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Program Chairpersons:
Ron Birk, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Brian Baldauf, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Carl Hoffman, NPOESS Integrated Program Office

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Sunday, 20 January 2008
	7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008 Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008 Conference Registration
	12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B 7th Annual WeatherFest
Monday, 21 January 2008
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008 Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
	11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008 Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
	8:30 AM-9:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, R01 Session 1 4th NPOESS Symposium - Keynote Address
8:30 AM Welcoming Remarks, Dan Stockton, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD   8:33 AM Introduction of Director, National Weather Service by Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr. VADM(Ret.), Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere   8:35 AM 1.1 Keynote Address - "Bridging Between Research and Operations"   Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
	9:00 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, R01 Session 2 NPOESS/METOP Overview and Status
Chair: Mike Haas, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AM Overview: J. Schmetz   9:45 AM 2.1 NPOESS/MetOp Program Status   Dan Stockton, Program Executive Office, NPOESS Program, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Koenneman 10:30 AM 2.2 Status of METOP-A   Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany 11:15 AM 2.3 National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)   Dan Stockton, Program Executive Office, NPOESS Program, Silver Spring, MD
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B Poster Session 1 4th NPOESS Symposium Poster Session
P1.1 A lunar spectral flux database for quantitative VIIRS Day/Night Band environmental applications   Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Turner   P1.2 Validation of daily global land surface albedo and anisotropy products from VIIRS   Miguel O. Román III, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Boston University, Boston, MA; and C. B. Schaaf, J. Liu, Y. Shuai, A. H. Strahler, C. K. Gatebe, and O. Coddington   P1.3 Restoration of NPOESS climate capabilities - climate data records   Jeff L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. R. Barkstrom, J. J. Bates, M. Bonadonna, K. Boyd, D. Cecil, B. Cramer, G. K. Davis, T. R. Karl, J. A. Kaye, C. Koblinsky, M. Tanner, and D. F. Young   P1.4 Restoration of NPOESS climate capabilities - a mission roadmap   Jeff L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. F. Young, M. Tanner, C. Koblinsky, J. A. Kaye, T. R. Karl, G. K. Davis, B. Cramer, D. Cecil, K. Boyd, M. Bonadonna, J. J. Bates, and B. R. Barkstrom   P1.5 NESDIS integrated product validation in preparation for NPOESS   Tony Reale, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Suitland, MD; and B. Sun and M. Pettey   P1.6 Towards the Direct Assimilation of Upper Atmospheric Sounding Radiance Data from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS)   Nancy L. Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Swadley and W. F. Campbell P1.7 PAPER WITHDRAWN     P1.8 NOAA/NESDIS process to transition satellite products from research to operations   Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Goodman, H. Drahos, T. Schott, D. Benner, A. Irving, and T. Smith   P1.9 CrIS SDR Error Analysis   Nikita S. Pougatchev, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Logan, UT; and G. E. Bingham, M. P. Esplin, G. W. Cantwell, V. V. Zavyalov, and D. A. Fegruson   P1.11 Dissemination and Use of NPOESS Data in AWIPS II   Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. E. Burks P1.10 Global and seasonal comparisons of VIIRS and MODIS cloud masks to CALIPSO cloud indications   Richard Frey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Hutchison, R. E. Holz, S. Dutcher, L. E. Gumley, and A. Heidinger   P1.12 NPOESS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) retrieval characteristics defined using proxy Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) measurements   Daniel K. Zhou, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and X. Liu, A. M. Larar, W. L. Smith, P. Schluessel, L. L. Strow, S. A. Mango, and K. St.Germain   P1.13 Benchmark measurements for achieving societal objectives   John A. Dykema, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and R. Holz, D. Tobin, D. B. Kirk-Davidoff, S. S. Leroy, R. O. Knuteson, F. A. Best, H. E. Revercomb, and J. G. Anderson   P1.14 Supporting the Environmental Satellite Systems Journey from Research to Operations through Training and Education   Patrick N. Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. Weingroff and W. Schreiber-Abshire   P1.15 NPOESS System Architecture   Frank Hinnant, NPOESS/IPO, Silver Spring, MD   P1.16 An NPOESS Feasibility Study to Retrieve Deep Soil Moisture Using WindSat Data and a Temporal Variational Data Assimilation Method   Andrew Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Lakhankar, C. L. Combs, S. Longmore, G. Mason, G. McWilliams, M. Mungiole, M. Sengupta, and T. H. Vonder Haar   P1.17 The Joint Airborne IASI Validation Experiment (JAIVEx) and Select Contributions from NAST-I   Allen M. Larar, NASA Langley Researc Center, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith, H. E. Revercomb, D. K. Zhou, X. Liu, D. Tobin, J. P. Taylor, P. Schlüssel, and S. A. Mango   P1.18 MIS Soil Moisture Algorithm Risk Reduction Study Using WindSat Data   Li Li, NRL, Washington, DC; and P. Gaiser and G. McWilliams   P1.19 NPOESS Space Weather Data Products and Archive Within NOAA   William F. Denig, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and D. C. Wilkinson and R. Viereck   P1.20 Tropical Cyclone Applications of NPOESS Soundings   Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; and R. T. DeMaria, D. W. Hillger, and R. Mazur   P1.21 Atmospheric Temperature and Moisture Profile Retrievals Using more than Eight Thousand Channels   Xu Liu, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and D. K. Zhou, A. M. Larar, W. L. Smith, P. Schlüssel, J. P. Taylor, H. Revercomb, and S. A. Mango   P1.22 Real-time satellite-derived ocean surface specific humidity   Neil Van de Voorde, Planning Systems, Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Rowley   P1.23 High Vertically Resolved Atmospheric State Revealed with IASI Single FOV Retrievals under all Weather Conditions   Daniel K. Zhou, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and X. Liu, A. M. Larar, W. L. Smith, J. P. Taylor, P. Schlüssel, L. L. Strow, and S. A. Mango   P1.24 NPOESS Command, Control, and Communications Segment (C3S)   Paul B. Koster, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO   P1.25 COMET Online Training: Monitoring the Wildland Fire Lifecycle   Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and A. P. Kuciauskas, M. Weingroff, P. N. Dills, and D. M. Moore   P1.26 NPOESS Environmental Data Record (EDR) Production   Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and R. Hughes   P1.27 NPOESS/VIIRS Cloud Top Temperature - Algorithm Performance Case Study   Eric Wong, Northrup Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach., CA; and S. C. Ou   P1.28 NPOESS Field Terminal Segment   Joseph Bradley, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Omaha, NE   P1.29 The NOAA/NESDIS NPOESS/MetOp Derived Cloud Products System   Gilberto A. Vicente, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and A. K. Heidinger   P1.30 WindSat Space Borne Polarimetric Microwave Radiometer: Sensor Capability and NPOESS Risk Reduction   Peter W. Gaiser, NRL, Washington, DC; and M. H. Bettenhausen, L. Li, I. S. Adams, and W. Johnston   P1.31 Detection of Mineral Dust Using MODIS Thermal Infrared Window Data: Application to the NPOESS Program   Richard A. Hansell Jr., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and S. C. Ou, K. N. Liou, J. K. Roskovensky, S. Tsay, C. Hsu, and Q. Ji   P1.32 NPOESS Interface Data Processing Segment   Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO   P1.33 NPOESS Interface Data Processing Segment Hardware   William J. Sullivan, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO   P1.34 International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP)   John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Thomas, P. Coronado, K. Brentzel, and L. E. Gumley   P1.35 Estimation of cloud height and emissivity from METOP/AVHRR and VIIRS   Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis and C. G. Calvert   P1.36 OMPS - The Next Generation Sensor Suite for Global Ozone Monitoring   Scott C. Asbury, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; and S. Cass, L. Farwell, K. Eastman, Q. Remund, and J. Rodriguez   P1.37 Removing Stray Light Contamination from the OMPS Limb Profiler   John W. Bergman, Computational Physics, Inc., Boulder, CO; and D. F. Rault, J. Hornstein, and J. Lumpe   P1.38 Building a System Comprehensive Calibration and Validation Community for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System   