NPOESS Data Exploitation NDE NPOESS Data Exploitation NDE

NPOESS Data Exploitation NDE NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) George Serafino NOAA Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) Jim Silva NDE Project manager North America - Europe Data Exchange Meeting, Asheville, NC, May 17 -19, 2008

NPOESS & NDE NPP NDE will be a critical civilian link to achieve return on the NPOESS investment NPOESS Data Exploitation(~ $45 M) NPOESS Ground Systems NPOESS C 1 (operated in ESPC) Generic NPOES S Data Ingest Process Safety. Net Quality Control NDE Enhanced Products Command Control Real-time Delivery Archive and Access 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team NOAA Science Center Operational User Community 2

Mission & Objectives NDE MISSION: Assist NOAA and other civilian end users to realize the potential of NPOESS observations 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 3

Mission & Objectives NDE Operational System Objectives: • Disseminate NPOESS Data Records to end users • Generate and disseminate tailored NPOESS Data Records (versions of NPOESS Data Records in previously agreed alternative formats and views) • Generate and disseminate NOAA-unique products (augmented environmental products constructed from NPOESS Data Records) • Deliver NOAA-unique products, product processing elements, and associated metadata to CLASS for long-term archiving • Provide services to customers, including NDE product training, product enhancement, and implementation support across NOAA • Provide software for NPOESS Data Record format translation and other data manipulations 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 4

Functional Scope: The NOAA Central NDE NOAA Central NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) Suitland, MD NOAA Environmental x. DRs NASA Science Data Segment (SDS) NPOESS’ Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) Data Delivery Reports x. DRs NPOESS’ Mission Management Center (MMC) Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) x. DR Subscription Requests Algorithm Development Data NOAA-Unique NPOESS Products Status Trouble Ticket x. DRs Tailored Products Work Request/ Status Customer Service Request/ Response NOAA’s NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) NOAA Product Processing Components NOAA-Unique Products Customers (NWS, NOS, OAR, & external users) 3 Sep 2008 x. DRs Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team Long-Term Archive (via CLASS) 5

NPOESS Instruments NDE • VIIRS – Visible Infrared Imaging spectro. Radiometer Suite (20 bands, 0. 4 – 13 microns) • Cr. IS – Crosstrack Infrared Sounder (1305 channels, 3. 9 -15. 4 microns) • ATMS – Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (22 channels, similar to combined AMSU-A and MHS) • OMPS – Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (Nadir Mapper Instrument 300 -380 nm, Nadir Profiler 250 -310 nm, Limb Profiler 290 -1000 nm) 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 6

NPOESS Preparatory Project Phase 1 3 -20 months after Launch NDE – Legacy mission continuity replacement products comprised of currently funded NUPs and x. DRs Y NOAA Unique Products (NUPs) B NPOESS Delivered x. DRs (SDR, TDR, EDR, ARP, IP) Cr. IS Thinned Radiances SST Analysis Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Cr. IS Cloud Cleared Radiances Blended SST Nadir Profile Ozone Total Precipitable Water (ATMS) SST Anomalies Ozone Total Column Snow Cover (ATMS) Coral Reef Degree Heating Snow Cover and Depth Precipitation Type/Rate (ATMS) Coral Reef Bleaching Imagery Surface Emissivity (ATMS) Total Ozone (Cr. IS) Ocean Color/Chlorophyll Cloud Liquid Water (ATMS) Trace Gases (Carbon) Vegetation Index Sea Ice Cover/Concentration (ATMS) SST (AVHRR-like) Active Fires Snow Water Equivalent (ATMS) Aerosol (AVHRR-like) Atmospheric Temperature Profile Ice Water Path (ATMS) ATMS Radiances Atmospheric Moisture Profile Land Surface Temperature (ATMS) Cr. IS Radiances Aerosol Optical Thickness Temperature Profiles (ATMS) VIIRS Radiances Land Surface Type Moisture Profiles (ATMS) OMPS Radiances Surface Albedo Rain Water Path/Profile (ATMS) Cloud Mask Cloud Cover/Layers 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 7

NPP Phase 2: 20 months after NPP Launch to 1 month prior to C 1 launch NDE – Additional legacy products and enhanced products comprised of NUPs and x. DRs not linked to mission continuity Y NOAA Unique Products (NUPs) B NPOESS Delivered x. DRs (SDR, TDR, EDR, ARP, IP) Polar Winds (VIIRS) Fire Potential Cloud Optical Thickness Limb Profile Ozone Near Coast Ocean Color Cloud Top Height (VIIRS) Blended Snow Cover Integrated x. DRs at Cr. IS Resolution Ice Surface Temperature Harmful Algal Blooms (VIIRS) Cloud Liquid Water Path (VIIRS) Sea Ice Characterization (VIIRS) Blended Total Precipitable Water Cloud Ice Water Path (VIIRS) Atmospheric Pressure Profile Tropical Rainfall Potential Cloud Top Temperature (VIIRS) Quarterly Surface Type Gridded Blended Ozone Suspended Matter Net Heat Flux Clear Sky Radiances (VIIRS) Aerosol Particle Size Vegetation Health Cloud Top Temperature Vegetation Moisture Cloud Top Pressure Drought Indices Land Surface Temperature (VIIRS) Vegetation Thermal Conditions Cloud Base Height Leaf Area Index Cloud Effective Particle Size 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 8

