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Utah State University Eccles Conference Center, Logan, Utah, USA
2013Sessions PostersCALCON Technical ConferenceAugust 19 to 22, 2013
Welcome to the 22Nd Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing. We hope you find the oral and poster presentations informative and interesting. We encourage you to take advantage of this time to discuss ideas and challenges, make new contacts, and foster existing relationships. Thank you for joining us.
Visit the conference website www.calcon.sdl.usu.edu
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Monday Speakers:Tuesday Speakers:Wednesday Speakers:
due by Monday, August 19due by Monday, August 19due by Tuesday, August 20
12:30 p.m.3:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
The Speaker Ready Room is located in Room 212. Speakers must deliver their presentation to be uploaded to the server on or before the day and time specified below:
All speakers are required to attend an audiovisual meeting with the technician and session chairs. This is your opportunity to be trained with the audio visual equipment as well as meet your session chair. You are required to attend the meeting on the day of your presentation. Audiovisual meetings will be held in Auditorium Room 216 at the following times:
Monday, August 19 Tuesday, August 20
Wednesday, August 21Thursday, August 22
Monday Speakers & Session Chairs:Tuesday Speakers & Session ChairsWednesday Speakers & Session Chairs:
*Thursday Speakers & Session Chairs:
12:30–1:00 p.m.7:30–7:55 a.m.7:30–7:55 a.m. 8:30–9:00 a.m.
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Monday, August 19:Tuesday, August 20:
Wednesday, August 21:
Check-In/Set-upFinal Touch-Ups
Show OpenShow OpenTake-down
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
*Thursday’s required audiovisual meeting is held at the Space dynamics Laboratory
Location: The Pre-Conference Tutorials and Monday through Wednesday conference sessions will be held in the Eccles Conference Center on the Utah State University campus. Thursday conference sessions and events will take place at the Space dynamics Laboratory Calibration Building.
*Conference schedule is based on information available at the time of publication and is subject to change
Monday, August 19, 20137:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.–Noon
Noon–1:00 p.m.Noon–1:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.1:15 p.m.–3:20 p.m.
3:20 p.m.–3:50 p.m.3:50 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.–5:35 p.m.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20, 20137:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m.8:00 a.m.8:05 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
RegistrationPre-Conference TutorialsOption 1: Basics and Applications of Spectroradiometry Option 2: Enabling Continuity in Earth Radiation Budget Observations by Application of a Rigorous Calibration and Validation Protocol to the Observations of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) InstrumentsLunch BreakRegistrationConference WelcomeTechnical Session: Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric CalibrationBreakTechnical Session: Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric Calibration (cont.)Technical Session: Sensor Calibration for Ground-Based & Airborne Radiometric MeasurementsOpening Social at the Space dynamics Laboratory
BreakfastConference AnnouncementsTechnical Session: National Standards Technology AdvancementPoster and Exhibit Viewing BreakTechnical Session: Advancements in Radiometric Calibration EfficiencyLunch ProvidedKeynote Introduction and Address: dr. david TitleyTechnical Session: Pre-launch Testing and Post-launch Performance
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 (continued)3:45 p.m.–4:05 p.m.4:05 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
6:15 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Wednesday, August 21, 20137:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m.8:00 a.m.8:05 a.m.–10:10 a.m.
10:10 a.m.–10:40 a.m.10:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m.–1:50 p.m.1:50 p.m.–3:35 p.m.
3:35 p.m.–3:45 p.m.3:45 p.m.– 5:50 p.m.
6:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 22, 2013Held at the Space dynamics Laboratory Calibration Building
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.9:15 a.m.9:20 a.m.–10:10 a.m.
10:10 a.m.–10:35 a.m. 10:35 a.m.–11:50 a.m.
11:50 a.m.–1:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.–2:40 p.m.
2:40 p.m.–3:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
4:20 p.m.
