Session: Joint Satellite Program Poster Session I (95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

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Joint Satellite Program Poster Session I

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Monday, 5 January 2015: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs:

Derek J. Posselt, AOSS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; George P. Kablick III, Atmospheric & Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Par, College Park, MD; Jim G. Yoe, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD and Gary McWilliams, JPSS Program Office/Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD

Papers:

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Satellite observations of Hurricane Bill (2009): links to African easterly waves and precipitation patterns

H. Barbosa, Laboratory for Analyzing and Processing Satellite Images, Maceio, Brazil; and V. Nietosvaara and L. M. Silva

141

GOES-R AIT: Development of Standard Test Data Sets for Routine Testing

Jonathan E. Wrotny, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and Z. Zhang, S. Sampson, W. Wolf, and W. Straka III

142

Building OSSE system at JCSDA

Michiko Masutani, EMC, College Park, MD; and J. S. Woollen, S. P. F. Casey, T. Zhu, Z. Ma, K. Kumar, S. A. Boukabara, K. Ide, L. Cucurull, and R. N. Hoffman

Manuscript (5.1 MB)

143

Recent process in the use of AMVs in the MSC deterministic prediction systems

144

Comparisons of ASCAT Wind Vectors and Buoy Wind Data in China's Coastal Waters

Xiaoping Xie, Jiangsu Province Meteorological Bureau, Nanjing, China; and J. Wei and L. Huang

145

Improving Satellite Quantitative Precipitation Estimates By Using Cloud Optical Depth

Ronald Stenz, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong, B. Xi, and R. J. Kuligowski

146

A Module for Assimilating Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles into the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation System for Unique Forecasting Applications

Emily Berndt, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky, J. Srikishen, and C. B. Blankenship

Handout (1.1 MB)

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Data assimilation improves model forecast for cold air aloft in Alaska region

Jiang Zhu, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and E. Stevens, E. Weisz, K. Nelson, and T. Heinrichs

148

Improving Quality Control of JPSS and GOES-R Radiances for NWP Applications

149

Mid-Pacific ground-truth data for validation of the CrIMSS sensor suite aboard Suomi-NPP

Andrew Keeler Mollner, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA; and J. Wessel, S. D. LaLumondiere, P. Karuza, M. Williams, P. Belden, K. M. Gaab, W. Lotshaw, N. R. Nalli, A. Gambacorta, Q. Liu, C. D. Barnet, T. Reale, C. Tan, and F. Iturbide-Sanchez

150

The MTG-IRS Level 2 Processor: Data Assimilation

Stephen A. Tjemkes, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Antonelli, S. de Haan, G. J. Marseille, and R. Stuhlmann

Handout (658.3 kB)

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Exploring the influence of built and vegetative features on urban warming and cooling: Does spatial arrangement matter?

Soe W. Myint, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and B. Zheng, C. Fan, S. Kaplan, A. J. Brazel, A. Middel, and M. Smith

153

Validation and Analysis of Ocean Model Simulations using Satellite Ocean Color Fields

Eric Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and S. Nadiga, D. Behringer, and A. Mehra

Manuscript (1.3 MB)

Handout (466.5 kB)

154

Analysis and Forecast Impacts from a 1DVAR Preprocessor-Driven Quality Control in the NCEP GDAS/GFS

Kevin Garrett, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and S. A. Boukabara

155

Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Cycle as Observed by TRMM

Kenneth D. Leppert II, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and D. J. Cecil

Handout (6.1 MB)

156

Inter-Comparison of CrIS Radiances with AIRS and IASI toward Infrared Hyperspectral Benchmark Measurements

Likun Wang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Han, Y. Chen, X. Jin, and D. Tremblay

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Use of JPSS ATMS-MIRS Retrievals to Improve Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting

Galina Chirokova, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria, R. T. DeMaria, J. F. Dostalek, and J. L. Beven

Handout (2.0 MB)

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NESDIS' Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV) Nested Tracking Algorithm: Exploring its Performance

Jaime Daniels, NOAA, College Park, MD; and W. Bresky, S. Wanzong, A. Bailey, C. S. Velden, and A. Allegrino

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NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System's Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program � New Initiatives in Response to Changing User Needs!

