Training

Training materials are designed to introduce users to the new generation of aerosol products available from the JPSS series of polar-orbiting satellites (VIIRS) and the GOES-R series of geostationary satellites (ABI).  The video tutorials link to short movies on YouTube that describe aspects of the aerosol products and their applications to air quality, with a focus on operational situations.  The case study data sets allow users to work directly with aerosol products.

VIDEO TUTORIALS

Aerosol Observations from GOES-R Series Geostationary Satellites
NASA ARSET Program
Amy Huff, Penn State University
Created September 2018
Length: 73 min

Using Aerosol Trajectories to Predict the Impacts of Transported Smoke
Amy Huff, Penn State University
Created October 2016
Length: 14 min

eIDEA Decision Support Tool
Amy Huff, Penn State University
Created October 2016
Length: 13 min

VIIRS Aerosol Products for Fire and Smoke Monitoring
Amy Huff, Penn State University
Created October 2016
Length: 11 min

GOES-R Aerosol Products for Air Quality Applications
Amy Huff, Penn State University
Created January 2014
Length: 11 min

AOD Retrieval from Geostationary Platforms
Ray Hoff, UMBC
Created December 2013
Length: 24 min

DATA SETS

August 24, 2006: Smoke and Haze
Simulated GOES-R/ABI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
Case Study Worksheet
Case Study Imagery (Power Point file)

March 25, 2011: Smoke
Simulated GOES-R/ABI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Aerosol Type, and Estimated Surface AQI
Case Study Worksheet
Case Study Imagery (Power Point file)

July 30, 2011: Haze
Simulated GOES-R/ABI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Aerosol Type, and Estimated Surface AQI
Case Study Worksheet
Case Study Imagery (Power Point file)

July 4, 2012: Smoke and Haze
Simulated GOES-R/ABI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Natural Color Imagery (NCI), 3-Hour Composite AOD, 48-Hour Forward Trajectories, Estimated Surface PM2.5, and Suspended Matter
Observed SNPP/VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT),True Color Imagery (RGB), and Estimated Surface PM2.5

Case Study Worksheet
Link to Simulated and Observed Imagery

July 2, 2012: Smoke
Observed SNPP/VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT), and True Color Imagery (RGB)
Case Study Worksheet
Background Meteorology and Air Quality (Power Point file)
Link to Observed Imagery

September 9, 2013: Smoke and Haze
Observed SNPP/VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) and True Color Imagery (RGB)
Case Study Worksheet
Background Meteorology and Air Quality (Power Point file)
Link to Observed Imagery