Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Program Chairs: Gary McWilliams , NESDIS JPSS Program Office/STC ; John Furgerson , NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS ; Michael L. Jamilkowski , Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems ; James J. Gurka , GSFC ; Timothy J. Schmit , NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

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Saturday, 5 January 2013

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7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

Sunday, 6 January 2013

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Registration for Short Course and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall 1 (Austin Convention Center)

Monday, 7 January 2013

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Registration Continues Through January 9
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom D Foyer (Austin Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
(INVITED SESSION) Societal Benefits of the New Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - Part 1 (Joint with the Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology)
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, Geneva, ; Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD
1:30 PM
J1.1
Societal Benefits from GEOSS
Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland

2:00 PM
J1.2
Societal Benefits from NOAA Environmental Satellites
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Goldberg
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
J1.3
Assessing the Socio-economic Benefits of Meteorological Polar Orbiting Satellites
Alain Ratier, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)

Poster Session
GOES-R/JPSS Posters Part 1 (Monday/Tuesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD
Poster 298 has been moved. New paper number is TJ18.3A.

286
Performance validation of candidate operational sounding retrievals from Suomi-NPP
Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Sun, M. Pettey, F. Tilley, N. R. Nalli, D. C. Tobin, and C. D. Barnet

287
Preparing the Direct Broadcast Community for GOES-R
Karen Friedman Dubey, SeaSpace Corporation, Poway, CA; and E. Baptiste, K. Prasad, and H. Y. Shin

Handout (704.2 kB)

288
The use of the Deep Convective Cloud Technique (DCCT) to monitor on-orbit performance of the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM): Use of Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) data as proxy
Dennis E. Buechler, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. J. Koshak, H. J. Christian Jr., and S. J. Goodman

Handout (1.4 MB)

289
Investigating Urban Land Use/Land Cover-Surface Temperature-Atmospheric Temperature Nexus
Bernard Tarza Tyubee, Benue State Univ., Makurdi, Nigeria; and R. N. C. Anyadike

290
Current and Future Applications of Multispectral (RGB) Satellite Imagery for Weather Analysis and Forecasting Applications
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. K. Fuell, F. J. LaFontaine, K. M. McGrath, and M. Smith

291
Impact of AIRS Thermodynamic Profiles on Precipitation Forecasts for Atmospheric River Cases Affecting the Western United States
Clay B. Blankenship, NASA/MSFC (USRA), Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, G. A. Wick, and P. J. Neiman
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

292
A Preliminary Analysis of the NPP CrIS Spectral Noise
Xin Jin, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR and ERT, College Park, MD; and Y. Han

Handout (1.9 MB)

293
Developing Operational Land Surface Temperature Product for the U.S. GOES Satellites
Yunyue Yu, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and D. Sun, L. Fang, Y. Liu, and H. Ding

294
Near-Real-Time Simulated ABI Imagery for User Readiness, Retrieval Algorithm Evaluation and Model Verification
Tom Greenwald, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Pierce, J. Otkin, T. Schaack, J. Davies, E. Borbas, M. Rogal, J. Sieglaff, and H. L. Huang

Handout (3.1 MB)

295
Validation of Temperature Profile Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from the Cross-Track Infrared Microwave Sounding Suite (CrIMSS) Using COSMIC Dry Temperature Profiles
Michelle Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. O. Knuteson, H. Revercomb, D. C. Tobin, and S. Ackerman
Manuscript (2.4 MB)

Handout (6.3 MB)

296
Development of a Proxy Data Set for the Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor (EHIS) in the GOES-R Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS)
Ranjeetha Bharath, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and J. V. Rodriguez, J. C. Green, and W. F. Denig
Manuscript (994.2 kB)

Overview of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)

297
VIIRS in AWIPS: Supporting Operational Forecasters
Kathleen I. Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Hoese, R. Garcia, W. Straka, E. Schiffer, J. Gerth, S. Bachmeier, L. Gumley, A. Huang, S. Batzli, T. Heinrichs, and K. Hungershöfer

Handout (7.9 MB)

299
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on Suomi NPP: Quality Assurance Study
Daniel DeSlover, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, H. Revercomb, J. Taylor, R. Knuteson, and L. A. Borg
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (6.6 MB)

300
Evaluation and Improvement of the NPP CrIMSS Rain Flag
Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD; and W. Yang, C. D. Barnet, and M. G. Divakarla

Handout (1.3 MB)

301
Suomi NPP/JPSS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS): Non-linearity Assessment and On-Orbit Monitoring
Robert Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, H. Revercomb, J. Taylor, D. H. DeSlover, and L. A. Borg
Manuscript (577.4 kB)

Handout (2.4 MB)

302
Assessment of CrIS Geolocation Accuracy using VIIRS
Likun Wang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Tremblay, Y. Han, F. Weng, and M. Goldberg

Handout (5.1 MB)

303
Preparations for Assimilating Land Surface Observations from GOES-R, NPP/VIIRS and AMSR2 in NCEP NWP Models
Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. Hain, J. Liu, W. Zheng, J. Meng, J. Dong, and M. B. Ek

Handout (1.3 MB)

