Program: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (98th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Plenary Session 1

18th Presidential Forum: Transforming Communication in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise—Focusing on Challenges Facing Our Sciences

Location: Ballroom D (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

4:00 PM

PL1.1

Transforming Communication in the Environmental Sciences: Some Thoughts from a Reluctant Participant (Invited Presentation)

Richard B. Alley, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA

Plenary Session 2

Welcoming Address

Location: Austin, Texas

Joint Session 3

Special Session on JPSS

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSSO; Ivan Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS

8:45 AM

J3.1

JPSS Operational and Research Applications: The Pathway from Observations to Applications to Information

Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD; and B. Sjoberg and A. Layns

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J3.2

First VIIRS Imagery from JPSS-1

Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Kopp, C. J. Seaman, S. D. Miller, D. T. Lindsey, and J. Torres

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

J3.3

The JPSS CrIS Instrument and the Evolution of Space-Based Sounders

Ronald J. Glumb, Harris Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN; and L. Suwinski, S. Wells, R. Malloy, A. J. Glumb, and M. C. Colton

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J3.4

An All-Weather, Multi-Platform Hyperspectral Retrieval System: The NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS); Recent Algorithm Enhancements Geared Toward Near–Real Time and Long-Term User Applications

Antonia Gambacorta, IMSG, College Park, MD; and N. Nalli, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. Tan, K. Zhang, X. Xiong, M. Wilson, B. Sun, C. D. Barnet, L. L. Strow, T. S. King, L. Soulliard, A. Wheeler, N. Smith, L. Zhou, T. Reale, A. Sharma, W. W. Wolf, and M. Goldberg

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

J3.5

NOAA's Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS): Recent Activity, Science Improvements, and First Look at JPSS-1/ATMS Results

Christopher Grassotti, STAR, College Park, MD; and S. Liu, J. Chen, and Q. Liu

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 5

Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part I

Location: 615 AB (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats )

Cochairs: Robert Bauer, NASA Earth Science Technology Office; Margaret Caulfield

8:45 AM

J5.1

MISTiC Winds, a Micro-Satellite Constellation Approach to High-Resolution Observations of the Atmosphere Using Infrared Sounding and 3D Winds Measurements

K. R. Maschhoff, BAE Systems, Nashua, NH

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J5.2

High-Resolution Tomography of Upper Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Water Vapor with Spaceborne Active Microwave Limb Sounding

Nathaniel Livesey, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and W. G. Read, A. J. Tang, G. Chattopadhyay, T. Reck, R. Stachnik, R. Jarnot, M. L. Santee, J. Kocz, C. Felten, J. Kooi, and S. Padmanabhan

9:15 AM

J5.3

RainCube, A Ka-band Precipitation Radar in a 6U CubeSat

Shivani S Joshi, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and E. Peral, S. Tanelli, J. Sauder, N. Chahat, D. Price, and S. Statham

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J5.4

Enabling Global Observations of Clouds and Precipitation at Fine Spatiotemporal Scales from 6U-Class SmallSat Constellations: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems Technology Demonstration (TEMPEST-D)

Steven C. Reising, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. C. Gaier, S. Padmanabhan, C. D. Kummerow, B. H. Lim, C. Heneghan, V. Chandrasekar, W. Berg, S. T. Brown, J. Carvo, and M. Pallas

9:45 AM

J5.5

Simulation of Temporal Observations by the TEMPEST CubeSat over a Hailstorm in the Dallas–Fort Worth Area

Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. V. Chandra and S. C. Reising

Coffee Break

Joint Session 7

Communicating the Value of Satellite Data to the Public

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 13th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Kathryn Shontz, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP; Susan A. Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania

10:30 AM

J7.1

Communicating Value: A Mutual Exploration, an Ongoing Conversation—Not a Sales Pitch

William Hooke, Associate Executive Director of AMS, Washington, DC

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (177.3 kB)

11:00 AM

J7.2

Communicating the Value of the Satellite Data: Examples from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Margarita Gregg, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and K. Arzayus, M. J. Brewer, K. S. Casey, E. Kihn, K. V. Matthews, S. Mesick, J. L. Privette, N. A. Ritchey, M. Tanner, R. S. Vose, and M. Wohlgemuth

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J7.3

Communicating the Impact of Polar-Orbiting Satellite Data on Numerical Weather Prediction to Stakeholders: Some Lessons Learned

James G. Yoe, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and S. A. Boukabara and S. Lord

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J7.4

What Is a Satellite Measurement? Communicating Abstract Satellite Science Concepts to the World

Nadia Smith, Science and Technology Corporation, Columbia, MD; and K. Shontz and C. D. Barnet

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (122.5 kB)

Handout (3.4 MB)

11:45 AM

J7.5

Persuading Non-Technical Audiences to Support Investment in Earth Observations: Or, How to Think Like an Ancient Roman

Renata Lana, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 10

Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part II

Location: 615 AB (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats )

Cochairs: Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis Affiliate; Eric Fetzer, JPL/California Institute of Technology

10:30 AM

J10.1

The CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS) Technology Demonstration in Support of a Future Earth Observing Nanosatellite-Infrared (EON-IR) Atmospheric Sounder

