Program: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography (86th AMS Annual Meeting)

Sat 28 Jan

Short Course and Student Conference Registration

Sun 29 Jan

Short Course Registration

Conference Registration

Mon 30 Jan

Registration Continues through Thursday, 2 February

Joint Session 1

A Peek at the Earth Observing System of Tomorrow (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, and the 22nd Conference on IIPS)

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Organizer: A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL

Chairs: F. Joseph Turk, NRL; Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems

9:00 AM

J1.1

Challenges and Opportunities for NOAA in Integrating Earth Observing Systems

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J1.2

Earth Science and Applications from Space: Initial results of Decadal Study and a Progress Report

Richard A. Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Moore

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (807.8 kB)

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer (M1)

Session 1

Retrievals and Cloud Products: Part I

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin

10:45 AM

1.1

Satellite Strategies for Earth Observations

Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

1.2

WMO Space Programme Implementation Activities

Donald E. Hinsman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland

11:30 AM

1.3

Recent developments in convective initiation forecasting using GOES and MODIS

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Bedka and S. J. Paech

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

Angular Dependence of Cloud Property Retrievals from Satellite Data

J. Kirk Ayers, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, R. F. Arduini, P. W. Heck, W. L. Smith Jr., M. M. Khaiyer, L. Nguyen, and R. Palikonda

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

Plenary Session 1

AMS Forum Kick-Off Luncheon (Cash & Carry available in the Meeting Room Foyer)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc; the The James Holton Symposium; the Third Symposium on Space Weather; the Event Program; the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges; the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges; the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the 15th Symposium on Education; the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Fourth Presidental History Symposium; the First Symposium on Policy Research; the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms; the The Doug Lilly Symposium; the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 20th Conference on Hydrology; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology; the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership; the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year; and the Second Special Session on Heat Health )

Chairs: Sue Grimmond, King's College; Steven Hanna, Harvard Univ.; Mark Andrews, NOAA/NWS

12:00 PM

PL1.1

Forum opening

Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and M. Andrews, C. S. B. Grimmond, and S. R. Hanna

12:10 PM

PL1.2

How should we compare and evaluate urban land surface models?

Martin Best, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

12:40 PM

PL1.3

THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS: A MIX OF CURSES AND BLESSINGS

Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL

Session 2

Retrievals and Cloud Products 2

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Arlene Laing, NCAR

1:30 PM

2.1

Terra product fusion for improved cloud mask and cloud top heights

Iliana Genkova, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. Di Girolamo

2.2

Remote sounding of the temperature and water vapor structure of the July, 2005 SAL event

2.3

Effects of dust on AIRS retrieval products

2:30 PM

2.2A

Retrieving cirrus properties over the ARM tropical Western Pacific sites using AIRS observations (Formerly P1.35)

B. Kahn, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and K. N. Liou, A. Eldering, Q. Yue, and O. Mussa

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

2.3A

Upper Tropospheric Divergence in Tropical Convective Systems from Meteosat-8 (Formerly P1.38)

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and R. Borde, K. Holmlund, and M. K�nig

Recorded presentation

Poster Session 1

Retrievals and Cloud Products

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P1.1

Clouds in the extreme: challenging satellite retrievals of atmospheric properties

Erica L. Key, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. J. Minnett

P1.2

Cloud detection: Reseaching the 1 percent requirement

Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. A. Frey, E. Eloranta, and R. Holz

P1.3

Retrieval of optical thickness and effective radius of low-level water cloud using the split window data of Meteosat-8

Toshiro Inoue, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Kawamoto, H. J. Lutz, and J. Schmetz

P1.4

New Method for Retrieving Liquid Water Path over Land using AMSR-E Observations

Merritt N. Deeter, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan

Poster PDF (745.6 kB)

P1.5

Comparison of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) cloud properties using PATMOS-x

William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. K. Heidinger

Poster PDF (288.0 kB)

P1.6

Validation of satellite derived CONUS cloud top pressure using cloud physics lidar data from the ATReC field campaign

Sarah Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, A. J. Schreiner, and R. Holz

Poster PDF (107.2 kB)

P1.7

Cloud optical and microphysical properties derived from satellite data

Cristian Mitrescu, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller and R. H. Wade

Poster PDF (650.6 kB)

P1.8

Cloud model evaluation using radiometric measurements from the NASA Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR)

Mikhail Ovchinnikov, PNNL, Richland, WA

P1.9

Use of Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling methods to assess and improve variational MODIS cloud retrievals

Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and T. S. L'Ecuyer and G. L. Stephens

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P1.10

Cloud detection and property retrieval across the day/night terminator

Gary B. Gustafson, AER, Lexington, MA; and R. P. D'Entremont

Poster PDF (475.6 kB)

P1.11

Arctic winter high spectral resolution cloud height retrievals

Robert Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

P1.12

Using time continuity for sounding retrieval from GOES data

Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P1.13

Synergy use of microwave and hyperspectral IR measurements for hurricane study

Xuebao Wu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, A. Huang, and P. Menzel

P1.14

Some aspects of AIRS sounding retrieval and their impact on IMAPP products

Pradeep Thapliyal, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. L. Huang and J. Li

P1.15

Over ocean atmospheric validation of AIRS derived temperature/moisture profiles

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Cychosz, R. O. Knuteson, K. Vinson, P. J. Minnett, and N. R. Nalli

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P1.16

Cloud-clearing for AIRS radiances using MODIS

Chian-Yi Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, H. L. Huang, and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (204.8 kB)

P1.17

Cloud Top Pressure from a Subset of AIRS Channels

Will McCarty, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. Jedlovec

Poster PDF (912.0 kB)

P1.18

Atmospheric profiles over land and ocean from AMSU

John M. Forsythe, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and K. M. Donofrio, R. W. Kessler, A. S. Jones, C. L. Combs, P. Shott, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (651.2 kB)

P1.19

Rainfall estimation over the Taiwan Island from TRMM/TMI data

Wann-Jin Chen, Dept. of environmental information and engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology/National Defense Univ., Tahsi, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and M. D. Tsai, G. R. Liu, J. C. Hu, and M. H. Chang

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1.20

Over-ocean rainfall retrieval from TRMM/TMI data during the Typhoon season

Jen-Chi Hu, School of Defense Science, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology and NDU, Tahsi, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and W. J. Chen, G. R. Liu, M. D. Tsai, and M. H. Chang

