VIIRS Aerosol Science and Operational Users Workshop
November 21-22, 2013
National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP)
5830 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740
Workshop Agenda
VIIRS Workshop Agenda (Printable Version)
Thursday, November 21
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Goals of the Workshop Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA
8:45 – 9:15 VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth Algorithm and Validation Istvan Laszlo, NOAA
9:15 – 9:45 VIIRS Aerosol Products, Data Quality, and Visualization Tools Hongqing Liu, IMSG at NOAA
9:45 – 10:15 VIIRS Suspended Matter and Dust Index Products Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA and Pubu Ciren, IMSG at NOAA
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 Global Case Studies of VIIRS Aerosol Products and Data Access Lorraine Remer, UMBC
11:30 – 12:00 View from the Outside: How VIIRS Aerosol Products Fit into the Larger Aerosol Remote Sensing Picture Ralph Kahn, NASA GSFC
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:20 Transitioning from MODIS AOD to VIIRS AOD Robert Levy, NASA GSFC
1:20 – 1:40 VIIRS Aerosol Products in Data Assimilation Arlindo da Silva, NASA GSFC
1:40 – 2:00 Use of VIIRS Aerosol Products in a Regional Air Quality Model Rohit Mathur, EPA
2:00 – 2:20 Global Estimates of Ambient PM2.5 Concentration from Satellite AOD Aaron Van Donkelaar, Dalhousie University
2:20 – 2:40 Estimating Surface PM2.5 Concentrations using Satellite AOD Sundar Christopher, University of Alabama – Huntsville
2:40 – 3:10 Break
3:10 – 3:30 Engaging New Users for VIIRS Aerosol Products Rich Kleidman or Pawan Gupta, NASA ARSET Program
3:30 – 5:00 Group Discussion: VIIRS Aerosol Products for Research Applications Moderator: Lorraine Remer, UMBC
5:00 Workshop Adjourns for the Day
Friday, November 22
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Overview of the JPSS Program Mitch Goldberg, NOAA
9:00 – 9:30 Aerosol Products in Operational Air Quality Forecasting – West Coast Perspective Kevin Durkee, South Coast Air Quality Management District
9:30 – 10:00 Aerosol Products in Operational Air Quality Forecasting – East Coast Perspective Laura Warren, Maryland Department of the Environment
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Improving EPA’s AIRNow AQI Maps with MODIS Aerosol Products Jim Szykman, EPA
11:00 – 11:30 Use of Satellite Data in Operational Air Quality Prediction Ivanka Stajner, NOAA
11:30 – 12:00 VIIRS Aerosol Products in NOAA’s HMS Fire and Smoke Product Mark Ruminski, NOAA
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 A Tutorial on MODIS and VIIRS Aerosol Products from Direct Broadcast Data on IDEA Hai Zhang, IMSG at NOAA
1:30 – 2:00 Overview of Case Studies of VIIRS Aerosol Products for Operational Applications Amy Huff, Pennsylvania State University
2:00 – 3:00 Breakout Session: Review of Case Studies of VIIRS Aerosol Products for Operational Applications
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:30 Group Discussion: Feedback on Case Studies of VIIRS Aerosol Products for Operational Applications Moderator: Amy Huff, Pennsylvania State University
4:30 – 4:45 Next Steps for VIIRS Aerosol Products Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA
4:45 – 5:00 Workshop Evaluations
5:00 Workshop Adjourns