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Sunday, 19 September 2004
	7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	8:30 AM, Sunday Short Course on Next Generation Environmental Sensors and Emerging Applications
	9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
Monday, 20 September 2004
	7:30 AM, Monday Registration Continues through Thursday, 23 September
	8:30 AM-8:45 AM, Monday Welcoming Remarks
	8:45 AM-9:45 AM, Monday Session 1 New and Future Sensors and Applicatons
Chair: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
8:45 AM 1.1 Overview of international and national Earth observing activities (Invited Presentation)   Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD 9:15 AM 1.2 The role of environmental satellites in the WMO Space Programme (Invited Presentation)   Donald E. Hinsman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland
	9:45 AM-11:30 AM, Monday Poster Session 1 New and Future Sensors and Applications: Part 1
Chair: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
P1.1 A satellite constellation to observe the spectral radiance shell of earth   Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar   P1.2 Advanced technologies for future environmental satellite systems   Michael Crison, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Dittberner   P1.3 MTSAT Image Data Acquisition and Control System   Jim Barton, LogicaCMG, Leatherhead, United Kingdom; and J. Bass and M. Milnes   P1.4 The next generation of McIDAS: a melding of the past with the future   David Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker   P1.5 Baseline instruments planned for the GOES-R series   James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. J. Schmit   P1.6 Introducing the next generation geostationary imager-- GOES-R’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)   Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. J. Gurka, W. P. Menzel, and M. M. Gunshor   P1.7 Quantization Noise for GOES-R ABI Bands   Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/RAMM Team, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Schmit   P1.8 Analysis of Simulated GOES-R Data and Products for Mesoscale Meteorology   Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NEDSIS/StAR/RAMM Branch, Fort Collins, CO CO; and M. DeMaria and J. F. W. Purdom   P1.9 Applications of synthetic GOES-R observations for mesoscale weather analysis and forecasting   John F. Dostalek, CIRA, Ft. Collins, CO; and L. Grasso, M. Sengupta, and M. DeMaria   P1.10 Determination of wind vectors by tracking features on sequential moisture analyses derived from hyperspectral IR satellite soundings   Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Dengel, R. Dengel, A. Huang, D. Stettner, H. Revercomb, R. Knudsen, and W. Smith   P1.11 Studies on the GOES-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on GOES-R   Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, C. Y. Liu, W. P. Menzel, and J. J. Gurka   P1.12 The Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) simulation study using MM5 data   Chian-Yi Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and T. J. Schmit   P1.13 IASI radiance simulations in preparation for near real-time data distribution   Haibing Sun, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and C. D. Barnet, M. D. Goldberg, T. King, and W. Wolf   P1.14 Comparison of arithmetic coding and prefix coding with the CCSDS lossless compression recommendation for satellite data   Bormin Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Ahuja, H. L. Huang, T. J. Schmit, and R. W. Heymann   P1.15 Applications of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to AIRS Data   Mitchell D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and L. Zhou and W. Wolf   P1.16 In-flight spectral calibration of HIRS using AIRS observations   Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Ciren   P1.17 The International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package (IMAPP): Terra and Aqua direct broadcast processing and applications   Kathleen I. Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. E. Gumley, T. Rink, H. L. Huang, J. E. Davies, E. Weisz, K. Baggett, S. Friedman, E. Manning, and Q. D. Nguyen   P1.18 MODIS/GLI cloud mask: Results, comparisons, and validation   Steve A Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Frey   P1.19 Polar Winds From Current and Future Satellite Imagers and Sounders   Jeffrey Key, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and D. A. Santek, C. Velden, J. M. Daniels, W. Bresky, and P. Menzel   P1.20 Simulation of Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Observations for Application to Mesoscale Analysis and Forecasting   Manajit Sengupta, CIRA, Ft. Collins, CO; and L. Grasso and M. DeMaria   P1.21 Demonstrating NPOESS/VIIRS Imaging Capabilities Over the Continental United States with MODIS   Steven D. Miller, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, F. J. Turk, T. Lee, and J. Kent
	11:30 AM-12:30 PM, Monday Session 1 New and Future Sensors and Applications (Continued)
Chair: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
11:30 AM 1.3 The EUMETSAT geostationary and polar satellite systems and products (Invited Presentation)   Marianne Koenig, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, , Germany; and K. Holmlund 12:00 PM 1.4 Applications and implications of the next generation meteorological satellite imagers and sounders (Invited Presentation)   James F. W. Purdom, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO
	12:30 PM-2:00 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Monday Session 1 New and Future Sensors and Applications (Continued)
Chair: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
