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Utah State University Eccles Conference Center, Logan, Utah, USA

2011

Sessions PostersCALCON Technical ConferenceAugust 29 to September 1, 2011

Welcome to the 20Th 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.

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Due by Monday, August 29Due by Monday, August 29Due by Tuesday, August 30

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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 29 Tuesday, August 30

Wednesday, August 31Thursday, September 1

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12:30-1:00 p.m.7:30-7:55 a.m.7:30-7:55 a.m. 7:30-7:55 a.m.

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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. 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

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Location: The Pre-Conference Tutorials and all conference sessions will be held in the Eccles Conference Center on the Utah State University campus.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.8:30 a.m. to Noon

Noon to 1:00 p.m.Noon to 1:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.1:45 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.2:50 p.m. to 3:25 p.m.3:25 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

RegistrationPre-Conference TutorialsOption 1: Introduction to Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing from SpaceOption 2: Fundamental Radiometric Standards and TraceabilityLunch BreakRegistrationConference Welcome Technical Session: National Standards Technology AdvancementBreakTechnical Session: Pre-Launch Testing and Post-Launch Performance Opening Social at the Space Dynamics Laboratory

BreakfastConference AnnouncementsSPOTLIGHT Session: LDCMPoster and Exhibit Viewing BreakTechnical Session: Calibration Methods for Climate Change Measurement and ModelingLunch ProvidedKeynote Introduction and Address: Dr. Bruce WielickiTechnical Session: Inter-Calibration and Validation of Operational SensorsBreakTechnical Session: Inter-Calibration and Validation of Operational Sensors (cont.)LBIR Users’ Board Meeting—University Inn Room 508Free Evening

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.7:55 a.m.8:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.10:25 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.10:55 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.12:20 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.2:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.4:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

BreakfastConference AnnouncementsTechnical Session: Calibration Methods using Celestial ObjectsPoster and Exhibit Viewing BreakTechnical Session: Radiometric Sensor Calibration Uncertainty & Error AnalysisLunch ProvidedSpotlight Session: JPSSBreakTechnical Session: Calibration of Microwave Radiometers and other Microwave Instruments BBQ in Logan Canyon

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.8:00 a.m.8:05 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.9:30 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.10:10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.11:50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.12:50 p.m.1:00 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.2:05 p.m.

BreakfastConference Announcements Technical Session: Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric CalibrationBreakTechnical Session: Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric Calibration (cont.)Lunch ProvidedUS-Only Session Check-inUS-Only Restricted SessionConference End

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Exhibit HoursMonday, August 29

Exhibit SetupTuesday, August 309:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, August 319:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Frontier Technology, Inc.Booth Space: 1100 Cummings Center, Suite 450GBeverly, MA 01915Exhibit Manger: Dominic [email protected] www.fti-net.com

Frontier Technology, Inc. (FTI) excels at sensor requirements and acquisition and trade decisions by integrating system engineering and operations research methodologies with information technology solutions for diverse customer bases. FTI provides services and software to accomplish mission planning and requirements definition, data analysis and validation activities, and anomaly resolution. In addition, FTI coordinates automated data management infrastructures and optimized test dataset archival. FTI’s engineering expertise is primarily in systems and software engineering. Software engineering is executed primarily for the development of customized data visualization and analysis packages for large, integrated experiments and missions.

Space Dynamics LaboratoryBooth Space: 21695 N Research Park WayNorth Logan, UT 84341Exhibit Manager: Eric [email protected] www.spacedynamics.org

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.

CI SystemsBooth Space: 5CI Systems, Inc.759 Cochran Street #ASimi Valley, CA 93065Exhibit Manager: Kim Browne805-520-2233 x [email protected] www.ci-systems.com/hTMLs/home.aspx

CI Systems’ turnkey test stations leverage our expertise in infrared and visible sources, collimators, range simulators, laser measurement, motion control, software, and unit-under-test fixturing to deliver reliable, highly accurate systems that are backed by knowledgeable and responsive service professionals.