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BreakTechnical Session: Pre-launch Testing and Post-launch Performance (cont.)LBIR Users’ Board MeetingFree Evening
BreakfastConference AnnouncementsTechnical Session: Inter-calibration and Validation of Operational Sensors Poster and Exhibit Viewing BreakTechnical Session: Inter-calibration and Validation of Operational Sensors (cont.)Lunch ProvidedTechnical Session: Calibration of Microwave Radiometers and other Microwave InstrumentsBreakTechnical Session: Radiometric Sensor Calibration Uncertainty and Error AnalysisBreakTechnical Session: Calibration Methods using Celestial Objects BBQ in Logan Canyon
BreakfastConference Announcements Restricted Session—Section 1: ITAR-Restricted/Export-ControlledBreakRestricted Session—Section 2: U//FOUO – dISTRIBUTION dLunch ProvidedRestricted Session—Section 3: SECRET//NOFORNBreakRestricted Session—Section 3: SECRET//NOFORN (cont.)Conference End
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Exhibit HoursMonday, August 19
SetupTuesday, August 209:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 22Exhibit Closed
Wednesday, August 219:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Thank you to our luncheon, refreshment & social sponsors!
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Spectral EvolutionBooth Space 1
1 Canal Street, Unit B1Lawrence, MA 01840Exhibit Manager: Maurice Kashdan(978)208-5879; (978) 945-0373 (fax)[email protected]
SPECTRAL EVOLUTION Full Range UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometers, Spectroradioradiometers and Spectrophotometers are used worldwide for many lab and field assignments due to their reliable, robust, rugged yet lightweight design and user-friendly features including: 100% photodiode array construction for low noise & reliable performance; fast, full spectrum measurements with no moving gratings; integral dark shutter and autoexposure for one-touch scans. The SPECTRAL EVOLUTION SR-4500 spectroradiometer is designed for radiometric calibration transfer with three thermoelectrically cooled photodiode arrays for high performance and measurement stability through a wide range of ambient temperatures.
SPECTRAL EVOLUTION maintains a facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts which houses all operations including, design, prototyping, manufacturing and in-house repair, as well as spectral radiance and spectral irradiance calibration facilities for periodic calibration of customer equipment in the UV, VIS, NIR and SWIR wavelength regions. See our website at www.spectralevolution.com for more information.
Space Dynamics LaboratoryBooth Space 2
1695 N Research Park WayNorth Logan, UT 84341Exhibit Manager: Yvonne [email protected]
The Space dynamics Laboratory (SdL), a nonprofit research corporation owned by Utah State University, has over five decades of experience in developing innovative solutions for complex science and military sensing needs. SdL’s expertise includes ground-, air- and space-based IR, visible, and UV sensors; hyperspectral, polarimetric, and hypertemporal systems; small satellites and supporting technologies; rapid development of prototype hardware and software; concept validation studies; real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data compression and exploitation systems; contamination control and stray light analysis; and cryogenic and thermal management systems. SdL is an international leader in sensor system characterization and calibration, and hosts the Annual Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing. Headquartered in a 220,000 ft2 research complex in Logan, Utah, SdL also operates facilities in Albuquerque, NM; Bedford, M; Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Huntsville, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; and Washington, dC, and employs over 400 personnel.
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Monday, August 19
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Registration
Pre-Conference Tutorials8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Pre-Conference Tutorial Option 1—Basics and Applications of Spectroradiometry
Howard Yoon, NIST Physicist, Sensor Science division, Optical Radiation Group
This tutorial will cover the fundamentals of radiometry, radiometric properties of sources and detectors, reflectance properties of materials, applications of spectroradiometric techniques, and measurement uncertainties. The basic concepts will be illustrated with applied spectroradiometric measurement examples from the NIST calibration services and from the NIST short courses. The intended audiences of the tutorial are scientists, engineers, and technicians engaged in spectroradiometric measurements.
Howard Yoon is currently a Physicist in the Sensor Science division at NIST. He is also the US National Representative for radiation thermometry on the Consultative Committee for Thermometry at the BIPM. He received his Ph.d. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has published over 100 technical publications, mostly in the areas of spectroradiometry and radiation thermometry. Since 2001, he has organized the NIST Spectroradiometry Short Course, where much of the information for the Calcon tutorial was derived.
