Session 14B 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Program Chairs: Gary McWilliams , NESDIS JPSS Program Office/Science and Technology Corporation ; Michael L. Jamilkowski , Col USAF Ret and AMS Fellow ; S. Kalluri , NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ; T. Schmit , NOAA/NESDIS/STAR ; Stephen A. Mango ; Mitch Goldberg , NESDIS

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Monday, 13 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Joint Session 1
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part I
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats )
Cochairs: Martin Yapur, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis; P. Millar, NASA
8:30 AM
J1.1
RainCube One Year after Completing Its Mission: What We Have Learned and What Lies Ahead
Simone Tanelli, JPL/CalTech, Pasadena, CA; and S. S. Joshi, O. O. Sy, G. Sacco, R. M. Beauchamp, N. Rouse, E. Peral, B. Ortloff, D. Price, R. Rodriguez-Monje, Z. S. Haddad, G. Stephens, E. Im, M. Lebsock, C. J. Shaffer, A. Williams, and T. Mosher
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
J1.2
One Year of Operational Overlap of the Compact Spectral Irradiance Monitor (CSIM) with the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1) Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SIM)
Erik Richard, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. Harber, W. Zheng, M. Chambliss, T. Woods, and P. Pilewskie
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
J1.3
Global Observations from a Science-Quality Millimeter-Wave Atmospheric Sounding Radiometer on a CubeSat to Improve Weather Forecasting: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems Demonstration (TEMPEST-D)
S. C. Reising, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. C. Gaier, S. T. Brown, S. Padmanabhan, C. Kummerow, W. Berg, B. H. Lim, V. Chandrasekar, C. Heneghan, R. Schulte, Y. Goncharenko, C. Radhakrishnan, M. Pallas, D. Laczkowski, A. Bullard, and J. Adams

9:15 AM
J1.4
The CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology (CubeRRT) Validation Mission: Operations and Development of Software Simulation Tools for Future Resource Constrained Observing Systems
Chris Ball, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; and M. Abu Shattal, J. DeLong, R. Linnabary, C. McKelvey, G. Smith, A. O'Brien, J. Johnson, S. Misra, J. R. Piepmeier, D. Laczkowski, and N. Monahan
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
J1.5
The Global Environmental Monitoring Systems (GEMS) Constellation of Passive Microwave Satellites
Albin Gasiewski, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hurowitz, D. W. Gallaher, B. T. Sanders, W. Hosack, R. McAllister, F. McAllister, D. M. Kraft, R. Belter, R. Carter, G. Sasaki, K. Zhang, and L. Periasamy

9:45 AM
J1.6
Technology Advancements and Concepts for IR Grating Spectrometer Sounders for CubeSats and SmallSats at NASA JPL
Thomas S. Pagano, JPL, Pasadena, CA
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Session 1
Special Session on the JPSS Series Satellite System. Part I
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: B. Sjoberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; L. Zhou, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS
8:30 AM
1.1
The Value of Two JPSS Satellites in the Same Orbit for Nowcasting and Climate Applications
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and L. Zhou
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Data Product Updates since the Launch of NOAA-20
Laura J. Dunlap, JPSS/Science and Technology Corp., Lanham, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Using the JSTAR Mapper to Monitor Natural Disasters
Tom Atkins, IMSG, College Park, MD; and L. K. Brown, R. C. Smith, C. Brown, and L. Zhou
Recorded Presentation

The NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS): the NOAA operational processor for the new generation of JPSS hyperspectral sounders.

9:15 AM
1.4
The JPSS Advocacy Channel: A Training Resource for Polar-Orbiting Satellites
S. S. Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. J. Gerth, W. Straka III, N. Eckstein, and E. Lau
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS): NOAA's Proving Ground Initiative on Oceans and Coasts.
Chowdhury Nazmi, JPSS/NOAA/STC, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg and V. Lance
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
Operational Transition of Gridded NUCAPS to NOAA NWS and Emerging Applications
E. Berndt, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. D. White, N. Smith, and R. Esmaili
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Session 2
Special Session on the GOES Series Satellite System. Part I
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Pam Sullivan, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES Program Office; D. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R
10:30 AM
2.1
GOES-17 ABI L2 Algorithm Status
T. Feroli, NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Daniels, M. Seybold, and S. Superczynski
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
Update on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Rebroadcast (GRB) Data Usage
James McNitt, NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and M. Seybold, J. Tsui, B. Gockel, and G. Martin
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
GOES-17 ABI Anomaly Recovery: Predictive Calibration
D. Pogorzala, Centauri, Chantilly, VA; and J. Fulbright, E. Kline, M. Seybold, B. Efremova, J. McCorkel, and J. Van Naarden
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Further Recovering GOES-17 ABI Radiances and Imagery
M. R. Black, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. M. Coakley, M. S. Veillette, A. Krimchansky, and J. McCorkel
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.5
Update on CSPP Geo Software for Geostationary Direct Broadcast
G. D. Martin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley, J. Braun, G. Cureton, A. De Smet, R. Garcia, D. Hoese, T. Jasmin, S. Mindock, E. Schiffer, and K. Strabala
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.6
Distribution and Cloud-Free Evaluations of the GOES-17 ABI Radiance Anomalies
Michael D. Grossberg, City College, City Univ. of New York, New York, NY; and R. O. Adomako and T. Schmit