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Monday, August 29

Calibration Group, Space Dynamics Laboratory The SDL calibration group will present an introductory discussion of techniques and issues involved in radiometric calibration of remote sensing instruments for space-based measurements. The tutorial will include a general theoretical description of radiometric measurements involved in the calibration of remote sensing instruments, including a brief overview of the fundamentals of radiometry to support the remainder of the presentation. The tutorial will use as an example the calibration of a hypothetical imaging radiometer sensor, and will illustrate the effects of various calibration errors based on modeling of this hypothetical sensor.

Pre-Conference Tutorial Option 1Introduction to Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing from Space

Pre-Conference Tutorial Option 2Fundamental Radiometric Standards and TraceabilityJoseph Rice, NISTPhysicist, Optical Technology DivisionDr. Joseph Rice performs research and development of novel systems for electro-optical instrument calibration, validation, and performance evaluation. These systems have included a NIST primary standard facility for optical power responsivity measurements, and portable radiometers for transferring NIST radiometric scales to other calibration facilities. Currently he is Group Leader of the Optical Properties and Infrared Technology Group in the Optical Technology Division at NIST, and he is leading the NIST efforts in development of the hyperspectral Image Projector (hIP). he received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has published over 100 technical publications, many in radiometry.

This tutorial will describe four independent techniques used by national standards laboratories to establish and maintain absolute radiometric scales. These techniques can be classified as based on: 1) electrical substitution radiometers, 2) blackbodies, 3) synchrotrons, or 4) correlated photons. The fundamental principles underlying each technique are, respectively: 1) the equivalent thermalization of electrical and optical power, 2) the Planck blackbody radiation spectrum, 3) the Schwinger synchrotron radiation spectrum, and 4) the counting of individual photons. These techniques will be compared and contrasted. Practical methods for establishing traceability to radiometric scales and for verifying accuracy will also be reviewed.

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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Conference Welcome: Mark McLellan, Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate Studies, Utah State University

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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National Standards Technology AdvancementOpportunities for communication and collaboration between national standards laboratories and the calibration community to improve calibration technologies and methodologies.Session Chair: Raju Datla, NIST

Determination of the Boltzmann Constant using Spectral Radiation Thermometryhoward Yoon, Raju Datla, Eric Shirley, Solomon Woods, Simon Kaplan, Gregory Strause—NIST

Design and Performance of a Si:As BIB Trap DetectorSolomon Woods, Simon Kaplan—NIST; Adriaan Carter—Booz Allen hamilton, Inc.; Timothy Jung—Jung Research and Development Corp.; James Proctor—Jeptech, Inc.

A Comparison of the Reflectance Factor for Several Diffuse Reflectance Materials Over the 1000 nm to 2500 nm Spectral RangeBenjamin Tsai, David Allen, Catherine Cooksey—NIST

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6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Opening Social at the Space Dynamics Laboratory1695 North Research Park Way, North Logan

3:30 p.m.

Pre-launch Testing and Post-launch PerformanceAssess pre- and post-launch calibration and performance characterization for operational remote sensing systems.Session Chair: Susana Deustua—Space Telescope Science Institute

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Unexpected Absorption in Anti-reflection Coatings Used in Infrared SystemsChris Panetta, Peter Fuqua, James Barrie, Chung-Tse Chu—The Aerospace Corporation

The Northrop Grumman Pre-Launch Radiometric Calibration Facility for the CERES Instruments: Performance and Long-Term StabilityJim McCarthy, herb Bitting, Tom Evert, Mark Frink, Ted hedman, Paul Sakaguchi, Mark Folkman —Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

NIST TXR Measurements to Deduce the Emissivity and Radiance Temperature of the LWIRCS and the GOES-R ECT Blackbodies Raju Datla, Jorge Neira, Tomoya Ohno, Joe Rice—NIST; harri Latvatoski—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory; Kim Slack, Jim Borrelli, Mike Slattery, Joseph Lawrence—ITT Corporation, Geospatial Systems

