NOAA Satellite Aerosol Product Workshop for Science and Operational Users
September 13-14, 2016

National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP)
5830 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740

Day 1: Science Users
1:00 – 1:20     Opening Remarks
                       Arron Layns, NOAA NESDIS/JPSS and Jaime Daniels, NOAA NESDIS
1:20 – 1:45     Enterprise Approach to the Aerosol Optical Depth Algorithm
                       Istvan Laszlo, NOAA NESDIS
1:45 – 2:10     Enterprise Approach to the Aerosol Detection Algorithm
                      Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA NESDIS
2:10 – 2:35     Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
                      Kelly Chance, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
2:35 – 3:00     Upcoming Changes to the EPA Pollutant Monitoring Network
                      Jim Szykman, U.S. EPA
3:00 – 3:20     Break
3:20 – 3:40     VIIRS Aerosol Assimilation Activities at NRL
                      Ed Hyer, Naval Research Laboratory
3:40 – 4:00     VIIRS Aerosol Assimilation Activities at NWS/NCEP
                      Sarah Lu, NWS
4:00 – 4:20     The Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS)
                       Steve Warren, NWS
4:20 – 4:40     VIIRS Aerosol Assimilation Work at ESRL
                      Ravan Ahmadov, NOAA ESRL Global Systems Division
4:40 – 5:00    CMAQ and VIIRS Fire/Aerosol Products
                      Pius Lee, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

Day 2: Operational Users
9:00 – 9:30      Preparing for GOES-R Aerosol Optical Depth using Proxy Data
                       Brad Pierce, NOAA NESDIS
9:30 – 10:00    Status of GOES-R and JPSS Aerosol Products
                        Istvan Laszlo, NOAA NESDIS
10:00 – 10:30  Aerosol and Fire Product Latency Issues
                       Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA NESDIS
10:30 – 10:45  Break
10:45 – 11:15  NOAA’s eIDEA Website for Fire and Smoke Products
                       Amy Huff, Penn State University
11:15 – 12:00  Breakout Session: Review of VIIRS Fire and Smoke Products
eIDEA Case Study Worksheet        Questionnaire
12:00 – 12:30  Group Discussion: Feedback on eIDEA and Fire/Smoke Products
                        Moderator: Amy Huff, Penn State University
10:45 – 12:30  Group Discussion: Emerging Issues in Aerosol Remote Sensing
                        Moderator: Lorraine Remer, UMBC
12:30 – 1:30    Lunch
1:30 – 3:35      Forecaster Perspective Presentations
                       California
                       Kevin Durkee, South Coast Air Quality Management District
                       Texas/Gulf Coast
                       Rod Truesdell, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
                       Mountains/South
                       Cary Gentry, Forsyth County (NC) Office of Environmental Protection
                       Mid-Atlantic
                       Sean Nolan, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
                       New England
                       Michael Geigert, Connecticut Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection
3:35 – 3:50     Break
3:50 – 4:20     VIIRS Fire Products
                      Ivan Csiszar, NOAA NESDIS
4:20 – 4:50     Use of Fire Products in the HRRR-Smoke Model
                      Ravan Ahmadov, NOAA OAR
4:50 – 5:00    Workshop Evaluations