Poster PDF (293.7 kB)

P1.21

New technique for cloud model controlled precipitation retrieval: Cloud Dynamics and Radiation Database (CDRD) data mining applications at global and regional scales

Joseph A. Hoch, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. M. Medaglia, A. V. Mehta, A. Mugnai, E. A. Smith, and G. J. Tripoli

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P1.22

Improvements of CMORPH resulting from limb adjustments and normalization of AMSU-B rainfall

Robert J. Joyce, Wyle Information Systems and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Boca Raton, FL; and R. R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (169.8 kB)

P1.23

Histogram matching of ASMR-E and TMI brightness temperatures

Thomas A. Jones, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. Cecil

Poster PDF (697.7 kB)

P1.24

Developing a Remotely Sensed Rainfall Retrieval Algorithm using Multi-Spectral Information

Cecilia Hernandez-Aldarondo, NOAA/Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center, New York, NY; and S. Mahani and R. Khanbilvardi

P1.25

Integration of observations for detection of aircraft icing conditions during AIRS2: Comparisons of microphysical parameters

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. A. Isaac, P. Minnis, and J. K. Ayers

Poster PDF (456.9 kB)

P1.26

Estimation of ocean surface emissivity in AMSU channels: comparison with existing models

Jean-Luc Moncet, AER, Lexington, MA; and T. Meissner, J. Eluszkiewicz, P. Liang, and G. Uymin

P1.27

A land surface emissivity database for conically scanning microwave sensors

Jean-Luc Moncet, AER, Lexington, MA; and C. Grassotti, J. F. Galantowicz, A. Lipton, P. Liang, and R. Aschbrenner

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P1.28

Hyperspectral IR two-layer cloud fast forward model - LY2G

Xuanji Wang Sr., CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. E. Davies, H. L. Huang, E. R. Olson, J. A. Otkin, P. Yang, H. Wei, J. Niu, and D. D. Turner

P1.29

Determination of Ice Water Path in Ice-Over-Water Cloud Systems Using Combined MODIS and AMSR-E Measurements

Jianping Huang, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, B. Lin, Y. Yi, T. F. Fan, S. Sun-Mack, R. F. Arduini, and J. K. Ayers

Poster PDF (271.6 kB)

P1.30

A technique for computing hydrometeor effective radius in bins of a gamma distribution

Lewis Grasso, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta and D. T. Lindsey

Poster PDF (93.3 kB)

P1.31

Determination of 3-D Cloud Ice Water Contents by Combining Multiple Data Sources from Satellite, Ground Radar and Numerical Model

Eun-Kyoung Seo, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu

Poster PDF (353.0 kB)

P1.32

Connecting the global hydrological and energy cycles: A new approach to measuring cloud ice mass from earth viewing satellites

Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. O. Starr, K. F. Evans, and H. E. Revercomb

P1.33

Comparisons of EOS MLS Cloud Ice Measurements with ECMWF analyses and GCM Simulations: Initial Results

Jui-Lin Li, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, J. H. Jiang, W. G. Read, A. M. Tompkins, D. L. Wu, J. W. Waters, L. Donner, J. D. Chern, W. K. Tao, R. Atlas, K. N. Liou, Y. Gu, D. Genio, M. F. Khairoutdinov, and A. Gettelman

P1.34

Retrieving cirrus vertical cross sections of extinction, effective particle size, and ice-water content using GOES imager data

Robert P. D'Entremont, AER, Lexington, MA; and G. B. Gustafson and D. L. Mitchell

Poster PDF (921.0 kB)

P1.35

P1.35 moved to present in place of 2.2A.

P1.36

Properties of anvil cirrus during CRYSTAL-FACE in the 8�12 �m window bands of MODIS Airborne Simulator: observation and simulation

Gang Hong, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang

P1.37

Possible thin cirrus cloud contamination of MODIS clear-sky pixels

Christopher Rogers Yost, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, S. L. Nasiri, and B. A. Baum

P1.38

P1.38 moved to present in place 2.3A.

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (M2)

Session 3

Retrievals and Cloud Products: Part III

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M Univ.

4:00 PM

3.1

Clouds and Water Vapor from Aqua AIRS and Aura MLS Satellite Observations

Jonathon H. Jiang, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, A. Eldering, J. L. Li, H. Su, W. G. Read, E. J. Fetzer, R. Fuller, and B. Kahn

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3.2

Detection and characterization of thin cirrus using combined MISR and MODIS observations

Michael J. Garay, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and D. M. Mazzoni and R. Davies

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

3.3

Infrared cloud phase determination from MODIS and AIRS

Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and B. Kahn

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3.4

Radiometric properties of clouds retrieved by AIRS

Evan Fishbein, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and B. Kahn and E. J. Fetzer

5:15 PM

3.5

Recent progress in the development of the Optimal Spectral Sampling (OSS) method

Jean-Luc Moncet, AER, Lexington, MA; and G. Uymin and K. Cady-Pereira

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (388.4 kB)

Sessions end for the day (M)

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Holton Symposium Banquet

Tue 31 Jan

Session 4

Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies: Part I

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Franklin R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC

8:30 AM

4.1

Clues to changes in Arctic summer-minimum sea ice extent

Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and E. Hunter

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4.2

A long-range forecast of Arctic summer sea-ice minimum extent

Sheldon D. Drobot, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Maslanik and C. Fowler

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4.3

Regional and Seasonal Variations in Marine Stratus Cloud Properties from MODIS observations

Michael P. Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and V. Andrew D., W. D. Collins, G. J. Zhang, and E. Luke

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4.4

Sea surface temperature climate analyses derived from aerosol bias-corrected satellite data

Nicholas R. Nalli, QSS Group, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and R. W. Reynolds and M. D. Goldberg

Recorded presentation

Joint Poster Session 1

MARINE METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF REAL AND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (Joint between the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Cochairs: Jochen Horstmann, GKSS Research Center; Nathaniel S. Winstead, Johns Hopkins Univ.

