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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#6c3fb5">JCSDA
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Status of the NPP Satellite Instruments</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Mitch Goldberg</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> </span>(and
NPP Sensor and Environmental Data </b><b><span style>Record Teams)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Acting Program Scientist, Joint Polar Satellite
System</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt">NOAA/NESDIS</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:16.0pt"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wednesday, February 15, 2012<br>
</span><span style="color:red">2:00 – 3:00 PM, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">World Weather Building, <b style><span style="color:red">Room 707</span></b>, 5200 Auth Road, Camp
Springs, MD 20746</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Suomi NPP satellite
was successfully launched on October 28, 2011 and carries the following five
sensors:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Visible/Infrared
Imager Radiometer Suite</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> (<em>VIIRS</em>)
providing<a name="_GoBack"></a> advanced imaging and radiometric
capabilities. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cross</span></em><i style><span style="font-size:10.0pt">-<em>track
Infrared Sounder</em> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(<em>CrIS</em>)
providing improved high vertical resolution atmospheric temperature and
moisture information. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><i style><a href="http://www.ipo.noaa.gov/Technology/atms_summary.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Advanced
Technology Microwave </span></a></i><i style><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sounder (ATMS)</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> providing atmospheric
temperature and moisture in all weather conditions.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ozone
Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) </span></em><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal">providing improved</span></em><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt">vertical
and horizontal measurements of the distribution of ozone in the Earth's
atmosphere.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><i style><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES)</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> sensor providing precise, calibrated global
measurements of the earth's radiation budget</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="pap-AN">The Suomi NPP mission is the bridge between NOAA’s Polar Operational
Environmental Satellite (POES) and NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites
to the next-generation Joint Polar Satellite System, or JPSS, which NOAA will
operate. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">NPP will provide on-orbit
testing and validation of sensors, algorithms, ground-based operations, and
data processing systems that will be used in the operational JPSS mission. The
first JPSS spacecraft will be launched into the afternoon orbit by the middle
of the decade to provide significantly improved operational capabilities and
benefits; the last satellite in the JPSS series is expected to continue
operations until about 2037. The JPSS program has an active program of user
engagement to maximize the benefits of NPP and JPSS for critical products and
services such as weather forecasting. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">At the seminar, an overview
of the JPSS program, some early results from each instrument, and user
engagement will be presented.<span style> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Video:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 1.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Go to </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://star-nesdis-noaa.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=star-nesdis-noaa"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">JCSDA
Seminar</span></a> and click on the seminar title</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
2. Enter your name and email address. <br>
3. Enter the meeting password: JCSDAseminars707<br>
4. Click "Join Now". <br>
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. <br>
<b style>Audio: </b>USA participants:
1-866-715-2479, Passcode: 9457557<br>
International:
1-517-345-5260</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you would like to present a seminar contact <a href="mailto:George.Ohring@noaa.gov">George.Ohring@noaa.gov</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Slides available the day before and audio recording the day after the
presentation at <a href="http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/JCSDASeminars.php">http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/JCSDASeminars.php</a>
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