Development and Characterization of (E)UV CMOS APS for EUI Onboard Solar OrbiterAli Benmoussa—Royal Observatory of Belgium

On-Orbit Performance of the Wide Field Camera 3 Instrument on the Hubble Space TelescopeSusana Deustua—Space Telescope Science Institute

Establishing SI-Traceability for Future GOES Solar ImagersJonathan Darnel—I. M. Systems Group; Michael McGurik—MIT Lincoln Labs; Steven Grantham, Jonathan Cirtain, Amy Winebarger—NASA; Robert Vest, Charles Tarrio—NIST; E. Joshua Rigler —CIRES; Changyong Cao, Gustave Comeyne—NOAA

Jim ButlerNASA

Changyong CaoNOAA/NESDIS

Raju DatlaNIST

Scott hansenSpace Dynamics Laboratory

Randy JostBall Aerospace

David PollockUniversity of Alabama-huntsville

Ray RussellThe Aerospace Corporation

Deron ScottSpace Dynamics Laboratory

Joe TansockSpace Dynamics Laboratory

Alan ThurgoodSpace Dynamics Laboratory

Stephanie haltonUSU Research Foundation

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Tuesday, August 307:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

10:25 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

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Refreshment BreakPoster Viewing—Authors Present

Preflight Calibration for the Thermal Infrared Sensor on the Landsat Data Continuity MissionKurtis Thome, Dennis Reuter, Ramsey Smith—NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Allen Lunsford—Catholic University of America; Matthew Montanaro, Brian Wenny—Sigma Space Corporation; Zelalem Tesfaye—Bastion Technologies, Inc.

The Landsat Data Continuity Mission Operational Land Imager: Pre-Launch Performance CharacterizationBrian Markham—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Edward Knight, Brent Canova, Eric Donley, Geir Kvaran, Kenton Lee—Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation

Operational Land Imager: Radiometric Calibration OverviewGeir Kvaran—Ball Aerospace

Reflectance Factor Measurements of the OLI Flight DiffusersStuart Biggar, Nikolaus Anderson—University of Arizona; Linda Fulton, Geir Kvaran, harlan Kortmeyer—Ball Aerospace

The OLI Radiometric Scale Realization Round Robin Measurement Campaignhansford Cutlip, Jerold Cole—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation; B. Carol Johnson, Stephen Maxwell—NIST; Milton hom, Brian Markham, Lawrence Ong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Stuart Biggar—University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences

Landsat Data Continuity Mission On-orbit Calibration and Validation DevelopmentRon Morfitt, Esad Micijevic—Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc.; Brian Markham—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Calibration of Satellite Imagery, Recalibration of the Past, Through the Present, and into the Future Using Invariant SitesDavid Aaron, Larry Leigh—South Dakota State University; Nathan Leisso, Jeffrey Czapla-Myers—University of Arizona

Spotlight Session—LDCMSession Chair: Brian Markham, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences Branch

Calibration Methods for Climate Change Measurement and ModelingMethods and techniques that are capable of meeting the very stringent calibration precision and accuracy requirements of climate change measurement and modeling programs, and calibration results for sensors designed to achieve climate-quality measurement results. Session Chair: Dave Young, NASA

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Absolute Calibrated Infrared Radiance Measurements for Determination of Climate ChangeMarty Mlynczak, Seiji Kato, David Kratz, Patrick Taylor—NASA Langley Research Center; Nipa Phojanamongkolkij, Fred Rose—SSAI

Lunar Calibration Applied to Geostationary Imagers of the ISCCP DatasetTom Stone—U.S. Geological Survey; Bill Rossow—CUNY; Joe Ferrier—GISS; Laura hinkelman—University of Washington