Pre-Conference Tutorial Option 2—Enabling Continuity in Earth Radiation Budget Observations by application of a Rigorous Calibration and Validation Protocol to the Obser-vations of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Instruments
Kory Priestley, NASA Langley Research CenterCERES Project Scientist, Science directorate
The goal of the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) program is to produce a long-term record of radiation budget at the top-of-atmosphere (TOA), within the atmosphere, and at the surface with consistent cloud and aerosol properties at climate accuracy. CERES consists of an integrated instrument-algorithm-validation science team that provides development of higher-level products (Levels 1-3) and investigations. It involves a high level of data fusion,
merging inputs from 25 unique input data sources to produce 18 CERES data products. Over 90% of the CERES data product volume involves two or more instruments.
At the heart of the CERES program are the CERES instruments. Thus far, six CERES instruments (PFM, FM1-FM5) have flown on four different spacecraft: TRMM, Terra, Aqua and Suomi NPP. Flight Model 6 is scheduled to fly on the first JPSS spacecraft in the 2017 timeframe. Each CERES instrument is a scanning broadband radiometer that measures filtered radiances in the reflected solar region (wavelengths between 0.3-5 μm), total (TOT) (wavelengths between 0.3-200 μm) and emitted thermal region (wavelengths between 8-12 μm) regions. A Rigorous pre-launch radiometric ground calibration is performed on each CERES sensor to ensure accuracy requirements of 1% and 0.5% (1-sigma) for SW and LW radiance observations respectively are met. Any ground to flight or in-flight changes in radiometric response are monitored using a protocol employing both onboard and vicarious calibration sources and experiments.
This workshop will describe the pre- and post-launch radiometric calibration protocols, as well as lessons learned, utilized by the CERES Instrument Working Group to produce the Fundamental Record which is used by the CERES Science Team to produce the Earth Radiation Budget Climate data Record.
dr. Kory Priestley received his undergraduate degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and his MS and Phd degrees from Virginia Tech. Kory is currently a Senior Research Scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center where he serves as the CERES Project Scientist.
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Monday, August 19
1:20 p.m.
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Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric CalibrationHardware and resources to support national and international requirements for radiometric calibration of remote sensing instruments, including long-term trending and performance enhancements of existing facilities.Session Chair: Hansford Cutlip, Ball Aerospace
Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric Calibration (cont.)
1:40 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
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Calibration of the Spectral Irradiance Monitor in the LASP Spectral Radiometry Facilitydavid Harber, Erik Richard, Joel Rutkowski, Kasandra O’Malia, Matt Triplett, Peter Pilewskie—LASP, University of Colorado; Steven Brown, Keith Lykke, Allan Smith—NIST
Pre-flight Testing of an Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment (ORCA) Prototype with a Realistic Scene from a Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)Joseph Rice, Steve Brown, Ping-Shine Shaw—NIST; Mark Wilson, Eugene Waluschka, Manuel Quijada, Bryan Monosmith, Gerhard Meister, Charles McClain—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The ALTAIR Balloon-Borne Source Precision Calibration Project: A Progress Report Yorke Brown—dartmouth College and Harvard University; Justin Albert, Karun Thanjavur—University of Victoria; Maxwell Fagin—dartmouth College; Christopher Stubbs—Harvard University
BRDF Characterization of Solar Diffuser for JPSS using PASCAL Vijay Murgai, Lindsay Johnson, John Nixt, Eric Moskun—Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Characterization of JPSS Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor Response to Sun Angle of Incidence Vijay Murgai, Kristie Yu, Yuri Zakharenkov, Eugene Kim—Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Infrared Wire Grid Polarizers: Metrology, Modeling, and Laser Damage Threshold Matthew George, Bin Wang, Jonathon Bergquist, Rumyana Petrova, Eric Gardner—Moxtek, Inc.