Heather Kilcoyne, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD   P1.39 A Blended Total Water Vapor Product for the Analysis and Forecast of Weather Hazards   Sheldon J. Kusselson, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Q. Kidder and J. M. Forsythe   P1.40 Government Resource for Algorithm Verification, Independent Testing, and Evaluation (GRAVITE): Establishing the Technical Validity and Operational Viability of the NPP and NPOESS Data Products   Bonnie Reed, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD P1.43 IDPS Software and Sustainment Philosophy   John Van de Wouw, Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST), Redondo Beach, CA   P1.41 NOAA's NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) Products: Transitioning from Research to Operations   Tom Schott, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and S. L. Bunin and J. G. Yoe   P1.42 NPP Science Data Segment   Robert J. Schweiss, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD   P1.44 Pre-Flight CrIS SDR Algorithm Performance Assessment   Vladimir Zavyalov, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Logan, UT; and G. Bingham, H. Johnson, N. S. Pougatchev, M. P. Esplin, G. W. Cantwell, D. Ferguson, and L. Chidester   P1.45 NPOESS Data Formats   Richard Ullman, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD   P1.46 Retrievals of Mixed-Phase Cloud Properties During NPOESS   S. C. Ou, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and X. Wang, D. Hagan, A. W. Dybdahl, M. Mussetto, L. D. Carey, K. N. Liou, J. Niu, J. A. Kankiewicz, S. Kidder, and T. H. Vonder Haar   P1.47 NPOESS' Key to Low Data Latency: SafetyNetTM    Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Cook, D. G. Lubar, and P. Azarewicz   P1.48 Algorithm for Flagging High-Scatter Pixels on VIIRS   Stephen Mills, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Lamoureux Christiansen and K. Jordan   P1.49 Remote Sensing of Cirrus Vertical Size Profile Using MODIS Data   Xingjuan Wang, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, S. C. Ou, G. Mace, and M. Deng   P1.50 Optimization of NPOESS CrIMSS EDR Algorithm   Richard J. Lynch, AER, Inc., Cambridge, MA; and Y. He, G. Uymin, D. B. Hogan, H. E. Snell, D. Hagan, and M. Mussetto   P1.51 CrIS preflight testing   M. P. Esplin, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Logan, UT; and G. E. Bingham   P1.52 NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) Sensor Definition and Trade Studies   David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Brann   P1.53 CLASS Vision   Robert Rank, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and F. Vizbulis   P1.54 CrIMSS Pre-launch Calibration Activities and On-Orbit Validation Plans   Denise Hagan, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Tremblay, J. Predina, G. Kratz, P. Lee, and C. Wang   P1.55 Retrieval of Precipitation Using NPOESS Microwave Sensors   Frederick W. Chen, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and L. J. Bickmeier, W. J. Blackwell, L. G. Jairam, and R. V. Leslie   P1.56 Aerosol Measurements from the VIIRS Instrument During NPOESS   John M. Jackson, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and E. Vermote and E. Shettle   P1.57 Sea Surface Temperature Measurements from the VIIRS Instrument During NPOESS   John M. Jackson, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Evans, D. May, and P. J. Minnett   P1.58 Predicted Performance of the VIIRS Cloud Mask Algorithm   Keith Hutchison, Center for Space Research, Austin, TX; and B. Iisager, J. M. Jackson, J. K. Roskovensky, T. J. Kopp, A. K. Heidinger, and R. A. Frey   P1.59 Preparation for NPOESS/NPP Early On Orbit Cross Comparison with Other Satellite Instruments   Zi-Ping Sun, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and C. Cao   P1.60 The NPOESS Spacecraft Earth Observing Platform   MaryAnn Chory, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Adkins, M. Bahrain, and M. Wehner   P1.61 NOAA's National Data Centers, CLASS, and Data Producers – Roles and Responsibilities for Data Archive and Access   Robert Rank, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and F. Vizbulis   P1.62 Impact of the VIIRS 8.5 Micron Channel on Cloud Products   Andrew Heidinger, NOAA, Madison, WI   P1.63 Accessing and Using NPOESS Data Products   Suzanna Diener, Raytheon Company, Aurora, CO   P1.64 Status and Activities of the NPOESS Visible Infrared Imager Suite (VIIRS), in Preparation for Delivery to the NPP Spacecraft   Hal Bloom, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Ross and M. Ayers   P1.65 Status and Activities of the NPOESS Advanced Technology Sounder (ATMS), in Preparation for Delivery