2:00 PM 1.5 NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS): Observing the atmosphere, land, oceans, and ice from space (Invited Presentation)   Michael D. King, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 2:30 PM 1.6 Active-passive microwave remote sensing with SeaWinds and AMSR (Invited Presentation)   Frank J. Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and D. K. Smith, P. Ashcroft, and K. Hilburn
	3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Monday Poster Session 2 New and Future Sensors and Applications: Part 2
Chair: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
P2.1 Retrieval Algorithm for NPOESS-CRIMSS and Future Operational Sounders   Hilary E. Snell, AER, Lexington, MA; and R. J. Lynch and J. L. Moncet   P2.2 NPOESS Atmospheric Sounder Testbed-Interferometer (NAST-I) Temperature and Relative Humidity Profile Validation and Model Impact from the 2003 Atlantic THORPEX Regional Campaign (ATReC)   John J. Murray, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith, N. Fourrié, D. K. Zhou, A. M. Larar, and M. A. Avery   P2.3 Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Retrievals from CERES Measurement Using Artificial Neural Networks   Konstantin Loukachine, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and N. G. Loeb   P2.4 Validation of CERES/SARB data product using ARM surface flux observations   David A. Rutan, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and T. Charlock, F. G. Rose, and N. Manalo-Smith   P2.5 CERES operations for the Valencia Anchor Station in support of GERB validation efforts. CERES SCALES campaigns   Almudena Velazquez, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and E. Lopez-Baeza, G. L. Smith, and Z. P. Szewczyk   P2.6 Aerosol Angular Distribution Models over Cloud Free Oceans   Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher, L. A. Remer, and Y. Kaufman   P2.7 Satellite Remote Sensing of Shortwave Aerosol Direct Effect over Global Oceans   Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher, N. G. Loeb, L. A. Remer, and Y. Kaufman   P2.8 The 2004 Aerosol and Ocean Science Expedition (AEROSE): A unique dataset for infared satellite validation   Nicholas Nalli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and P. Clemente-Colon, P. Minnett, M. Szczodrak, A. T. Jessup, R. Branch, V. R. Morris, M. D. Goldberg, C. D. Barnet, W. Wolf, E. Joseph, A. Ignatov, W. Feltz, R. Knuteson, and K. Bedka   P2.9 Corrections to scatterometer wind vectors—Removing the effects of rain   David E. Weissman, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; and J. S. Tongue, M. A. Bourassa, and G. Apgar P2.10 SSMIS and WindSat data processing at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center   Jeff Haferman, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Tesmer P2.11 Spatial Wind Variability from Different SAR Imagery Received at CSTARS   Hans C. Graber, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. Lehner, F. M. Monaldo, and D. R. Thompson   P2.12 Global sea surface temperature measurements from the along-track scanning radiometer (AATSR) on the ENVISAT satellite – an initial assessment   David T. Llewellyn-Jones, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and R. W. Saunders   P2.13 Near real time global optimum interpolated AMSR-E SSTs: applications to hurricane intensity forecasting   Chelle L. Gentemann, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and M. DeMaria and F. J. Wentz   P2.14 Status of AMSR-E land and coastal rainfall algorithms   Jeffrey R. McCollum, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Ferraro   P2.15 Recent improvements to the Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) using AMSR and AMSU data   Eric J. Nelkin, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. Huffman, R. F. Adler, and D. T. Bolvin   P2.16 Correcting for Precipitation Scattering Effects in Satellite-based Passive Microwave Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimates   Robert S. Wacker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden   P2.17 Effect of antenna pattern correction on AMSU-B radiances   Matthew Jorgen Nielsen, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Jones, J. M. Forsythe, and T. H. Vonder Haar   P2.18 Correlating satellite infrared trends, total lightning flash rates, and rainfall to convective initiation, development and evolution   John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. J. Paech and K. M. Bedka
	4:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Session 1 New and Future Sensors and Applications (Continued)
Chair: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
4:30 PM 1.7 First observations from DMSP SSMIS (Invited Presentation)   John Wessel, The Aerospace Corp, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Cornelius, R. W. Farley, A. Fote, J. Haferman, B. Gardiner, Y. Hong, D. B. Kunkee, G. Poe, S. D. Swadley, D. J. Tesmer, B. H. Thomas, E. Uliana, and D. Boucher 5:00 PM 1.8 The Day / Night Visible Sensor aboard NPOESS VIIRS (Invited Presentation)   T. F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller, F. J. Turk, C. Schueler, R. Julian, C. Elvidge, S. Deyo, P. N. Dills, and S. Wang
	5:30 PM, Monday Sessions end for the day
	6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Monday ICE BREAKER RECEPTION w/ EXHIBITS
Tuesday, 21 September 2004
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Tuesday Session 2 Data Assimilation
Chair: F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA
8:30 AM 2.1 The Joint Centr for Satellite Data Assimilation (Invited Presentation)   John F. Le Marshall, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, S. Lord, L. P. Riishojgaard, and P. A. Phoebus 9:00 AM 2.2 Assimilation of high-latitude winds from MODIS (Invited Presentation)   Lars P. Riishojgaard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
	9:30 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday Poster Session 3 Data Assimilation