JP1.1

Validation of QuikSCAT wind retrievals in tropical cyclone environments

Christopher C. Hennon, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and D. G. Long and F. J. Wentz

Poster PDF (158.6 kB)

JP1.2

Cyclogenesis and Tropical Transition in decaying frontal zones

Michelle L. Stewart, COAPS, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa

JP1.3

Near surface winds in the vicinity of SST gradients as observed by QuikSCAT

Joseph M. Sienkiewicz, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and G. McFadden

JP1.4

An evaluation of the application of sea level pressure analyses derived from near real time QuikSCAT winds as an operational tool within the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center

Joan M. Von Ahn, STG, Inc. and NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. M. Sienkiewicz and J. Patoux

Poster PDF (65.0 kB)

JP1.5

A high-resolution QuikSCAT based global ocean upwelling index: The first stage of a new series of satellite ocean processes products from NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Laurence N. Connor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Jelenak, T. Mavor, and P. S. Chang

JP1.6

High resolution rain retrieval from SeaWinds scatterometer data

David G. Long, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT

Poster PDF (694.3 kB)

JP1.7

Revealing the SeaWinds ocean vector winds under the rain using AMSR: Part II, the empirical approach

Bryan W. Stiles, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. N. Huddleston, S. M. Hristova-Veleva, R. S. Dunbar, M. H. Freilich, B. A. Vanhoff, S. H. Yueh, S. V. Hsiao, G. Neumann, P. S. Callahan, R. W. Gaston, and W. Y. Tsai

JP1.8

Revealing the SeaWinds ocean vector winds under the rain using AMSR. Part I: The physical approach

S. M. Hristova-Veleva, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and P. S. Callahan, R. S. Dunbar, S. H. Yueh, B. W. Stiles, J. N. Huddleston, S. V. Hsiao, G. Neumann, M. H. Freilich, B. A. Vanhoff, W. Y. Tsai, and R. W. Gaston

JP1.9

Using synthetic aperture radar to study coastal flows in the Gulf of Alaska

Nathaniel S. Winstead, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD; and B. A. Colle, G. S. Young, N. A. Bond, F. M. Monaldo, and D. R. Thompson

JP1.10

A Novel Approach to Marine Wind Speed Assessment using Synthetic Aperture Radar

Todd D. Sikora, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and G. Young and N. Winstead

Poster PDF (313.8 kB)

JP1.11

RAMS Simulated and SAR Observed Flow Interactions in the Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Haibo Liu, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK; and P. Olsson, K. Volz, and H. Yi

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

JP1.12

Multi-sensor analysis of cold water along the Mid-Atlantic coast during midsummer 2003

Donglian Sun, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and M. Kafatos and R. Yang

JP1.13

Research on employment of adaptive beamformer based on weight iterative algorithm in suppressing radio frequency interferences

Gui Renzhou, CIRES/Wuhan Univ., Wuhan, China; and Y. Zijie Sr.

Poster PDF (108.0 kB)

Poster Session 2

Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P2.1

Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer brightness temperature dataset and its statistics

Lei Shi, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Bates

Poster PDF (200.9 kB)

P2.2

Quality control of a fundamental climate data record from geostationary observations: calibration, navigation and radiometric quality

Kenneth Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Poster PDF (707.7 kB)

P2.3

New Climate Products Available from DISCOVER

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn and F. J. Wentz

P2.4

A correction to the diurnal sampling bias in HIRS observations using GFDL climate model simulations

Darren L. Jackson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Soden

P2.5

Vertical structure and spatial-temporal evolution of the Madden-Julian Oscillation based on the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data

Baijun Tian, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, E. J. Fetzer, B. H. Lambrigtsen, and Y. Yung

P2.6

Understanding cloud formation mechanisms and cloud feedbacks

Yinghui Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key and J. A. Francis

P2.7

Satellite-derived surface radiation fluxes at the ARM SGP and TWP Manus CART sites

Michele L. Nordeen, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. R. Doelling, P. K. Chan, M. M. Khaiyer, D. Phan, J. K. Ayers, and R. Palikonda

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P2.8

Increase in global oceanic latent flux: results from remote sensing and NCEP reanalyses

Yukun Xing, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. Chiu

P2.9

Estimates of the first to third baroclinic Rossby wave mode variability in the South Pacific Ocean from the TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS1/2 altimeter observed sea level anomalies

Angela M. Maharaj, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and P. Cipollini and N. J. Holbrook

P2.10

A multidecade polar climate record from radar scatterometer data: the Scatterometer Climate Record Pathfinder project

David G. Long, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Poster PDF (482.4 kB)

P2.11

A maturity model for satellite-derived climate data records

John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. R. Barkstrom

Poster PDF (130.4 kB)

P2.12

Variation of Oceanic Rain Rate Parameters from SSM/I: Mode of Brightness Temperature Histogram

Roongroj Chokngamwong, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. S. Chiu

Poster PDF (755.5 kB)

P2.13

Validation of CMORPH and TRMM satellite rainfall algorithms for Central America

P2.14

TRMM data reprocessing (version 6): improvements and new data products

William L. Teng, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Rui, J. Bonk, L. Chiu, P. Hrubiak, Z. Liu, L. Lu, and G. Vicente

Poster PDF (320.8 kB)

P2.15

Satellite-Derived Precipitation Verification Activities Within the International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG)

F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and P. Bauer, E. Ebert, and P. A. Arkin

Poster PDF (75.5 kB)

P2.16

Intercalibration of passive microwave rain products

Kyle Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and D. K. Smith and F. J. Wentz

P2.17

Interannual variability of tropical rainfall as seen from TRMM V6

Franklin R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL

P2.18

A satellite-based climatology of convective precipitation episodes over Africa

Arlene Laing, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone and V. Levizzani

P2.19

Transport of central American biomass burning smoke aerosols in 1979�2005

Jun Wang, University of Nebaska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Christopher, E. Prins, J. S. Reid, and X. Liu

P2.20

Satellite-derived cloud-track polar winds from 1982-2004

Richard Dworak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key, D. Santek, and C. S. Velden

P2.21

Sea Ice Data Derived from Microwave Radiometer for Climate Monitoring

Takanori Matsumoto, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Ishii, Y. Fukuda, and S. Hirahara

Poster PDF (641.3 kB)

P2.22

Diurnal cycles in Arctic surface radiative fluxes in a blended satellite-climate reanalysis data set

Xuanji Wang Sr., CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, M. C. Serreze, and A. Slater

P2.23

Blended and gridded high resolution global sea surface wind speed and climatology from multiple satellites: 1987�present

Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds and J. J. Bates

Poster PDF (963.4 kB)

P2.24

Over-Ocean Water Vapor and Liquid Water Climatology from SSM/I

P2.25

Moisture correspondence between lower and upper troposphere over oceans using AIRS observations

Hengchun Ye, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and E. J. Fetzer, S. Granger, S. Y. Lee, E. T. Olsen, and L. Chen

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P2.26

Dry bias in satellite-derived clear-sky water vapor and its contribution to longwave cloud radiative forcing

Byung-Ju Sohn, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Schmetz, R. Stuhlmann, and J. Y. Lee

P2.27

Cloud variability and climate signatures in MODIS level-3 data

Brent Maddux, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P2.28

A pilot study of scientific data stewardship with global water vapor

T. H. Vonder Haar, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe and R. W. Kessler

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P2.29

A climatological study of ice cloud reflectivity

Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (605.4 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (T1)

Session 5

Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies: Part II

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: B. J. Sohn, Seoul National Univ.