GMES Sentinel-4/UVN Instrument Concept and Calibration ApproachBerit Ahlers, Grégory Bazalgette Courrèges-Lacoste, Benedikt Guldimann, Ben Veihelmann, hendrik Stark—European Space Agency (ESA) ESTEC; Marcel Dobber—EUMETSAT

Post-launch Detection and Determination of Channel Frequency Drifts in AMSU-A Observations Cheng-Zhi Zou, Wenhui Wang—NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

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Tuesday, August 3012:20 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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Keynote Introduction and Address: Dr. Bruce Wielicki

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Keynote SpeakerBruce A. WielickiSenior Scientist for Earth Science, NASA Langley Research CenterScience Team Lead for the NASA CLARREO mission

Since joining NASA in 1980, Dr. Wielicki’s research has focused on clouds and radiation and their roles in the Earth’s climate system. he currently serves as the Science Team Lead for NASA’s new CLARREO mission (Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory). CLARREO is focused on high accuracy climate decadal change observations and will be a cornerstone of the international climate observing system.The CLARREO Science Team consists of 30 investigators from NASA (LaRC, GSFC, GISS, JPL), NIST, NOAA, 6 universities, and the United Kingdom. From 1990 to 2009 Dr. Wielicki served as Principal Investigator on the NASA Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Investigation. CERES is also a multi-agency, university, and international science team with 38 members studying the Earth’s radiative energy balance. The CERES team led by Dr. Wielicki has provided the most highly integrated scientific data from the Earth Observing System (EOS) TRMM, Terra, and Aqua platforms. The CERES analysis and data products integrate matched data for clouds, aerosols, and radiative fluxes from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth. The final gridded data products include information from up to 11 instruments (4 CERES, 2 MODIS, 5-geostationary imagers) on 7 different spacecraft (Terra, Aqua, 5 geostationary). Dr. Wielicki has served as a Co-Investigator on the NASA CloudSat and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) cloud-observation satellite missions. CloudSat and CALIPSO are active sensors studying cloud, aerosol, and radiation climate processes and fly in close formation with the CERES instruments and other instruments on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua platform.

Dr. Wielicki’s professional publications include over 90 refereed journal papers and 3,300 journal citations, including 1,500 first author papers. he has earned the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Presidential Distinguished Senior Professional Rank Award, Elected Fellow, American Meteorological Society and numerous other awards.

Dr. Wielicki received his B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Professional Experience and Affiliations:Member, Amer. Met. Society, Amer. Geophys. Union, Amer. Assoc. Adv. of Science U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) (now USGCRP) member of Observations Working Group (OWG) (2004–current)Co-Chair of International Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Radiative Flux Assessment (2005–2008)Member, NASA-NOAA Research to Operations Joint Working Group (2006–current)Co-Chair of NASA’s Cloud Modeling and Analysis Initiative (2006–2008)Member, NOAA Data Archiving and Access Requirements Working Group (2007–current)Contributing Author, IPCC Assessment Report 4, chapter on surface and atmosphere observations.U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) Executive Committee (2001 to 2005)Lead Author, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan (July, 2003) Chapter 12: Observing and Monitoring the Climate SystemMembership on a wide range of previous national and international scientific panels and committeesChair, Gordon Conference on Solar Radiation and Climate (2000)Associate Editor, Journal of Climate (1993–1996)Project Scientist and P.I. for the FIRE (First ISCCP Regional Experiment) (1987–1994)Co-Investigator ERBE (Earth Radiation Budget Experiment) Science Team (1984–1995)Co-Investigator Landsat Thematic Mapper Science Team (1985–1988)

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Ground-based Radiometric Calibration of MODIS and Landsat 7 ETM+ Using the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) at Railroad Valley, NevadaJeff Czapla-Myers, Nathan Leisso—University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences

Calibration of Imaging Sensors Using Model-Based, SI-Traceable Predictions of At-Sensor RadianceKurtis Thome—NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Jeffrey Czapla-Myers—University of Arizona; Larry Leigh—South Dakota State University

