First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats

Program Chairs: Philip E. Ardanuy , INNOVIM ; Robert Bauer , NASA Earth Science Technology Office ; Michael Johnson , NASA ; Larry Kepko , GSFC ; Carl Schueler , Orbital Sciences Corporation

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Sunday, 7 January 2018

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


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

Monday, 8 January 2018

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

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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

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018

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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

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


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

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

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

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Joint Session 23
Observing System Concepts
Location: Room 9AB (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; and the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )
Chair: Carl Schueler, Orbital Sciences Corporation
8:30 AM
J23.1
RAVAN CubeSat Results: Technologies and Science Demonstrated on Orbit
William H. Swartz, APL, Laurel, MD; and S. R. Lorentz, P. M. Huang, A. W. Smith, Y. Yu, S. M. Reilly, N. M. Reilly, E. L. Reynolds, J. Carvo, and D. L. Wu
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
J23.2
INSPIRESat-1: Science Expectations for an Ionosphere Exploring CubeSat
William Ray Evonosky, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. W. Fang and A. Chandran
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
J23.3
The CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology Validation (CUBERRT) Mission
Sidharth Misra, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. Ball, J. T. Johnson, C. C. Chen, A. O'Brien, G. Smith, C. McKelvey, M. Andrews, L. Garry, R. Bendig, C. Felten, S. T. Brown, R. Jarnot, J. Kocz, D. Bradley, P. Mohammed, J. Lucey, K. Horgan, M. Fritts, Q. Bonds, C. Duran-Aviles, M. Solly, J. R. Piepmeier, D. Laczkowski, M. Pallas, and E. Krauss

9:15 AM
J23.4
Designing the MetNet-1: A Small Satellite for Responsive Weather Measurements
Daniel Guerin, Brandywine Photonics, Exton, PA; and J. Fisher, J. Julian, Z. Burns, and L. L. Gordley
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
J23.5
Atmospheric Temperature Sensing through Star Field Imaging on a Small Satellite
Zach Burns, Brandywine Photonics, Exton, PA; and D. Guerin, J. Fisher, J. Julian, and L. L. Gordley
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
J23.6
MetNet: Development of a Small Weather Satellite Network Combining Limb and Nadir Observations
John Fisher, Brandywine Photonics, Exton, PA; and D. Guerin, Z. Burns, J. Julian, L. L. Gordley, D. C. Fritts, M. Klein, R. Lachance, C. Fish, E. Stromberg, and P. McBride
Recorded Presentation

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


Coffee . Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

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Joint Session 29
Enabling Technologies and Their Maturation
Location: Room 9AB (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; and the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )
Chair: John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
10:30 AM
J29.1
Assessments of CubeSat MicroMas-2 and CIRAS Impacts on NWP through Global OSSE
Narges Shahroudi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and Y. Zhou, T. Zhu, S. A. Boukabara, K. Ide, R. N. Hoffman, and R. Atlas
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
J29.2
Leveraging CubeSat Technology to Address Nighttime Imagery Requirements over the Arctic
John J. Pereira, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Mamula, M. Caulfield, F. W. Gallagher III, D. Spencer, E. Petrescu, J. Ostroy, D. W. Pack, and A. LaRosa
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J29.3
Flight Demonstration of a Hyperspectral Infrared 6U CubeSat
Ronald J. Glumb, Harris Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN; and M. Lapsley, A. J. Glumb, and P. Mantica
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
J29.4
A Compact Microwave Temperature and Humidity Sounder—Microwave CubeSat Sounder
Marian Klein, Boulder Environmental Sciences and Technology, Boulder, CO; and C. Dunlap, T. Hohman, Z. Wang, and K. Ramsdale
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
J29.5
Use of CubeSats for High-Density Global Coverage
Peter Platzer, Spire Global, Inc., Boulder, CO; and A. E. MacDonald
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
J29.6
The Role of Radio Occultation in Global High-Resolution Weather Models
Alexander E. MacDonald, Spire Global, Inc., Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018

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Joint Session 32
Earth Observing SmallSats: The New Normal
Location: Room 9AB (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; and the 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )
Chair: Philip E. Ardanuy, INNOVIM
1:30 PM
J32.1
The Role of SmallSats and CubeSats for NASA Science (Invited Presentation) (Core Science Keynote)
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
J32.2
The NASA TROPICS CubeSat Constellation Observatory
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and S. A. Braun, R. Bennartz, C. S. Velden, M. DeMaria, R. Atlas, J. P. Dunion, F. D. Marks Jr., R. Rogers, and B. Annane
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
J32.3
HawkEye Ocean Color Instrument—Performance Summary (Invited Presentation)
Alan Holmes, Cloudland Instrument, LLC, Goleta, CA; and J. M. Morrison, G. Feldman, and F. Patt
Recorded Presentation

J32.4
SOCON—Sustained Ocean Color Observations Using Nanosatellites (Invited Presentation)

3:30 PM
J32.5
Small Satellites: New Normal? (Invited Presentation)
Carl Schueler, Schueler Consulting, Santa Barbara, CA; and P. E. Ardanuy
Recorded Presentation

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


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)

Poster Session 1
Earth Observing SmallSats Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: First Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
788
Characterizing the Trade Space between Capability and Complexity in Next-Generation Cloud and Precipitation Observing Systems Using Markov Chain Monte Carlos Techniques
Zhuocan Xu, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Mace and D. J. Posselt

789
Enhancing Snow Water Equivalent Capabilities with Multifrequency, Multipolarization, Very High-Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Information
Sheldon D. Drobot, Harris, Boulder, CO; and R. Taylor, K. Speed, and T. E. Durham

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

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12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018


Lunch Break
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