Suomi NPP Applications Workshop 21-22 June 2012 Washington, DC Sponsored by: Organized with:

Suomi NPP Applications Workshop

21-22 June 2012 • Washington, DC

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Welcome

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The national strategy outlined here has as its overarching objective a program of scientific discovery and development of applications that will enhance economic competitiveness, protect life and property, and assist in the stewardship of the planet for this and future generations.

Earth Science Decadal Survey

Earth Science & Applications

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NASA Earth Science Missions

Applications and EOS Era

Global Fire Information Management System

Fire Information Sent Out via Rapid Response System

Email alerts, SMS/Text messages, images, active fire data

Terra & Aqua satellites possess sensors to identify thermal anomalies and active fire locations.

Challenge: Fire managers (especially in remote locations) need timely information on fires still burning in and around their areas of responsibility.

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UN FAO now operates this on-going, operational system as Global Fire Info Management System

http://www.fao.org/nr/gfims/en/

Terra & Aqua satellites possess sensors to identify thermal anomalies and active fire locations.

Global Fire Information Management System

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Background• Volcanic ash can cause damage to

engines, windscreens and fuselages, making it necessary to reroute, delay, or cancel flights to protect the aircraft and passenger safety

• Aura/OMI data enables reliable detection of volcanic ash clouds using SO2 data.

• SO2 is a reliable marker for fresh ash clouds; discrimination between volcanic plume and clouds

• Applied Sciences project with NOAA and FAA to integrate Aura data products into the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAAC)

• Initial focus on 2 of 9 VAACs in the U.S.

Volcanic Ash Advisories

Terra/MODIS: Ash plume on May 6, 2010 during the

Eyjafjallajokull eruption in Iceland.

Eyjafjallajokull Eruption• VAACs in Europe did not

use Aura/OMI data • 19.April.2010, US began to

provide this information to London VAAC for sectors covering Iceland and Northwest Europe

OMI detects ash (Aerosol Index, AI) and SO2

The Eyjafjallajokull (Iceland) 2010 eruption was unusual because effusive eruptions typically emit limited ash that falls locally. Here, glacial melt produced much phreatic fine ash that drifted at relatively low altitudes.

Total SO2 mass ~3000-4000 tons.

April 15

April 16

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Volcanic Ash Detection with Aura/OMI

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Analysis• Flight cancellations and revenue losses due to Eyjafjallajökull

• Costs of repairing or replacing aircraft systems damaged by interactions with volcanic ash

• Historical data on passenger aircraft interaction with volcanic ash

Results• Use of the Earth observations beginning April 19th saved between

$25-$72 million in avoided revenue losses due to unnecessary delays and avoided costs due to aircraft damages.

Estimate: Additional $132 million if used from start of eruption

• Global extrapolation to potential annual impact from use of the Aura data (accounting for the annual frequency and magnitude of volcanic eruptions):

Estimate: Expected value of up to $10 million annually (majority from avoided revenue losses than equipment damage)

Volcanic Ash Advisories – Impact Analysis

NASA Applied Sciences Program

NASA and Earth Science

The NASA Earth Science Division supports basic and applied research on the Earth system and its processes.

Significant efforts are to characterize and understand Earth system processes and to improve predictions of the Earth system.

In the course of Earth science, NASA pursues innovative and practical applications of Earth observations and new scientific knowledge to improve public and private organizations’ decision-making activities.

Technology

Satellite Missions

Research

Data Systems

Applications

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Discovering and demonstrating innovative and practical

applications of Earth Science

The Applied Sciences Program funds projects that enable uses of

Earth observations in organizations’ policy, business, and management decisions.

Applied Sciences Program

Applications

Capacity Building

Satellite Mission Planning

http://AppliedSciences.NASA.gov

Applications Areas

Energy

ClimateAgriculture Weather

OceansDisasters Ecological

Forecasting

Water Resources

Health &Air Quality

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Emphasis in

4 Applications AreasOpportunities in additional

applications areas

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Purpose: Familiarize the applications community with the Suomi NPP mission and with information on acquisition and use of the data.


I. Update Earth science and applications communities on Suomi NPP including:

»instrument performance

»data characteristics

»access to data and data products

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II. Review applications of data from all Suomi NPP instruments

Emphasis on VIIRS and on applications areas of Disasters, Water Resources, Ecological Forecasting, and Health & Air Quality.

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III. Provide information on opportunities for community feedback to Suomi NPP team on data products, data access, and other user needs.

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Break-out sessions are specifically set-up to gather input on data products and data access


» Data sets of potential value

» 3-5 most important data products

» Data continuity from Terra, Aqua, and Aura

» Data access improvements

» Impediments to use of satellite data and products

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The National Ocean Policy recognizes that economic growth and improved stewardship of ocean,coastal, and Great Lakes environments are linked.

The Policy benefits the economy by providing better data and information that supports shipping, fishing, energy, and agricultural industries.

National Oceans Month

Continuation of research and applications through Suomi NPP

Exploration of new ocean and coastal applications from Suomi NPP

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National Oceans Month

Aqua/MODIS Image of sediment throughout coastal Louisiana and into Gulf of Mexico as a result of flooding on the Mississippi River.

Aqua/MODIS image of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Applications Development and Sources

Applications Readiness Levels (ARL)

9. Approved, Operational Deploymentand Use in Decision Making

8. Application Completed and Qualified

7. Application Prototype in Partners’Decision Making

6. Demonstrate in RelevantEnvironment

5. Validation in Relevant Environment

4. Initial Integration and Verification

3. Proof of Application Concept

2. Application Concept

1. Basic Research

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ARL 9–

ARL 8–

ARL 7–

ARL 6–

ARL 5–

ARL 4–

ARL 3–

ARL 2–

ARL 1

Discovery and Feasibility

Development, Test, and

Validation

Partner Demonstration and Transition

Applications Readiness Levels

Genealogy of Applications

Lineage & heritage of applications to the advances in research, satellite missions, data systems, and technology that enabled the application and societal benefits

Effective approaches to bridge from research & development to applications and sustained uses.

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Sources of Applications

Technology

Satellite Missions

Research

Data Systems

Applications

American Geophysical Union 2012 Fall Meeting (December 3-7)

Session PA006

Earth Science Applications: Tracing Their Sources and Heritage

Deadline for submissions is 8 August 2012

http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/

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Sources of Applications

The mind may, as it appears to me, divide science into three parts. The first comprises the most theoretical principles, and those more abstract notions whose application is either unknown or very remote. The second is composed of those general truths which still belong to pure theory, but lead nevertheless by a straight and short road to practical results. Methods of application and means of execution make up the third. Each of these different portions of science may be separately cultivated, although reason and experience show that none of them can prosper long, if it be absolutely cut off from the other two.

- Alexis DeTocqueville Democracy in America, 1835

(First) Suomi NPP Applications Workshop

Organizing Committee

John Haynes, NASA HQEd Sheffner, NASA ARCDiane Wickland, NASA HQShahid Habib, NASA GSFCFritz Policelli, NASA GSFCSteven Platnick, NASA GSFCGary Jedlovec, NASA MSFCJim Gleason, NASA GSFCForrest Melton, NASA ARC/Cal State Monterey

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Jim Verdin, USGSJohn Furgerson, NOAAMitch Goldberg, NOAAMichael Cosh, USDAGailynne Bouret, BAERI

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

http://AppliedSciences.NASA.gov

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