MODIS Visible Sensor Radiometric Performance with Multiple Approaches over Various TargetsDavid Doelling—NASA/Langley Research Center; Daniel Morstad, Rajendra Bhatt, Benjamin Scarino—SSAI; Jack Xiong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Aisheng Wu—Sigma Space

Validation of the PROBA-V Radiometric Calibration SystemSindy Sterckx, Stefan Adriaensen, Stefan Livens—VITO

Adding an On-board Diffuser in Front of the PARASOL InstrumentBertrand Fougnie—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

GOES Sounder Visible Channel Calibration with Imager Visible ChannelGordana Sindic-Rancic—IMSG. Inc; Xiangqian Wu—NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Fangfang Yu—ERT, Inc

Inter-Calibration of COMS Infrared Channels using AIRS/IASIJun Park, Dohyeong Kim, hoseung Lee, Myoung-hwan Ahn, Ae-Sook Suh—KMA/NMSC

Sensitivity of AIRS and IASI Radiometric Calibration to Scene TemperatureDenis Elliott, hartmut Auamann—California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Real Time Correction of GOES N-Q Stray Light During Eclipse PeriodsGrant Matthews, Steven Buford, Eric Kerby, Rebecca Brown, Kim Slack—ITT; Xiangqian Wu, hyre Bysal, Tim Schmit—NOAA/NESDIS

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Inter-Calibration and Validation of Operational SensorsCompare performance between sensors of differing scientific objectives, capabilities, and mission parameters to assess measurement bias and uncertainty.Session Chair: Bertrand Fougnie, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Scientific and Imagery Payloads Division, Physics of Optical Measurements and Image Quality Unit

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Tuesday, August 30

4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, August 31

9:50 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. Poster and Exhibit Viewing Break

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

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ACCESS: Status and Preliminary PerformanceMary Elizabeth Kaiser, David Sahnow, Stephan McCandliss, Paul Feldman, h. Warren Moos, Matthew Morris, W. Van Dixon—Johns hopkins University; Randy Kimble, Dominic Benford, Jonathan Gardner, Bruce Woodgate, Bernard Rauscher, Jeffrey Kruk—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Robert Kurucz—harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Michael Lampton—Space Sciences Laboratory; Saul Perlmutter—University of California, Berkeley; Edward Wright—University of California, Los Angeles; Adam Riess—Johns hopkins University, Space Telescope Science Institute; Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua—Space Telescope Science Institute

Stars as Radiometric Standards: Past, Present and FutureJohn McGraw, Daniel Zirzow, Dmitry Vorobiev, Peter Zimmer, Jeffrey Karle—University of New Mexico; Keith Lykke, John Woodward, Claire Cramer, Gerald Fraser—National Institute of Standards and Technology

Precision Measurements of the Atmosphere, for Astronomy, Using a Calibrated Balloon-Borne Light SourceJustin Albert—University of Victoria; Christopher Stubbs, Peter Doherty—harvard University; Yorke Brown—Dartmouth College; Matt Dobbs, Keith Vanderlinde—McGill University

Enhanced Thermal Modeling of Observations of On-orbit Calibration SpheresMark Skinner, Stephen Gregory—The Boeing Company; Ray Russell, Edward Laag, David Gutierrez, Daryl Kim, Richard Rudy, Kirk Crawford—The Aerospace Corporation

On-Orbit Determination of GOES-15 Imager Visible Channel Modulation Transfer FunctionMichael Grotenhuis—Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; Xiangqian Wu, Changyong Cao—NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Gordana Sindic-Rancic—IMSG, Inc.

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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: Tom Stone, US Geological Survey

Radiometric Sensor Calibration Uncertainty & 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: Adriaan Carter, Booz Allen hamilton, Engineering and Sciences Team

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Assessment of MODIS Reflected Solar Calibration UncertaintyXiaoxiong Xiong, James Butler—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Junqiang Sun—Sigma Space Co.