Bill Sjoberg, NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg

160

Development of a CALIPSO IIR radiance simulator

Chia-Pang Kuo, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, S. L. Nasiri, and Y. Hu

Handout (4.5 MB)

161

Impact of Multivariate Background Error Covariance Matrix in satellite radiance Assimilation

Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, IBM Research, New Delhi, New Delhi, India; and R. Mittal, V. Saxena, T. George, M. Dawar, Y. Sabharwal, J. P. Cipriani, and L. A. Treinish

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Land surface albedo from a constellation of geostationary satellites compared and fused with polar-orbiting data

Jessica L. Matthews, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites , Asheville, NC; and E. Mannshardt, B. Reich, A. Lattanzio, and M. Takahashi

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An Examination of the Relative Forecast Error Reduction due to AMVs and Radiances in the Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM)

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CrIS/VIIRS Collated Products and Evaluation

Haibing Sun, IMSG/NESDIS-STAR, College Park, MD; and W. Wolf, T. King, and S. Sampson

Handout (736.4 kB)

165

Using Hyperspectral Sounders to Detect Cold Air Aloft over Alaska

Eric Stevens, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and E. Weisz, K. Nelson, and J. Zhu

166

Cloud Hydrometeors Tracking in Severe Weather using LEO Small Satellite Fleet

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Assimilation and evaluation of MISR cloud tracked winds with GEOS-5 operational data assimilation system

Junjie Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and K. Mueller

168

Prototype of an ensemble radar and satellite data assimilation system for Warn-on-Forecast

Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Knopfmeier, D. M. Wheatley, G. J. Creager, P. Minnis, and R. Palikonda

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Quasi-real-time analysis of solar radiation with photovoltaic power using geostationary satellite

Hideaki Takenaka, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan; and T. Y. Nakajima, T. Inoue, A. Higuchi, T. Takamura, and T. Nakajima

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Advancing Marine Forecasting Capability with Lightning Density and Overshooting Top Detection

Colleen Elizabeth Wilson, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

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Characterization of AMSR2 and ATMS Observation Error Covariance in GSI under Cloudy Conditions

Lin Lin, STAR/IMSG, College Park, MD; and F. Weng and G. R. Chen

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Forward Light Scattering and Radiative Transfer Modeling Capabilities in Support of Retrieving Ice Cloud and Dust Properties From Satellite Observations

Ping Yang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. L. Nasiri, L. Bi, B. Yi, S. Hioki, C. P. Kuo, Y. Ding, J. Zhang, and G. Xu

173

Global Lightning Derived from Satellite-Based Lightning Climatology and CMIP5 Climate Model Output

Brian I. Magi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Handout (1.2 MB)

174

Optimization of the usage of AMV data within the GSI

Eric Maddy, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and K. Garrett and S. A. Boukabara

175

Adaptive Weighting of Innovations in Atmospheric Data Assimilation

176

Overview of O2R and R2D Activities at JCSDA and NESDIS. S4 and JIBB Upgrades Status

Krishna Kumar, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/JCSDA, COLLEGE PARK, MD; and J. A. Jung, S. A. Boukabara, S. Nolin, and J. Stroik

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Using CALIPSO and CloudSat Data to Verify Cloud Analyses at Air Force Weather Agency

Mark D. Conner, AER, Offutt AFB, NE; and R. P. d'Entremont

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Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Satellite Data and its use in Forecasting Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Kaille A. Farrell, UMD, ASRC, College Park, MD

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The Use of Multi-Parameter Vegetation Remote Sensing in Land Surface Data Assimilation

Michael Barlage, NCAR, Boulder, CO

180

A Prototype Hail Detection Algorithm and Hail Climatology Developed with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)

181

Preliminary Assessment the Assimilation of AMSR2 and GMI Data in the NCEP GDAS

Erin Jones, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and K. Garrett, E. Maddy, K. Kumar, and S. A. Boukabara

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CrIS/ATMS Sounding Data Products and Services at NOAA/NESDIS

Awdhesh Sharma, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD, College Park, MD

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Temperature Profiles and Lapse Rate Climatology within Clouds Derived from GPS RO Data Collocated with CloudSat