to the NPOESS Spacecraft   Hal Bloom, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Brann   P1.66 Status and Activities of the NPOESS CERES in Preparation for Delivery to the NPP Spacecraft   Hal Bloom, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Hamilton   P1.67 Status and Activities of the NPOESS Cross-Track Infrared Sounder, in Preparation for Delivery to the NPP Spacecraft   Hal Bloom, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Slonaker   P1.68 The NPOESS Ozone Mapping and Profiling Suite (OMPS) Calibration & Validation Plans   James Done, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and T. Samec, P. Lee, and R. Buss   P1.69 Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Validation Approaches for the Coming Decades   Patty Pratt, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R01 Session 3 Data Products
Chair: Karen St Germain, NOAA/IPO, Silver Spring, MD
11:00 AM Introduction: P. Moffa   11:30 AM 3.1 Verification of the CrIMSS Environmental Data Products for the NPOESS Preparatory Project   Phil Moffa, Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST), Redondo Beach, CA, CA; and D. Gu and R. Chu 12:00 PM 3.2 The Atmosphere Product and Evaluation and Test Element (PEATE) for the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)   Liam E. Gumley, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R01 Session 4 Data Assimilation
Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, NASA/GSFC/JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD
1:30 PM Introduction: Lars Peter Riishojgaard   2:00 PM 4.1 The Assimilation of Data from the MetOp Satellite at the Met Office   Fiona Hilton, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and N. Atkinson, B. Candy, S. English, J. R. Eyre, and S. Keogh 2:30 PM 4.2 Recent Developments in the Assimilation of Satellite Observations at ECMWF   Jean-Noël Thépaut, ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, United Kingdom; and P. Bauer 3:00 PM 4.3 Data Assimilation in the NPOESS Era: U.S. Navy's Plans and Progress   Nancy L. Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and B. Ruston and P. A. Phoebus 3:30 PM 4.4 Improvements to the NCEP Global and Regional Data Assimilation Systems   Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Derber, R. Treadon, D. Kleist, D. Parrish, W. S. Wu, J. Purser, and M. Pondeca
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, R01 Session 5 Societal Benefits: Improving Models and Tools
Cochairs: Michele Rieneker, NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; John A. Haynes, NASA, Washington, DC
3:30 PM Introductory Remarks   3:45 PM 5.1 Assessing the Performance of the GEOS-5 Data Assimilation System Using High Resolution Satellite Data   J. Bacmeister, GEST, GMAO/GSFC/NASA, Greentbelt, MD; and P. Pegion, M. J. Suarez, and M. Rienecker 4:00 PM 5.2 Satellite-Derived Land Surface Fields in the Data Assimilation, Validation and Forcing of the Land Component of NCEP Global and Regional Weather and Climate Prediction Models   Kenneth Mitchell, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. D. Tarpley, C. Peters-Lidard, M. A. Friedl, X. Zeng, L. Jiang, R. H. Reichle, P. R. Houser, and X. Zhan 4:15 PM 5.3 Constraining Atmospheric Composition by Assimilating NPOESS Observations   Steven Pawson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 4:30 PM Introduction of F. Felts   4:45 PM 5.4 NPOESS Impact on the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)   Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. B. Johnson and S. D. Miller 5:00 PM Introduction of W. L. Crosson   5:15 PM 5.5 Exploiting Satellite Remote-Sensing Data in Fine Particulate Matter Characterization for Serving the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHTN): The HELIX-Atlanta Experience and NPOESS Implications   Mohammad Al-Hamdan, Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL; and W. L. Crosson, A. Limaye, D. Rickman, D. A. Quattrochi, M. G. Estes, J. R. Qualters, A. H. Sinclair, D. D. Tolsma, and K. A. Adeniyi 5:30 PM Closing Remarks by C. Hoffman
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday 2008 Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)
	11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Exhibits Open (wednesday)
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday 2008 Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
	5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
	7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday 2008 AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel
Thursday, 24 January 2008
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)

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