Chair: F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA
P3.1 The Impact of AMSU-A Radiance Assimilation in the U.S. Navy's Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS)   Nancy L. Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. F. Campbell   P3.2 Global Observing System Simulation Experiments at National Centers for Environmental Prediction   Michiko Masutani, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and S. J. Lord, J. S. Woollen, R. Treadon, B. Katz, W. Yang, H. Sun, T. J. Kleespies, J. C. Derber, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, and J. Terry   P3.3 Regional and Global NWP Observing System Data Denial Experiments using NCEP's Operational Models   James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Camp Springs, MD; and T. H. Zapotocny, W. P. Menzel, and J. P. Nelson   P3.4 Recent improvements to the fast transmittance model, OPTRAN, for NOAA data assimilation   Xiaozhen Xiong, QSS Group Inc., Lanham, MD; and L. M. McMillin, Y. Han, T. J. Kleespies, and P. Van Delst   P3.5 Regional assimilation of NASA Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) data   Shing-H Chou, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, W. McCarty, and J. R. Mecikalski   P3.6 4D assimilation of cloudy satellite radiances   T. Vukicevic, CIRA/Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta, T. Vonder Haar, A. S. Jones, and K. F. Evans   P3.7 Assimilation of satellite altimetry and temperature observations in a 1/3-degree global ocean model with an ensemble Kalman filter   Christian L. Keppenne, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. M. Rienecker and N. P. Kurkowski   P3.8 Quantification of errors in satellite data assimilation   Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/FSL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Koch and P. Van Delst   P3.9 An Integrated System for Studying the Effects of Central American Smoke Aerosols on Air Quality and Climate over the Southeastern United States   Jun Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, S. A. Christopher, R. T. McNider, J. S. Reid, E. M. Prins, and J. J. Sykzman   P3.10 Assimilation of Satellite-derived Aerosol Optical Thickness and Online Integration of Aerosol Radiative Effects in a Mesoscale Model   Jun Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher   P3.11 A superobbing scheme for atmospheric motion vectors   Howard I. Berger, University of Wisconsin/CIMSS and UK Met Office, Madison, WI; and M. Forsythe, J. Eyre, and S. Healy   P3.12 Assimilation of AMSU-B humidity profile retrievals using the NRL Atmospheric Variational Data Assimilation System (NAVDAS)   Clay B. Blankenship, NRL, Monterey, CA; and E. Barker and N. L. Baker   P3.13 Assimilation impacts of AMSU snow/ice emissivity model improvements   Kozo Okamoto, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/UCAR/JMA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Derber, B. Yan, F. Weng, and X. Wu   P3.14 Validation of global simulations of microwave and infrared brightness temperatures using AMSR and AIRS data   Thomas Greenwald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz, C. O'Dell, and A. Heidinger   P3.15 Retrieval of global microwave surface emissivity over land   Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe and T. H. Vonder Haar   P3.16 Comparison of modeled and retrieved microwave emissivities from AMSU over Northern Africa and the Middle East   Benjamin Ruston, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday Session 2 Data Assimilation (Continued)
Chair: F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA
11:00 AM 2.3 Impact of newly available types of remote sensing data at MSC (Invited Presentation)   Nicolas Wagneur, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Chouinard, L. Garand, J. Hallé, R. Sarrazin, J. St-James, and G. Verner 11:30 AM 2.4 Assessing the usefulness of AIRS radiance observations in a 4D-Var assimilation scheme using a limited area mesoscale model and a fast radiative transfer algorithm   Matthew Carrier, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou, W. M. Lapenta, and G. J. Jedlovec
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Tuesday Session 3 Environmental Applications
Chair: J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
1:30 PM 3.1 A good IDEA (Infusing satellite Data into Environmental Applications) (Invited Presentation)   Doreen Neil, NASA, Hampton, VA; and J. Szykman, J. Fishman, R. B. Pierce, J. Al-Saadi, and C. Kittaka 2:00 PM 3.2 Renewable Energy Applications from NASA Satellite Analysis and Modeling (Invited Presentation)   Charles H. Whitlock, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse, W. S. Chandler, J. M. Hoell, and T. Zhang
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Tuesday Poster Session 4 Environmental Applications
Chair: J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
P4.1 Science and technology roadmap of NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)**   Marie C. Colton, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. M. Powell   P4.2 Towards integrated environmental applications at the NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) **   Marie C. Colton, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. M. Powell   P4.3 New tropical cyclone web page microwave products   Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, F. J. Turk, K. L. Richardson, C. R. Sampson, P. Gaiser, G. Poe, J. Kent, and R. H. Wade   P4.4 The combination of a passive microwave based satellite rainfall estimation algorithm with an IR based algorithm   Robert J. Joyce, RS Information Systems, Inc., and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Boca Raton, FL; and J. J. Janowiak, P. A. Arkin, and P. Xie   P4.5 Evidence of urban precipitation anomalies from satellite and ground-based measurements   J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Manyin and A. Negri   P4.6 Global Geostationary Fire Monitoring System   Elaine Prins, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and D. McNamara and C. C. Schmidt   P4.7 Can upper-level SO2 be monitored using the GOES sounder?   