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Joint Session 4
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part II
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats )
Cochairs: Robert Bauer, NASA Earth Science Technology Office; Stephen A. Mango
10:30 AM
J4.1
Enabling Global Observations of Cloud Ice Particle Size and Water Vapor Sounding to Improve Understanding of the Role of Clouds in Climate and Weather Prediction: Tropospheric Water and Cloud ICE (TWICE) 6U CubeSat Instrument
S. C. Reising, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kangaslahti, W. Deal, E. Schlecht, J. Jiang, M. Ogut, Y. Goncharenko, I. Ramos, X. Bosch-Lluis, B. Kilmer, A. Skalare, R. Cofield, N. Chahat, S. Padmanabhan, S. T. Brown, A. Zamora, C. Cooke, K. Leong, S. Shih, and G. Mei

10:45 AM
J4.2
Evolution of the Multi-Angle Stratospheric Aerosol Radiometer
Matthew G. kowalewski, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; USRA, Columbia, MD; and M. T. DeLand, P. R. Colarco, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, W. Mamakos, and A. J. Digregorio
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J4.3
Galago-1: A Compact Day—Night Band Sensor Pathfinder
Kelly Collett, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (93.9 kB)

11:15 AM
J4.4
Comparing a CubeSat with VIIRS: What we learned from the CUbesat MULtispectral Observing System - CUMULOS
Dee W. Pack, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and S. Miller, C. M. Coffman, J. R. Santiago, C. J. Seaman, S. kidder, C. Combs, and G. Chirokova
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
J4.5
Update on the Stratospheric Water Inventory: Tomography of Convective Hydration (SWITCH) Project
Nathaniel Livesey, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. J. Tang, W. G. Read, G. Chattopadhyay, R. Jarnot, C. Felten, R. Stachnik, and F. Werner

11:45 AM
J4.6
Computational Reconfigurable Imaging Spectrometer (CRISP)
Adam Milstein, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and Y. Rachlin, C. Wynn, R. Sullenberger, C. Smeaton, P. Chapnik, and S. Leman

12:00 PM
What's Coming Next Next Door by w Mango
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Lunch Break (Monday)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Radio Frequency Spectrum - An Emerging Achilles Heel for the Weather Enterprise?
Location: 154 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Side Panels; the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Fifth Symposium on US-International Partnerships )
Organizer: Renee Leduc, Narayan Strategy
Chair/Co-Chair: Jordan Gerth, Physical Scientist, National Weather Service Office of Observations
Moderator: Renee Leduc, Narayan Strategy
12:15 PM
Moderator by Renee Leduc
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Session 3
60 Years of Weather Satellites: How Earth Observing Satellites Contributed to Linking Information to Knowledge to Society (Centennial)
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT; Wenjian Zhang, WMO
2:00 PM
3.1A
TIROS Origins: How Military and Civilian Organizations Contributed to the First Weather Satellite System
Angelina L. Callahan, NRL, Washington, DC; and G. Dittberner and T. Vonder Haar
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3.2
TIROS-1 Established the Foundation for Today’s Remarkable JPSS and GOES-R Satellite Systems
G. Dittberner, CIRA, Springfield, VA; and T. Vonder Haar
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (7.1 MB)

2:30 PM
3.3A
Early Weather Satellite Observations Energized the History of Science Discoveries and Weather Forecasting
Thomas Vonder Haar, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and G. Dittberner
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (3.9 MB)

2:45 PM
3.4
Imaging from ATS-1 to the GOES-R Series: What Has Changed and What Has Stayed the Same
T. J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor, W. P. Menzel, J. Phillips, and D. T. Lindsey
Recorded Presentation

Handout (944.4 kB)

3:00 PM
3.5
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System’s (JPSS) Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program—PGRR Initiatives, in Collaboration with Its Key Stakeholders, Have Revolutionized the Operational Application of Core JPSS Data and Products
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Lanham, MD; and B. Sjoberg
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
3.6
Progress/Status on the GOES-R Socioeconomic Benefits Study
Michael Jamilkowski, The Aerospace Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and D. G. Lubar
Recorded Presentation