11:00 AM

5.1

Systematic Differences of Rainfall Estimates in TRMM 3G68

Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Rajendran

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

11:30 AM

5.2

Challenges in Monitoring Climate Rainfall Variability and Trends

Wesley Berg, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. D. Kummerow

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5.3

Observational and modelling studies of convective precipitation patterns in the Sahelian area

Samantha Melani, Institute of Biometeorology/National Research Council, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; and M. Pasqui and A. Antonini

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

5.4

A combined atmospheric water data set for hydrology studies

Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and F. W. Irion, B. H. Lambrigtsen, W. G. Read, and D. E. Waliser

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (229.0 kB)

Exhbits Open (T)

Plenary Session

Presidential Forum with Boxed Lunch (Lunch will be available for purchase outside the meeting room.)

Hosts: (Joint between the Event Program; the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 15th Symposium on Education; the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges; the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges; the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms; the The Doug Lilly Symposium; the First Symposium on Policy Research; the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc; the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 20th Conference on Hydrology; the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology; the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the Fourth Presidental History Symposium; the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership; the The James Holton Symposium; the Third Symposium on Space Weather; and the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year )

Joint Session 2

Symposium Welcome and Keynote (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography)

Location: A302 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Organizer: Gerard D. Wittman, Raytheon Company

1:45 PM

J2.1

Keynote Address.

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 3

NPOESS Overview (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Location: A302 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Organizer: Gerard D. Wittman, Raytheon Company

2:15 PM

J3.1

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Program Overview

D. Ryan

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J3.2

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Program Status

C. Hoffman

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (T2)

Session 6

Climatology and Long-Term Satellite Studies: Part III

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL

3:30 PM

6.1

The Diurnal Cycle of Oceanic Precipitation in Models and Satellite Observations

John Janowiak, NOAA/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and V. Kousky, R. Joyce, P. Xie, Y. Yarosh, and M. Chen

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

6.2

Diurnal and angular variability of cloud detection: consistency between polar and geosynchronous ISCCP products

G. Garrett Campbell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (858.1 kB)

4:15 PM

6.3

CERES Cloud Property Database from VIRS and MODIS

Sunny Sun-Mack, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and Y. Chen, Q. Trepte, P. Minnis, E. B. Geier, and P. W. Heck

Presentation PDF (2.7 MB)

4:30 PM

6.4

MODIS view of tropical clouds and water vapor

Philip W. Mote, Northwest Research Associates, Bellevue, WA; and R. Frey

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

6.5

The 15-year ERBE data set upgraded

Kathryn A. Bush, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith, T. Wong, and R. B. Lee III

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

6.6

MSU Recalibrations Using Simultaneous Nadir Overpasses For Climate Trend Studies

Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. D. Goldberg, Z. Cheng, N. Grody, J. Sullivan, C. Cao, and D. Tarpley

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

6.7

Variability and trend of cloud parameters and OLR retrieved from the TOVS Pathfinder Path A dataset

Gyula I. Molnar, JCET/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Susskind

Recorded presentation

Sessions end for the day (T)

Wed 1 Feb

Joint Session 4

Marine Meteorological Applications of Real and Synthetic Aperture Radar (Joint between the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography)

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Cochairs: Jochen Horstmann, GKSS Research Center; Nathaniel S. Winstead, Johns Hopkins Univ.

8:30 AM

J4.1

WindSat Wind Vector Retrievals in the Presence of Clouds

Zorana Jelenak, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. Mavor, L. N. Connor, and P. S. Chang

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J4.2

High resolution vector wind retrieval from SeaWinds scatterometer data

David G. Long, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (561.2 kB)

9:00 AM

J4.3

Assessment of Enivsat ASAR wind speed retrieval performance

Frank M. Monaldo, APL/Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD; and D. R. Thompson

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J4.4

Estimation of Surface Winds From SAR Using a Projection Algorithm

Christopher C. Wackerman, Advanced Information Systems, Ypsilanti, MI; and W. Pichel, X. Li, and P. Clemente_Colon

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (299.4 kB)

9:30 AM

J4.5

Operational Wind Field Retrieval using C-band Synthetic Aperture Radars

Jochen Horstmann, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and W. Koch

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J4.6

Surface marine wind retrieval in non-precipitating regions

C. Harold Ritchie, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and R. E. Danielson and M. Dowd

Presentation PDF (383.1 kB)

10:00 AM

J4.7

Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations of Mesoscale Atmospheric Phenomena

George Young, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and N. S. Winstead, F. M. Monaldo, D. R. Thompson, and T. D. Sikora

Presentation PDF (993.7 kB)

10:15 AM

J4.8

Wind energy applications of synthetic aperture radar

Merete B. Christiansen, Ris� National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark; and C. B. Hasager

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (839.1 kB)

10:30 AM

J4.9

Hurricane Watch: Operational analysis of hurricane characteristics using synthetic aperture radar

Hans C. Graber, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. Horstmann, F. M. Monaldo, and S. Iris

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J4.10

A Composite Study of SAR Wind Observations in Southeast Alaska

Carl F. Dierking, NOAA/NWS, Juneau, AK; and T. A. Ress and M. J. Foster

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J4.11

Analyzing surface wind fields near lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak waters using SAR

Eddie Zingone, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK; and G. L. Hufford

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

11:15 AM

J4.12

RADARSAT Derived Wind and Other Environmental Products for Maritime Operations

Paris Vachon, Defence R&D, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and B. G. Whitehouse and W. M. Renaud

