 2010 Workshop on Climate Data Records
from Satellite Microwave Radiometry
22-24 March 2010
Day 1 - 22 March 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
| Time |
Presentations / Topics |
Speaker |
| 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks |
Dr. Al Powell, Director, STAR |
| 8:40 - 9:00 a.m. |
The Role of CDRs in NOAA Climate Service, (PDF, 4.84 MB) |
Dr. John Bates, Chief, NCDC/RSD |
| 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. |
WMO GSICS, (PDF, 1.83 MB) |
Dr. Mitch Goldberg, Chief, STAR/SMCD |
| 9:20 - 9:40 a.m. |
SDS Program Overview, (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
Dr. Jeff Privette, NCDC |
| 9:40 - 10:05 a.m. |
Atmospheric Temperature CDRs from Satellites: Science Overview & Current Challenges, (PDF, 1.94 MB) |
Dr. Dian Seidel, OAR/ARL |
| 10:05 - 10:20 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:20 -10:55 a.m. |
Progress Report on Microwave Brightness Temperature Standards at NIST, (PDF, 3.71 MB) |
Dr. David Walker, NIST |
| 10:55 -11:20 a.m. |
NOAA Operational Microwave Calibration Activities in support of CDR Program, (PDF, 2.26 MB) |
Dr. Fuzhong Weng, STAR |
| 11:20 - 4:30 |
Session II: Satellite Microwave Sounder CDR |
Chair: Cheng-Zhi Zou |
| 11:20 - 11:45 a.m. |
Recent Issues in Satellite and Radiosonde Temperatures, (PDF, 0.22 MB) |
Dr. John Christy, University of Alabama-Huntsville |
| 11:45 - 12:10 |
Status of Radiance Homogenization of Humidity Sounders, (PDF, 2.19 MB) |
Dr. Viju Oommen John, UK Met Office |
| 12:10 - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Session II: Satellite Microwave Sounder CDR, continued |
Chair: Cheng-Zhi Zou |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
The NOAA MSU/AMSU/SSU CDR project: Team, Methods, Current Status, and Future Plans (focus on MSU/AMSU), (PDF, 1.69 MB) |
Dr. Cheng-Zhi Zou, STAR |
| 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. |
Estimating Uncertainties in RSS MSU/AMSU Datasets, (PDF, 3.01 MB) |
Dr. Carl Mears, RSS |
| 2:55 - 3:20 p.m. |
Construction of a Consistent Microwave Sensor Temperature Record in the Lower Stratosphere Using GPSRO Data and Microwave Sounding Measurement, (PDF, 10.13 MB) |
Dr. Shu-peng Ben Ho, UCAR |
| 3:20 - 3:40 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:40 - 4:05 p.m. |
CRTM's SSU Module that Accounts for Spectral Response Function Variations, (PDF, 0.82 MB) |
Dr. Yong Han, STAR |
| 4:05 - 4:30 p.m. |
NOAA's Stratospheric Sounding Units' (SSU) Climate Data Records Development, (PDF, 2.35 MB) |
Dr. Likun Wang, Dr. Cheng-Zhi Zou, STAR |
| 4:30 - 5:10 p.m. |
Session III: Microwave Imager Calibration |
Chair: Chris Kummerow |
| 4:30 - 4:55 p.m. |
Overview of SSM/I CDR , (PDF, 0.09 MB) |
Chris Kummerow |
| 4:55 - 5:20 p.m. |
GPM XCal Activity , (PDF, 0.59 MB) |
Tom Wilheit |
| Adjourn Day 1 |
Dinner (Restaurants in Downtown, Washington DC) |
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