3.7
Case Studies on the Socioeconomic Benefits of Satellite Information in Weather-Related Decisions

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Joint Session 13
National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited)
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; and the Eighth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Cochairs: Mitch Goldberg, NESDIS; D. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R
8:30 AM
J13.1
A Future of Collaboration: The Continuing Evolution of a Global Integrated Observing System (Invited Presentation)
Stephen Volz, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
J13.2
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS): Building on Past Satellite Successes to Ensure a Bright Future! (Invited Presentation)
Greg Mandt, JPSS, Lanham, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
J13.3
GOES East Meets West (Invited Presentation)
P. Sullivan, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
J13.4
The EUMETSAT Satellite Programs—A Cornerstone of the Space-Based Global Observing System (Invited Presentation)
K. Holmlund, European Organisation for Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Schluessel, J. Grandell, D. Klaes, R. Munro, and B. Bojkov
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
J13.5
Current Status and Future Plan of the KMA Satellite Program (Invited Presentation)
Hyun-Kyung Kim, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korea Meteorological Administration
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 4
Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)—User Applications and Research. Part I
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: K. M. Calhoun, NOAA/NSSL; Chad Gravelle, NOAA//NWS Operations Proving Ground
10:30 AM
4.1
Over a Year on Orbit with Two Lightning Mappers: Lessons Learned
Samantha F. Edgington, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA; and C. E. Tillier and M. Anderson
Recorded Presentation

4.2
Characterization of Lightning Flash, Kinematic, and Microphysical Properties within the 22 April 2017 Tornadic Skyline, AL Supercell

10:45 AM
4.2A
Automated and Objective Thunderstorm Identification and Tracking Using Operational Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Data
Kelley M. Murphy, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, C. J. Schultz, and N. Curtis
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
4.2
Is There a Total Lightning Precursor Signal for Nonsupercell Tornadoes?
Edward Szoke, CIRA, Boulder, CO; and D. Bikos, K. Hilburn, R. Cox, D. Barjenbruch, and P. Schlatter
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
4.3
An Evaluation of the Impact of Assimilating GLM-Observed Total Lightning Data on Short-Term Forecasts of High-Impact Convective Events
Junjun Hu, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Fierro, Y. Wang, J. Gao, and E. R. Mansell
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
4.4
Seasonal and Diurnal Variation of Lightning over China with Geostationary Lightning Mapping Imager Observations
Sheng Chen, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China; and J. Hu
Recorded Presentation

4.5
Applications of GOES GLM Data in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 5
Special Topics. Part I
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: M. L. Jamilkowski, Aerospace Corporation; Renee Leduc, Narayan Strategy
1:30 PM
5.1
GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A): Status and Use Case Activities
N. Donoho, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and D. Souza
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
5.2
Usage of the VIIRS and Other Instruments and Other Channels in Disaster Response and Monitoring
W. Straka, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and S. D. Miller, S. Li, M. Goldberg, and B. Sjoberg
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
5.3A
Distribution of GOES-16 and GOES-17 ABIRadiance Anomalies
Ronald O.S. Adomako, City College, Cty University of New York, New York, NY; and M. D. Grossberg, T. Schmit, and H. Aizenman
Recorded Presentation