304
GOES-R solar extreme-ultraviolet irradiance: requirements, observations, and products
Janet L. Machol, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Viereck, A. Reinard, F. G. Eparvier, M. Snow, A. R. Jones, T. N. Woods, W. F. Denig, D. L. Woodraska, and S. W. Mueller

Handout (615.4 kB)

305
A Quality Control Procedure for FY-3A MWTS Measurements with Emphasis on Cloud Detection Using VIRR Cloud Fraction and its Applications in NWP System
Juan Li, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou

306
Development of light scattering and radiative transfer modeling capabilities for satellite remote sensing
Ping Yang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and S. L. Nasiri, R. L. Panetta, G. W. Kattawar, S. Ding Sr., L. Bi, R. Li, C. Wang, C. Liu, and X. Huang

307
Predictions of the brightness temperature using the coupled land surface-radiative transfer models
Yonghwan Kwon, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and A. M. Toure, Z. L. Yang, and M. Rodell

Handout (850.9 kB)

308
Overview of the NOAA GCOM AMSR2 Algorithm Software Processor (GAASP) Package
Elizabeth J. McMichael, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Souillard, T. S. King, Z. Jelenak, W. W. Wolf, P. S. Chang, and R. R. Ferraro

Handout (1.7 MB)

309
Satellite Meteorology Resources and the GOES-R Education Proving Ground
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, N. Jackson, P. Ruscher, and P. Rowley

310
Understanding and Diagnosing Tropical Cyclone Structure Variations

311
The 2012 HPC/OPC/SAB/TAFB Proving Ground Activities
Michael J. Folmer, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and B. Reed, J. M. Sienkiewicz, D. R. Novak, E. Danaher, J. Kibler, H. D. Cobb III, A. Orrison, and S. Goodman

312
GOES-R Convective Product Demonstrations at HPC, OPC, SAB, and TAFB
Michael J. Folmer, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Bedka, J. R. Walker, S. Goodman, S. D. Rudlosky, G. T. Stano, B. Reed, J. M. Sienkiewicz, D. R. Novak, J. Kibler, A. Orrison, and H. D. Cobb III

313
Inter-Compariosn of NPP/CrIS with AIRS and IASI
Likun Wang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Han, F. Weng, and M. Goldberg

Handout (2.3 MB)

314
The GRB Simulator: a system for testing GOES Rebroadcast (GRB)
Kevin Gibbons, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and R. Race, C. Miller, K. Barnes, and G. Dittberner

Handout (941.5 kB)

315
The GOES-R Sudden Impulse Detection Algorithm
William Rowland, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Redmon and H. J. Singer

Handout (468.2 kB)

316
Updated IASI Products Processing System at the NOAA/NESDIS
Awdhesh Sharma, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD, College Park, MD

Handout (2.3 MB)

317
Development of Single Column Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter with JMA-NHM-based 4DVAR data assimilation system using TRMM PR
Yasutaka Ikuta, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan

318
GOES-R ABI Active Fire Algorithm Validation
Wilfrid Schroeder, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. A. Csiszar and C. C. Schmidt

319
Reproducibility of Research Algorithms in GOES-R Operational Software
Edward J. Kennelly, AER, Lexington, MA; and T. S. Zaccheo, C. Botos, E. Steinfelt, H. E. Snell, and R. khanna

320
A Low-Cost and Efficient Way to Archive Calibration/Validation Findings for Satellite Data
Ge Peng, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - NC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Denning, D. Saunders, M. Iwunze, R. Ullman, and J. L. Privette

321
Evaluation of sea surface temperature and heat flux in an assimilative Gulf of Mexico ocean model
Charlie N. Barron, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. L. Spence and J. M. Dastugue

Handout (13.6 MB)

322
Mitigating a Likely Gap in Total Solar Irradiance Measurements Between the SORCE and TSIS Missions
Jeffrey L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Walters, G. Kopp, J. Lean, and R. F. Cahalan

Handout (2.7 MB)

323
Verifying the Accuracy of Geostationary Weather Satellite Image Navigation and Registration
David Herndon, Carr Astronautics, Grennbelt, MD; and J. L. Carr and S. Reehl

324
Improving the CERES Derivation of Broadband Fluxes from GEO Narrowband Radiances with the Anticipation of the Next Generation GEO Sensors
Forrest J. Wrenn IV, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and D. R. Doelling, L. Liang, M. Sun, L. C. Nguyen, and R. I. Raju
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (2.3 MB)

325
JPSS Common Ground System Performance for NPP
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and A. W. Waas and J. Austin

326
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) Environmental Products
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and S. Miller and M. L. Jamilkowski

Handout (976.4 kB)

327
Algorithm Development Library for Environmental Satellite Missions
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and S. Miller and M. L. Jamilkowski

Handout (825.4 kB)

328
GOES-R AWG Visibility Retrieval and Visibility-Fires Analysis over Western United States for 2007-2008
Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Pierce, A. Lenzen, and J. Szykman

Handout (565.4 kB)

329
AMDAR and AMV data quality and their impacts on the weather analysis and forecasting over Eastern Mediterranean region
Linlin Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. L. Liu, D. Rostkier-Edelstein, R. S. Sheu, Y. Liu, W. Cheng, and Y. Zhang