In-flight Calibration Strategy Crossing Multiple MethodsBertrand Fougnie, Sophie Lachérade, Philippe Gamet, Denis Blumstein, Patrice henry—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES); Colin Thomas—CS-SI

Parametric Study of Calibration Blackbody Uncertainty Using Design of ExperimentsJoe Walker—Science Systems and Applications, Inc.; Nipa Phojanamongkolkij, David Johnson, Richard Cageao, Alan Little, Martin Mlynczak, Rosemary Baize, Joseph O’Connell—NASA Langley Research Center

Estimation of Aerosol Parameters with Solar Direct and Diffuse Irradiance Data using the Proposed Measuring Instrument which Allows Irradiance Measurements without Sun TrackingKohei Arai—Saga University

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4:05 p.m. to 4:25 a.m. Break

6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Barbeque in Logan Canyon (Guinavah-Malibu Campground)

Wednesday, August 31

1:25 p.m. NOAA Operational Calibration Support to NPP/JPSS Program Fuzhong Weng—NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research Co.

Overview of NPP CrIS SDR Pre-launch Calibration and Post-launch Calibration and Validation PlanYong han—NOAA

CrIS Full Spectral Resolution Test ResultsMark Esplin—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

Characterization of VISNIR Filters for VIIS Sensor for Optical Crosstalk at the FilterVijay Murgai, Robert Cartland—Raytheon

Preflight Characterization of the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Vladimir Zavyalov, Chad Fish, Gail Bingham, Mark Esplin, Mark Greenman, Deron Scott, Tim holmes, Charles Major, Kevin Grant—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

Calibration and Exploitation of the NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A DataTsan Mo—NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

VIIRS F1 VisNIR Effective RSR Measurement and Impact to VIIRS Calibrated RadianceThomas Schwarting—Sigma Space Corporation; Chris Moeller—University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Moyer—Aerospace Corporation; Juiliette Costa—MIT Lincoln Labs; Steve Brown, Keith Lykke—National Institute of Standards and Technology; Robert Barnes—Science Applications International Corporation; Bruce Guenther—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Jack Xiong, Jim Butler —NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

An Overview of NPP VIIRS Pre-launch and On-Orbit Calibration and CharacterizationJim Butler, Jim Gleason, Jack Xiong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Vincent Chang, Shih Yan Lee, Ning Lei, Jeff McIntire, hassan Oudrari, Tom Schwarting, Junqiang Sun, Aisheng Wu—Sigma Space Co.

Spotlight Session: JPSSSession Chair: Fuzhong Weng, NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Satellite Meteorology and Climatology Division

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.Session Chair: William Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Sensor Technology and System Applications Group

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Geolocation Correction for NOAA POES Passive Microwave InstrumentsIsaac Moradi—University of Maryland, College Park; huan Meng, Ralph Ferraro—NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research

The Development of AMSU-B/MHS Fundamental CDR’sChabitha Devaraj, Wenze Yang, Isaac Moradi—NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites; huan Meng, Ralph Ferraro—NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research

Improved Calibration of Microwave Sounders using Redundant Receiver ArraysWilliam Blackwell, R. V. Leslie, M. DiLiberto—MIT Lincoln Laboratory; P. E. Racette—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

12:20 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Lunch Provided

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Thursday, September 1

Accurate Blackbodies and Their Testingharri Latvakoski, Mike Watson, Shane Topham—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

Radiometric Characterization of a Hyperspectral Image ProjectorJoseph Rice, Stephen Maxwell, Jorge Neira, howard Yoon—NIST

Spacecraft Level Radiometric Testing of VIIRS with the Flat Panel IlluminatorR.R. Bousquet—Genesis Engineering Solutions, Inc.; S.W. Brown—National Institute of Standards and Technology; C.J. Kent—Stellar Solutions, Inc.; B. Guenther—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; R.W. Lambeck—National Aeronautics and Space Administration; E.h. Johnson—Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems

Life Cycle Testing of Glass Bead ThermistorsGeorge Rossano—The Aerospace Corporation

Development of a Radiance Testing Facility for Flat Large Aperture Blackbodies and Initial MeasurementsRobert Bouchard, Serge Fortin—ABB Bomem Inc.

