Session: 4th NPOESS Symposium Poster Session (88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008))

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

Poster PDF (507.7 kB)

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

Poster PDF (83.1 kB)

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

Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds as seen from the JPL Galileo probe in 1990

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

P1.10

Global and seasonal comparisons of VIIRS and MODIS cloud masks to CALIPSO cloud indications

P1.11

Dissemination and Use of NPOESS Data in AWIPS II

Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. E. Burks

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 Sr., 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 Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. Weingroff and W. Schreiber-Abshire

http://www.meted.ucar.edu/topics_satellite.php

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P1.15

NPOESS System Architecture

Frank Hinnant, Eagle Consulting, LLC, Lansing, NC

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 Sr., 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 Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, Hampton, VA; and D. K. Zhou, A. M. Larar, W. L. Smith Sr., 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 Sr., 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. 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 Aerospace Systems, 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

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/Pclavr/clavrxgridcell/daily/index.html

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, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, 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

P1.41

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

P1.43

IDPS Software and Sustainment Philosophy

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: SafetyNet^TM

Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Greenbelt, 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, North 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 Aerospace Systems, 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 Aerospace Systems, 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

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

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