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J4.6A

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Exhibits Open (W)

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (W)

Joint Session 6

GOES-R: Part I (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography)

Location: A302 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems�Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Cochairs: Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS

1:30 PM

J6.1

Introduction to GOES-R

Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J6.2

GOES-R Program Overview

Michael Crison, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J6.3

The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on GOES-R

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, J. Gurka, and M. M. Gunshor

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J6.4

Infrared measurements from the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on GOES-R

W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. J. Gurka, and J. Li

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J6.5

GOES-R Coastal Waters Imaging and the COAST Risk Reduction Activities

Curtiss Davis, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and M. Abbott

Recorded presentation

Poster Session 3

Environmental Applications

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P3.1

Production and preliminary evaluation of operational SST and aerosol products from NOAA-18 AVHRR/3

Alexander Ignatov, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Sapper, A. Harris, W. G. Pichel, X. Li, and Y. Kihai

JP1.12

Multi-sensor analysis of cold water along the Mid-Atlantic coast during midsummer 2003

Donglian Sun, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and M. Kafatos and R. Yang

P3.3

Satellite based estimation of anthropogenic aerosol radiative forcing over tropical Indian Ocean

Falguni Patadia, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. Christopher and S. K. Satheesh

P3.4

Tire fire inquire

Lori A. Borg, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie, Z. Li, C. Y. Liu, B. Maddux, D. Tobin, T. J. Wagner, W. Zhou, and S. A. Ackerman

P3.5

Satellite derived aerosol optical depth products in support of UAE²

Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller

P3.6

Five years of GOES WF_ABBA fire products: analysis and applications

P3.7

Explanation of variation in satellite observed aerosol indirect effect

Hongfei Shao, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu

P3.8

Detecting volcanic ash and blowing dust using GOES, MODIS, and AIRS imagery

Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and F. Prata

Poster PDF (385.9 kB)

P3.9

Characterization of dust storms sources in southwestern U. S and northwestern Mexico using remote sensing imagery

Nancy Ivette Rivera Rivera, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and M. Bleiweiss, J. L. Hand, T. E. Gill, and R. M. Fitzgerald

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P3.10

Air Quality, Population and Energy Usage over Global Mega cities

Pawan Gupta, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

P3.11

Aerosol retrievals from MSG SEVIRI over ocean using AVHRR-like algorithm

Helen E. Brindley, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; and A. Ignatov

P3.12

Aerosol optical depth retrievals from high-resolution commercial satellite imagery over areas of high surface reflectance

Dominick A. Vincent, NPS, Monterey, CA; and P. A. Durkee, K. E. Nielsen, J. Zhang, and J. S. Reid

Poster PDF (314.6 kB)

P3.13

Satellite Meteorology Education and Training Resources: Leveraging today's Polar-orbiting Satellite Data in Preparation for NPOESS

Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and S. Wang

P3.14

Statistical comparison between satellite-derived mesoscale atmospheric motion vectors and NOAA wind profiler network observations

Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, J. R. Mecikalski, R. A. Petersen, and C. S. Velden

P3.15

Retrieval of Flux Properties Associated with Mesoscale Winds

Christopher P. Jewett, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski and K. M. Bedka

P3.16

A quantitative analysis of the enhanced-V feature

Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, A. S. Bachmeier, and R. M. Rabin

Poster PDF (520.3 kB)

P3.17

Observations of orographic Cloud Base Heights from satellite and in-situ measurements at the Monteverde Cloud Mist Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Jian Zeng, ERT associated with NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Han, S. Asefi, R. M. Welch, R. O. Lawton, U. S. Nair, and D. K. Ray

Poster PDF (139.5 kB)

P3.18

Use of MODIS and GOES imagery to help delineate the distribution of cloud forests along the eastern Andean slopes

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia and T. Killeen

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P3.19

Observational and modeling studies of cloud and associated rainfall processes

Xiaofan Li, JCSDA and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (727.8 kB)

P3.20

NRL tropical cyclone R&D web resource augmentations

Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. F. Turk, T. F. Lee, K. Richardson, S. D. Miller, C. Sampson, J. E. Kent, and R. H. Wade

Poster PDF (541.6 kB)

P3.21

Detecting Tropical Cyclone Structural Change with the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)

Stephen R. Guimond, COAPS, Tallahassee, FL; and F. J. Turk, C. B. Blankenship, and J. D. Hawkins

Poster PDF (450.9 kB)

P3.22

Multi-sensor perspectives on the convective and radiative properties of the Tropopause Layer over the Tropical Americas

Jasna V. Pittman, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson and T. L. Miller

P3.23

Day/night visible satellite images

Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

Poster PDF (670.3 kB)

P3.24

Evaluation of Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) shortwave infrared bands for optimum nighttime fog detection

Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (427.8 kB)

P3.25

Multi-Spectral Remotely Sensed Snowfall Rate Estimation

Yajaira Mejia, NOAA-CREST and City College of New York, New York, NY; and R. Khanvilbardi and S. Mahani

P3.26

Development of a Snowfall Retrieval Algorithm Using Data at High Microwave Frequencies

Yoo-Jeong Noh, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu and E. K. Seo

Poster PDF (470.3 kB)

Poster Session 4

Operational Products

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P4.1

Using multi-spectral satellite remote sensing techniques to nowcast nocturnal convection initiation

Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski and K. M. Bedka

P4.2

A hydrometeorological warning system for Mexico (HWS-Mex): A plan and its first stages of development

Jorge Sanchez-Sesma, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico; and J. L. Perez-Lopez and M. A. Sosa Chi�as

P4.3

Statistical downscaling for GFS precipitation forecast over Sahel region based on Meteosat Second Generation rainfall estimates

Francesca Guarnieri, National Research Council, Firenze, Italy; and M. Pasqui, L. Genesio, S. Melani, and P. Vignaroli

P4.4

The current status of the NOAA/AMSU-based operational precipitation product

Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. Kongoli, P. Pellegrino, H. Meng, and F. Weng

P4.5

Application of the Hydro-Estimator rainfall algorithm over Hawaii

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Im, J. C. Davenport, and R. A. Scofield

Poster PDF (243.9 kB)

P4.6

Calibration/Validation of NOAA-18 AMSU-A and MHS for the Microwave Surface and Precipitation Products System (MSPPS)

