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Using the Next Generation Satellite (NexSat) Webpage to Demonstrate and Apply NPP Sensor Products During the
NPP/JPSS Missions
September 2012 – June 30, 2015
Arunas KuciauskasNRL-MRY
831-656-4836; [email protected]
Jeremy Solbrig, John Kent (SAIC), Steve Miller (CIRA), Jeff Hawkins, and Liam Gumley (CIMSS)
JPSS PGRR Science ReviewApril 29 – May 1, 2014
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Overview and Objectives Approach Accomplishments User Interactions FY14 Schedule Plans for Next Phase
Outline
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Scientific Approach
VIIRS products (current and under development) in orange
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Goal(s): Demonstrate VIIRS near real time image products via the web that
covers the globe, includes Google Earth viewing Provide global perspective that enables users to zoom in and view
mesoscale weather Convert existing algorithms from VIIRS heritage sensors (MODIS,
AVHRR, OLS) Advertise VIIRS capabilities globally , sending JPSS imagery of current
interest Augment VIIRS organic products with LEO and GEO derived products
and VIIRS EDRs (chlorophyll & NCC) Store 22 days (~17 TB) of VIIRS data with a product production with a
daily production of ~52,000 images Satellite sensors: VIIRS, GEO (6), LEO (24 currently)
Targeted NOAA users: NWS, NOAA Fisheries, Proving Ground activities
Period of Performance: September 2012 – June 2015 Budget: $328,000
Overview
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Key Accomplishments Through collaborative efforts, provided near real time output to VIIRS products
– 15-45 minutes from Direct Readout sites at CIMSS and NRL-Stennis– 1-3 hours via the AFWA IDPS/FNMOC portal
Leveraging the lunar irradiance model developed at CIRA– producing and hosting variety of quantitative nighttime products using Day/Night Band
Transitioned several MODIS algorithms to VIIRS on NexSat and VIIRS webpages during FY2014
– Contrails (Figure 1)– Dust (Figure 2)– Near Constant Contrast (NCC) EDR (Figure 3)
Publications during CY13/14– NexSat in BAMS “Nowcast”: “Next-generation satellite meteorology technology unveiled”
(December issue, 2013)– Other CIRA/NRL publications (in preparation, in review, accepted): 13 (avail upon request)
Collaborated with COMET in the production of two VIIRS-related training modules
Presented JPSS Science Seminar (Dec. ‘13) featuring NexSat with follow-on JPSS feature article
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Key Accomplishments
Figure 1. Demonstration of VIIRS contrail product from MODIS algorithm
Figure 2. Comparing VIIRS true color (left) with the dust (right) product over SW US Figure 3. IR vs Near Constant Contrast (NCC). NCC provides
advantage of viewing sea ice (inside red oval) under low/thin cloud surfaces
IR
NCC
Examples from previous slide
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Provided extensive support to the greater Caribbean region with NexSat customized products and training – NRL received official letter of appreciation from Puerto Rico MIC– Through NexSat, NRL staff provided extensive VIIRS and MODIS
product/monitoring support to NWS during flooding, degraded air quality conditions, and TC events
– VIIRS applications products: imager channels, dust, true color, nighttime surveillance via DNB
User statistics– Average of 300,000 web hits per day during 2013– NexSat products are at times the only source of available satellite
information throughout the Caribbean NexSat demonstration capabilities
– Operational and in near real time since its inception in 2004 NexSat support of 12 missions involving training and customized
products toward scientific field campaigns during 2013/2014 – SEACR4S, DeepWave, J. Dunion (SAL), Marines training, TW13,
CoCoRaHS, NWS (SFO and San Juan), Beaufort Sea, TAPS, Lake Victoria, NOAA Fisheries
User Interactions
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Issues
Please note– Variable NexSat funding limits effective planning while
minimizing contract efforts, namely from CIRA– Irregular delays in receiving global near real-time VIIRS digital
data– DOD travel restrictions have limited conference participation
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Complete the transition of selected MODIS algorithms into VIIRS. Included in the list:– Fire detection– AOD – Binary cloud/snow & multi-cloud/snow
Develop over water AOD product to monitor nighttime dust over NW African using VIIRS DNB with lunar irradiance model
Develop VIIRS fire products for day and nighttime monitoring
Develop sea ice monitoring over various Arctic regions Apply ancillary imagery using upcoming Himawari-8 data Pending DOD approvals, present NexSat results at
conferences
Schedule for Remainder of Project
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Provide quantitative assessments of dust products Provide better discrimination techniques between sea
ice and low clouds in the Arctic Integrate VIIRS with upcoming ABI-like datasets from
Himawari-8 (2014), GOES-R (2016), and Meteosat Third Generation satellites (2018)
Integrate GPM’s microwave imager (GMI) and dual frequency precipitation radar (DPR) into NexSat and NRL-VIIRS product suite
Continue satellite training via a variety of outlets: social media, Webinars, military operators
Next Phase of Project?