330
JPSS Crosstrack Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on-orbit validation
Mark Esplin, Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, UT; and V. Zavyalov, D. Scott, M. Greenman, B. Esplin, B. Graham, K. Grant, C. Major, and L. Phillips

Handout (918.6 kB)

331
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) Overview
Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Miller and K. Grant

Handout (4.0 MB)

332
Challenges and progress in assimilation of satellite data in limited-area, rapidly updating modeling systems
Haidao Lin, CIRA/Colorado State Univ. and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. Weygandt, M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, P. Hofmann, and C. Alexander

Handout (4.1 MB)

333
NPP sounding validation and evaluation
Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, Y. Li, T. J. Schmit, and C. D. Barnet

Handout (7.1 MB)

334
An overview of Suomi-NPP VIIRS capabilities: One year following launch
Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. E. Solbrig, T. F. Lee, J. D. Hawkins, M. L. Surratt, K. A. Richardson, R. L. Bankert, S. D. Miller, and J. Kent

Handout (1.4 MB)

335
A New Frontier of Nighttime Environmental Sensing Brought to Light by the Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Mills, C. Elvidge, D. T. Lindsey, T. F. Lee, and J. Hawkins

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
(INVITED SESSION) Societal Benefits of the New Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - Part 2 (Joint with the Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology)
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Russell S. Schneider, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK; Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC
4:00 PM
J2.1
NASA Satellite Observations in Support of National Objecties
Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
J2.2
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Data Preparing the National Hurricane Center to Fully Exploit its Value
Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC, Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
J2.3
Societal Benefits of the Environmental Satellites
Michael Tanner, NCEI, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
J2.4
Improved Space Weather Monitoring for GOES-R
William F. Denig, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Hill
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
J2.5
On the Cost/Benefit of Meteorological Satellite Systems
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
J2.6
An Unprecedented 40-Year Record of Our Changing Earth using Landsat
Frank Kelly, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013

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Session 1
(INVITED SESSION) Satellite Program Overviews and Status
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD
8:30 AM
1.1
NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System and the S-NPP Satellite
Harry Cikanek, NESDIS, College Park, MD; and M. Goldberg, J. Gleason, and J. Furgerson
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
GOES-R Program Overview
Greg Mandt, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Program Status of DoD Weather Satellites
Scott Larrimore, US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, CA

9:15 AM
1.4
Overview of EUMETSAT Satellite Programmes
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and D. Klaes, M. Koenig, P. Schluessel, R. Stuhlmann, H. Bonekamp, K. Holmlund, J. Schulz, L. Sarlo, M. Cohen, and S. Rota
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
Status of the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM)
Keizo Nakagawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (913.6 kB)

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Recording files available
Session 2
Combining Information from Environmental Satellites For Unique Products
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Jaime Daniels, NOAA, College Park, MD; Kevin Berberich, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
11:00 AM
2.1
Preparing for the Advanced Baseline Imager on the GOES-R series
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and M. Gunshor, K. Bah, J. Gurka, and J. A. Otkin
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.2
Assimilating simulated radar and satellite data using an OSSE experiment from 24 December 2009
Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. A. Otkin, D. J. Stensrud, and K. H. Knopfmeier
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.3
Assimilation of AIRS radiances using GSI/WRF for Short Term Regional Forecasts
Agnes Lim, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung, A. Huang, and S. Ackerman
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.4
Suomi NPP VIIRS Imagery after 1 Year
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Kopp, S. D. Miller, D. T. Lindsey, and C. J. Seaman
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Lunch Break

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Town Hall Meeting: Early Successes from the Suomi NPP Mission
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator: Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD
Panelists: Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; Kathleen I. Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Kevin J. Garrett, JCSDA, Camp Springs, MD; Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA
12:15 PM
Introduction by Mitch Goldberg

12:30 PM
An overview of Suomi-NPP VIIRS capabilities:One year following launch by Arunas Kuciauskas

12:45 PM
VIIRS in AWIPS: Supporting Operational Forecasters by Kathleen Strabala

1:00 PM
A New Frontier of Nighttime Environmental Sensing Brought to Light by the Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band by Steven Miller

1:15 PM
ATMS Data Assimilation by Kevin Garrett

1:30 PM
Fire Monitoring by Ivan Csiszar

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Recording files available
Session 3
Improved NWP Performance Using the New Generation of Environmental Satellites
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Steven Koch, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; S. B. Healy, ECMWF, Reading,
1:30 PM
3.1
Generation and applications of multiple satellite products for diagnosis and improving the NCEP Global Forecast System model
Hyelim yoo, NOAA/ORL/ARL, College Park, MD 20740, MD; and Z. Li, Y. T. Hou, F. Weng, F. Weng, and S. Lord
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3.2
Evaluating the potential impact of assimilating satellite lightning data utilizing hybrid variational-ensemble methods
Karina Apodaca, NOAA/OAR/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Zupanski, M. Zhang, M. DeMaria, J. Knaff, G. Demaria, and L. Grasso
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3.3
Retrieving MODIS Water Surface Temperatures of Inland Bodies of Water for Use in Operational Mesoscale Modeling
Joseph Grim, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Knievel and E. T. Crosman
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3.4
Jason-3 Altimeter Application to Operational Ocean Prediction
Gregg A. Jacobs, NRL, Stennis, MS; and L. Miller and J. Lillibridge
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
3.5
Superobbing vs. Thinning Atmospheric Motion Vectors: An Evaluation of Methods Used at FNMOC and ECMWF
Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker and R. H. Langland
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
3.6
Impact of AMSU-AB/MHS radiance on prediction of high-impact weather over Korean Peninsula
Yuewei Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. L. Liu, W. Cheng, L. Pan, G. Roux, J. Y. Byon, S. W. Lee, Y. J. Choi, and B. K. Seo

