92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Tuesday, 24 January 2012: 4:15 PM
Joint Polar Satellite System Calibration and Validation Overview
Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD

With the recent launch of the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP), a risk reduction and data continuity mission, the JPSS Data Products group is deeply immersed in the initial phase of the Calibration/Validation campaign. The current Cal/Val activities will be discussed along with estimated dates for the release of operational data products. This talk will also discuss how the Cal/Val organization and plans will evolve for the launch of JPSS-1 scheduled in 2017.

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