Huan Meng, QSS Group, Inc. Lanham, MD and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and L. Zhao, R. R. Ferraro, F. Weng, and Q. Liu

Poster PDF (232.5 kB)

P4.7

Recent Developments of Satellite Products on the FNMOC TC Web Page

Yiping Wang, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Tesmer, J. Lerner, and J. Vermeulen

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P4.8

Toward an objective satellite-based algorithm to provide real-time estimates of TC intensity using integrated multispectral (IR and MW) observations

Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Kossin, T. Olander, D. Herndon, A. Wimmers, R. Wacker, K. F. Brueske, B. Kabat, J. D. Hawkins, R. T. Edson, and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (159.3 kB)

P4.9

A multi-platform satellite tropical cyclone wind analysis system

John A. Knaff, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P4.10

AVHRR/MODIS relative calibration bias estimates deduced from the SNO method: Uncertainties due to earth-scene inhomogeneities

Robert A. Iacovazzi Jr., Riverside Technology Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Cao and P. Ciren

Poster PDF (379.5 kB)

P4.11

GOES sounder single field of view products

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and G. E. Gray, G. S. Wade, T. J. Schmit, J. P. Nelson III, A. J. Schreiner, and C. Holland

Poster PDF (665.6 kB)

P4.12

The GOES Hybrid Microburst Index

Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (770.3 kB)

P4.13

Recent innovations in deriving tropospheric winds from meteorological satellites

Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

P4.14

Characterization of tracer height assignment errors: A recurring theme for satellite-derived atmospheric motion vectors

P4.15

Polar Wind retrievals using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

John F. Dostalek, CIRA, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (141.9 kB)

P4.16

Satellite-derived wind, cloud, and surface products at Direct Broadcast sites in the Antarctic and Arctic

William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, M. A. Lazzara, D. Santek, L. E. Gumley, and K. I. Strabala

Poster PDF (315.8 kB)

P4.17

Polar cloud-detection algorithms for a real-time analysis and forecasting model

Robert P. D'Entremont, AER, Lexington, MA; and G. B. Gustafson

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P4.18

NASA-Langley web-based operational real-time cloud retrieval products from geostationary satellites

Rabindra Palikonda, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and D. Phan, M. M. Khaiyer, M. L. Nordeen, J. K. Ayers, D. A. Spangenberg, D. R. Doelling, Y. Yi, P. Minnis, L. Nguyen, Q. Trepte, and S. Sun-Mack

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P4.19

Integration of advanced satellite cloud products into an icing aircraft icing nowcasting system

Julie A. Haggerty, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Cunning, B. Bernstein, M. Chapman, D. B. Johnson, M. Politovich, C. Wolff, P. Minnis, and R. Palikonda

Poster PDF (419.2 kB)

P4.20

Introducing the operational GOES imager Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature (CSBT) data products

Anthony J. Schreiner, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung, T. J. Schmit, C. W. Holland, J. P. Nelson III, T. L. Olander, and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (311.6 kB)

P4.21

MISST � The Multi-sensor Improved Sea Surface Temperature for GODAE

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and C. Gentemann, J. Cummings, and E. J. Bayler

P4.22

Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Products (Current and Future)

Eileen Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris, C. J. Merchant, X. Li, and R. Potash

Poster PDF (118.0 kB)

P4.23

An SST Satellite Match-up System

Dorlisa L. Hommel, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and R. J. Sikorski

P4.24

A MODIS sea surface temperature composite product

Stephanie L. Haines, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. J. Jedlovec, S. M. Lazarus, and C. G. Calvert

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P4.25

Evaluation of the AMSU land surface temperature algorithm for skin and shelter-air temperature retrievals

Cezar E. Kongoli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and P. Pellegrino, F. Weng, C. Dean, and R. R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (294.3 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (W2)

Sessions end for the day (W)

Session 7

Environmental Applications

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: John V. Zapotocny, Air Force Weather Agency

4:00 PM

7.1

Integration of Satellite, Modeled, and Ground Based Aerosol Data for use in Air Quality and Public Health Applications

Valerie Garcia, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. Kondragunta, R. M. Hoff, S. Tinkle, S. T. Rao, G. Thurston, D. Holland, J. Szykman, J. Engel-Cox, J. Al-Saadi, and L. A. Remer

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7.2

Satellite derived products to enhance aviation nowcasting of convection, turbulence, and volcanic ash

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, A. Wimmers, M. Pavolonis, S. Bedka, S. A. Ackerman, J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, and D. B. Johnson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (851.0 kB)

4:45 PM

7.3

FORMOST-3/COSMIC mission to global earth weather monitoring, operation, and TACC/CDAAC post-processing

Bor-Han Wu, National Space Organization (NSPO), Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; and C. J. Fong, C. Y. Huang, Y. A. Liou, N. Yen, and P. Chen

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (649.5 kB)

5:00 PM

7.4

The Role of Satellite-derived Cloud Climatologies in Deep-space to Ground Laser Communications

Gary S. Wojcik, Northrop Grumman TASC, Chantilly, VA; and H. L. Szymczak, R. J. Alliss, and M. L. Mason

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (867.0 kB)

5:15 PM

7.5

Smoking Pyrocumulonimbus: observations from MODIS, MISR, AVHRR, DMSP, GOES and TOMS

Michael Fromm, NRL, Washington, DC; and R. Servranckx, S. D. Miller, J. Turk, and B. J. Stocks

Recorded presentation

Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

THUR 2 FEB

Session 8

Operational Products

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

8.1

A daily blended analysis for sea surface temperature

Richard W. Reynolds, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. S. Casey, T. M. Smith, and D. B. Chelton

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (254.2 kB)

9:00 AM

8.2

Retrieval of cloud phase over the Arctic using MODIS 6.7-12 micron data

Douglas Spangenberg, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and M. Shupe, M. R. Poellot, and P. Minnis

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (396.0 kB)

9:15 AM

8.3

Nowcasting aircraft icing conditions using GOES-derived cloud products

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein and F. McDonough

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (590.8 kB)

9:30 AM

8.4

GOES single FOV total column ozone: Development and Initial Results

John A. Knox, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and C. C. Schmidt

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

Poster Session 5

Data Assimilation

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P5.1

Variational assimilation of SSM/I observations in clear skies at the Meteorological Service of Canada

David Anselmo, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and G. Deblonde

Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

P5.2

A new 4D variational assimilation method of spaceborne data for moisture budget studies