Thomas Pagano, JPL, Pasadena, CA

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

J10.2

Implementation of CubeSat Solar Irradiance Measurements: CSIM Solar Spectral Irradiance Continuity and On-Orbit Validation

Erik Richard, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and D. Harber, G. Drake, P. Pilewskie, and T. N. Woods

11:00 AM

J10.3

Applications of NASA TROPICS Data for Tropical Cyclone Analysis, Nowcasting, and Impact

Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. P. Dunion, W. J. Blackwell, S. A. Braun, D. S. Green, C. S. Velden, R. Adler, J. H. Cossuth, J. J. Murray, and M. J. Brennan

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J10.4

What Can IceCube 883-GHz Radiometer Offer for Future Satellite Cloud Observations?

Dong L. Wu, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J10.5

Enabling Observations of Ice Cloud Particle Size and Humidity Profiles in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere from the Tropospheric Water and Cloud ICE (TWICE) Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wavelength Radiometer Instrument for 6U-Class Satellites

Steven C. Reising, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kangaslahti, E. Schlecht, J. Jiang, X. Bosch-Lluis, M. Ogut, Y. Goncharenko, B. Kilmer, R. Cofield, S. Padmanabhan, N. Chahat, S. T. Brown, W. Deal, A. Zamora, K. Leong, S. Shih, and G. Mei

11:45 AM

J10.6

Developing Vicarious Calibration for Smallsat Microwave Instruments using Lunar Radiation

Hu Yang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and F. Weng

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Lecture 1

2018 Haurwitz Lecture

Location: Salon K (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Cochairs: Ángel F. Adames, GFDL; Scott W. Powell, Colorado State Univ.

2:00 PM

L1.1

Some Observations of Normal Modes in the Atmosphere (Invited Presentation)

George N. Kiladis, ESRL, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 14

Direct Broadcast Capabilities for Polar-Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites and Their Use in Support of Societal Needs

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Kathleen Strabala, CIMSS

2:00 PM

J14.1

Operational Capabilities, Products, and Customers of the NOAA Direct Broadcast Real Time Network

Liam Gumley, CIMSS/Space Science and Engineering Center/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J14.2

JPSS Direct Broadcast Support to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Community Satellite Processing Packages

Christie Best, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

J14.3

Status of the GOES-R Series GOES Rebroadcast

James McNitt, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Seybold

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

J14.4

CSPP Geo Software for Processing Direct Broadcast Data from a New Generation of Geostationary Satellites

Graeme Martin, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley, N. Bearson, J. Braun, G. Cureton, A. De Smet, R. Garcia, T. Jasmin, S. Mindock, E. Schiffer, and K. Strabala

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 17

Satellite Testbeds and Proving Ground Activities

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS; Huan Meng, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research

3:15 PM

J17.1

Crossing the Goal Line: New Multispectral Imagery Used by Alaska Fire Service during the 2017 Wildfire Season

Eric Stevens, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM

J17.2

Results from GOES-R and JPSS Proving Ground Demonstrations at the Hazardous Weather Testbed 2017 Summer Experiment

Michael A. Bowlan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

J17.3

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System’s Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program—PGRR Initiatives as the Foundation of the Communication Process between Users and Developers, Aiding in JPSS Products Transition to Operations

Bill Sjoberg, GST/JPSS Program Office, Lanham, MD

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

J17.4

GOES-16 and Himawari-8 Integration at the Satellite Proving Ground for Marine, Precipitation, and Satellite Analysis

Michael J. Folmer, CICS, College Park, MD; and J. M. Sienkiewicz, J. D. Clark, H. D. Cobb III, N. A. Ramos, J. A. Nelson Jr., A. Orrison, M. Klein, J. Kibler, S. D. Rudlosky, S. J. Goodman, and M. Goldberg

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Poster Session 1

GOES-R/JPSS Poster Session I

Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Gary McWilliams, NESDIS JPSS Program Office/Science and Technology Corporation; Tim Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

213

Using VIIRS Aerosol Products to Assess the Impact of Wildfire Emissions on Observed Air Quality in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Amy K. Huff, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and W. F. Ryan, S. Kondragunta, and H. Zhang

214

Comparison of Data from the North Georgia Lightning Mapping Array and the GOES-16 Global Lightning Mapper

John M. Trostel, Georgia Tech. Research Institute, Atlanta, GA; and J. L. Losego and M. R. Frank

215

CSPP SDR 3.0 Support for JPSS-1 and CrIS FS

Scott Mindock, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; and G. Martin, R. Garcia, K. Strabala, L. Gumley, and A. Huang

216

SDI Grb Appliance: An Excellent Way to Process the GOES-R Grb Data Stream

Scott Mindock, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; and J. Beavers and R. A. Kohrs

217

Using Satellite-Derived Precipitation Measurements to Assess Water Resources on the Navajo Indian Reservation

Ansley Long, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. M. Shepherd

218

Assessment of the Impact of ABI Radiance Assimilation NWP Skill

Xiaolei Zou, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and L. Lin, X. Zhuge, and Z. Qin

