Monitoring the atmospheric environment with Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) remote sensing data products

Today's rapidly increasing environment satellite observations brought unprecedented opportunities for monitoring the earth environments with remote sensing measurement. The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next generation p...

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Main Authors: Lihang Zhou, Divakarla, Murty, Xingpin Liu, Fuzhong Weng, Goldberg, Mitch
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Atmospheric measurements
CrIS
Environment
Monitoring
Satellite broadcasting
Satellites
US Government agencies
Weather forecasting
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Summary:Today's rapidly increasing environment satellite observations brought unprecedented opportunities for monitoring the earth environments with remote sensing measurement. The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next generation polar satellite program that provides global environmental remote sensing of weather, climate and other environmental applications. The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite launched in October 2011 was the first satellite designed to bridge into the future JPSS constellation. The data products produced from the S-NPP/JPSS satellites provide critical observations for accurate weather forecasting, reliable severe storm outlooks, and global measurements of atmospheric and oceanic conditions such as sea surface temperatures, ocean color, ozone and other trace gases, aerosol, clouds, temperature and moisture profiles, wind speeds, land surface properties, snow and ice covers, etc. S-NPP/JPSS products provides critical support to NOAA's ecosystems, climate, weather, and water mission goals through numerous operational applications, including weather and climate modeling and prediction, fisheries management; ecosystem monitoring and management; and understanding ocean dynamics and climate variability. This paper will provide insight into the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) data products and their applications for environment monitoring. Specifically, the presentation will be focused on the advanced data products derived from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) measurements, Cal/Val status, products performance, and their applications for monitoring the atmospheric variability.
ISSN:2153-7003
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2016.7730025