Franz, Bryan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Project Lead)
McClain, Charles (Chuck): Retired NASA GSFC (Co-Investigator)
Project Funding:
2011 - 2014
NRA: 2010 NASA: NASA Postdoctoral Program
Funded by NASA
Abstract:
The proposed team offers to continue its support of the NPP science team up to the launch of the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and into the postlaunch era. Our principle objectives are to determine how well EDR products from VIIRS meet heritage standards for accuracy and stability, as required for continuing NASA existing ocean color Earth science data records (ESDR) and climate data records (CDR), and
develop improvements necessary to obtain the best quality data set possible. Our strategy involves four key areas: 1) continued assessment of instrument performance and evaluation on-orbit correction methods, 2) generation of proxy data to support prelaunch and postlaunch assessments, 3) continued evaluation of operational algorithm performance, and 4) assessment of the effectiveness of calibration/validation activities. Assuming a late 2011 launch date, each of these efforts can be further divided in prelaunch preparation and postlaunch phases. The overall effort would be greatly enhanced by the proposed team's current familiarity with instrument design and performance; expertise with prelaunch characterization data; familiarity NPP/NPOESS Interface Data Processing System (IDPS) operational algorithms and NASA-selected heritage algorithms; experience and report with the current calibration and validation (Cal/Val) teams. To support advanced evaluation of products, we have already developed a VIIRS proxy data generation capability, which is designed to specifically address ocean color areas of radiometric and spectral sensitivity. All data processing capabilities required for support of assessment activities would be provided by the Ocean PEATE.
2011 NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop Poster(s)
- NRC Study to Assess Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations.
-- (James Yoder, Claudia Mengelt)
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[poster]
- Regional to Global Scale Phytoplankton Dynamics: The SeaWiFS Legacy
-- (Dave Siegel, Michael Behrenfeld, Charles McClain, Many Others)
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