219

Advancing New Satellite Products into Operations: CIRA's NWS Proving Ground Plans

Ed Szoke, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRA, Boulder, CO; and D. Bikos, B. H. Connell, S. D. Miller, R. Brummer, D. T. Lindsey, D. W. Hillger, D. A. Molenar, and C. J. Seaman

220

New Frontiers in GOES-R ABI Validation: A Feasibility Study for Using Near-Surface Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Aaron J. Pearlman, GeoThinkTank LLC, Washington, DC; and F. P. Padula, T. C. Liu, X. Shao, C. Cao, and S. J. Goodman

Poster 221 has been moved. New paper number is 6B.4A

222

GOES-16: Year One

Christopher C. Schmidt, Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Madison, WI

223

Himawari Support in the CSPP-GEO Direct Broadcast Package

Geoff Cureton, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI

224

JPSS Science Outreach: Building Awareness and Facilitating Public Understanding of NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System's Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program

Julie Price, JPSS, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg and B. Sjoberg

225

GOES-16 Sensor Data: NRL Ground Station Reception and GeoIPS^TMProcessing

Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and K. A. Richardson, M. L. Surratt, A. P. Kuciauskas, J. H. Cossuth, S. D. Miller, and J. E. Solbrig

226

Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Force Storms: Identifying Stratospheric Air Intrusions and the Effects of Hurricane Force Wind Events on the Iceberg Limit

Kristina Mazur, NCEP Student Internship Program, Ocean Prediction Center, College Park, MD; and M. J. Folmer, L. J. Phillips, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and E. Berndt

227

Anticipating Winter Weather with Next-Generation Satellite Sensors

Emily Berndt, MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and S. S. Harkema and M. J. Folmer

228

CSPP Geo GRB: Direct Broadcast Software for GOES-16

Nick Bearson, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; and T. Jasmin, S. Mindock, J. Braun, and G. Martin

229

Joint Polar Satellite System Data Products and Applications

Bonnie Reed, JPSS, Suitland, MD; and A. Layns and M. J. Folmer

230

CICS-MD Contributions to NOAA Satellite Water Cycle Products and Services

Patrick C. Meyers, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro, E. H. Berbery, N. Y. Wang, H. Meng, S. D. Rudlosky, J. Dong, and Y. You

231

From Polar Orbiters to GOES-16: The Evolution of Satellite Multispectral Composite Imagery and Applications at National Weather Service Forecast Offices

Kristopher D. White, NOAA, Huntsville, AL; and E. Berndt

232

ABI Imagery: From Concept to Operations

Mathew M. Gunshor, Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. M. Feltz, K. Bah, H. Zhang, and J. P. Nelson III

233

Validation of the SNPP CrIS Full-Resolution NUCAPS Trace Gas EDRs

Nicholas R. Nalli, IMSG, College Park, MD; and A. Gambacorta, C. Tan, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. D. Barnet, M. Wilson, X. Xiong, and Q. Liu

234

VISIT and SHyMet Training Activities at CIMSS

Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier, J. J. Gerth, T. J. Schmit, M. M. Gunshor, D. Bikos, E. J. Szoke, and B. H. Connell

235

Retirement/Divestiture of Geostationary and Polar Orbiting Satellite Products

Ame Fox, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Best, J. D. Sims, A. Layns, A. Hall, B. Hefner, and N. Ritchey

Manuscript (88.9 kB)

Handout (72.5 MB) Handout (1.8 MB)

236

Streamlining On-Demand Access to Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Data Products for Weather Forecasting

John D. Evans, Global Science & Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and D. Tislin

237

Evaluation of NUCAPS products in AWIPS-II: Results from the 2017 HWT

Ashley Wheeler, Science and Technology Corporation (STC), Columbia, MD; and N. Smith, A. Gambacorta, and C. D. Barnet

Manuscript (468.2 kB)

Handout (7.9 MB)

238

Deployment of the First-Ever Operational Network of Commercially-Provided GOES-16 Direct-Receive Ground Stations in Central and South America

Richard Stedronsky, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL; and E. Baptiste and H. Y. Shin

239

Evaluation of Inter-Sensor Biases between SNPP/ATMS and POES/AMSU-A

Cheng-Zhi Zou, NESDIS, College Park, MD

240

Utilizing MBSE to Modularly Architect the NESDIS Ground Enterprise

Patrick Barnes, Jeffries Technology Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA

241

Lessons Learned Processing Data from Live GOES-16 Data Using the Operational Algorithms

Erik Steinfelt, AER, Lexington, MA; and D. Hogan, E. J. Kennelly, P. A. Van Rompay, A. Werbos, and T. S. Zaccheo

Exhibits Opening and Reception

Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Ryan Symposium Reception

Location: The Reverbery at the Hilton (Austin, Texas)

Fourth Annual Speed Networking Event for Students and Early Career Professionals

Location: Ballroom A (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Joint Session 22

National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited)

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Eighth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSSO; Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

J22.1

NESDIS Program Overview and Strategic Direction (Invited Presentation)

Stephen M. Volz, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J22.2

An Operational Update on GOES-16 and Preparation for the Launch of GOES-S (Invited Presentation)

Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

J22.3

Joint Polar Satellite System: The United States New Generation Civilian Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (Invited Presentation)

Greg Mandt, JPSS, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J22.4

The EUMETSAT Satellite Programmes—Providing Continuity for the Future (Invited Presentation)

Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Schlüssel, R. Stuhlmann, B. Bojkov, R. Munro, D. Klaes, F. Montagner, J. Grandell, and D. Just

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

J22.5

JAXA’s Earth Observation Program for Environment Satellites (Invited Presentation)

Kazuo Tachi, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan

Recorded Presentation

Coffee . Break

Joint Session 25

Special Session on GOES-R

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 46th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS; Jorge Torres, KOB-TV

10:30 AM

J25.1

Geostationary Lightning Mapper: Post Launch Test Results

Clemens E. Tillier, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA; and S. F. Edgington, H. Demroff, R. van Bezooijen, H. J. Christian Jr., and P. M. Bitzer

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

J25.2

GOES-R Series ABI Mode and Mesoscale Domain Sector Request Process

Kathryn W. Mozer, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Nietfeld, M. Seybold, E. M. Guillot, J. K. Zajic, B. Rapp, B. Gockel, C. M. Gravelle, and P. O'Reilly

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

J25.3

Effective Use of GOES-16 Satellite Data for Broadcast Meteorologists

Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13, Houston, TX

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J25.4

Workshops on GOES-16 Data for National Weather Service SOOs and DOHs

Bill Ward, NWS, Honolulu, HI; and F. Alsheimer, B. C. Carcione, C. B. Entwistle, R. D. Ewald, M. T. Stavish, G. T. Stano, K. W. Mozer, J. J. Gerth, S. S. Lindstrom, T. J. Schmit, C. M. Gravelle, K. J. Runk, M. A. Bowlan, J. G. LaDue, J. E. Ogren, E. J. Szoke, and D. Bikos

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J25.5

Using the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES-16 to Visualize Solar Eclipses

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor, J. M. Feltz, K. Bah, K. W. Mozer, and J. P. Nelson III

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

J25.6

Advanced Imagery Applications Development for GOES-16 ABI

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. T. Lindsey, C. J. Seaman, J. E. Solbrig, Y. J. Noh, L. Grasso, and K. Micke

Recorded Presentation

1

Development and Communication of Next-Generation Satellite Information for Forecasting Extreme Weather—Part I

Location: Room 5ABC (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the Sixth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )

Moderators: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR; Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA/OAR/ESRL

Panelists: Steven D. Miller, CIRA; Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc.; Andrea B. Schumacher, CIRA/Colorado State Univ.; Chad M. Gravelle, NOAA/NWS Operations Proving Ground; William Line, NWS

1:30 PM

TJPD1.1

Development and Communication of Next-Generation Satellite Information for Forecasting Extreme Weather

Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 31

NOAA Satellite Data Operations

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Natalia Donoho, NOAA/NESDIS; Kathryn W. Mozer, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO

1:30 PM

J31.1

Working Together to Provide Mission Critical Environmental Data Coverage: Latest Status of Dataflow to Users and Concurrent Operations of Legacy and New Generation Polar Orbiting Satellites

Jason Taylor, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Satellite and Product Operations, College Park, MD; and C. Gliniak and C. Sisko

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

J31.2

NOAA/NESDIS ESPDS—Enterprise Multi-Mission Operational Product Generation and Distribution for NESDIS

Rich Baker, Solers, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Brogan, G. Wilkinson, P. MacHarrie, S. Britton, E. Richards, S. Walsh, R. Niemann, and D. M. Beall

Recorded Presentation

J31.3

Transitioning GOES-16 Level 2 Algorithms into Operations

2:00 PM

J31.3A

GOES-16 Product Readiness: Post-Launch Product Testing Status of the L2+ Algorithms

Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and J. M. Daniels, R. Kaiser, M. Seybold, E. M. Kline, and K. W. Mozer

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J31.4

GOES-S Post-Launch Testing and Data Release Strategy

Matthew Seybold, NESDIS, College Park, MD; and E. M. Kline, R. Race, J. Fulbright, D. Pogorzala, W. M. MacKenzie Jr., K. W. Mozer, J. McNitt, and J. Kline

Recorded Presentation

Themed Joint Session 6

Development and Communication of Next-Generation Satellite Information for Forecasting Extreme Weather—Part II

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the Sixth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Sixth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation )

Cochairs: Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Chad M. Gravelle, NOAA/NWS Operations Proving Ground

2:45 PM

TJ6.1

All-Sky Layered Precipitable Water Products from ABI/AHI and Their Applications in Nowcasting and Forecasting the Severe Storms

Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Gerth, Y. K. Lee, Z. Li, T. J. Schmit, P. Wang, and S. Lindstrom

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM

TJ6.2

Highlights of the First Year of GOES-16 Imagery

Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and S. D. Miller, C. J. Seaman, and S. J. Goodman

Recorded Presentation
Recorded Presentation

TJ6.3

Mesoscale Convective System Analysis and Forecasting Blending Satellite and Lightning Information in Southeastern South America

