Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison LANCE UWG Meeting November 16, 2010 UWG Member: Liam Gumley Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Direct Broadcast Reception Facility at SSEC 4.4 meter X-band antenna operational since Jan Receives Terra and Aqua routinely, day/night, all weather conditions. Supporting customers with L0, L1, L2, and derived products since 2001, and National Weather Service since EOS Direct Broadcast Activities at SSEC Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Objectives 1.Routine and reliable acquisition and processing of direct broadcast data. 2.Creation of real-time products for operational customers. 3.Development and distribution of DB processing software. Accomplishments Have acquired more than 30,000 Terra and Aqua passes. MODIS, AIRS, and AMSR-E products are created automatically and made available to the public via FTP, Web, ADDE. IMAPP (funded by NASA) product generation software now in use on every continent (credit: MODIS and AIRS Science Teams) Active member of IPOPP Team. Funding: NASA HQ, NOAA IPO, JPSS Project Direct Broadcast Activities at SSEC Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison What is IMAPP? T he International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package is a suite of Linux software for generating products from Terra and Aqua direct broadcast data. Released under open source license by SSEC with funding from NASA. Based on NASA Science Team algorithms. Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison Terra/Aqua Direct Broadcast Data Flow at SSEC Level 0 MODIS NBAR

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison LANCE Products at UW Which LANCE elements do you use? MODIS. Which data products do you download? MODIS L0, L1A, L1B 1KM, L1B HKM, L1B QKM, L1B GEO, MOD09_L2. Are these products downloaded continuously or periodically? MODIS L1B continuously, others periodically. Do you obtain the data from the ftp server or by subscription? FTP pull. Do you use LANCE tools to generate derived products? No. Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison LANCE Applications at UW What applications are served by the LANCE data you download? 1.MODIS Image Processing System (MIPS): a global image generation system for MODIS imagery 2.SatCam: an iPhone application for coordinated satellite/ground observations of clouds 3.Volcanic Ash: Retrievals of volcanic ash loading and height (Mike Paviolonis, NOAA) 4.Direct Broadcast algorithm testing: Simulate global direct broadcast data to test algorithms for the DB community Do you distribute LANCE-derived products to other users? Yes. Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison MODIS Image Processing System: Web

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Volcanic Ash (Aqua, 17 Apr 2010) RGB False Color Ash Height Ash Loading Ash Effective Radius Mike Pavolonis, NOAA

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS NBAR 16-day Derived from DB at UW, 8 Nov 2010 Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison SSEC DB Products for US National Weather Service Forecast Offices (from DB, not LANCE) Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison SSEC has been providing real-time MODIS products to the National Weather Service since June 2006 Reflectances and Brightness Temperatures 0.68, 1.38, 1.6, 2.1 micron reflectance bands 3.7, 6.7, 11.0 micron thermal bands Products 1 km Fog Detection, Sea Surface Temperature, NDVI, Land Surface Temperature 5 km Cloud Top Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Phase, Stability Indices MODIS Products for the NWS Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Products from SSEC in AWIPS Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Fog/Stratus Product in AWIPS 1-km MODIS4-km GOES Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Infrared Storm Product in AWIPS 1-km MODIS4-km GOES Improved feature identification (overshooting tops, enhanced-v) Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Detection of Turbulence Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Snow/Ice Detection from MODIS in AWIPS Band 7: Snow/Ice channel (2.1µm) 0.66 µm channel 2.1 µm channel Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS SST in AWIPS Terra SST 19 Sep 2007 Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison MODIS Fire Weather Products in AWIPS Vegetation Index (NDVI)Land Surface Temperature Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison NWS Use of MODIS Products 51 Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 158 AM EDT WED SEP NEAR TERM /UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING/... IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING UNDER LARGE SFC ANTICYCLONE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHILLY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. OBSERVED DEWPTS SUGGEST MINS WILL BE A FEW DEGS WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS /UPPER 30S/ FOUND ACROSS THE USUAL COLD SPOTS IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL MTNS U AND 1KM MODIS SATL IMAGERY DEPICTING DENDRITIC PATTERN OF SHALLOW...LOCALLY DENSE RIVER VALLEY FOG AND STRATUS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVR CENTRAL PENN EARLY THIS MORNING. XPC THE DENSE FOG TO INC IN CVRG THROUGH SUNRISE WITHIN THE RIVER/STREAM VLYS AS THE BLYR CONTS TO COOL. A LOOK BACK AT YESTERDAYS VIS LOOP SUGGESTS FOG AND STRATUS WILL DISSIPATE BTWN 14-15Z...GIVING WAY TO AM/SUNNY SKY. MODIS products have been mentioned in NWS Area Forecast Discussions 151 times Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison LANCE Latency How critical is the 3-hour latency to your application(s)? Not critical currently. Would you application benefit from reduced latency and, if so, what latency would be desirable? Volcanic ash global retrievals would benefit from reduced latency. Can you identify new applications that are not presently serviced by LANCE if the latency could be reduced? No. Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Comments on the Present LANCE System (1 of 2) Are there any features of the present system that you find particularly useful? FTP access. Do you make use of the LANCE website, and, if so, what pages do you find particularly useful? No. Have you received adequate information concerning the status of the system and system changes? Yes. Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Comments on the Present LANCE System (2 of 2) Do you have any criticisms of the present LANCE system? Have you been particularly impacted by system downtime or degraded service? For real-time applications, delayed data arrival can cause problems because the customer processing system may only be sized to handle real-time rates (e.g., 10 MODIS granules per hour). If data suddenly appears at higher rates because of delayed processing, system must churn much faster to keep up. Customer must be able to handle it (e.g., ignore data more than 12 hours older than the current time). Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison

Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Future Changes Do you have any suggestions for modifications or changes to the current system over the next 12 months? –Web services –Product images –MODIS NBAR real-time Can you suggest any longer-range changes? –Consider interfacing with DB sites users in a strategic way –Everyone in the DB world receives the same packets from the spacecraft… Liam Gumley, SSEC UW-Madison