3:00 PM
Use of NASA SPoRTSatellite Datasets for Local and Regional NWP Applications by Jonathan Case
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)

Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Recording files available
Session 4
Suomi NPP/JPSS Cal/Val and Product Development
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Unviersity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
3:30 PM
4.1
The Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) CalVal Overview
Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
4.2
An overview of algorithm development status for the Suomi NPP Environmental Data Records
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and L. Zhou, B. Reed, and J. Feeley
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
4.3
Suomi NPP/JPSS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS): Radiometric and Spectral Performance
Henry. E. Revercomb, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. C. Tobin, R. O. Knuteson, J. K. Taylor, D. Deslover, L. A. Borg, G. Martin, and G. Quinn
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.2 MB)

4:15 PM
4.4
Provisional Maturity Assessment of Cross Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Temperature and Moisture Profile Products
Murty G. Divakarla, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and C. D. Barnet, M. Wilson, X. Xiaong, C. Tan, D. Gu, X. Liu, S. Kizer, E. Maddy, A. Gambacorta, N. Nalli, and M. Goldberg
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4.5
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS): New Capabilities for Weather and Climate Study
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and C. F. Cull, R. N. Czerwinski, R. V. Leslie, and I. A. Osaretin
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
4.6
Intercomparison of total column ozone measurements from Suomi NPP OMPS and ground-based IR FTS during summer and fall of 2012
Bhaswar Sen, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Novicki, W. H. Li, G. Toon, J. F. Blavier, D. W. T. Griffith, N. Jones, C. Murphy, J. Notholt, M. Palm, and L. E. Flynn

5:00 PM
4.7
ESPDS Scalable and Secure Infrastructure
Rich Baker, Solers, Greenbelt, MD; and D. M. Beall
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
4.8
Optimization of satellite radiance assimilation at the Canadian Meteorological Center
Louis Garand, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and M. Buehner, A. Beaulne, and S. R. Macpherson
Recorded Presentation

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013


Duce Symposium Banquet
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013

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Themed Joint Session 30
Use of Total Lightning Data to Improve Short Term Prediction of Severe and High Impact Weather
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data )
Cochairs: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
8:30 AM
TJ30.1
The GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM): A New Eye on Lightning
Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and R. J. Blakeslee, W. J. Koshak, D. Mach, J. Bailey, D. Buechler, L. Carey, C. J. Schultz, M. Bateman, E. W. McCaul Jr., and G. T. Stano
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
TJ30.2
Forecaster Use and Evaluation of pGLM data at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed and GOESR Proving Ground
Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. E. Bruning, D. M. Kingfield, S. D. Rudlosky, C. W. Siewert, T. Smith, G. T. Stano, and G. J. Stumpf
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
TJ30.3
CHUVA lightning mapping field campaigns: First results and contributions to GOES-R and MTG
Rachel I. Albrecht, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; and C. Morales, S. J. Goodman, R. Blakeslee, J. Bailey, S. D. Rudlosky, H. Holler, H. D. Betz, E. Mattos, T. Biscaro, L. Machado, E. M. Anselmo, J. R. Neves, M. Bateman, J. M. Hall, E. W. McCaul Jr., L. Carey, D. Mach, A. Nag, R. Said, J. Y. Lojou, S. Heckman, O. Pinto Jr., K. P. Naccarato, A. C. V. Saraiva, M. M. F. Saba, R. H. Holzworth, G. Anderson, and M. Collins
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
TJ30.4
Integration of the total lightning jump algorithm into current operational warning environment conceptual models
Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, E. V. Schultz, G. T. Stano, P. N. Gatlin, D. Kozlowski, R. J. Blakeslee, and S. J. Goodman
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
TJ30.5
Lightning Jump Algorithm for Proxy GOES-R Lightning Mapper Data
Daniel J. Cecil, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. J. Schultz and L. Carey
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
TJ30.6
Operational Trials of Total Lightning Data and Training at NWS Lubbock Forecast Office
Jennifer Daniel, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and E. Bruning, S. Cobb, J. Jordan, and J. W. Jurecka
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)

Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 34
Satellite Ground Data Processing System Transitions from Research to Operations
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: John Furgerson, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO
10:30 AM
TJ34.1
NOAA’s – Suomi-NPP Data Exploitation (NDE) – Product Algorithm Integration Made Simple
Daniel M. Beall, Solers, Greenbelt, MD; and P. MacHarrie, D. Powell, and J. Hawkins
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
TJ34.2
Getting Ready for GOES-R
Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and R. Race and R. G. Reynolds
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
TJ34.3
Using NASA's Reference Architecture: Comparing Polar and Geo Science Data Processing Systems
Richard Ullman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Burnett
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
TJ34.4
NPP/JPSS Instrumental Performance and Data Quality Long Term Monitoring (LTM) in STAR Integrated Cal/Val System (ICVS)
Ninghai Sun, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/ESSIC, College Park, MD; and F. Weng
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
TJ34.5
The VIIRS Climate Raw Data Record: An Easy-to-use Raw Data Set (Level 1b) for the Suomi-NPP Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Jim Biard, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Asheville, NC; and L. Copley, D. Baldwin, D. Saunders, and J. Privette
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
TJ34.6
The GOES-R Tropical Pacific Proving Ground
Roy Gene Huff, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 18
Assimilation of Satellite Observations to Improve Numerical Predictions in Global and Regional Models
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD; Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL
1:30 PM
TJ18.1
Suomi NPP VIIRS Day Night Band (DNB) applications
Jeffrey Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, J. Solbrig, S. D. Miller, M. L. Surratt, K. A. Richardson, R. L. Bankert, and A. P. Kuciauskas
Recorded Presentation

TJ18.2
Impact of Vertical profiles on Monsoon rainfall: A case study

2:00 PM
TJ18.2A
Operational Assimilation of Aerosol Optical Depth from NPP VIIRS in a Global Aerosol Model
Edward J. Hyer, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Zhang, J. S. Reid, W. R. Sessions, C. A. Curtis, and D. L. Westphal
Recorded Presentation

TJ18.3
The Impact of Satellite Atmospheric Motion Vectors in the GMAO GEOS-5 Global Data Assimilation System

2:15 PM
TJ18.4
Uses of Satellite Data for Hurricane Modeling and Coastal Precipitation Forecasts
Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. Da, B. Zhang, and Z. Qin
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
An Approach for Addressing Non-Gaussian Error in Microphysical parameterization by Marcus Van Lier-Walqui

2:45 PM
Preparation for Assimilating GCOM-W Soil Moisture in NCEP GFS by Xiwu Zhan
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)

Joint Poster Session
Applications of satellite-based lightning data products
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; and the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )
720
A comparison of ground-based lightning networks against satellite-based lightning measurements
Kelsey Thompson, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Bateman

721
Combining GOES-R and GPM to improve GOES-R rainrate product
Nai-Yu Wang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Gopalan and R. I. Albrecht

722
Combining GLM and ABI data for enhanced GOES-R rainfall estimates
Weixin Xu, ESSIC/UMD, College Park, MD; and R. Adler and N. Y. Wang

723
Linking satellite based lightning initiation nowcasts with WRF lightning threat forecasts to produce a combined nowcast of lightning onset and extent
Matthew D. W. Saari, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski and E. W. McCaul Jr.

Handout (1.2 MB)

724
Fusing Total Lightning Data with Aviation Weather Center and Storm Prediction Center Operations during the GOES-R Visiting Scientist Program
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO/SPoRT, Huntsville, AL; and J. A. Sparks, S. J. Weiss, and C. W. Siewert
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

725
A High-fidelity Proxy Dataset for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)
Monte Bateman, Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL


Poster Session
GOES-R/JPSS Posters Part 2 (Wednesday/Thursday)
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: John Furgerson, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; James J. Gurka, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD
659
Validation of the NPP/VIIRS Operational Aerosol Products Through Multi-Sensor Intercomparisons
Jingfeng Huang, UMD/ESSIC, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and I. Laszlo, S. Kondragunta, H. Liu, H. Cronk, H. C. Huang, L. Remer, S. Jackson, C. Hsu, A. M. Sayer, M. Oo, R. E. Holz, E. J. Hyer, L. Munchak, R. Levy, S. Mattoo, M. Petrenko, and C. Ichoku

Handout (790.5 kB)

660
Automatic Analysis of EUV Solar Features using Solar Imagery for the GOES-R SUVI
Jonathan M. Darnel, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Hill and W. F. Denig

Handout (765.1 kB)

661
Determining Diurnal Variations of Land Surface Emissivity from Geostationary Satellites
Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, T. J. Schmit, L. Zhou, M. Goldberg, and P. Menzel

Handout (2.4 MB)

662
Operationalizing a Research Sensor: MODIS to VIIRS
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and S. Miller and J. J. Puschell

Handout (3.2 MB)

663
JPSS STAR algorithm integration team
Valerie J. Mikles, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wolf, B. Das, Y. Tang, M. Tsidulko, and S. Sampson

Handout (595.7 kB)

664
SNPP VIIRS SDR Quality Flags Testing Methodology
Zi-Ping (Frank) Sun, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and T. Ohnuki

SUOMI VIIRS RSB Calibration Improvement Using Scan-by-scan Correction

665
Suomi NPP CrIMSS EDR Algorithms: Porting and Validation
Susan Kizer, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA; and X. Liu, C. D. Barnet, M. G. Divakarla, D. Gu, X. L. Ma, D. K. Zhou, A. M. Larar, X. Xiong, G. Guo, A. Gambacorta, M. Wilson, W. J. Blackwell, and R. V. Leslie

666
Global Storm Tracking with GEO Environmental Satellites Data
Rebekah Esmaili, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Tian

667
NOAA's Transition to Operations of NPP and GCOM-W1 Products
Stacy L. Bunin, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and K. Berberich and T. B. Schott