Radiometric Transfer Assembly for 100 cm Sphere Integrating Source to Calibrate RadiometersEugene Kim, Vijay Murgai, Reinhard Menzel—Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)R. D. Gehrz—University of Minnesota

Surface Reflectance Comparison of Calibrated Reflectance Targets Measured using Portable Field SpectoradiometersNathan Leisso, Jeffrey Czapla-Myer—University of Arizona; Larry Leigh, Dennis helder, David Aaron—South Dakota State University; Kurtis Thome—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Optimization of Multi-Level Cooperative Remote Sensing Carried out by Coupled UAV for Space Data Validation PurposesArif Shafayat Mehdiyev—Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Republic; hikmat hamid Asadov—Research Institute of Aerospace Informatics; Kamal Kheyraddin Ismaylov—National Aviation Academy

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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: Deon Dixon, USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

Equipment, Capabilities, and Facilities for Radiometric Calibration (cont.)

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Analysis of Uniformity of CEOS Vicarious Calibration Sites using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) DataRAMA VARMA RAJA M. K.—I. M. Systems Group, Inc.; Xiangqian Wu—NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

Atmospheric Transmittance and Uncertainty Analysis in Support of the Operational Land ImagerNathan Leisso, Jeff Czapla-Myers, Stuart Biggar—University of Arizona; William Good, Sandie Collins, Geir Kvaran—Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation

Calibrating Atmospheric Transmission for Fun and ProfitPeter Zimmer, John McGraw—University of New Mexico

Calibration and Applications of the Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer (MDXR)Simon Kaplan, Solomon Woods—National Institute of Standards and Technology, Optical Technology Division; Adriaan Carter—Booz Allen hamilton, Inc.; Timothy Jung—Jung Research and Development Corp.

Calibration and Validation Plan of the JPSS Crosstrack Infrared Sounder (CrIS)Deron Scott, Gail Bingham, Chad Fish, harri Latvakoski , Mark Greenman, Mark Esplin, Vladimir Zavyalov—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory; Yong han—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Calibration of VIS/NIR Sensors over Desert Sites: New Results for Cross-calibration and Multi-temporal CalibrationPhilippe Gamet, Bertrand Fougnie, Sophie LaCherade, Patrice henry—Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES); Colin Thomas—C-S

Correction Algorithm of Hemispherical Reflectance Measurement for the CrIS ICTJinan Zeng, harri Latvakoski—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory; Leonard hanssen—NIST

Current Status and Operational Issues of COMS MI Radiometric CalibrationJae-Gwan Kim, Seung-hee Sohn, Ae-Sook Suh, hyun-Jong Oh, Jae-Dong Jang, Byung-Il Lee—National Meteorological Satellite Center, KMA

GOSAT On-orbit Calibration Over Two YearsKei Shiomi—Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Taichiro hashiguchi, Fumie Kataoka, Riko higuchi—Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan

MODIS On-Orbit Performance and Lessons LearnedJack Xiong—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Vince Salomonson—University of Utah

New Method for Calibration of Spectroradiometer for Remote Sensing of Soil HumidityAsadov h.h., hashimov J.h.—National Aerospace Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan

NIST Diffraction Codes for Non-NIST UsersEric Shirley—NIST, Optical Technology Division

The US Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CRIS) Predicted Sensor Performance, Calibration, and CAL/VAL OverviewVladimir Zavyalov, Chad Fish, Gail Bingham, Mark Esplin, Mark Greenman, Deron Scott, Tim Nielsen—USU/Space Dynamics Laboratory

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:

Tuesday, August 30 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, August 31 9:50 a.m.

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