Aurelie Bouchard, CETP, Velizy, France; and L. Yvon and V. Nicolas

Poster PDF (552.3 kB)

P5.3

Validation of Satellite-Derived Liquid Water Paths with Ground-Based Microwave Radiometers for Various Cloud Regimes

Mandana M. Khaiyer, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, R. F. Arduini, R. Palikonda, M. L. Nordeen, and J. K. Ayers

Poster PDF (239.5 kB)

P5.4

Use of AIRS/AMSU retrieved soundings to improve prediction of Gulf moisture return

Shanna J. Sampson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Brewster, G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta

Poster PDF (77.3 kB)

P5.5

Analytic construction of instantaneous field of view ellipsoids on an arbitrary earth projection

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P5.6

Microwave Variational Retrieval of Surface and Atmospheric Parameters: Application to AMSU/MHS and SSMI/S sensors

Sid Ahmed Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and Q. Liu

P5.7

Merging AMSR-E hydrometeor data with coastal radar data for short term high-resolution forecasts of Hurricane Ivan

Keith A. Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (137.6 kB)

P5.8

Error Analysis of Global Microwave Surface Emissivity over Land

Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. C. Shott, J. M. Forsythe, C. L. Combs, and T. H. Vonder Haar

P5.9

Evaluation of the Assumptions made in a Land Surface Data Assimilation Technique

Scott M. Mackaro, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO

P5.10

A Simple 1DVAR Approach Toward Cloudy Infared Radiance Assimilation

Sylvain Heilliette, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and L. Garand

Poster PDF (154.3 kB)

P5.11

Atmospheric infrared sounder assimilation experiments using NCEP's GFS

James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. H. Zapotocny, J. F. LeMarshall, and R. Treadon

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P5.12

Assimilation of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Data in a Regional Model

Shih-Hung Chou, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky, W. M. Lapenta, and G. J. Jedlovec

Poster PDF (773.9 kB)

P5.13

Assimilation of AIRS hyperspectral radiances at MSC

Louis Garand, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and A. Beaulne and N. Wagneur

Poster PDF (64.9 kB)

P5.14

Recent MODIS data assimilation experiments in the NCEP GFS

Tom H. Zapotocny, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung and J. F. LeMarshall

Poster PDF (995.7 kB)

P5.15

Targeted use of rapid-scan geostationary satellite wind data

P5.16

Study of observational error and targeted observation in observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) for NPOESS

John S. Woollen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Masutani and S. J. Lord

P5.17

Studies on the Initialization and Simulation of Hurricane Lili(2002): Assimilation of QuickScat, GOES-8 and Terra Data Using MM5 4D-Var System

Xiaoyan Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Q. Xiao, P. J. Fitzpatrick, and Y. H. Kuo

P5.18

Improving forecasts of tropical cyclogenesis and intensity change: the role of spaceborne Doppler radar

William E. Lewis, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli

P5.19

Assimilation of GOES radiances to improve forecasting of mid-level, mixed-phase clouds

Curtis J. Seaman, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Vukicevic and T. Vonder Haar

P5.20

Direct use of satellite horizontal gradients in variational analysis

Daniel Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (271.0 kB)

P5.21

Comparison of RUC condensate analyses and forecasts with satellite-derived cloud properties

William L. Smith Jr., NASA LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis and S. Benjamin

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P5.22

Reanalysis Impact on Quality Controls of Long-term Satellite Sounding Observation

Masami Sakamoto, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and K. Okamoto, Y. Yoshizaki, H. Murata, S. Kobayashi, J. Tsutsui, S. Kadokura, K. Wada, and H. Hatsushika

Poster PDF (327.9 kB)

Poster Session 6

New and Future Sensors and Applications

Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P6.1

Validation of GOES-N imager data and products during the GOES-N science test

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski, R. A. Scofield, G. P. Ellrod, W. Bresky, J. C. Davenport, D. W. Hillger, T. J. Schmit, and A. J. Schreiner

Poster PDF (397.3 kB)

P6.2

The GOES-N Sounder Data and Products

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and G. S. Wade, M. M. Gunshor, J. P. Nelson, A. J. Schreiner, J. Li, J. M. Daniels, and D. W. Hillger

Poster PDF (553.2 kB)

P6.3

An overview of the GOES-N science test

Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NEDSIS/ORA, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Schmit, D. T. Lindsey, J. A. Knaff, and J. M. Daniels

Poster PDF (234.0 kB)

P6.4

Synthetic GOES-R and NPOESS Imagery of Mesoscale Weather Events

Lewis Grasso, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta, J. F. Dostalek, and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (106.5 kB)

P6.5

Lossless Compression Studies for NOAA GOES-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite

Bormin Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Ahuja, Y. Sriraja, H. L. Huang, and M. Goldberg

Poster PDF (660.9 kB)

P6.6

GOES-R ABI new product development

Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NEDSIS/ORA, Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (340.4 kB)

P6.7

Physical retrieval for precise satellite SST measurements�GOES-R Risk Reduction Study

Eileen Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Smith Sr. and S. V. Kireev

Poster PDF (106.2 kB)

P6.8

Advanced Nowcasting Application for Next Generation GOES

T. Scott Zaccheo, AER, Inc, Lexington, MA; and R. P. d'Entremont, G. B. Gustafson, and D. B. Hogan

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P6.9

An objective nowcasting tool that optimizes the impact of GOES-Derive Product Imagery in very-short-range forecasts and nowcasts

Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and R. M. Aune

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

P6.10

Tropical cyclone applications of next-generation operational satellite soundings

Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; and D. W. Hillger, C. D. Barnet, and R. T. DeMaria

Poster PDF (238.8 kB)

P6.11

Statistical comparisons of model output with satellite observations: A severe weather case

Manajit Sengupta, CIRA, Ft. Collins, CO; and L. Grasso, D. T. Lindsey, and M. DeMaria

Poster PDF (250.4 kB)

P6.12

Studying NOAA limb-correction algorithm by simultaneous NOAA-16 and -18 satellite measurements

P6.13

Intercalibration of the newest geostationary imagers via high spectral resolution AIRS data

Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, W. P. Menzel, and D. C. Tobin

Poster PDF (209.0 kB)

P6.14

Far-infrared spectroscopy of the troposphere (FIRST): Instrument description, performance, and results