Anthony J. Schreiner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, G. P. Ellrod, and F. Prata   P4.8 Forecasting Convective Initiation By Monitoring the Evolution of Moving Cumulus In Daytime GOES Imagery   Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski and T. A. Berendes   P4.9 Mesoscale distribution of spectral actinic flux and photolysis in conditions of variable cloud cover and high surface albedo   Melanie Wetzel, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV; and W. R. Stockwell, D. Kim, and C. Loughner   P4.10 Shortwave radiative flux monitoring over South American area using GOES VIS imagery   Juan C. Ceballos, CPTEC /INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and M. J. Bottino   P4.11 Mitigating the impact of clouds on Optical Communications   Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumman IT/TASC, Chantilly, VA; and R. Link and M. E. Craddock   P4.12 Exploring the timing of fog formation and dissipation over the San Francisco Bay area using satellite cloud composites   Cynthia L. Combs, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. Blier, W. Strach, and M. DeMaria   P4.13 Using MODIS LST to Estimate Minimum Air Temperatures at Night   Philip R. Jones Jr., University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. J. Jedlovec, R. J. Suggs, and S. L. Haines   P4.14 Validation of Alpine Lake Surface Temperature Measurements derived from NOAA-AVHRR and MODIS data   David Oesch, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and A. Hauser and S. Wunderle
	4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday Session 3 Environmental Applications (Continued)
Chair: J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
4:00 PM 3.3 An Environmental Application of Satellite Remote Sensing: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program’s Operational Near-Real-Time Global Coral Bleaching Monitoring (Invited Presentation)   Gang Liu, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Silver Spring, MD; and A. E. Strong, W. Skirving, and F. Arzayus 4:30 PM 3.4 Estimation of Hurricane Isabel's rainfall using the TRMM-based Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) (Invited Presentation)   Jeffrey Halverson, JCET, UMBC, and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Pierce and A. Negri
	5:00 PM, Tuesday Sessions end for the day
	6:00 PM, Tuesday Nauticus/Buffet Event (Sponsored by Raytheon)
Wednesday, 22 September 2004
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday Session 4 Operational Products
Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA
8:30 AM 4.1 Operational ocean prediction (Invited Presentation)   Gregg Jacobs, NRL and Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 9:00 AM 4.2 Multi-sensor Improved Sea Surface Temperature (MISST) for GODAE (Invited Presentation)   Chelle Gentemann, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and G. A. Wick, J. Cummings, and E. J. Bayler
	9:30 AM-11:00 AM, Wednesday Poster Session 5 Operational Products
Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA
P5.1 Satellite products and imagery with Hurricane Isabel   Raymond M. Zehr, NESDIS/ORA, Fort Collins, CO   P5.2 Objective aids used in the analysis of tropical cyclone intensity and rainfall   Michael A. Turk, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD   P5.3 OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE MARK-IV-B TACTICAL SATELLITE NETWORK   Paul J. McCrone, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and C. R. Holliday   P5.4 Over-ocean validation of the Global Convective Diagnostic   David W. Martin, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. A. Kohrs and F. R. Mosher   P5.5 Operations within the Washington VAAC: using multiple sensors to detect and analyze volcanic ash   Alonzo M. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD   P5.6 The Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products (ASAP) initiative at the University of Wisconsin - CIMSS   Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. B. Johnson, K. Bedka, S. M. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, S. A. Ackerman, C. C. Schmidt, M. Richards, and N. Ulhenbrock   P5.7 The Advanced Satellite Aviation Weather Products (ASAP) initiative: Phase I efforts at the University of Alabama in Huntsville   John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. A. Berendes, U. S. Nair, W. F. Feltz, K. M. Bedka, S. J. Paech, J. J. Murray, and D. B. Johnson   P5.8 Status of the NOAA/NESDIS Operational Satellite Wind Product System: Recent Improvements, New Products, Product Quality, and Future Plans   Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Velden, W. Bresky, and A. Irving   P5.9 Global satellite mosaics - infrared, visible and water vapor   Frederick R. Mosher, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO   P5.10 Blended satellite products for operational forecasting   Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Jones   P5.11 Advanced-TOVS (ATOVS) sounding products from NOAA operational polar orbiting satellites   Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. W. Chalfant, A. S. Allegrino, F. H. Tilley, M. P. Ferguson, and E. Kratz   P5.12 Satellite Upper Air Network (SUAN)   Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. H. Tilley and J. L. Salazar   P5.13 The New Operational GOES Merged Sounder Product System (MSPS) at NOAA/NESDIS   Gary E. Gray, Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, Lanham, MD; and J. M. Daniels, G. Krasowski, Y. Liu, and T. J. Schmit   P5.14 Using GOES layer average specific humdity (GLASH) and Lagrangian reverse domain filling trajectories to forecast Stratospheric/Tropospheric Exchange (STE)   Jennie L. Moody, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and R. B. Pierce, A. J. Wimmers, T. D. Fairlie, and E. V. Browell   P5.15 Addressing spectral gaps when using AIRS for intercalibration of operational geostationary imagers   Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Le Morzadec, T. J. Schmit, W. P. Menzel, and D. Tobin   P5.16 Geostationary sea surface temperature product validation and retrieval methodology   Eileen Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Merchant, A. Harris, X. Li, and R. Potash   P5.17 Global operational sea surface temperature and aerosol products from AVHRR: Current status, diagnostics, and potential enhancements   Alexander Ignatov, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Sapper, I. Laszlo, N. R. Nalli, A. Harris, W. G. Pichel, A. E. Strong, E. J. Bayler, X. Li, and E. Maturi   P5.18 A new algorithm for dust detection over water utilizing the AVHRR imager   Amato Evan, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. K. Heidinger and M. J. Pavolonis   P5.19 Re-calibrating the operational Hydro-Estimator satellite precipitation algorithm   Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Davenport and R. A. Scofield   P5.20 Comparison of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Estimates of Precipitation over Snow Covered Surfaces with Gauges   David J. Salapata, Univ. of Maryland/Earth System Science Disciplinary Center/Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies, College Park, MD; and A. Gruber   P5.21 Monitoring and Validation of NOAA AMSU-based Hydrological Products   Huan Meng, QSS Group, Inc. Lanham, MD and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. R. Ferraro   P5.22 Development and evaluation of the AMSU-based snow water equivalent retrieval algorithm   Cezar Kongoli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and R. R. Ferraro   P5.23 An Evaluation of a new AMSU-derived falling snow retrieval algorithm   Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. E. Kongoli and P. Pellegrino
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday Session 4 Operational Products (Continued)
Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA
11:00 AM 4.3 The Hazard Mapping System (HMS) - NOAA's multi-sensor fire and smoke detection program using environmental satellites (Invited Presentation)   Donna McNamara, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and G. Stephens, M. Ruminski, and T. Kasheta 11:30 AM 4.4 Enhancing satellite imagery through "morphing" transitions (Invited Presentation)   Anthony J. Wimmers, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday Session 5 Climatology and Long-Term Studies
Chair: Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1:30 PM 5.1 NOAA's Scientific Data Stewardship Program (Invited Presentation)   John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC 2:00 PM 5.2 Using Overlapping Multi-Satellite Observations for Climate Change Monitoring (Invited Presentation)   Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. C. Grody
	2:30 PM-4:30 PM, Wednesday Poster Session 6 Climatology and Long-Term Studies
Chair: Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
P6.1 Climate Data Records from environmental satellites   Sheldon Drobot, The National Academies, Washington, DC; and D. A. Robinson, A. G. Laing, R. G. Barry, J. Campbell, R. DeFries, W. J. Emery, M. Halem, J. W. Hurrell, R. Miller, R. B. Myneni, R. Somerville, P. Try, and T. Vonder Haar   P6.2 The effects of orbital drift on spectral radiances from HIRS observations and GFDL climate model simulations   Darren Jackson, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Soden   P6.3 Inter-satellite Calibration of HIRS Outgoing Longwave Radiation Data   Hai-Tien Lee, University of Maryland, Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies/ESSIC, College Park, MD; and A. Gruber and R. Ellingson   P6.4 CERES new generation of radiation budget data: an overview   Bruce A. Wielicki, LRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, N. G. Loeb, T. Charlock, D. Young, D. P. Kratz, and K. J. Priestley   P6.5 ISCCP B1 data at NCDC: A new climate resource   Kenneth R. Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates   P6.6 The NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget Dataset   Shashi K. Gupta, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse, S. J. Cox, J. C. Mikovitz, and M. Chiacchio   P6.7 View angle dependence of cloudiness and the trend in ISCCP cloudiness   G. Garrett Campbell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO   P6.8 Long-term Variability of Convective Cloud Visible Albedo from ISCCP Compared to VIRS/MODIS   J. Colleen Mikovitz, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse, Y. Hu, B. A. Wielicki, S. J. Cox, and S. K. Gupta   P6.9 Initial Trends in Cloud Amount from the AVHRR Pathfinder Atmospheres Extended Data-set   Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and M. Goldberg, D. Tarpley, A. Jelenak, and M. J. Pavolonis   P6.10 Diurnal, seasonal, and interannual variations of cloud properties derived for CERES from Imager data   Patrick Minnis, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and D. F. Young, S. Sun-Mack, Q. Trepte, Y. Chen, R. R. Brown, S. L. Gibson, and P. W. Heck   P6.11 CLOUD DETECTION USING MEASURED AND MODELED STATE PARAMETERS   Yuhong H. Yi, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, J. Huang, J. K. Ayers, D. R. Doelling, M. M. Khaiyer, and M. L. Nordeen   P6.12 Satellite investigation of tropical cirrus lifecycle and relation to water vapor and deep convection   Zhengzhao Luo, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. B. Rossow   P6.13 Global and monthly diurnal precipitation statistics based on passive