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
3:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
Registration
Conference Welcome: H. Scott Hinton, President, Utah State University Research Foundation
Refreshment Break
Calibration of the TIRS Flood SourceHarri Latvakoski, Kendall Johnson, Alan Thurgood, Thad Gillespie—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory; Zelalem Tesfaye, dennis Reuter—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Emitted and Reflected Radiance Calibration of two Large Area Cavity Blackbodies Using the NIST TXR Sandra Collins, Zongying Wei, Hansford Cutlip—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; Raju datla—Rd and Consultants, Inc.; dana defibaugh—NIST
Characterization of the VIIRS Blackbody Emittance Jeremy Kloepfer, Chris Taylor, Vijay Murgai—Raytheon
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Tuesday, August 207:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
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Sensor Calibration for Ground-Based & Airborne Radiometric MeasurementsSpecial equipment, techniques, algorithms, and other technical subjects pertaining to Calibration and Characterization of remote sensing instruments for ground-based and airborne radiometric measurements.Session Chair: Martin Mlynczak, NASA Langley Research Center
5:15 p.m.
FIRST Measurements of Far-infrared Atmospheric Emission at Table Mountain, CaliforniaMartin Mlynczak, Richard Cageao, david Kratz, david Johnson—NASA Langley Research Center; Harri Latvakoski—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory; Jeffrey Mast—SSAI
Absolute Radiance Re-calibration of FIRST using a Cold BlackbodyHarri Latvakoski, Kendall Johnson—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory; Martin Mylnczak, david Johnson, Richard Cageao—NASA Langley Research Center
Join us at the Pond! Hosted by the Space dynamics Laboratory, this gathering kicks off the week with delicious food, cool drinks and live music in a beautiful setting. SdL will open its doors and provide tours highlighting calibration capabilities and facilities.
Monday Evening Opening Social 1695 North Research Park Way, North Logan
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Opening Social at the Space dynamics Laboratory
8:10 a.m.
National Standards Technology AdvancementOpportunities for communication and collaboration between national standards laboratories and the calibration community to improve calibration technologies and methodologies.Session Chair: Joe Rice, NIST
8:30 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
Spectral Interpolations and Distance Dependences of NIST Spectral Irradiance StandardsHoward Yoon, Charles Gibson—NIST
Infrared Spectrophotometry Calibration Facilities at NISTLeonard Hanssen, Sergey Mekhontsev, John Burnett—NIST; Vladimir Khromchenko—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory
New Capability for Evaluating the Emissivity of Large Aperture Infrared BlackbodiesJinan Zeng—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory; Sergey Mekhontsev, Leonard Hanssen—NIST
Cryogenic Emissivity Calibration of Highly Reflective MaterialsSolomon Woods—NIST; Timothy Jung, Greg Ly—Jung Research and development Corp.; Jie Yu—ITER
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Tuesday, August 209:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Refreshment BreakPoster Viewing—Authors Present
Lunch Provided
Keynote Introduction and Address: dr. david Titley
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Advancements in Radiometric Calibration Efficiency Techniques, equipment, methods, and processes to reduce radiometric calibration cost and schedule requirementsSession Chair: Thomas Murdock, Frontier Technology, Inc.
10:40 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
Condition-Based Calibration for Electro-Optical Infrared Sensor SystemsThomas Murdock, Leah Roach, Christopher doktor—Frontier Technology, Inc.
Improved Confidence on the PLEIADES In-flight Absolute Calibration Through the Merging of Different Vicarious Calibration Methods Sophie Lachérade, Bertrand Fougnie, Philippe Gamet, Aimé Meygret, Gwendoline Blanchet, Laurent Lebegue—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
A New Method for Suomi-NPP VIIRS On-Orbit Day Night Band Radiometric CalibrationShihyan Lee, Jeff McIntire, Thomas Schwarting, Hassan Oudrari—Sigmaspace
MODIS-AQUA Calibration over Various Natural Targets—What can be Learned from Alternative Statistical Approaches?Bertrand Fougnie, Sophie Lachérade, Patrice Henry, Philippe Gamet—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES); Véronique Bruniquel, Guillaume Fontanilles—ACRI-ST
Keynote SpeakerDr. David Titleydirector, Weather & Climate: Risk & Solutions Center, department of Meteorology, Penn State University
Rear Admiral, USN, Retired
dr. Titley is a nationally known expert in the field of climate, the Arctic, and National Security. He served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. dr. Titley’s career included duties as Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Information dominance. While serving in the Pentagon, dr. Titley initiated and led the US Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change. After retiring from the Navy, dr. Titley served as the deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations, the Chief Operating Officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
dr. Titley has spoken across the country and throughout the world on the importance of climate change as it relates to National Security. He was invited to present on behalf of the department of defense at both Congressional Hearings and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings from 2009 to 2011. He has presented a TEdx talk on climate change and speaks regularly on this topic at Universities across the country. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Center of Climate and Security based in Washington dC.