668
Cal/Val Program Status for Environmental Data Record (EDR) Products from the Suomi NPP Cross-track Infrared Microwave Sounder Suite (CrIMSS)

669
JPSS CGS Evolution
Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and K. Grant and M. L. Jamilkowski

Handout (12.8 MB)

670
Suomi NPP Intensive Cal/Val Over Tropical Ocean: Results from the 2012 NOAA Aerosols and Ocean Science Expedition (AEROSE)

671
On the Angular Effect of Residual Clouds, Aerosols, and Sun-Glint in Clear-Sky IR Radiance Observations: Experimental analyses

672
Observations of major 2012 fire events in the United States from Suomi NPP: product evaluation and user readiness
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and E. Ellicott, W. Schroeder, P. Roohr, B. Quayle, L. Giglio, and C. O. Justice

Handout (2.8 MB)

673
A Professional Review of NASA's SMAP Mission Pre-Launch Application Effort
Vanessa M. Escobar, NASA/GSFC/Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and M. Brown

674
Development of assimilation demonstration system using JPSS sounder data for tropical cyclone forecasts
Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, P. Wang, M. Goldberg, and T. J. Schmit

675
JPSS - Building the Nation's Next Generation Operational Weather Satellite
Scott C. Asbury, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado

Handout (1.2 MB)

676
Assessment of CrIS Radiometric and Spectral Accuracy using Community Radiative Transfer Model
Yong Chen, ESSIC/University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Han and F. Weng

Handout (2.8 MB)

677
GOES-R Calibration and Product Validation
Robert A. Iacovazzi Jr., NOAA/Riverside Technology Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and E. C. Grigsby, C. Cao, J. Daniels, K. McIntyre, and J. Zajic

Handout (1.4 MB)

678
Towards Direct Assimilation of ATMS Radiances in HWRF Using NCEP GSI
Wei Han, NOAA, College Park, MD; and F. Weng

Handout (1.0 MB)

679
Atmospheric Motion Vectors Derived via a New Nested Tracking Algorithm Developed for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
Jaime Daniels, NOAA, College Park, MD; and W. Bresky, S. Wanzong, and C. S. Velden

Handout (2.8 MB)

680
A processing and validation system to collocate GOES-R and JPSS products to support combined GEO/LEO product development and validation activities using advanced physical collocation techniques
Robert E. Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. W. Nagle, G. Quinn, H. Sun, R. Kuehn, and W. W. Wolf

681
GOES-R AWG Product Processing System Framework: Current Capibilities and Future Plans
Walter Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and S. Sampson, X. Liu, A. Li, T. Yu, R. Garcia, G. Martin, W. Straka III, E. Schiffer, and J. Daniels

682
An Algorithm for Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Rainfall Rate
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, PR; and J. M. Castro

683
Use of GOES-R proxy data for snowmelt detection
Cezar Kongoli, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Liu and Y. Yu

684
Overview of NPP CrIS Post-launch Calibration and Sensor Data Record Product
Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD

Handout (1.0 MB)

685
JPSS System Architecture NPP to the Future
John Furgerson, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and G. Trumbower

686
Building Land Cover Characteristics from VIIRS, MODIS and AVHRR and their transition to operation
Wei Guo, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and F. Kogan

687
McIDAS-V, visualization, validation and data analysis for GOES-R
William C. Straka III, Space Science and Engineering Center/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. H. Achtor, T. D. Rink, T. Jasmin, K. Bah, and T. J. Schmit

688
Product Maturity Status for the SNPP Sensor and Environmental Data Records
Janna Feeley, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA; and I. A. Csiszar

689
EVI based Green Vegetation Fraction derived from Suomi NPP-VIIRS
Marco Vargas, NOAA, College Park, MD; and Z. jiang, J. ju, and I. A. Csiszar

Handout (1.1 MB)

690
Pre-Launch Radiometric Calibration of the OMPS Instruments
S.J. Lipscy, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lasnik and S. C. Bennett

Handout (1.7 MB)

691
Assessments of the retrieval performances of JPSS-VIIRS sensor in coastal water environment through time-series measurements at Long Island sound coastal observatory site and heritage ocean color satellite missions
Soe Hlaing, City College/City Univ. of New York, New York, NY; and I. Ioannou, A. Gilerson, S. Ahmed, A. Weidemann, and R. Arnone

Handout (2.0 MB)

692
Development of Snow Cover Indicators for Canada
Fuqun Zhou, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and R. Fernandes and J. Song

693
Evaluation of the GOES-R Proving Ground Convective Initiation Products during Different Convective Situations Through the Use of Case Studies in the Plains
Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE; and M. R. Anderson, J. Apke, C. Griffin, and A. Taylor

694
Monitoring the Hawaii Volcano Plume from Satellite
John N. Porter, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

695
Suomi NPP/JPSS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS): Calibration Validation With The Aircraft Based Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS)
Joe K. Taylor, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. E. Revercomb, F. A. Best, D. C. Tobin, R. O. Knuteson, P. J. Gero, R. Garcia, N. C. Ciganovich, D. D. LaPorte, M. W. Werner, D. Deslover, and L. Borg
Manuscript (2.0 MB)