5.3
5G Impact

2:15 PM
5.4
Passive Microwave Remote Sensing and 5G: Key Aspects of Adjacent Band Operation in the MMW Bands
David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and D. Lubar
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 6
Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)—User Applications and Research. Part II
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Samantha Edgington, Lockheed Martin; Steven J. Goodman, NOAA
3:00 PM
6.1
GLM Use, Feedback, and Development in the Hazardous Weather Testbed
K. M. Calhoun, NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. Bruning, C. J. Schultz, and T. C. Meyer
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
6.2
Assimilation of GLM Data Together with Ground-Based Lightning Observations for Improved Storm Spin-Up in the High Resolution Rapid Refresh
A. Back, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and S. Weygandt, M. Hu, D. M. Kingfield, G. Ge, C. R. Alexander, S. Benjamin, and E. P. James
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
6.3
Relating ABI Products to GLM Sensor Characteristics and Performance
Kevin Thiel, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS/SOM and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. M. Calhoun, A. E. Reinhart, and D. R. MacGorman
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
6.4
Utilizing Low-Frequency Ground-Based Lightning Locating Networks to Simulate Optical Lightning Observations of Geostationary Satellites
Felix Erdmann, CNRM, Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d’Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France; and E. Defer, O. Caumont, R. L. Holle, and S. Pedeboy
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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Session 7A
Advanced Planning and System Architectures for Next-Generation Weather Enterprise—Space Architecture
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Karen St. Germain, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP; Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS
8:30 AM
7A.1
The Future of NOAA’s Satellite Observing and Data Information Systems
Stephen M. Volz, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and V. Griffin, K. St. Germain, F. W. Gallagher III, P. Jasper, M. W. Maier, and M. Van Woert
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
7A.2
Investing in NOAA’s New Space Architecture in Low Earth Orbit
Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain, F. W. Gallagher III, D. Spencer, G. Mandt, S. Walters, T. Walsh, M. W. Maier, and P. Jasper
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
7A.3
What Follows GOES-R?
P. Sullivan, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD; and F. W. Gallagher III, S. A. Boukabara, D. T. Lindsey, and E. Grigsby
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
7A.4
Assessing the Potential Inclusion of an Infrared Hyperspectral Radiometric Spectrometer in the Next-Generation GEO Weather Satellite Constellation
Edward Grigsby, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Sullivan, D. T. Lindsey, J. McCorkle, and A. Krimchansky
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
7A.5
The Case for Improved Spatial Resolutions on the Next Geostationary Imager
M. M. Gunshor, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, A. Wimmers, C. Schmidt, C. S. Velden, A. K. Heidinger, A. S. Bachmeier, S. S. Lindstrom, and W. P. Menzel
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
7A.6
Exploring Remote Sensing Payload Hosting on Alternative Near-Space and Space-Based Platforms
Kevin Garrett, STAR, College Park, MD; and L. Wang, L. Liu, K. Ide, and F. He
Recorded Presentation

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Session 7B
Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to Exploit Satellite Earth Observations
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: S. A. Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; David McQuiggan, The Aerospace Corporation
8:30 AM
7B.1
Learning Convective Cloud Regimes over the Asian Monsoon Area
Wei-Ting Chen, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei City, Taiwan; and P. J. Chen and C. M. Wu
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
7B.2
Retrieving Fraction of Clear-Sky Irradiance in Near–Real Time Using Multiple GOES-16/17 Channels for North and South America
Daniel B Kirk-Davidoff, EPRI, Albany, NY; and S. Young and J. Black
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
7B.3
Addressing Cloud-Height Retrieval Improvements with Convolutional Neural Networks
Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS

9:15 AM
7B.4
Pixel-Based Smoke Detection Using Machine Learning for Next-Generation Geostationary Satellite Imagery
Aaron Kaulfus, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and M. Ramasubramanian, I. Gurung, M. Maskey, R. Ramachandran, and U. Nair
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
7B.5
Development of a Machine Learning–Based Radiometric Bias Correction for NOAA’s Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS)
Yan Zhou, CISESS, College Park, MD; and C. Grassotti, R. Honeyager, S. Liu, Y. K. Lee, X. Liang, and Q. Liu
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
Discussion

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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Session 8A
Advanced Planning and System Architectures for the Next-Generation Weather Enterprise—Ground Architecture
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Ramesh Rangachar, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP The Aerospace Corporation; Xiaokun Li, NOAA/NESDIS
10:30 AM
8A.1
NESDIS Data Agnostic Cloud Computing Solution
Kathryn Shontz, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Dalal, K. St. Germain, I. Parker, K. S. Casey, and V. Griffin
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
8A.2
Evolution of NESDIS Ground and Services
Michael Stringer, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
8A.3
Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities for NOAA Satellite Data Distribution
X. Li, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain, F. W. Gallagher III, V. Griffin, K. Shontz, and R. Rangachar
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
8A.4
Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Enterprise Product Generation (EPG) Proving Ground in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud—Final Report
Rich Baker, Peraton, Greenbelt, MD; and P. MacHarrie, H. Phung, J. Hansford, S. Causey, J. Sobanski, S. Walsh, M. Leach, R. Niemann, and D. M. Beall
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
8A.5
A Service-Oriented Reference Architecture for NOAA Satellite Calibration and Validation System Development and Integration
X. Li, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain, V. Griffin, F. W. Gallagher III, M. Stringer, and G. Serafino
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
8A.6
NOAA Satellite Ground Architecture Study
Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain, F. W. Gallagher III, X. Li, S. Marley, and R. Rangachar
Recorded Presentation