He is currently a Senior Scientist in the department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University, and founding director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk. The Center will help organizations and citizens prosper and succeed in today’s and tomorrow’s weather and climate environment by taking advantage of all the skill in weather and climate forecasts. dr. Titley holds a Bachelor of Science in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University. From the Naval Postgraduate School, he earned a Master of Science in meteorology and physical oceanography, and a Ph.d. in meteorology. He was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in 2009 and holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
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Characterization of VISNIR Filters for VIIRS Sensor for Optical Crosstalk at the FilterVijay Murgai, Robert Cartland—Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Landsat-8: Mission Update and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Initial Post Launch PerformanceBrian Markham, dennis Reuter, Matt Montanaro, Allen Lunsford, Ron Morfitt, Kelly Vanderwerff, Pat Scaramuzza, Julia Barsi—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) Initial Post Launch PerformanceGeir Kvaran, Kenton Lee, Khurrum Ansari, Ed Knight—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Landsat-8 OLI and TIRS: On-Orbit Spatial Uniformity, Absolute Calibration and Stabilitydennis Helder, Nischal Mishra, Jake Brinkman, Frank Pesta, Larry Leigh, dave Aaron—South dakota State University; Brian Markham, Julia Barsi—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Ron Morfitt, Esad Micijevic—U.S. Geological Survey/ Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center; Jeff Czapla-Myers—University of Arizona
Orbital Variation of Blackbody Platinum Resistance Thermometer Temperature for S-NPP VIIRS Thermal Emissive Band Calibration Xi Shao, Slawomir Blonski, Quanhua Liu—University Of Maryland; Changyong Cao—NOAA/NESdIS/STAR
2:05 p.m.
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Pre-launch Testing and Post-launch PerformanceAssessment of pre- and post-launch calibration and performance characterization for operational remote sensing systems. Session Chair: Xiaoxiong (Jack) Xiong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Pre-launch Testing and Post-launch Performance (cont.)
2:25 p.m.
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2:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
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Performance Assessment of S-NPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser and Lunar CalibrationJack Xiong, Jim Butler—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Pre-launch Radiometric Calibration of the OMPS InstrumentsJames Lasnik, Sarah Lipscy, Stephen Bennett—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
GOES Coherent Noise Analysis and Implementation of Operational System in Response to Outage EventMichael Grotenhuis, Fangfang Yu—NOAA/ERT, Inc.; Xiangqian Wu—NOAA
Assessment of CrIS Full Resolution SDR Radiometric and Spectral Accuracy Using Community Radiative Transfer Model Yong Chen, Likun Wang—Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)/University of Maryland; Yong Han, Fuzhong Weng—NESdIS/STAR; denisTremblay—Science data Processing Inc.; Xin Jin—ERT
CrIS SDR Long Term Monitoring, High Resolution Processsing, and Data Analysis of FM2 Bench Data Setdenis Tremblay—SdP; Yong Han—NOAA; Yong Chen—CIRA/Colorado State University; Xin Jin—ERT; Likun Wang—Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)/University of Maryland
3:25 p.m.