696
Suomi NPP and JPSS Pre-Launch Test Data Collection and Archive
Michael J. Denning, Integrity Applications Incorporated, Chantilly, VA; and R. Ullman, B. Guenther, H. Kilcoyne, C. Chandler, and J. M. Adameck

697
NPP/JPSS CrIMSS EDR Alogirthm Validation and Tuning
Xu Liu, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and S. Kizer, C. D. Barnet, M. G. Divakarla, N. R. Nalli, D. Gu, D. K. Zhou, A. M. Larar, X. Xiong, A. Gambacorta, M. Wilson, W. J. Blackwell, R. V. Leslie, and M. Goldberg

698
NOAA GCOM-W1/AMSR2 Product Processing and Validation System: An Overview
Zorana Jelenak, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and P. Chang, J. Park, and P. Meyers

699
Nagg - a Tool to Aggregate and Package JPSS Products
Albert Cheng, The HDF Group, Champaign, IL; and M. Folk, L. Knox, E. Pourmal, R. Ullman, and A. A. Hall
Manuscript (2.2 MB)

Handout (839.1 kB)

700
Cal/Val of CrIS on Suomi-NPP: Intercalibration with AIRS, IASI, and VIIRS
David C. Tobin, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. Revercomb, R. Knuteson, J. Taylor, and D. Deslover
Manuscript (4.0 MB)

701
CrIS SDR Radiometric Assessment Using CRTM
Denis Tremblay, Science Data Processing/NOAA, College Park, MD; and Y. Han, Y. Chen, L. Wang, and X. Jin

702
Relationship between clouds, temperature and humidity in NOAA IASI retrievals
Bomin Sun, NOAA/NESDIST/STAR & IMSG, Suitland, MD; and T. Reale, E. Maddy, and A. Gambacorta

703
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Discrepancy Report Action Team (DRAT) Process
Ashley Nechole Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS/ASRC, Lanham, MD

Poster 704 has been moved. New poster number J3.3A

705
The vicarious calibration of geosynchronous and polar-orbiting visible sensors using desert BRDF models based on the TRMM VIRS imager
Rajendra Bhatt, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and D. R. Doelling, D. Morstad, B. Scarino, and A. Gopalan

Handout (9.1 MB)

706
JPSS Requirements Management
John W. Linn III, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and J. Davis

SUOMI VIIRS RSB Automated Calibration

707
Water vapor retrievals: new applications and implications for cal/val
John A. Dykema, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and J. G. Anderson

708
Performance Trends Of Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Flight Model 5 (FM5) Instrument On NPP Mission
Susan Thomas, Science Systems and Application Inc, Hampton, VA; and K. J. Priestley, P. C. Hess, R. S. Wilson, M. Shankar, N. P. Smith, and D. R. Walikainen

709
Simulation of observation for Joint OSSE based on 2012 systems
Michiko Masutani, EMC, College Park, MD; and J. S. Woollen, S. P. F. Casey, T. Zhu, Z. Ma, L. P. Riishojgaard, and F. Weng

Handout (8.3 MB)

900
The Joint Polar Satellite System’s (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) in Antarctica -- An International and Inter-Agency Partnership Success
William G. Munley Jr., The Aerospace Corp., Greenbelt, MD; and C. C. Weikel and J. M. Valenti
Manuscript (147.5 kB)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Recording files available
Session 5
Preparing User Communities for the New Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; Gary McWilliams, NESDIS JPSS Program Office/STC, Lanham, MD
4:00 PM
5.1
Operational Successes in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Satellite Proving Ground Program
Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD; and B. Sjoberg
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
5.2
The GOES-R Proving Ground: Results from the 2012 Demonstrations and Future Plans
James J. Gurka, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, T. J. Schmit, M. DeMaria, A. Mostek, B. C. Motta, C. W. Siewert, B. Reed, and M. J. Folmer
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
5.3
Preparing User Communities for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and A. P. Kuciauskas, P. Dills, J. Gerth, C. M. Gravelle, S. Bachmeier, J. Gurka, A. Mostek, T. J. Schmit, G. McWilliams, and J. Furgerson
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
5.4
New and Updated Satellite Meteorology Education Resources from COMET
Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Dills and M. Weingroff
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
5.5
Training in the NOAA Satellite Proving Ground – Getting Users Ready for Rapid Changes
Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and J. Ogren, B. Motta, J. Gurka, and T. J. Schmit
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
5.6
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Data Product Requirement Prioritization: Defining the JPSS Program Roadmap for Future Satellite Products and User Collaboration
Kathryn Shontz, NOAA, Suitland, MD; and B. Sjoberg, M. Goldberg, J. W. Linn III, J. Davis, and A. Mehta
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013


93rd AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Ballroom D (Austin Convention Center)

Thursday, 10 January 2013

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
User System Readiness for Exploiting the New Generation of Environmental Satellites Part 1
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS) )
Cochairs: Kathleen Fontaine, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; Bruce H. Thomas, The Aerospace Corporation, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
8:30 AM
J3.1
Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)
Jerome Lafeuille, WMO, Geneva 2, Switzerland; and N. Hettich
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
J3.2
Operational Environmental Satellites in the Era of Big Data: Progress Report for 2012 and Beyond
Natalia Donoho, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and M. Seybold, T. Renkevens, and M. Mainelli

J3.3
New Developments in NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System