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Session 8B
The Past, Present, and Future of Satellite Climate Data Records. Part I
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Imke Durre, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI; CZ. Zou, NESDIS
10:30 AM
8B.1
The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP)—Means, Variations, and Trends over the Satellite Era
Robert F. Adler, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and J. J. Wang, G. Gu, and G. J. Huffman
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
8B.2
AMSU Climate Data Records and Their Use in Hydrological Climate Studies
James G. Beauchamp, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro and Y. You
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
8B.3
The Reprocessed SNPP and JPSS Satellite Observations
CZ. Zou, NESDIS, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
8B.4
Evaluating the NASA Aqua MODIS/SNPP VIIRS climate data record continuity cloud products
K. Meyer, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Platnick, R. E. Holz, S. Dutcher, and N. Amarasinghe
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
8B.5
A VIIRS Dark Target Operational Product to Continue the MODIS Aerosol Record
Virginia R. Sawyer, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Levy, S. Mattoo, G. Cureton, Y. Shi, and L. Remer
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
8B.6
Data of Earth's Radiation Budget Components from Russian Satellite Radiometers IKOR-M
Maksim Yu. Cherviakov, National Research Saratov State Univ., Saratov, Russian Federation; and A. Spiryakhina, Y. Surkova, and E. Kulkova

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Lunch Break (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 9A
National and International Education, Training, and User Readiness Activities for the New-Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems. Part I
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Janel R. Thomas, Science and Technology Corporation; Margaret Mooney, CIMSS
1:30 PM
9A.1
Results From Satellite Product Evaluations in the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT)
Michael A. Bowlan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
9A.2
FDTD Satellite Applications Webinars: A Peer-to-Peer Training Mechanism for the National Weather Service
Dan Bikos, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO; and S. S. Lindstrom, B. C. Motta, and K. Scharfenberg
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
9A.3
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System’s (JPSS) Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program: The JPSS Program’s Training Initiative—Empowering Users to Optimize the Operational Application of Satellite Data and Products
B. Sjoberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
9A.4
Infusing Low-Earth Orbiting Satellite Observations into Weather Forecast Operations
John D. Evans, Global Science and Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; NWS, Silver Spring, MD; JPSS, Lanham, MD; and J. K. Zajic, L. A. Byerle, E. M. Guillot, B. Gockel, J. Anderson, B. Rapp, and J. Henry
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Session 9B
The Past, Present, and Future of Satellite Climate Data Records. Part II
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Robert F. Adler, University of Maryland; B. R. Nelson, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information
1:30 PM
9B.1
The Contribution of 17 Years of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Observations
Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and B. Lambrigtsen, J. Teixeira, and T. Pagano

1:45 PM
9B.2
Fusion of AIRS and CrIS Hyperspectral Data Using a Spectral Fingerprinting Method
Xu Liu, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
9B.3
Recalibrated Infrared and Water Vapor Channel’s Measurements from JMA and EUMETSAT Historical Geostationary Meteorological Satellites
Tasuku Tabata, JMA, Tokyo, Japan; and V. John, R. Roebeling, F. Ruethrich, T. Hewison, J. Schulz, and M. Takahashi

Handout (2.7 MB)

9B.4
On the Evaluation of Long-Term Instrument Calibration Gain Stability Based on Lunar Radiation Observations

2:15 PM
9B.4A
Monitoring NOAA Operational Microwave Sounding Radiometer Data Quality Using CRTM Brightness Temperature Simulations Based on COSMIC GPS Radio-Occultation Atmospheric Sounding Inputs
Robert A. Iacovazzi Jr., Global Science and Technology, Inc., College Park, MD; and L. Lin, N. Sun, and Q. Liu
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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Session 10
National and International Education, Training, and User Readiness Activities for the New-Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems. Part II
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: A. Stevermer, UCAR/COMET; Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin−Madison
3:00 PM
10.1
Satellite International Training Working Group Summary of 2019 Events: Lessons Learned and Continuing Education Plans
Janel R. Thomas, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, D. T. Lindsey, B. Sjoberg, M. Goldberg, N. Donoho, B. H. Connell, E. Madsen, M. Medina, J. Peronto, J. A. Nelson Jr., A. Stevermer, J. M. Galvez, and K. A. Caesar
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
10.2
COMET’s MetEd Learning Resources for the Worldwide Meteorological Satellite User Community: Building on 30 Years of Innovative Instruction
Amy Stevermer, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Dills, T. Mancus, and E. M. Page
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
10.3
The GOES-R Education Proving Ground
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI; and V. Gorman and T. Schmit
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
10.4
JPSS Product, Applications, and Training Resources
J. Torres, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and B. H. Connell
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Poster Session 1
GOES-R/JPSS Poster Session
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Chair: Michael Jamilkowski, The Aerospace Corporation
1368
National Weather Service Training Activities at the UW–Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
S. S. Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier, C. C. Schmidt, M. M. Gunshor, J. J. Gerth, and T. J. Schmit

1369
On the Band-Averaged Radiative Transfer Calculation in a Mixture of Absorptive Gas and Scattering Medium
Jiachen Ding, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang, X. Liu, M. D. King, S. Platnick, K. Meyer, and C. Wang

