Suomi NPP VIIRS SDR Postlaunch Cal/Val - Overview of Progress and Challenges

Changyong Cao, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jack Xiong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Fuzhong Weng, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bruce Guenther, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
James Butler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

2:40 AM

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System and the Suomi NPP Satellite: Delivering the Next Generation of the Environmental Earth Observations

Mitch Goldberg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
Jim Gleason, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
John Furgerson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

2:00 PM

Operational Calibration Support to NPP/JPSS Program

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

2:20 PM

Overview of Post-launch CrIS SDR Calibration and Validation

Yong Han, NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)

3:00 PM

The S-NPP Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (S-NPP/ATMS) The First 10 Months On-Orbit

C. Pan, University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
F. Weng, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
X. Wu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
L. Flynn, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
G. Jaross, Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
S. Janz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

3:20 PM

Performance of CrIS on Suomi – NPP

David C. Tobin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Hank E. Revercomb, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Joe Taylor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Daniel Deslover, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Lori Borg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Robert Knuteson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Greg Quinn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Ralph Kuehn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Chris Moeller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Bob Holz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
Liam Gumley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center

4:10 PM

CrIS Calibration and Validation

L. Larrabee Strow, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
H. Motteler, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
P. Schou, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology Email
S. Hannon, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology Email
D. Tobin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center

4:30 PM

VIIRS On-orbit Spectral Throughput Degradation: A Physical Model with Specific Guidance on Handling Sensor Characteristics for EDR Development

Bruce Guenther, Stellar Solutions at JPSS

4:50 PM

Post-launch Radiometric and Spectral Calibration Assessment of NPP/CrIS by Comparing CrIS with VIIRS, AIRS, and IASI

Likun Wang, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS), Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland
Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Denis Tremblay, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS Program Office

5:10 PM

Root Cause Determination of On-orbit Degradation of the VIIRS Rotating Telescope Assembly

M. R. Ciofalo, The Aerospace Corporation
P. D. Fuqua, The Aerospace Corporation
J. D. Barrie, The Aerospace Corporation
M. J. Meshishnek, The Aerospace Corporation
C. T. Chu, The Aerospace Corporation
J. A. Chaney, The Aerospace Corporation
R. M. Moision, The Aerospace Corporation

8:10 AM

Assessment of CrIS Radiometric Accuracy using Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) and Double Difference Approach

Yong Chen, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS), Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland
Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

8:50 AM

Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CRIS) Instrument In-flight Performance

Vladimir Zavyalov, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Gail Bingham, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Mark Esplin, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Mark Greenman, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Deron Scott, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Brandon Graham, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Charles Major, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Lee Phillips, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

9:10 AM

Preliminary Comparison of Radiometric Calibration Performance among CrIS, AIRS and IASI Using GSICS GEO-LEO Inter-calibration

Fangfang Yu, ERT, Inc.
Xiangqian Wu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

9:30 AM

VIIRS Radiometric Calibration for Reflective Solar Bands: Antarctic Dome C Site and Simultaneous Nadir Overpass Observations

Slawomir Blonski, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS), University of Maryland - College Park
Changyong Cao, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sirish Uprety, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University
Xi Shao, University of Maryland - College Park

9:50 AM