Methods and techniques that are capable of meeting the very stringent calibration precision and accuracy requirements of climate change measurement and modeling programs, and calibration results for sensors designed to achieve climate-quality measurement results.

Session Chair: Bruce Guenther, Stellar Solutions, Inc.

Schedule
2015
Wednesday, August 26th
3:25 AM

RBI Ground Calibration

Harri Latvakoski, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Greg Cantwell, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
James Peterson, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory
Joel Cardon, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

3:25 AM
3:50 AM

The Radiation Budget Instrument (RBI): Instrument Overview and Calibration Features

Ronald Glumb, Harris Space and Intelligence Systems
Christopher Lietzke, Harris Space and Intelligence Systems
Jay Overbeck, Harris Space and Intelligence Systems
Merritt Webb, Harris Space and Intelligence Systems

3:50 AM
4:15 AM

An Infrared Radiance Climate Record Combining EOS-AIRS, S-NPP/JPSS CrIS, and METOP IASI

L. Larrabee Strow, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Sergio De-Souza Machado, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Howard Motteler, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Chris Hepplewhite, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology

4:15 AM
4:40 AM

A Uniform Calibration Approach Using Multiple Invariant Earth Targets for the 35-year AVHRR Visible Record

D. Doelling, NASA Langley Research Center
R. Bhatt, NASA Langley Research Center
B. Scarino, NASA Langley Research Center
A. Gopalan, NASA Langley Research Center
C. Haney, NASA Langley Research Center

4:40 AM
5:05 AM

Optimal Estimation Retrievals of Decadal Variability from AIRS Radiance Time Derivatives and Comparison to Re-Analysis Products

Sergio De-Souza Machado, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
L. Larrabee Strow, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Andrew Tangborn, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Chris Hepplewhite, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology

5:05 AM