1370
Intercomparison of the TAMU Vector Radiative Transfer Model (TAMU-VRTM), Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM), and Radiative Transfer for TOVS (RTTOV)
Jinjun Liu, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang and X. Liu

1371
GOES-T and -U Postlaunch Product Testing Plans and Lessons Learned from GOES-R and -S
Katherine Pitts, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Kline, J. Fulbright, and M. Seybold

Handout (2.1 MB)

1372
Large-Scale Algorithm Updates and New Products for the GOES-16/17 Ground System
Paul A. Van Rompay, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and S. Superczynski

1373
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS): NOAA's Proving Ground Initiative on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Impact Studies and Critical Weather Applications
Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSSO, Lanham, MD; and C. Nazmi and L. J. Dunlap

1374
The Suomi National Polar Orbiting Partnership (SNPP) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-20) satellites’ Dual Ground Processing Systems and the Algorithm Change Processes (ACPs) That Maintain Their Operational Algorithms

1375
Detecting Hail Damage Using the GOES Advanced Baseline Imager
Philip N. Schumacher, NWS, Sioux Falls, SD; and S. L. Koehler and K. Gallo

1376
Operational and Research Mesoscale Domain Sector (MDS) Request Process
Josh Jankot, NESDIS, College Park, MD; and R. R. Handel, J. Taylor, M. Bettwy, and E. M. Guillot

1377
Laser Transmitter System for Ground-to-Space Laser Calibration of Spaceborne Radiometric Sensors
Timothy Berkoff, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and C. Lukashin, T. Jackson, C. Roithmayr, W. Carrion, S. Brown, B. Alberding, J. McCorkel, B. McAndrew, J. McGarry, E. Hoffman, M. Shappirio, and J. V. Martins

1378
A Study of the Physical Geometric Optics Method In the Case of a Spheroid
Nancy Okeudo, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Ding, P. Yang, and R. Saravanan
Manuscript (34.2 kB)

Handout (686.1 kB)

1379
Remote Sensing of Hail Scar–Producing Thunderstorms
Abigail E. Whiteside, Univ. of Alabama in Hunstville, Huntsville, AL; and C. J. Schultz, J. R. Bell, K. M. Bedka, S. Bang, and D. J. Cecil

Handout (1.2 MB)

1381
Low Earth Orbit Sounder Retrieval Products at Geostationary Earth Orbit Spatial and Temporal Scale
James F. Anheuser, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; CIMSS, Madison, WI; and E. Weisz and W. P. Menzel

1380
Characteristics of Deep Convections and Associated Environmental Conditions from Cloudsat over the South China Sea and Maritime Continent

1382
The Potential of Radiometric and Polarimetric Measurements in the Submillimeter/Millimeter and Longwave Infrared Regimes for Determining Ice Cloud Parameters
James Coy Jr., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and A. Bell, P. Yang, and D. L. Wu

1383
Quantifying the Sensitivity of NCEP's GDAS/GFS to CrIS Detector Differences
A. Lim, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; and S. Nebuda, J. A. Jung, D. C. Tobin, and M. Goldberg

Poster 1384 is now 9B.4A.

6:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Centennial Celebration (Centennial)
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Thursday, 16 January 2020

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 11A
How JPSS and GOES-R Coupled Resources Improve Forecasting
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
CoChair: Michael Folmer, Saint Louis University
8:30 AM
11A.1
Examining an Atmospheric River in Virtual Reality
Patrick C. Meyers, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and M. Quick, E. Lee, D. Li, K. E. Lukens, S. Kusselson, S. D. Rudlosky, B. Brawn-Cinani, and A. Varshney
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
11A.2
The Utility of JPSS and GOES Fire Weather Products and Applications in the Operational Forecasting Environment
J. Torres, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
11A.3
A Numerical Modeling Perspective Utilizing 1-minute GOES-16 Data in Conjunction with Radar to Analyze Microphysical Properties of Clouds during the Convective Initiation (CI) Phase of Thunderstorms in the Southeast/Southern Great Plains of the United States
D. Haliczer, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
11A.4
Using NUCAPS to Observe the Thermodynamic Structure of Strong Saharan Air Layer Outbreaks about Its Source within the Deserts of Northeast Africa
Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (595.7 kB)