NPP Not In Phase 1 or 2 Y NDE NOAA Unique Products (NUPs) Ocean Optimized Cloud Mask Absorbed Radiation (VIIRS) Chesapeake Bay Ocean Color Rainfall Prediction (ATMS) Emiliania Huxleyi Blooms Tropical Cyclone Intensity (ATMS) High Res (<1 km) Ocean Color Cloud Types (AVHRR-like) Hazard Support (Tropical) (VIIRS) Inversion Strength and Height (Cr. IS) Hazard Support (Volcano) (VIIRS) Fire Burn Scars (VIIRS) Outgoing Longwave Radiation (VIIRS) CO 2 Slicing Derived Cloud Top Pressure (Cr. IS) Outgoing Longwave Radiation (Cr. IS) 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 9

Risks NDE • Program Risks: – Network to distribute products from NDE to user community is undefined – End User Readiness • Project Risks: – Funding Constraints in FY 2008 -09 limit NDE’s • IT Architecture Implementation • Product Development • Coordination Activities w/NOAA 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 10

IT Architecture NDE • NDE forced to extend build schedule – Consequence: • No automated Data Distribution in place by NPP launch (Jun 2010) • Operational Environment not in place until NPOESS C 1 – Shared system test environment to generate NPP products – Mitigation Approach: Work with customers • Find alternatives to deliver sample NPP products to NOAA Operational Centers • Generate only a small set of NPP products in 2010 until enough IT resources become available in 2011 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 11

Summary NDE • NDE is the only link between NPOESS and NOAA Operational Centers for near real time access to global environmental data • NDE plans to develop tailored NPP and NOAA Unique products in two phases • Project Risks are understood, mitigation strategies are being implemented • NOAA Operational Centers are aware of NDE Program Risks: NDE working to coordinate product developments and distribution issues with end users 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 12

NDE Backup Slides 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 13

Acquisition Strategy CY 2008 NPP Satellite (Sys Test Env’t) NDE CY CY 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 NDE CE, I&T NDE POE C 1 Satellite (Op’l Env’t) CY 2016 OSDPD: O&M NDE CE, I&T NDE POE OSDPD: O&M • NDE is responsible for CE, I&T • NDE is responsible for initial O&M for approximately 18 months following launches • After approximately 18 months, at fiscal year boundaries, OSDPD assumes permanent O&M responsibilities Key: CE = I&T = POE = O&M = = 3 Sep 2008 Capital Investment Integration & Test Pre-Operational Evaluation Operations & & Maintenance Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 14

Cr. IS/ATMS Project NDE • Benefits: – Cr. IS hyper-spectral measurements are used to improve temperature, moisture, ozone for both weather and climate applications. Cr. IS will have a measurable impact on global weather prediction • NOAA Mission Goal supported: Climate, Weather & Water, Modeling Observational Infrastructure (MOb. I), Polar Satellites Acquisitions • User community: NWS /NCEP/EMC, International NWP users, NWS Field Offices, Climate Users • Satellite products – – – 3 Sep 2008 Cr. IS radiances and Cloud Cleared Radiances Ozone Carbon Dioxide Methane Temperature and Moisture atmospheric profiles Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 15

Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) Project • NDE Benefit – Global based products enhances NOAA’s weather forecasting and climate monitoring capability – Improved models and derived products will greatly improve the assimilation of data into numerical weather prediction models • • • NOAA Mission Goal supported: Weather & Water; Modeling Observational Infrastructure (MOb. I); Climate and Cross-cutting – Satellite Services User community: NWS (NCEP and Field Offices), NESDIS/SAB, FNMOC, AFWA, NRL, NASA, International Numerical Modelers, Academia Satellite products – – – – – Total Precipitable Water Precipitation Rate Cloud Liquid Water Ice Water Snow Cover Snow Water Equivalent Sea Ice Land Temperature Land Emissivity Profiles of Temperature and Moisture 3 Sep 2008 Sep 3, 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Briefing to NGST’s. Science. Advisory. Team (SAT) 16

NDE Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) Project • NDE Benefit – Improved operational analysis for numerical weather prediction applications – Improved the monitoring dynamic ocean features in the coastal coral reef environment – Expands high resolution SST products on a global basis – Ensures critical NOAA mission support capabilities derived from polar satellites continue after the launch of NPP and in the NPOESS era • • • NOAA Mission Goals supported: Ecosystems; Climate; Weather and Water; Modeling Observational Infrastructure (MOb. I); and Commerce & Transportation User community: NCEP/EMC/OMB/OPC, Coast. Watch/Ocean. Watch, Coral Reef Watch, NMFS Satellite products – – – 3 Sep 2008 SST Blended Geostationary and Polar SST anomalies Hot spots Degree Heating Weeks Coral Reef Bleaching Indices and Alerts Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team 17

Overview Schedule NPP & C 1 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team NDE 18

NPP Schedule of Sub-System Builds 3 Sep 2008 Briefing to NPOESS Science Advisory Team NDE 19