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10:10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Poster and Exhibit Viewing Break
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
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Desert Based Daily Exoatmospheric Radiance Model (DERM) to Calibrate Collocated Geostationary Satellitesdavid doelling—NASA Langley Research Center; Rajendra Bhatt, Benjamin Scarino, Arun Gopalan, Conor Haney —SSAI
Inter-calibration of GOES Imager Visible Channels Over the Sonoran Desert Fangfang Yu—ERT, Inc.; Xiangqian Wu—NOAA/NESdIS; Haifeng Qian—IMSG@NOAA
In-flight Evaluation of the SPOT-6 Radiometric Calibration based on Acquisitions over Natural Targets and Automated in-situ MeasurementsPhilippe Gamet, Bertrand Fougnie, Sophie Lachérade—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES); Mathieu Jung, david Villa Pascual—ASTRIUM
Comprehensive Vicarious Radiometric Calibration for Beijing-1 Micro-satellite Zhengchao Chen, Hao Zhang, Bing Zhang—Institute of Remote Sensing and digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
COMS Visible Channel Calibration using Several TargetsHoseung Lee, dohyeong Kim, Sunmi Na, Tae-Hyeong Oh—Korea Meteorological Administration
Definition, Adjustment and Validation of a Physical Model to Describe the PARASOL Radiometric TrendingBertrand Fougnie—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
8:10 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
Inter-calibration and Validation of Operational SensorsPerformance comparison between sensors of differing scientific objectives, capabilities, and mission parameters to assess measurement bias and uncertainty.Session Co-Chairs: Bertrand Fougnie, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and dave Mickler, Northrop Grumman
Inter-calibration and Validation of Operational Sensors (cont.)
8:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
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Proba-V in Commissioning: Status of the Radiometric Calibration Stefan Adriaensen, Wouter dierckx, Stefan Livens, Sindy Sterckx, Tanja Van Achteren—VITO
Inter-comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS Feflective Solar Bands using Suomi NPP VIIRSSlawomir Blonski, Xi Shao—University of Maryland; Changyong Cao—NOAA/NESdIS/STAR; Sirish Uprety—Colorado State University
Tracking On-orbit Radiometric Stability and Accuracy of Suomi NPP VIIRS Using Extended Low Latitude SNOs Sirish Uprety—CIRA/Colorado State University; Changyong Cao—NOAA/NESdIS/STAR; Slawomir Blonski, Xi Shao—University of Maryland
Radiometric and Spectral Consistency of Hyperspectral Infrared Sounders Likun Wang, Yong Chen—University of Maryland; Yong Han—NOAA/NESdIS/STAR; denis Tremblay—Science data Processing Inc.; Xin Jin—ERT, Inc.
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SNPP VIIRS On-orbit Emissive Band Radiometric Uncertainty EstimateJeff McIntire, Boryana Efremova—Sigma Space Corporation; Xiaoxiong Xiong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
JPSS VIIRS Reflective Band Radiometric Calibration Uncertainty UpdatesEugene Kim, Vijay Murgai, John Steele, Eric Johnson—Raytheon
Comparison of Full-resolution S-NPP CRIS Radiance with Radiative Transfer CalculationsXu Liu—NASA Langley Research Center
A Study of Out-of-band Uncertainties for On-orbit Ocean Color Measurements Based on Laser Calibration of Flight RadiometersSteve Brown, Ping-Shine Shaw, Keith Lykke—NIST; Joel McCorkel, Kurtis Thome, XiaoXiong Xiong—NASA; Robert Barnes—SAIC
Lifetime Intra-Constellation Calibration of the RapidEye Sensors over Pseudo-Invariant Calibration SitesCody Anderson, Michael Thiele, Andreas Brunn, Tom Haylock—RapidEye AG
1:55 p.m.
Radiometric Sensor Calibration Uncertainty and Error AnalysisSensor calibration and characterization relies on models, measurements, and analysis to provide the needed data to derive results. Coupled with the models, measurements and analysis are estimates of errors and uncertainties that show how well the results are understood. Session Chair: James Peterson, USU/Space dynamics Laboratory
2:15 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
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Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager (GMI) Pre-flight Noise Diode Calibrationdavid draper—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
SNPP ATMS Alternate Scan Profile for Risk Mitigation To Extend On-Orbit LifeOtto Bruegman—NOAA/JPSS; Kent Anderson—NGES; Robert Platt—IAI; Shiva Ubhayakar—Bastion; Marc Wigdor—The Aerospace Corporation
Calibration of Microwave Radiometers and other Microwave InstrumentsCalibration and characterization issues associated with making radiometric measurements within the microwave band, including the comparison or fusion of microwave data with data obtained within the optical bands.