Recording files available
Session 11B
Special Topics. Part II
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: William Straka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Elizabeth M. Kline, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD
8:30 AM
11B.1
The GOES Portfolio Status: Baseline Continuity, Enterprise Improvements, and New Development Initiatives
M. Seybold, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Race, E. M. Kline, T. Feroli, and M. McHugh
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
11B.2
Application of an Algorithm Change Process to the GOES-R Ground Segment
Ryan Williams, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Chantilly, VA; and R. Race, T. Feroli, and S. Superczynski
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
11B.3
Facilitating Research-to-Operation (R2O) Activities of JPSS-1 Algorithms Using the Algorithm Development Library Block 2.1
Bigyani Das, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/IMSG, College Park, MD; and W. Chen, T. S. King, and W. W. Wolf
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
11B.4
New Generation of NOAA Operational Satellites for Crop Production and Food Security Prediction
Felix Kogan Sr., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 12A
Algorithm Development and New Science Innovation
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: S. Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Rebekah Esmaili, Science and Technology Corporation
10:30 AM
12A.1
Single and Multiple Scattering of Ice Clouds and Dust Aerosol: Brief History and Applications to Remote Sensing Implementations and Radiative Transfer Simulations
Ping Yang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and K. N. Liou and M. Mishchenko

11:00 AM
12A.2
Staying at the Forefront of Geostationary Satellite Research: A Joint Effort between NOAA and NASA
D. T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. Lee
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
12A.3
Adapting NUCAPS Operational System to Generate NOAA Unique Products from MetOp-SG IASI-NG Hyperspectral Sounder: Algorithm Development, Optimization, and Augmentation Using Proxy/Synthetic Datasets
Murty G. Divakarla, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and L. Zhou, M. Wilson, C. D. Barnet, X. Liu, A. Gambacorta, S. Kalluri, and W. W. Wolf
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
12A.4
On Updates to the ABI Fire Detection and Characterization Algorithm and GOES-17 Mitigation
C. C. Schmidt, CIMSS, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
12A.5
Time‐Lag Correlation between Passive Microwave Measurements and Surface Precipitation and Its Impact on Precipitation Retrieval Evaluation
Y. You, CICS, College Park, MD; and H. Meng, J. Dong, and S. D. Rudlosky
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Session 12B
Special Session on the JPSS Series Satellite System. Part II
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: E. Berndt, NASA/MSFC; Bonnie Reed, JPSS
10:30 AM
12B.1A
The Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS): Validation Activities for NOAA-20/ATMS Products and New Science Developments
Y. K. Lee, CICS, College Park, MD; and C. Grassotti, S. Liu, Y. Zhou, and Q. Liu
Recorded Presentation

12B.1
Cross-Calibration of JPSS ATMS against MHS, AMSU, GMI, and Suomi ATMS

10:45 AM
12B.2
Satellite Data-Based Ground Transportation Weather Warning Service over the Tibetan Plateau Using CSPP
Xiaoping Xie, Jiangsu Meteorological Service Center, Nanjing, China; and L. Huang, N. Gyentsen, and H. L. A. Huang
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
12B.3
Millimeter Waves and Passive Remote Sensing: An Update
David G. Lubar, The Aerospace Corporation, Arlington, VA; and D. B. Kunkee
Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.8 MB)

11:15 AM
12B.4
Update on NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System High Rate Data (HRD) Broadcast
James McNitt, NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and B. Walling, C. Gliniak, M. Goldberg, and L. Gumley
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
12B.5
NOAA Level 2 Geophysical Products from VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS: Overview and Status of Releases via CSPP
B. Reed, JPSS/Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
12B.6
Characterization and Application of JPSS Products in Biomass Burning Studies
Gregory J. Frost, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. A. McKeen, M. Pagowski, G. A. Grell, L. Zhang, R. Ahmadov, C. Francoeur, R. Esmaili, N. Smith, S. Kondragunta, B. Pierce, and C. D. Barnet
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Lunch Break (Thursday)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 13B
Special Session on the GOES Series Satellite System. Part II
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: N. Donoho, NOAA/NESDIS; Tim Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
1:30 PM
13B.1
ABX: A Hyperspectral GEO Sounder
Ronald J. Glumb, L3Harris, Melbourne, FL; and M. P. Wilson, A. Weiner, P. C. Griffith, and J. Van Naarden
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
13B.2
Early Adoption Preferences for GOES ABI Channels and Products in Support of Various NOAA Missions
Louis Cantrell Jr., 6213 Brooklyn Bridge Rd, Laurel, MD; and D. Helms, A. Pratt, S. J. Taijeron, J. Conran, and J. Goldstein
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.6 MB)

2:00 PM
13B.3
Issuing Warnings with No Radar
David E. Levin, NOAA/NWS, Juneau, AK
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
13B.4
Prototype GOES-GOES Stereo 3D Winds with a Path into NOAA Operations
Houria Madani, Carr Astronautics, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Bresky, J. L. Carr, and J. Daniels
Recorded Presentation

13B.5
A Comprehensive Study and Summary of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 and -17 Mesoscale Domain Sector Requests

