Session 4 Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats

Program Chairs: P. Ardanuy , INNOVIM, LLC ; Robert Bauer , NASA Earth Science Technology Office ; Michael Johnson , NASA ; Larry Kepko , GSFC ; Carl Schueler , Schueler Consulting

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Monday, 13 January 2020

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


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

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, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. Harber, W. Zheng, M. Chambliss, T. Woods, and P. Pilewskie

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

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

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


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, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis
10:30 AM
J5.1
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
J5.2
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

11:00 AM
J5.3
Galago-1: A Compact Day-Night Band Sensor Pathfinder
Kelly Collett, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA

11:15 AM
J5.4
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

11:30 AM
J5.5
Update on the Stratospheric Water Inventory: Tomography of ConvectiveHydration (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
J5.6
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

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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


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
J12.1
A Future of Collaboration: the Continuing Evolution of a Global Integrated Observing System (Invited Presentation)
Stephen Volz, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, Silver Spring, MD

9:15 AM
J12.3
GOES East Meets West (Invited Presentation)
P. Sullivan, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD

9:30 AM
J12.4
The EUMETSAT Satellite Programmes – a cornerstone of the space-based global observing system (Invited Presentation)
K. Holmlund, Chief Scientist - European Organisation for Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Schluessel, J. Grandell, D. Klaes, R. Munro, and B. Bojkov

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)

Poster Session 1
Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats Poster Session
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats

Thursday, 16 January 2020

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


Session 1
Operational SmallSats: Current Status and Near-Term Plans
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
8:30 AM
1.1
Demonstrating the Potential for CubeSat Microwave Radiometers for Weather Observation: TEMPEST-D Performance after 1.5 Years On-Orbit
S. T. Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and W. Berg, T. C. Gaier, B. H. Lim, S. Padmanabhan, S. C. Reising, and C. Venkatachalam

8:45 AM
1.2
Satellite DCS Use Concept Validation Project
Beau Backus, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

9:00 AM
1.3
Accomplishments and Plans of Spire's Growing Constellation of GNSS RO CubeSats
Vladimir Irisov, Spire Global Inc., Boulder, CO; and V. Nguyen, T. Duly, D. Masters, R. Sikarin, O. Nogues-Correig, L. Tan, T. Yuasa, M. Gorbunov, and C. Rocken

9:15 AM
1.4
Assimilation of Radio Occultation Observations from Spire CubeSats
Dusanka Zupanski, Spire Global, Inc., Boulder, CO; and A. MacDonald, R. Stefanescu, M. Hei, V. Irisov, W. Wu, and P. Madden

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


Exhibit Hall Breakfast

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


Session 2
Progress in Radio Occultation from Small Satellites
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
10:30 AM
2.1
Unique Earth Surface Observations using GNSS Bistatic Radar (GNSS-R) on Spire's Constellation of CubeSats
Dallas Masters, Spire Global, Inc., Boulder, CO; and S. Esterhuizen, P. Jales, V. Freeman, V. Nguyen, E. Ibrahimi, T. Yuasa, V. Irisov, O. Nogues-Correig, and T. Duly

10:45 AM
2.2
Signals-of-Opportunity SmallSat Constellations for Earth System Science
Rashmi Shah, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; and A. Freeman, S. Yueh, J. L. Garrison, and J. R. Stuart

11:00 AM
2.3
Impact of CYGNSS Data Assimilation on FV3-GFS Tropical Cyclone Forecasts in October 2018
Michael J. Mueller, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and B. Annane, S. M. Leidner, and L. Cucurull

11:15 AM
2.4
Daily Variations of Global Tropical Ocean Surface Wind Speed Based on the CYGNSS Data
Baijun Tian, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. J. Posselt and C. S. Ruf

11:30 AM
2.5
11:45 AM
2.6
Microwave Weather Imaging CubeSat
Marian Klein, Boulder Environmental Sciences and Technology, Boulder, CO; and T. Hohman, C. Dunlap, C. Handeland, K. DeVore, J. Eng-Morris, C. Martin, S. Chauhan, W. Kopper, and V. Klein

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


Lunch Break (Thursday)

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


Session 3
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS): Applications to Tropical Meteorology and Hydrology
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
1:30 PM
3.1
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS): Mission and Science Data Product Status
Christopher S. Ruf, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and S. Gleason, D. McKague, D. J. Posselt, and M. Moghaddam

1:45 PM
3.2
Retrieving Hurricane Sustained Surface Winds Using The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) Mission’s Special Modes of Operation
Mohammad Al-Khaldi, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. Johnson, S. J. Katzberg, Y. Kang, and E. Kubatko

2:00 PM
3.3
CYGNSS Surface Heat Flux Product: Development, Results, and Updates
Juan A. Crespo, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. Asharaf and D. J. Posselt

2:15 PM
3.4
A 2DVAR Blending Method for CYGNSS Wind Speed Observations
Xiaochun Wang, 4242 Young Hall, Los Angeles, CA; and Z. Li, Y. Yi, C. K. Shum, and J. Johnson

2:30 PM
3.5
Wind speed and surface fluxes from CYGNSS and their role in MJO dynamics
Bohar Singh, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and E. D. Maloney

2:45 PM
3.6
CYGNSS Surface Wind Validation over the Tropical Ocean using Moored Buoy Observations
Shakeel Asharaf, JIFRESSE/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, D. J. Posselt, C. S. Ruf, C. Zhang, and A. W. Putra

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


PM Coffee Break (Thursday)

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


Session 4
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS): Applications to Tropical Meteorology and Hydrology (2)
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
3:30 PM
4.1
Status of CYGNSS Level 2 Winds
D. McKague, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. S. Ruf, R. Balasubramaniam, M. P. clarizia, D. R. Mayers, and T. wang

3:45 PM
4.2
CYGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval and Intercomparison with SMAP
Simon Yueh, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; and R. Shah, X. Xu, A. Colliander, A. Hayashi, and M. Chaubell

4:15 PM
4.4
Optimizing the Utilization Of CYGNSS Wind Observations for Numerical Prediction of Tropical Cyclones
B. Annane, Univ. of Miami and NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and S. M. Leidner, R. N. Hoffman, R. Atlas, B. McNoldy, S. J. Majumdar, and L. Cucurull

4:30 PM
4.5
Azimuthal Dependence of Sea State Development Inside Tropical Cyclones as Measured by CYGNSS
Rajeswari Balasubramaniam, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. S. Ruf

4:45 PM
4.6
Potential GNSS-R CYGNSS Land Applications for NOAA’s Hydrological Predictions
Nai-Yu Wang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro, X. Zhan, and S. A. Boukabara