microwave observations from AMSU   Frederick W. Chen, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. H. Staelin and C. Surussavadee   P6.14 TRMM PR/TMI 6-yr rainfall difference over land in 3G68 dataset   Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Rajendran and S. Surendran   P6.15 The Relationship between TRMM Climate Rainfall Biases and the Synoptic Environment   Wesley Berg, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO   P6.16 A 16-year climatology of global rainfall from SSM/I highlighting morning versus evening differences   Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, J. M. Shepherd, G. J. Huffman, M. Manyin, and E. Nelkin   P6.17 Intercomparison and diagnosis of Mei-Yu rainfall derived from satellite data   Yan Zhou, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and P. A. Arkin   P6.18 Diurnal Cycle of Cloud Systems over Norht America as Observed by Satellite Infrared Data   Yelena S. Yarosh, RS Information Systems, Inc., and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, M. Chen, R. J. Joyce, J. J. Janowiak, and P. A. Arkin   P6.19 Developing a climatology of convective precipitating patterns in Africa   Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and R. E. Carbone and V. Levizzani   P6.20 Two MODIS aerosol products over ocean on the Terra and Aqua CERES SSF datasets   Alexander Ignatov, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Minnis, N. G. Loeb, B. A. Wielicki, W. F. Miller, S. Sun-Mack, D. Tanre, L. A. Remer, I. Laszlo, and E. B. Geier   P6.21 The influence of bottom topography on long Rossby wave propagation in the South Pacific Ocean   Angela M. Maharaj, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and P. Cipollini and N. J. Holbrook   P6.22 The DISCOVER project: Release of the sea surface temperature product   Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and F. J. Wentz, R. Spencer, S. Graves, and M. Goodman   P6.23 Intercomparison of Global Ocean Surface Latent Heat Flux Fields   Shu-Hsien Chou, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and E. J. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, and R. Atlas   P6.24 Do multiple peaks in the Radon Transform of westward propagating sea surface height anomalies correspond to higher order Rossby wave Baroclinic modes?   Angela M. Maharaj, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and P. Cipollini and N. J. Holbrook   P6.25 Assessment of the TOVS-derived Moisture and Wind Profiles Over the Southern Ocean   Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA and Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Van Woert, C. Xu, and J. A. Francis   P6.26 Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Satellite-derived Clear-sky Atmospheric Temperature Inversions in the Polar Regions   Yinghui Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key   P6.27 Snow and Sea Ice Angular Distribution Model from CERES Radiance Measurements   Seiji Kato, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and N. G. Loeb and K. Loukachine   P6.28 Satellite-derived Arctic Climate Characteristics and Recent Trends   Xuanji Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key P6.29 A 6 year comparison of surface and satellite Arctic cloud properties   Taneil Uttal, NOAA/ERL, Boulder, CO; and X. Wang and P. Minnis   P6.30 Climate Data Records from Merged CERES and Geostationary Imager Data   David F. Young, LRC, Hampton, VA; and D. R. Doelling, B. A. Wielicki, T. Wong, L. H. Chambers, and D. F. Keyes   P6.31 Long-term total solar irradiance (TSI) variability trends: 1984-2004   Robert Benjamin Lee III, NASA/LARC, Hampton, Virginia; and R. S. Wilson and S. Thomas   P6.32 Decadal Variability of Earth Radiation Budget Deduced from Satellite Altitude Corrected ERBE/ERBS Nonscanner Data   Takmeng Wong, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and B. A. Wielicki and R. B. Lee   P6.33 Climate monitoring with the HIRS outgoing longwave radiation data   Arnold Gruber, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park,, MD; and H. T. Lee and R. G. Ellingson   P6.34 Clear-sky narrowband albedo variations from VIRS and MODIS data   Sunny Sun-Mack, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and Y. Chen, R. F. Arduini, and P. Minnis
	4:30 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Session 5 Climatology and Long-term Studies (Continued)
Chair: Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
4:30 PM 5.3 Comparison of measurements from satellite radiation budget instruments (Invited Presentation)   G. L. Smith, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and Z. P. Szewczyk, D. A. Rutan, and R. B. Lee 5:00 PM 5.4 How well are recent climate variability signals resolved by satellite radiative flux estimates? (Invited Presentation)   F. R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and H. -. I. Lu
	5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions end for the day
Thursday, 23 September 2004
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Thursday Session 6 Retrievals and Cloud Products
Chair: Robbie E. Hood, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
8:30 AM 6.1 Satellite Observations of Cloud Ice Properties (Invited Presentation)   Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. F. Evans 9:00 AM 6.2 Students as Ground Observers for Satellite Cloud Retrieval Validation (Invited Presentation)   Lin H. Chambers, NASA, Hampton, VA; and P. K. Costulis, D. Young, and T. M. Rogerson
	9:30 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday Poster Session 7 Retrievals and Cloud Products: Part 1
Chair: Robbie E. Hood, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