9:00 AM
J3.3A
GOES-R Features that Allow Near-Continuous Observation
Susan L. Linch, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Denver, CO; and S. D. Jolly and P. J. Hartley
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
J3.4
NOAA Product Distribution & Access - Where it is going and what can I expect?
Daniel M. Beall, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Wilkinson, R. Baker, and J. Hawkins
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
J3.5
Pre-Launch Assessment of the GOES-R Rainfall Rate Algorithm using Current GOES
Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2013


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 47
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 1
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Al Powell, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD
11:00 AM
TJ47.1
GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) Level-2 Product Validation Activities
Jaime Daniels, NOAA, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
TJ47.2
The Use of a Portable Parallel Data Processing and Error Analysis System (DPEAS) for Technology Transition of Complex Multi-Satellite Data Fusion Algorithms into Operations
Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Q. Kidder, J. Forsythe, J. Zhao, P. Keehn, J. C. Davenport, and L. Zhao
Recorded Presentation

Handout (991.2 kB)

11:30 AM
TJ47.3
CrIMSS Single FOV EDR Retrievals
Denise Hagan, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, X. L. Ma, C. D. Barnet, and M. G. Divakarla
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
TJ47.4
Calibration and Validation of the S-NPP Sensor Data Records and Environmental Data Records
Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and I. A. Csiszar, M. J. Denning, J. Feeley, B. Guenther, F. Weng, and L. Zhou

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
User System Readiness for Exploiting the New Generation of Environmental Satellites Part 2
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS); and the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )
Cochairs: Kathleen Fontaine, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; Bruce H. Thomas, The Aerospace Corporation, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
1:30 PM
J4.1
The GOES-R Product Generation Architecture – post CDR update
Gerald Dittberner, Harris Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kalluri and A. Weiner
Recorded Presentation

J4.2
GOES-R GS Product Generation infrastructure operations

1:45 PM
J4.2A
The Ground Segment Architecture for GOES-R – Information for User Readiness
Dennis Hansen, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and S. Kalluri, J. Bristow, G. Dittberner, and A. Weiner
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
J4.3
End-to-End Design, Development and Testing of GOES-R Level 1 and 2 Algorithms
Alexander Werbos, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA; and A. Copland, E. Steinfelt, P. A. Van Rompay, and T. S. Zaccheo
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
J4.4
Design and Development of the GOES-R Inspect and Analyze Client Visualization Application
Jordan Bentley, AER, Lexington, MA; and R. Feather, B. O'Reilly, M. Sze, and T. S. Zaccheo
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 49
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 2
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Mike Kalb, NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD
1:30 PM
TJ49.1
Development and Evaluation of the Terrestrial Environmental Data Products from the Suomi NPP satellite
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and J. L. Privette, C. O. Justice, M. Román, and E. Vermote
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
TJ49.2
NPP VIIRS Land Surface Temperature EDR validation using NOAA's observation networks
Pierre C. Guillevic, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS-NC), Asheville, NC; and J. L. Privette
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
TJ49.3
Evaluation of CrIS/ATMS Proxy Data Generation Algorithms with Observed Radiances and Retrieval Products
Murty G. Divakarla, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and C. D. Barnet, X. Liu, S. Kizer, E. Maddy, C. Tan, and M. Wilson
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
TJ49.4
Assessment of the SNPP VIIRS Cloud Optical Properties and Cloud Top Parameters Using the Calipso Lidar Measurements
Eric Wong, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and A. Heidinger, R. E. Holz, A. Walther, M. M. Oo, and S. C. Ou
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
TJ49.5
The ingredients for sustaining success in NOAA R2O for GOES-R
Jordan Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
TJ49.6
Supporting Private Sector Decision-Making with NOAA's Interim Climate Data Records (ICDRs)
Jeffrey L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and W. J. Glance, D. Cecil, and J. J. Bates
Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.5 MB)

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013


Registration Closes

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Levels 3 and 4 (Austin Convention Center)

Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 50
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 3
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; Mike Kalb, NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD
3:30 PM
TJ50.1
Retrieving Asian Dust AOT and Height from AIRS Measurements: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Hyojin Han, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and B. J. Sohn

3:45 PM
TJ50.2
Performance of the ATMS Intermediate Product Suite
Denise Hagan, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, X. L. Ma, and A. Foo
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
TJ50.3
A new method to retrieve cirrus cloud height with MODIS observations
Chenxi Wang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and S. Ding Sr., P. Yang, B. Baum, and A. Dessler

4:15 PM
TJ50.4
Suomi NPP OMPS On-orbit SDR Calibration and Validation
Chunhui Pan, ESSIC/Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, R. Buss, X. Wu, L. E. Flynn, and G. Jaross

4:30 PM
TJ50.5
Investigating the Consistency between VIIRS and MODIS over the Oceans: The Sensor/Environmental Data Records
Nima Pahlevan, Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; and Z. Lee, R. Arnone, and A. Lawson
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (765.7 kB)

4:45 PM
TJ50.6
Initial Assessment of Suomi NPP VIIRS Land Surface Temperature Algorithms
Yuling Liu, CICS of University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Yu, D. Tarpley, X. Wang, and Z. Wang
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013


AMS 93rd Annual Meeting Adjourns
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