Shengpeng Yang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China; and X. Zou

184

The Use of AMSU-A Cloudy Radiances in NCEP Globa Model and HWRF

185

Tropical Cyclone Structures Captured by Satellite Total Ozone Instruments

Hui Wang, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

186

Mapping Oil for the Destroyed Taylor Energy Site in the Gulf of Mexico

Christopher J. Warren, NOAA/NESDIS, College park, MD; and A. Macfadyen and C. Henry

187

GOES Sounder and Cloud Optical-depth Data Impact on variational LAPS Analysis and Forecast

Yuanfu Xie, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. Peng, D. Birkenheuer, and S. Albers

188

A-Train-Based Analysis of Frontal Cloud and Precipitation Structures: A Case Study

Juan A. Crespo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt

Handout (1.8 MB)

189

Machine Learning Algorithms for Tropical Cyclone Center Fixing and Eye Detection

Robert T. DeMaria, CIRA/CSU, Fort Collins, CO; and G. Chirokova, J. A. Knaff, and J. F. Dostalek

Manuscript (526.1 kB)

190

Regional and Interannual Comparisons of Marine Stratocumulus Precipitation Detected Using an AMSR-E 89-GHz Passive Microwave Based Method

Matthew A. Miller, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. L. Frey and S. E. Yuter

191

A Bispectral Composite Threshold Approach for Automatic Cloud Detection in VIIRS Imagery

Frank J. LaFontaine, Raytheon, Huntsville, AL; and G. Jedlovec

192

Theoretical development of retrieving refractive index, emissivity, and surface temperature of polar sea ice from 6.9 GHz microwave measurements

B. J. Sohn, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. M. Lee

193

Applying Satellite Aerosol Retrievals for Improved Lightning Predictions

Tong Ren, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX; and S. L. Nasiri, J. Mecikalski, and L. Carey

194

Application of SNPP VIIRS Green Vegetation Fraction in the NCEP Global Forecast System

Weizhong Zheng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, Z. Jiang, and M. Vargas

195

The Utility of Next Generation GOES Satellite Measurement Techniques for Assessing Lightning Initiation, Intensity and Charge Structure

Jason Apke, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski, X. Li, L. Carey, and C. P. Jewett

196

VIIRS Unique Fires Compared to the HMS Fire Analysis

Mark G. Ruminski, NOAA/NESDIS, College park, MD; and K. Liddick and C. J. Warren

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Development of Independent Assessment Tool at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/JCSDA

Deyong Xu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/JCSDA, College Park, MD; and K. Kumar and S. A. Boukabara

198

Using Radiance Closure Experiments to Evaluate Vaisala RS92 Radiosonde Solar Radiation Dry Bias Correction Algorithms

Andrew M. Dzambo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. D. Turner

199

A Climatology of Precipitating Open-cell Convection over the Northeast Gulf of Alaska

Todd D. Sikora, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and E. B. Wendoloski and R. E. Marter Jr.

Handout (673.0 kB)

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Recalibration of Coupled Optical/Thermal MODIS Infrared Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval During the Spatially-Extensive 2012 Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Event

Chris Karmosky, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN; and D. J. Lampkin, D. B. Reusch, and J. Reasons

201

The July 2012 Niobrara Valley Wildfires and their Aftermath: Satellite and Radiative Characteristics

Timothy J. Wagner, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and B. H. Decicco, A. A. Ellis, R. M. Hepper, L. C. Mahoney, M. Salerno, C. B. Risanto, K. Wright, and J. F. Schalles

202

Reducing Striping and Non-uniformities in VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) Imagery

Stephen Mills, Stellar Solutions Inc., Palo Alto, CA; and S. D. Miller

Manuscript (4.5 MB)

Handout (4.5 MB)

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CERES FLASHFlux: Near Term Global Satellite-based Radiative Fluxes for Science and Applications

Parchai K. Sawaengphokhai, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Stackhouse Jr., D. P. Kratz, S. K. Gupta, and A. C. Wilber

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Generating Clear-Sky Composites Over Canada From VIIRS

Alexander P. Trishchenko, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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