3:15 PM

TJ6.3A

Operational Use of GOES-16 at WFO Pueblo

William Line, NWS, Pueblo, CO

Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM

TJ6.4

Monitoring Oceanic Convection Using the Geostationary Lightning Mapper

Michael J. Folmer, CICS, College Park, MD; and C. Clark-Robertson, L. J. Phillips, J. M. Sienkiewicz, J. D. Clark, H. D. Cobb III, N. A. Ramos, S. D. Rudlosky, P. C. Meyers, and S. J. Goodman

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Poster Session 2

GOES-R/JPSS Poster Session II

Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Michael Jamilkowski, Col USAF Ret and AMS Fellow; Elizabeth Nolan, JPSS

698

GOES-16 ABI Channel Differencing Used to Reveal Cloud-Free Zones of "Precursors of Convective Initiation"

Lewis D. Grasso, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. F. Dostalek and D. T. Lindsey

699

GOES-16 ABI Observations of Lower Tropospheric Structures of Water Vapor at 1.38 μm

Lewis D. Grasso, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos and S. D. Miller

700

An Enterprise Environmental Data Fusion and Assimilation System for Nowcasting and NWP Applications

Kevin Garrett, STAR, College Park, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, E. Maddy, E. Jones, N. Shahroudi, and K. Ide

701

Successful GOES-R Launch and Orbit Raising and Algorithm Post-Launch Test

Anthony Paullin, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and M. Wilson and A. Weiner

702

WMO Soil Moisture Demonstration Project (SMDP) to Provide Satellite Soil Moisture Product Testbeds

703

JPSS-1 Algorithm Product Verfication and Validation

Jeffrey Weinrich, JPSS, Washington, DC

704

Understanding the Implications of Merging Existing Lightning Datasets with GLM for Severe Thunderstorm Monitoring

Christopher J. Schultz, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and N. Curtis, L. D. Carey, P. M. Bitzer, and A. LeRoy

706

Using Analysis Increments to Estimate and Correct Systematic Model Errors in GFS

Kriti Bhargava, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay and J. Carton

707

Value Variance Analysis in Constellation Architecture Studies

Eric B. Wendoloski, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and M. W. Maier, M. Coakley, and T. J. Hall

Handout (1.5 MB)

705A

New GOES-R Risk Reduction Activities at CIRA

Matthew A. Rogers, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Miller, L. Grasso, J. M. Haynes, Y. J. Noh, J. Forsythe, M. Zupanski, D. T. Lindsey, and J. E. Solbrig

705

NPROVS Assessment of the NUCAPS S-NPP CrIS/ATMS Sounding products Development

708

GOES-16 ABI Successful Stray Light Blocker

Paul C. Griffith, Harris, Fort Wayne, IN; and J. Van Naarden and D. Gall

709

Cost Variance Analysis in Constellation Architecture Studies

Kiley L. Yeakel, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and M. W. Maier

710

Validation of GOES-16 Atmospheric Precipitable Water and Instability Indices Products for Operational Applications

Yong-Keun Lee, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and Z. Li, J. Li, R. Dworak, and T. J. Schmit

711

CSPP Geo Support for Direct Broadcast

Jessica Braun, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Martin, L. Gumley, N. Bearson, G. Cureton, A. De Smet, R. Garcia, T. Jasmin, S. Mindock, E. Schiffer, and K. Strabala

712

Polar2Grid—Reprojecting Satellite Data Made Easy

David Hoese, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI; and K. Strabala

713

Launch and Production Schedule Modeling for Sustained Earth Observation Constellations

Mark W. Maier, Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA

Handout (1.2 MB)

714

Double Difference Method for the Thermal Band Comparison between LEO-LEO Sensors and between GEO-GEO Sensors

715

S-NPP CrIS Noise Characterization and Relative Response after Five Years in Space

Kori Moore, Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, UT; and D. K. Scott

716

Incorporation of Improved Active Fire Products into NOAA Production Environment

Marina Tsidulko, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and I. Csiszar, W. Schroeder, and L. Giglio

717

Future Architecture Decision Points

Frank W. Gallagher III, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. St. Germain and M. W. Maier

718

Overview of the Satellite Product and Services Review Board (SPSRB) Process

Laura J. Dunlap, Science and Technology Corporation/JPSS, Lanham, MD

Poster 719 has been moved. New paper number J31.3A

720

Routine Validation of the STAR Multi-Satellite Processing System Framework

William Straka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. W. Wolf, S. Sampson, G. Quinn, R. Garcia, G. Martin, A. Li, M. Fan, J. Daniels, E. Schiffer, and A. DesMet

721

Early Insights into GOES-16 ABI Image Quality Using GRATDAT

David Pogorzala, Integrity Applications Incorporated, Chantilly, VA; and Z. Li, J. Fulbright, and M. Seybold

722

Lessons Learned of an Algorithm Change Process to the GOES-R Ground Segment

Ryan Williams, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Chantilly, VA; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr., R. Race, T. Feroli, and S. Superczynski

723

GOES-16 Calibration and Validation for ABI Level 2 Algorithms

Paul A. Van Rompay, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and E. J. Kennelly