2:30 PM
13B.6
Development of NASA VIIRS-Like Cloud Property Algorithms for Next-Generation Geostationary Imagers and Examples from CAMP2Ex
R. E. Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Meyer, S. Platnick, N. Amarasinghe, G. Wind, S. Ackerman, S. Dutcher, R. Frey, R. Kuehn, R. Levy, and R. Boller

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 13A
Calibration and Validation
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Nick Nalli, IM Systems Group; Quanhua Liu, Dell Inc.
1:30 PM
13A.1
Advanced Meteorological Imager (AMI) On-Orbit Performance
Paul C Griffith, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN; and K. H. Yang, D. M. Odle, and R. S. Lancaster
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.6 MB)

1:45 PM
13A.2
GOES-17 Overall Instrument Calibration Status
E. Kline, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Fulbright, D. Pogorzala, and M. Seybold
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
13A.3
Monitoring GOES-R ABI Radiometric Performances with a Machine Learning System
Zhenping Li, Arctic Slope Technical Services, Lanham, MD; and B. Tesfaye, K. Mitchell, J. P. Douglas, and D. Pogorzala
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.9 MB)

2:15 PM
13A.4
An Independent Postlaunch Validation Methodology for ABI Thermal Emissive Surface Channels Using Moored Buoys Bulk Temperature Measurements
M. J. Cook, GeoThinkTank LLC, Washington, DC; and F. P. Padula, E. Bacon, B. Efremova, and J. McCorkel

2:30 PM
13A.5
Validation of the NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Sounding System (NUCAPS): NOAA-20 and SNPP Status
N. R. Nalli, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and A. Gambacorta, C. Tan, L. Zhou, T. Reale, B. Sun, J. X. Warner, T. Wang, T. Zhu, and M. Wilson
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
13A.6
Terrain Correction for VIIRS Imagery in Preparation for JPSS-2
D. W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Kopp, G. Lin, A. N. Griffin, J. Dellomo, D. Stuhmer, W. Chen, S. Finley, and C. J. Seaman
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Thursday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 14A
Communication Challenges and Successes within the Satellite and Weather Community
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Kathryn Shontz, NESDIS; Rebekah Esmaili, Science and Technology Corporation
3:30 PM
14A.1
The Global Weather and Climate Center: Revolutionizing Global Weather, Climate, Environmental, and Space Weather Education, Communication, and Outreach
Jordan Rabinowitz, Global Weather and Climate Center, Columbia, MO
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
14A.2
Business Readiness: People, Process, and Technology
Jonelle Penn, NESDIS, North Potomac, MD

4:00 PM
14A.3
Interpreting Satellite Product Feedback from Forecasters within the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Rebekah Esmaili, Science and Technology Corporation, Columbia, MD; and N. Smith, C. D. Barnet, E. Berndt, J. F. Dostalek, K. D. White, and M. Goldberg
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
14A.4
NESDIS Data Products Baselining, Portfolio Analysis, and Enterprise-Level Requirements Development
Kathryn Shontz, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain, D. St. Jean, V. Griffin, F. W. Gallagher III, J. Wieman, I. Guch, R. Rangachar, and X. Li
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
Discussion

Recording files available
Session 14B
New Observations and Impacts of Global Wind Profiles from ESA's Aeolus Doppler Wind Lidar Mission:  Informing Next-Generation Weather Architectures
Location: 255 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Sara Tucker, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation; Kevin Garrett, STAR
3:30 PM
14B.1
Comparison of DAWN, Dropsonde, and Aeolus Wind Observations during the April 2019 NASA Aeolus Cal/Val Test Flight Campaign
Steven Greco, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, K. M. Bedka, and S. Rodier
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
14B.2
Error Characterization of Atmospheric Motion Vectors through Intercomparison with ADM-Aeolus, NWP, and In Situ Observations
Katherine E. Lukens, Univ. of Maryland/ESSIC/CISESS and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and K. Ide, K. Garrett, H. Liu, R. C. Smith, R. N. Hoffman, and T. Reale
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
14B.3
Initial Impact Assessment of ADM-Aeolus Wind Observations on NCEP Global Analysis and Forecast
Hui Liu, Univ. of Maryland/CISESS and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and K. Ide, K. Garrett, R. N. Hoffman, W. McCarty, A. Kliewer, T. C. Wu, H. Cronk, K. Apodaca, J. Dunion, L. Bucci, and L. Cucurull
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (90.6 kB)

Handout (5.9 MB)

4:15 PM
14B.4
How the OAWL Approach Builds on the CALIPSO and Aeolus Missions to Address Next-Generation Weather Architecture Objectives
Sara C. Tucker, Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO; and C. Springer, B. Walters, and J. Applegate
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
Discussion

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