P7.1 Real-time cloud, radiation, and aircraft icing parameters from GOES over the USA   Patrick Minnis, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and L. Nguyen, W. L. Smith, Jr., D. F. Young, M. M. Khaiyer, R. Palikonda, D. A. Spangenberg, D. R. Doelling, D. Phan, G. D. Nowicki, J. K. Ayers, P. W. Heck, and C. A. Wolff P7.2 Integration of observations for detection of aircraft icing conditions during AIRS2: Comparisons of microphysical parameters   I. Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. A. Isaac, P. Minnis, J. W. Strapp, and F. Fabry   P7.3 Cloud ceiling height estimation using GOES-10 and COAMPS data   Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Hadjimichael   P7.4 Improvements to the GOES-12 Imager Cloud Product   James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Camp Springs, MD; and A. J. Schreiner, W. F. Feltz, S. M. Thomas, T. J. Schmit, and J. Daniels   P7.5 Using satellite cloud products to evaluate cloud types simulated by a cloud resolving model and a single column model   Yali Luo, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and S. K. Krueger and K. M. Xu   P7.6 Validation of GOES-9 satellite-derived cloud properties over the Tropical Western Pacific region   Mandana M. Khaiyer, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and M. L. Nordeen, D. R. Doelling, V. Chakrapani, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith   P7.7 An Operational Cloud Verification System and Its Application to Validate Cloud Simulations in Operational Models   Xiaofan Li, JCSDA and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng   P7.8 Accounting for Partially Cloud-Filled Pixels to Improve the Retrieval of Cloud Properties   Louis Nguyen, NASA/LRC, Hampton, Va; and P. Minnis, M. M. Khaiyer, T. Uttal, J. M. Comstock, and X. Dong   P7.9 Spatially Varying Spectral Thresholds for MODIS Cloud Detection   Stephanie L. Haines, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. J. Jedlovec and F. J. LaFontaine   P7.10 Simultaneous remote sensing of thin cirrus and aerosol properties from MODIS data   John K. Roskovensky, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou   P7.11 Daytime Cloud property retrievals over the Arctic from multispectral MODIS data   Douglas A. Spangenberg, AS&M, Inc., Hampton, VA; and Q. Trepte, S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, and T. Uttal   P7.12 The effect of multilayered clouds on cloud pressure retrievals in near-global MODIS data   Gregory R. McGarragh, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. L. Nasiri and B. A. Baum   P7.13 The effects of multilayer clouds on MODIS cloud effective radius and optical thickness retrievals   Shaima L. Nasiri, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. R. McGarragh   P7.14 Cloud optical depth from UW-NMS and GEOS-DAS and comparisons with MODIS and ISCCP satellite observations   Hongyu Liu, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and R. B. Pierce, J. H. Crawford, C. Kittaka, J. Al-Saadi, S. E. Platnick, P. Norris, A. Olaleye, G. J. Tripoli, and R. M. Yantosca P7.15 Crystal habit retrievals from MISR and MODIS   Sally A. McFarlane, PNNL, Richland, WA; and R. T. Marchand and T. P. Ackerman   P7.16 Stochastic cloud clearing of hyperspectral radiances observed by the Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) on the Aqua satellite   Choongyeun Cho, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. H. Staelin   P7.17 A Cloud Mask for AIRS   Nicole Brubaker, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. Jedlovec   P7.18 Cloud top inference for hyperspectral infrared radiance assimilation   Louis Garand, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and A. Beaulne   P7.19 Comparison of High Spectral Resolution Infrared Cloud Top Pressure Algorithms using S-HIS Measurements   Robert Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, P. Antonelli, F. W. Nagle, and M. Mcgill   P7.20 Development of a global multi-layered cloud retrieval system   Jainping Huang, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, B. Lin, Y. H. Yi, J. K. Ayers, M. M. Khaiyer, R. F. Arduini, and A. Fan   P7.21 Cloud detection using a combination of hyperspectral infrared channels and microwave-derived precipitable water   Brian H. Kahn, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, E. F. Fishbein, S. Y. Lee, H. H. Aumann, S. A. Clough, S. DeSouza-Machado, A. Eldering, E. J. Fetzer, S. E. Hannon, and L. Strow   P7.22 Forumulation of a suite of retrieval algorithms for the retrieval of cirrus microphysical properties using radar, lidar and radiometer observations applicable to satellite, airborne and ground-based platforms   Yuying Zhang, University of Utah, SLC, UT; and G. G. Mace, G. M. Heymsfield, M. Mcgill, L. M. Avallone, E. Weinstock, S. E. Platnick, and P. Yang
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday Session 6 Retrievals and Cloud Products (Continued)
Chair: Robbie E. Hood, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
11:00 AM 6.3 On the retrieval of cloud and precipitation properties from space (Invited Presentation)   Graeme L. Stephens, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 11:30 AM 6.4 Cloud classification and cloud property retrieval from MODIS and AIRS (Invited Presentation)   Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, T. J. Schmit, Z. Li, and J. J. Gurka
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Thursday Session 6 Retrievals and Cloud Products (Continued)
Chair: Elaine Prins, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ASPT, Grass Valley, CA
1:30 PM 6.5 Validation of TRMM standard algorithms & prospects for GPM Mission (Invited Presentation)   Eric A. Smith, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. S. Kuo, J. M. Shepherd, D. B. Wolff, and S. Yang 2:00 PM 6.6 Super Channels for AIRS Retrievals (Invited Presentation)   Larry M. McMillin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
	2:30 PM-4:30 PM, Thursday Poster Session 8 Retrievals and Cloud Products: Part 2