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Progress Towards an Absolute Calibration of Lunar Irradiance at Reflected Solar WavelengthsClaire Cramer, Steven Brown, Keith Lykke, John Woodward—NIST; Thomas Stone—U.S. Geological Survey
The Next Generation Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor for the JPSS-TSIS Mission: Instrument Overview and Radiometric PerformanceErik Richard—LASP, University of Colorado
Pleiades Orbital Lunar Observations (POLO)—Intensive Characterization of the Moon and Comparison to ROLO ModelSophie Lachérade, Bertrand Fougnie—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Re-visit of GOES Visible Lunar Calibration: Error Budget and Scan-Angle Dependent ReflectanceFangfang Yu—ERT,Inc.@NOAA; Xiangqian Wu—NOAA/NESdIS; Tom Stone—U.S. Geological Survey; Gordana Sindic-Rancic—IMSG@NOAA
The Use of Bright, Cool Variable Stars along with Hot Stars to Assess RSR Model AccuracyRay Russell, Richard Rudy, George Rossano, daryl Kim, Kirk Crawford—The Aerospace Corporation; Mark Skinner, Steve Gregory—Boeing LTS; Michael Sitko—The University of Cincinnati
Building the HST/WFC3 Flux Calibration LadderSusana deustua, Ralph Bohlin—Space Telescope Science Institute
3:50 p.m.
Calibration Methods using Celestial ObjectsPresentation of radiometric measurements and calibration methods using the Sun, Moon, stars, and other celestial objects in the ultra-violet, visible, and infrared wavelengths.Session Chair: Fangfang Yu, ERT, Inc.@NOAA
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6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Barbeque in Logan Canyon (Spring Hollow Group Site B)
Wednesday, August 21
5:10 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Barbeque Join us August 21 for a Cache Valley BBQ in a picturesque setting with delicious food! don’t miss out on this great opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of Logan Canyon.
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 20 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 21 10:10 a.m.
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Poster presentations are displayed in room 207/205. Posters may be viewed during the continental breakfasts, lunches and refreshment breaks. Authors present during the following times:
A Modified Algorithm for Water Retrieval in the 940 Nanometer Absorption Band of SunphotometerHao Zhang—Institute of Remote Sensing and digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Calibration of Combined Parametric Sun Photometers Hikmat Asadov, Lamiya Godjayeva—Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency
Improved Low-Noise Cryogenic Transimpedance AmplifierJames Proctor—Jeptech, Inc.; Timothy Jung—Jung Research and development Corp.; Solomon Woods—NIST
Lunar Radiometric Calibration for EOIR Imaging Sensor SystemsCarl Fischer—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
MetOp-A/IASI Observed Continental Thermal IR Emissivity Spectra: Validation, Variations, and Trenddaniel Zhou—NASA Langley Research Center
New Capabilities for Spectroradiometric Calibration of Sub-Ambient Flat Plate BlackbodiesVladimir Khromchenko—NIST/Space dynamics Laboratory; Sergey Mekhontsev, Leonard Hanssen—NIST
On Possibility of Utilization of Modified NDVI for Intersensor Calibration Hikmat Asadov, Fuad Veliyev—Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency
Optical Coating Characterization System (OCCS)Scott Hansen, Jed Hancock, duane Miles, Stephen dansie, Alan Thurgood, Lorin Zollinger—USU/Space dynamics Laboratory
Palette / Sensor Performance Monitoring (SPM)Christopher Hammond—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Radiometric Performances of the COMS MIJae-Gwan Kim, Byung-Il Lee, Yong-Seok Kim, Seung-Hee Sohn, Hee-Sang Lee—National Meteorological Satellite Center of KMA
SNPP VIIRS Emissive Bands Calibration Assessed via a CrIS-VIIRS Data ComparisonBoryana Efremova, Jeff McIntire, Thomas Schwarting, Aisheng Wu, Samuel Anderson, Sergey Gusev—Sigma Space Corporation / NASA; Xiaoxiong Xiong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Uncertainty of In-Situ Calibration and Commissioning of UniformSource Systems in the FieldChris durell, Joe Jablonski, Tim Smith—Labsphere, Inc.
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