2016MayagüezPuertoRicoPolarOrbiterWorkshop:SatelliteDirect
BroadcastinSupportofReal-TimeEnvironmentalApplications
Location:Location:UniversityofPuertoRicoatMayagüez
Date:26-29April2016
WorkshopAgenda
DayOnePolarOrbiterSensors-includingMODISandVIIRSimagers
26April2016LiamGumley
9:00AM–NoonLecture:IntroductiontoPolar-OrbitingSatellitesandSensors
• PropertiesofPolar-OrbitingSatellitesensors
• Bowtieeffectsanddataaggregation
• SDRandLevel1Bproductsandformats
• SoftwareforvisualizationofSDRsandLevel1Bfiles
• OverviewofDBsystematMayagüez
• OverviewofSoftwareforSDRandL1Bfilegeneration
• CSPP–CommunitySatelliteProcessingPackage
Noon–1:00PMLunchonSite
1:00PM–5:00PMLabSession:ExploringMODISandVIIRSL1BdatainHydra
• LearningHydra
• ExploringS-NPPSDRandMODISL1Busingdirectbroadcastdata
DayTwo Level2PolarOrbiterProductsandApplications
27April2016KathleenStrabala
9:00AM–NoonLecture:MODISLevel2andVIIRSEDRalgorithmsandproducts
• MODISandVIIRSAtmosphereProductsandApplicationsincluding
identificationofsevereweathersignaturesandatmosphericturbulence.
• MODISandVIIRSLandProductsandApplicationsincludingfiredetection.
• MODISandVIIRSOceanProductsandApplications.
• VIIRSDay/NightBandApplications.
Noon–1:00PMLunchonSite
1:00PM–5:00PMLabSession:MODISandVIIRSdataandproductapplications
• ExploringMODISandVIIRSCloudCompositionandSevereWeatherDetection
Capabilities. • ExploringMODISandVIIRSFireDetectioncapabilities.
• ExploringOceanFeaturesinMODISandVIIRSdata.
• ExploringVIIRSDay/NightBandCapabilities.
DayThree
Level2PolarOrbiterProductsandApplicationsContinued
28April2016KathleenStrabala
9:00AM–10:00AMLecture:MODISandVIIRSdataandproductapplications
• MODISandVIIRSAerosolDetectionandApplications.
10:00AM–NoonLabSession:MODISandVIIRSdataandproductapplications.
• ExploringMODISandVIIRSDustDetectioncapabilities.
• ExploringMODISandVIIRSOceanColorproductcapabilities.
Noon–1:00PMLunchonSite
1:00PM–5:00PMLabSession:Studentsingroupsofthreewillchooseatopicto
investigate.TheywillexplorethedatafromacasestudyorfromrecentMayagüez
antennadata,andpresenttheresultsoftheirinvestigationtotheclassonFriday.
DayFour
ParticipantPresentations
29April2016
9:00AM–12:00PM:Studentpresentations–15minuteseach
GeneralNotes:
• TheworkshopwillbeheldintheUniversityofPuertoRicoatMayagüezVirtual
Classroom,DepartmentofMathematicalSciences,LuisC.MonzónBuilding,
RoomM-107.
• LunchwillbeprovideddailybytheUniversityofWisconsin.
• Breakswillbeincludedinbothmorningandafternoonsessions.
• Labsessionswillconsistofstudentsworkingtogetheringroupsof3.Thefree
toolwewilluseforlabinvestigationsiscalledHYDRA,andcanbeinstalled
onmostApple,Windows,andLinuxlaptops.Itwasdevelopedspecificallyat
theUniversityofWisconsinasaremotesensingteachingtool.
• LecturersarenotexpertsinthefieldsofOceanography,orGeology,butwe
hopetoprovidestudentswiththeinformationtheyneedtounderstandhow
thedatacanbeusefultothemintheirownareaofinterest.
• Itisoptimalthatstudentsbeabletoattendtheentireworkshop,asthedaily
teachingandexercisesbuilduponeachother.However,weunderstandthat
workandschoolschedulesmaynotpermitthis.Electroniccopiesoflectures
andlabswillbemadeavailabletoeveryoneduringtheworkshop,andatthe
endofthecourseaworkshopwebsitewillbecreatedcontainingallofthe
coursematerials
Sponsors:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and
Engineering Center (SSEC)
UniversityofPuertoRicoatMayagüez
Lecturers:
LiamGumleyjoinedtheSpaceScienceandEngineeringCenter(SSEC)in1994,
wherehehasplayedakeyroleintheNASAMODISandJPSSS-NPPAtmosphere
ScienceTeamsforthepast20years.Hehasplayedamajorroleinproviding
softwareforDirectBroadcast(DB)dataprocessingtotheglobalcommunityviathe
InternationalMODIS/AIRSProcessingPackage(IMAPP)andnowtheCommunity
SatelliteProcessingPackage(CSPP).HeisthemanageroftheEOSDBfacilityatthe
UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,andarchitectoftheSSECreal-timeautomated
processingsystemforSuomi-NPP,Aqua,Terra,MetOP,NOAA-POES,FY-3,etc.Heis
theauthorof“PracticalIDLProgramming”(MorganKaufmannPublishers,2001),a
widelyusedguidetoprogramminganddataanalysisinInteractiveDataLanguage
(IDL).
KathyStrabalahasbeenaScientistattheCooperativeInstituteforMeteorological
SatelliteStudiesforover20years.ShereceivedamastersdegreeinMeteorology
fromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,USAin1991.SheworkedasaSenior
ForecasteratKavouras,Inc.,inMinneapolis,Minnesota,USAfor3yearspriorto
receivingherdegree.Shehasworkedprimarilyonclouddetectionandcloud
compositionasdeterminedfrompolarorbiters,andhasworkedextensivelyon
deliveryanduseofdirectbroadcastsatelliteproductsbytheNationalWeather
Service(NWS).KathyistheprojectmanagerfortheInternationalMODIS/AIRS
ProcessingPackage(IMAPP)whichprovidessoftwaretocreatesciencedata
productsfromdirectbroadcastreceptionofAquaandTerradata.
JessicaBraunrejoinedtheSpaceScienceandEngineeringCenter(SSEC)in2014as
anAssistantResearcher.Shereceivedamaster'sdegreeinAtmosphericandOceanic
SciencefromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonin2007.From2007-2010,she
workedwiththeMancomputerInteractiveDataAccessSystem(McIDAS)Users
GroupatSSECasaleadtrainerandtester.In2010,shejoinedScienceSystemsand
Applications(SSAI)Inc.asaprogrammerfortheNOAAOperationsandMaintenance
Contract.WhileatSSAI,shewastheTeamLeadfortheAtmosphericPhysicsGroup
attheOfficeofSatelliteandProductOperations(OSPO),workingongeostationary
ingest,processing,anddistributionofoperationalproductstotheNationalWeather
Service(NWS).JessicacurrentlyworkswiththeCommunitySatelliteProcessing
Package(CSPP)andCSPPGeogroupsatSSEC.