, and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (176.0 kB)
 
Infrared Land Surface Emissivity Retrieval from High-spectral Resolution Upwelling Radiance
Robert Knuteson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Osborne, H. Revercomb, D. Tobin, and W. L. Smith

Poster PDF (261.6 kB)
 
Quality Control and Preliminary Data Analysis of the Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases (IMG) Data Set
Robin L. Tanamachi, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and V. P. Walden, S. A. Ackerman, and R. O. Knuteson

 
VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite): A Next-Generation Operational Environmental Sensor for NPOESS
Carol Welsch, U.S. Air Force and NPOESS/Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Swenson and J. M. Haas

 
Calibration and Initial Results from The OSSE for NPOESS
Michiko Masutani, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Woollen, J. Terry, S. J. Lord, T. J. Kleespies, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, J. C. Derber, R. Atlas, and M. Goldberg

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)
 
TRMM Precipitation Radar and Microwave Imager Observations
C. Prabhakara, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Iacovazzi Jr., J. -. M. Yoo, and J. Weinman

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


5
New Technology and Methods (Continued)
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Grant W. Petty, Univ. of Wisconsin

Papers:
  11:00 AM
5.5
Satellite Oceanography in the 21st Century Navy (Invited Presentation)
Walt J. McKeown, Naval Atlantic Meteorological and Oceanographic Center, Norfolk, VA

  11:30 AM
5.6
Validation Tools for Future Satellite Observations (Invited Presentation)
H. E. Revercomb, Universtiy of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. C. Tobin, R. O. Knuteson, W. F. Feltz, W. P. Menzel, and W. L. Smith

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


Lunch

1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


6
Future Activities
Sponsor: 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Organizer: Marie Colton, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:
  1:30 PM
6.5
(Formerly Paper 6.3) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG): Capabilities and Applications (Invited Presentation)
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Pili, S. Tjemkes, A. Ratier, and S. Rota

Poster PDF (156.1 kB)
  3:45 PM
6.8
(Formerly Paper 6.2) The Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) (Invited Presentation)
W. L. Smith Sr., NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and F. Harrison, D. Hinton, J. Miller, M. Bythe, D. Zhou, H. Revercomb, F. Best, H. Huang, R. Knuteson, D. Tobin, C. S. Velden, G. Bingham, R. Huppi, A. Thurgood, L. Zollinger, R. Epslin, and R. Petersen

Poster PDF (359.8 kB)
  4:30 PM
Coffee Break

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


Conference Ends


Sessions End

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


Reception (Cash Bar)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Thursday, 18 October 2001


Conference Banquet