724

Preliminary Assessment of Detection Efficiency for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper Using Intercomparisons with Ground-Based Systems

Monte Bateman, Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL; and D. Mach, R. J. Blakeslee, and W. J. Koshak

725

Outcome of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), NOAA's Proving Ground Initiative on Critical Weather Applications, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Impact Studies, and Data Assimilation

Chowdhury Nazmi, JPSS/NOAA/STC, Lanham, MD; and L. J. Dunlap and M. Goldberg

Peter J. Webster Symposium Banquet

Location: Ballroom A (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Session 6

NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study—Part I

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Frank W. Gallagher III, NESDIS; Karen St. Germain, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP

8:30 AM

6.1

The NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) Study

Karen St. Germain, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP, Silver Spring, MD; and F. W. Gallagher III and M. W. Maier

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

6.2

The EDR Value Model for the NSOSA Decision Process

Mark W. Maier, Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and R. A. Anthes

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

6.3

Alternative Architectures in the NSOSA Study

Mark W. Maier, Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and F. W. Gallagher III and K. St. Germain

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

6.4

Enterprise Architecture Trades to Support Future NOAA Satellite Architecture

Georg Contag, DOC, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

6.5

Migration to Commercial Communications for Geostationary Services

Julian Breidenthal, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and R. Cesarone, K. M. Cheung, F. W. Gallagher III, K. St. Germain, and M. W. Maier

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

6.6

A Trade Study on Enterprise Algorithm Services

Kathryn Shontz, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP, Silver Spring, MD; and W. W. Wolf

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Session 7

NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study—Part II

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Frank W. Gallagher III, NESDIS; Karen St. Germain, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP

10:30 AM

7.1

Role of the Space Platform Requirements Working Group (SPRWG) in the NSOSA Satellite Architecture Planning Study

Richard A. Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

Handout (4.4 MB)

10:45 AM

7.2

Instrument Catalog Development for the Proposed Future NESDIS Satellite Architecture

Robert T. Menzies, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. De Soria-Santacruz Pich, T. Pagano, C. Zuffada, J. R. Piepmeier, F. W. Gallagher III, K. St. Germain, and M. W. Maier

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

7.3

Technology and Integrated Roadmaps for the Proposed Future NESDIS Satellite Architecture

Elena Adams, APL, Laurel, MD; and S. Thibault, D. Eng, P. Clark, R. T. Menzies, C. Zuffada, F. W. Gallagher III, K. St. Germain, and M. W. Maier

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

7.4

Performance Evaluation for NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) Study

M. M. Coakley, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and D. P. Ryan-Howard, F. J. Rich, M. K. Griffin, G. P. Ginet, H. Iskenderian, W. E. Bicknell, W. J. Blackwell, F. W. Gallagher III, and M. W. Maier

11:30 AM

7.5

Customer Impacts of the Proposed Future NESDIS Satellite Architecture

Kevin Schrab, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. Onsager, J. G. Yoe, F. W. Gallagher III, K. St. Germain, and M. W. Maier

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

7.6

The NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) Study Results

Karen St. Germain, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP, Silver Spring, MD; and F. W. Gallagher III, M. W. Maier, M. M. Coakley, E. Adams, C. Zuffada, and J. R. Piepmeier

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Lecture 2

2018 Horton Lecture

Location: Room 18A (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

1:30 PM

L2.1

Rain Rates from Space: Past & Future (Invited Presentation)

Gerald R. North, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

Recorded Presentation

Session 8

Education, Training, and User Readiness for GOES-R and JPSS—Part I

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS Operations Proving Ground; Amy Stevermer, UCAR/COMET

1:30 PM

8.1

Access and Availability of Data, Imagery, and Products from NOAA Satellites: From Terrestrial Networks and Direct Broadcast to Archive and Cloud Services

Natalia Donoho, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and D. McNamara, C. Sisko, A. Graumann, E. J. Kearns, and K. Feiner

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

8.2

NOAA/NWS Training for User Readiness for GOES 16/17 and JPSS

LeRoy Spayd Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

8.3

NWS Training Development Efforts for GOES-R and JPSS

Bill Ward, NWS, Honolulu, HI

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

8.4

COMET’s MetEd Education and Training Resources for GOES-R and JPSS User Readiness

Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and A. Stevermer, T. Lee, M. Weingroff, and E. M. Page

Session 9

Education, Training, and User Readiness for GOES-R and JPSS—Part II

Location: Salon H (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS Operations Proving Ground; Amy Stevermer, UCAR/COMET

2:45 PM

9.1

JPSS Products, Applications, and Training

Jorel Torres, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and B. H. Connell and S. D. Miller

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM

9.2

GOES-R Series International Training Working Group

Janel R. Thomas, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, E. Madsen, J. Peronto, B. H. Connell, A. Stevermer, K. W. Mozer, and M. Seybold

Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM

9.3

Evaluation of RGB Composite Imagery for the GOES-R Era by National Weather Service Forecasters with Color Vision Deficiency

Katie Crandall Vigil, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and M. Foster, C. M. Gravelle, K. J. Runk, and D. W. Snyder

Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM

9.4

Galvanizing Educator Awareness around the GOES-R Satellite Series

Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

98th AMS Awards Banquet

Location: Ballroom D (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Session 10A

Algorithm Development and New Science Innovation—Part I

Location: 410 (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Jaime Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

10A.1

GOES-R Series Products, Product Enhancements and New Applications

Jamese D. Sims, NOAA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr., M. Seybold, and S. J. Goodman

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

10A.2

Updates on JPSS-1 and Suomi NPP Operational Algorithms Cal Val and Science Improvements

Lihang Zhou, NOAA STAR, College Park, MD; and M. G. Divakarla, X. Liu, F. Weng, I. Csiszar, A. Layns, and M. Goldberg

9:00 AM

10A.3

Improving Cloud Layer Boundaries from GOES-16

John M. Haynes, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO; and Y. J. Noh, S. D. Miller, D. T. Lindsey, A. Heidinger, and J. M. Forsythe

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

10A.4

Progress toward NASA MODIS and Suomi NPP Cloud Property Data Record Continuity

Steven Platnick, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. Meyer, R. Holz, S. A. Ackerman, A. Heidinger, G. Wind, N. Amarasinghe, C. Wang, B. Marchant, and R. Frey

Recorded Presentation

Session 10B

Enterprise Ground Architectures and the Research to Operations Process: Tools, Technologies, and Experience

Location: Room 12B (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Michael L. Jamilkowski, Col USAF Ret and AMS Fellow; Jonathan Terrell, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

10B.1

Successful Integration of GOES-16 ABI into the Air Force Weather (AFW) World-Wide Merged Cloud Analysis (WWMCA)

Timothy E. Nobis, Northrop Grumman, Papillion, NE

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

10B.2

Migration of GOES-R Level 2 Processing Stream to an Automated Multi-Nodal Cloud Based Environment for Regional Level 2+ Data Processing

T. Scott Zaccheo, AER, Lexington, MA; and E. Steinfelt, C. Oliveira, A. Werbos, and D. Hogan

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

10B.3

Ground System Extensibility Considerations

Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and E. Greene

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

10B.4

Rethinking Satellite Algorithm Deployments: How to Reduce Time to Operations

Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Seybold, R. Williams, T. Feroli, and S. Superczynski

Recorded Presentation

Exhibit Hall Breakfast

Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Session 11A

Algorithm Development and New Science Innovation—Part II

Location: 410 (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Lihang Zhou, NOAA; James G. Yoe, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

10:30 AM

11A.1

Current Status of the GOES-R Rainfall Rate Product

Yaping Li, I. M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski and Y. Hao

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

11A.2

Combining GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper with the Ground Based Earth Networks Total Lightning Network

Michael Stock, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and J. Lapierre

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

11A.3

Introducing Atmospheric Motion Vectors Derived from the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

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

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

11A.4

An Update on NOAA's JPSS Land Products and Their Incorporation into Operational Applications

Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Y. Yu, X. Zhan, M. Vargas, M. Ek, W. Zheng, and Y. Wu

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

11A.5

Fire Detection with GOES-16: Year One

Christopher C. Schmidt, Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Madison, WI

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

11A.6

Automated Modifications to SNPP NUCAPS Soundings Using Surface Data for Severe Weather Analysis

John F. Dostalek, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and D. T. Lindsey, A. Gambacorta, N. Smith, and C. D. Barnet

Recorded Presentation

Session 11B

Tailoring the Presentation of Environmental Intelligence to Address the Needs of Scientists, Decision Makers, Students, and the General Public

Location: Room 12B (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Martin Yapur, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis; Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS

10:30 AM

11B.1

Implementing GOES-16 Data into Future Operational Aviation Products

Randall Bass, FAA, Washington, DC

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

11B.2

Building Satellite Data Awareness One Meteorological Dataset at a Time

Amanda M. Weigel, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. K. Smith, K. Bugbee, L. Sinclair, and T. Smith

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

11B.3

Societal Benefits and Applications of SWOT Mission Data

Margaret M. Srinivasan, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. A. Peterson

11:15 AM

11B.4

Assessment of Societal Benefits from Spectrum Utilization Using NOAA Value Tree Relationships

Aaron Pratt, Riverside Technology, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; and L. Cantrell Jr., A. Mitchell, and A. Wissman

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

11B.5

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System’s Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program—Using the JPSS Program Initiatives to Communicate the Benefits of JPSS Science and Capabilities to Users and the Public

Bill Sjoberg, GST/JPSS Program Office, Lanham, MD

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

11B.6

Linking Data Access and Display, Hands on Exploratory Training, and Adaptations for Learners of Various Skill

Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and E. L. Dagg, K. A. Caesar, M. Garbanzo, and D. Souza

Recorded Presentation

David J. Raymond Symposium Luncheon

Location: Ballroom A (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Lunch Break

Lecture 3

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture

Location: Room 16AB (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

1:30 PM

L3.1

New Perspectives on the Role of Internal Variability in Regional Climate Change and Climate Model Evaluation (Invited Presentation)

Clara Deser, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

Session 12A

Calibration and Validation—Part I

Location: 410 (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Bill Sjoberg, GST/JPSS Program Office; Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSSO

1:30 PM

12A.1

Improving Suomi NPP CrIS SDR Data Quality to Support Satellite Data Assimilation

Yong Chen, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center/Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and L. Wang, F. Weng, and C. Cao

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

12A.2

Monitoring and Validating VIIRS Level 1b Senor Data Record with Collocated CrIS Measurements

Xinya Gong, Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and J. Li, Z. Li, C. Cao, W. Wang, and C. Moeller

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

12A.3

Validation of the SNPP CrIS Full-Resolution NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS)

Nicholas R. Nalli, IMSG, College Park, MD; and A. Gambacorta, C. Tan, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, T. Reale, B. Sun, M. Wilson, C. D. Barnet, L. Borg, and Q. Liu

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

12A.4

Collocated Satellite Products and Graphical Analysis From the NOAA Products Validation System (NPROVS)

Michael Pettey, IMSG & NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and B. Sun and A. L. Reale

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

12A.5

Performance of JPSS-1 and Suomi NPP ATMS Instruments

Quanhua (Mark) Liu, STAR, College Park, MD; and H. Yang, N. Sun, L. Lin, and F. Weng

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

12A.6

S-NPP VIIRS On-Orbit Performance and Calibration Improvements

Jack Xiong, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Cao, N. Lei, Z. Wang, V. Chiang, S. Blonski, T. Choi, W. Wang, and J. Butler

Session 12B

Special Topics

Location: Room 12B (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: David G. Lubar, Aerospace Corporation; Matthew Seybold, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Satellite and Product Operations

1:30 PM

12B.1

Early Assessment of Geostationary Lightning Mapper Observations

Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and P. Meyer, K. M. McGrath, and C. J. Schultz

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

12B.2

GOES-16 L1b Product Status and Maturation

Jon Fulbright, Arctic Slope Technical Services, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Pogorzala, R. Race, R. Williams, and E. M. Kline

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

12B.3

GOES-16 ABI On-Orbit INR Performance

Paul C. Griffith, Harris, Fort Wayne, IN; and J. Van Naarden and D. Gall

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

12B.4

Hail Detection and Prediction Using 1-minute Super-Rapid Scan GOES-14 Satellite Imagery and Ground-Based Dual Polarization Radar

Elisa M. Murillo, National Weather Center Real-World Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Norman, OK; and C. R. Homeyer, T. Sandmael, and K. M. Bedka

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

12B.5

Utilization of AGI STK and S-NPP Operational Data to Generate JPSS-1 Proxy Test Data

Wael Ibrahim, Raytheon Intelligence, Information, and Services, Aurora, CO; and E. Greene, C. van Poollen, E. Meletyan, and S. Leszczynski

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.4 MB)

2:45 PM

12B.6

Communications Challenges Abound in 1675–1680 MHz: Balancing Proposed Regulatory Actions, Satellite Meteorology and the Value of Real-Time GOES Information

Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Washington, MA; and J. J. Gerth, B. Kopp, and J. Porter

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Session 13

Calibration and Validation—Part II

Location: 410 (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Cochairs: Shawn Miller, Raytheon Corp.; T. Scott Zaccheo, AER

3:30 PM

13.1

Cross-Referencing GLM and ISS-LIS with Ground-Based Lightning Networks

Katrina S. Virts, NASA, Huntsville, AL; and R. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, and W. J. Koshak

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

13.2

GLM Post-Launch Testing and Airborne Science Field Campaign

Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, DC; and F. P. Padula, W. J. Koshak, and R. J. Blakeslee

4:00 PM

13.3

GOES-R Post-Launch Airborne Science Field Campaign: An Independent Validation of NOAA's Next Generation Geostationary Imager

Francis P. Padula, GeoThinkTank LLC, Washington, DC; and A. J. Pearlman, S. J. Goodman, B. Efremova, J. McCorkel, D. Pogorzala, X. Shao, J. Casey, B. Bartlett, S. Uprety, and C. Cao

4:15 PM

13.4

Salar de Uyuni Field Campaign for Independent GOES-16 ABI Solar Reflective Channel Radiance/Reflectance Validation

Joel McCorkel, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Efremova and J. Hair

4:30 PM

13.5

Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) Land Surface Temperature: Comparison with In Situ Measurements from SURFRAD

Christopher Grassotti, STAR, College Park, MD; and C. L. Perez Diaz and Q. Liu

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

13.6

The Land Product Characterization System: A Tool for Comparative Analysis of Satellite Data and Products

Kevin Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD; and G. Stensaas, J. Dwyer, and R. Longhenry

Recorded Presentation

Session 13 14th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Sunday, 7 January 2018

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 7 January 2018

Monday, 8 January 2018

8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Monday, 8 January 2018

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 8 January 2018

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12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

3:15 PM-4:15 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

4:15 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

8:00 PM-10:30 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

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1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

2:45 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018

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2:45 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018

3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018

Thursday, 11 January 2018

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 11 January 2018

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 11 January 2018

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Monday, 8 January 2018

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Tuesday, 9 January 2018

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Thursday, 11 January 2018

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