Martin G. Mlynczak, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and D. G. Johnson, H. Latvakoski, D. P. Kratz, M. Watson, K. Jucks, W. Traub, G. E. Bingham, S. Wellard, and C. Hyde

P6.15

Observed 3-D Structure of Atmospheric Temperature and Moisture Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Lihang Zhou, QSS Group Inc., Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg, W. W. Wolf, and C. D. Barnet

Poster PDF (275.9 kB)

P6.16

Calibration and Validation for NOAA18 HIRS/4 Measurements

Likun Wang, Dell Perot System, Camp Spring, MD; and C. Cao and P. Ciren

Poster PDF (248.6 kB)

P6.17

Testing the CMIS core retrieval algorithm with AMSU data and comparison with NOAA and AMSR products

Ryan Aschbrenner, AER, Lexington, MA; and P. Liang, J. L. Moncet, S. A. Boukabara, and F. Weng

P6.18

SSMIS lower atmospheric sounding cal/val

Donald J. Boucher, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and R. W. Farley, A. A. Fote, Y. Hong, D. B. Kunkee, G. Poe, S. D. Swadley, B. H. Thomas, and J. E. Wessel

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P6.19

Scan Bias in Microwave Sounders�From AMSU to ATMS

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

P6.20

Precipitation Signatures in SSMIS Imagery

F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, S. D. Miller, R. Ferraro, and F. Weng

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P6.21

Oceanic rainfall retrievals from the QuikSCAT radiometer

P6.22

Characterizing TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) quality at multiple time and space scales using surface data

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, K. P. Bowman, E. J. Nelkin, and D. B. Wolff

P6.23

Calibration of DMSP F-16 Special Sensor Microwave Imager and Sounder

Banghua Yan Sr., University of Maryland/ESSIC, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng Sr. and T. Mo Sr.

P6.24

Air mass pre-classification to improve performance of physical retrievals for CMIS

Alan E. Lipton, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and K. J. Quinn and J. L. Moncet

P6.25

Co-location algorithms for satellite observations

Haibing Sun, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wolf, T. King, C. D. Barnet, and M. Goldberg

Poster PDF (147.0 kB)

P6.26

Information content analysis in support of a new Infrared Cloud Ice Radiometer for SIRICE

Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Greenwald, S. Ackerman, and K. F. Evans

P6.27

CloudSat and MODIS Data Merging: The First Step toward the Implementation of the NASA A-Train Data Depot

Gilberto A. Vicente, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Smith, S. Kempler, K. Tewari, R. Kummerer, and G. G. Leptoukh

Poster PDF (733.4 kB)

P6.28

Developments in ocean infrared emissivity/reflection modeling: comparisons against observations

Nicholas R. Nalli, QSS Group, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and P. J. Minnett, P. Van Delst, C. D. Barnet, and M. D. Goldberg

Poster PDF (148.2 kB)

P6.29

Advanced radiative transfer model for real-time remote sensing applications

Richard J. Lynch, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and E. J. Kennelly, H. E. Snell, D. B. Hogan, and J. L. Moncet

Poster PDF (476.2 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Th1)

Session 9

Data Assimilation

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML

11:00 AM

9.1

One-dimensional variational assimilation of SSM/I observations in rainy atmospheres at the Meteorological Service of Canada

Godelieve Deblonde, AES, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and J. F. Mahfouf, B. Bilodeau, and D. Anselmo

11:30 AM

9.2

Assimilation of Advanced InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) observations at JCSDA

John F. Le Marshall, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and J. A. Jung, J. Derber, R. Treadon, M. Goldberg, W. Wolf, and T. H. Zapotocny

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (98.6 kB)

11:45 AM

9.3

Mechanisms that propagate polar satellite-derived atmospheric motion vector information into lower latitudes

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung, T. H. Zapotocny, J. Key, and C. Velden

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (272.7 kB)

12:00 PM

9.4

Evaluating the impact of satellite data density within an ensemble data assimilation approach

Dusanka Zupanski, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and L. Grasso, M. DeMaria, M. Sengupta, and M. Zupanski

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (416.9 kB)

Exhibits Open (Th)

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (Th)

Session 10

New and Future Sensors and Applications: Part I

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services

1:30 PM

10.1

The Origin of Sensors: Evolutionary Considerations for Next Generation Satellite Programs

Steven D. Miller, NRL, Monterey, CA; and F. J. Turk, T. F. Lee, J. D. Hawkins, C. S. Velden, C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, and S. H. D. Haddock

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

2:00 PM

10.2

SATELLITE SOUNDINGS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDER (AIRS)

Moustafa Chahine, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and H. H. Aumann

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

10.3

Preparations for the GEOSS: Satellite-Based Algorithm Development Activities at NESDIS

Mitch Goldberg, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

10.4

GeoSTAR: A New Payload for GOES-R

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and W. Wilson, A. Tanner, P. Kangaslahti, S. Dinardo, S. Brown, J. Piepmeier, and C. Ruf

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

Registration Desk Closes

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall and AMS IPOD Raffle (Th2)

Session 11

New and Future Sensors and Applications: Part II

Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Host: 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Jaime Daniels, NOAA

11.1

First Results from the CloudSat mission

Presentation PDF (8.2 kB)

3:45 PM

11.2

Uses of satellite microwave measurements in weather and climate studies: status, challenges and requirement for future Instrumentation

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

11.3

Toward an integrated system for the calibration/validation of multisensor radiances from operational satellites

Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, M. Goldberg, X. Wu, and J. Sullivan

Presentation PDF (174.4 kB)

4:15 PM

11.4

Weather forecasting applications using WindSat

Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. S. Goerss, J. D. Hawkins, F. J. Turk, and Z. Jelenak

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (491.4 kB)

4:30 PM

11.5

WindSat Ocean Surface Wind Vector and Sea Surface Temperature Products

Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL, Washington, DC; and P. W. Gaiser

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

11.6

Applications of GPS Radio Occultation Sounding Technique to Weather and Climate and the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Mission

Ying-Hwa Kuo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken and R. A. Anthes

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

11.7

Improved soundings and error estimates using AIRS/AMSU data

Joel Susskind, NASA, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

11.1A

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission: An Overview

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Y. Hou

Recorded presentation

Exhibit Close

Conference Ends

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86th AMS Annual Meeting January 27 - February 03, 2006

14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

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January 27 - February 03, 2006