Chair: Elaine Prins, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ASPT, Grass Valley, CA
P8.1 Activities of the International TOVS Working Group (ITWG)   Thomas H. Achtor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. W. Saunders   P8.2 Web-based satellite products database for meteorological and climate applications   Dung Phan, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and D. Spangenberg, R. Palikondra, M. M. Khaiyer, M. L. Nordeen, L. Nguyen, and P. Minnis   P8.3 Atmospheric radiance modeling using the Optimal Spectral Sampling (OSS) method   Jean-Luc Moncet, AER, Lexington, MA; and G. Uymin and H. E. Snell   P8.4 High resolution GOES Sounder ozone estimates   Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li   P8.5 An approach to improvement temperature and moisture retrievals from the GOES Sounder measurements   Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Nelson, C. C. Schmidt, T. J. Schmit, and W. P. Menzel   P8.6 Validation of Infrared Azimuthal Model as Applied to GOES Data Over the ARM SGP   Arvind V. Gambheer, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and D. R. Doelling, D. A. Spangenberg, and P. Minnis   P8.7 Deriving surface skin temperature and atmospheric profiles of temperature and water vapor from HIRS measurement using a neural network technique   Lei Shi, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates   P8.8 Near Real-time Derived Products from MODIS   Ronnie J. Suggs, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and G. Jedlovec, S. L. Haines, W. M. Lapenta, and S. Dembek   P8.9 Polar Winds from MODIS: Algorithm and Processing Improvements   David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden, J. R. Key, J. Daniels, and W. Bresky   P8.10 Seasonal Surface Spectral Emissivity Derived from Terra MODIS Data   Yan Chen, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and S. Sun-Mack, P. Minnis, D. F. Young, and W. L. Smith   P8.11 Global retrievals of the surface and atmosphere radiation budget and direct aerosol forcing   Thomas P. Charlock, NASA, Hampton, VA; and F. Rose, D. A. Rutan, Z. Jin, D. Fillmore, and W. D. Collins   P8.12 Ground-based Observation of Dust Optical Properties in the Chinese Dust Source Region and Intercomparison with MISR Aerosol Retrievals   Sundar A. Christopher, Universtiy of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Wang and X. Xia   P8.13 Water vapor profile retrievals from satellite microwave sounding instruments   John M. Forsythe, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Jones and T. H. Vonder Haar   P8.14 Near-surface retrieval of air temperature and specific humidity using multi-sensor microwave satellite observations   Darren L. Jackson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick   P8.15 Physical Retrievals of Temperature, Water Vapor, and Cloud Profiles From AMSU   Quanhua Liu, QSS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng   P8.16 Sea surface temperature and precipitation clouds for tropical oceans   Alice Fan, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and B. Lin and J. Huang   P8.17 Hydrological Parameters Derived from Aqua AMSR-E Measurements   Banghua Yan Sr., QSS Group, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng   P8.18 Bayesian retrieval of complete posterior PDFs of oceanic rain rate from microwave observations   Jui-Yuan Christine Chiu, JCET/UMBC, Baltimore, MD; and G. W. Petty   P8.19 A study of Typhoon rainfalls using TRMM/ PR and ground gauge observations   Wann-Jin Chen, Dept. of environmental information and engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology/National Defense Univ., Tahsi, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and M. D. Tsai, C. H. Feng, and C. C. Li   P8.20 Typhoon rain retrievals using TMI, AMSU-A, and island gauge data sets   Ching-Chung Li, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology/National Defense Univ., Ta-Hsi, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and W. J. Chen, Y. C. Chen, J. C. Hu, and M. D. Tsai   P8.21 Improving mid to high latitude passive microwave retrievals and simulations of precipitation using aircraft based doppler radar data   Benjamin T. Johnson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. W. Petty   P8.22 Intercomparison and Validation of TRMM Rain Products   Song Yang, George Mason University, Greenbelt, MD; and E. A. Smith, K. S. Kuo, and D. B. Wolff   P8.23 Development and intercomparison of AMSU rain rate algorithms   Ryan B. Aschbrenner, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. W. Petty and H. -. L. Huang   P8.24 Analyzing the Error Components in Blended Satellite Precipitation Analyses   F. J. Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. J. Joyce and J. E. Janowiak P8.25 Evaluation of AIRS Soundings at Regional Scales   Will McCarty, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. J. Jedlovec   P8.26 Evaluation of Hyperspectral Infrared Soundings in Tropical Cyclone Environments   Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Ft. Collins, CO; and D. W. Hillger, C. D. Barnet, J. P. Dunion, and R. T. DeMaria   P8.27 Validation of AIRS retrieved products with operational and dedicated radiosondes   Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. Eldering and E. T. Olsen
	4:30 PM-5:15 PM, Thursday Session 6 Retrievals and Cloud Products (Continued)
Chair: Elaine Prins, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ASPT, Grass Valley, CA
4:30 PM 6.7 Shortwave and Longwave Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Estimation From the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Instrument (Invited Presentation)   Norman G. Loeb, Hampton University amd NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and S. Kato, K. Loukachine, and N. Manalo-Smith 5:00 PM Concluding Remarks
	5:15 PM, Thursday Conference ends

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