1. Online Training Resources for JPSS
Patrick Dills Amy Stevermer UCAR / The COMET® Program
AMS Short Course Experiencing JPSS Capabilities
Jan 21, 2017 Seattle, WA

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4. Lessons and Courses

6. Lessons and Courses

7. JPSS Distance Learning Course
4 core lessons (3-4 hrs total completion time)
8 optional lessons on various aspects of JPSS science & applications

8. MetEd JPSS DL Course (Dec 2016)
JPSS Satellites: Capabilities and Applications Course
Core Lesson Highlights
Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites
Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications
Advances in Space-Based Nighttime Visible Observation
Microwave Remote Sensing: Overview, 2nd Edition
Optional Lessons (8)
Provide more in-depth information on benefits and applications of JPSS observations for various topics of interest
Additional Learning Resources
Core lesson highlights for new JPSS Satellites MetEd DL course (Dec 2016)

9. Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites
1-hour lesson, available in English and Spanish, pub. 2012
1st half of lesson:
Introduces Suomi-NPP (2011) and its role in weather forecasting & climate monitoring
Evolution of the U.S. polar-orbiting satellite program
Some info on future JPSS satellites
Orbit basics & coverage
Data downlinks and processing
Overview of environmental data records, imagery, and derived products
Instruments (VIIRS, CrIS & ATMS, OMPS, CERES)
Published May 2012, 45 – 60 min long, Eng & Spa
Includes mention of future JPSS satellites

10. Suomi NPP: A New Generation of Environmental Monitoring Satellites
2nd half of the lesson covers data and products for various applications including:
Climate (ozone, carbon dioxide, tropospheric temp & trends, SST)
Land (cloud and snow cover, fires)
Ocean (SST, ocean color & optical properties, oil spills, sea ice breakup)
Atmosphere (CO & other trace gases, aerosols, hurricanes, low cloud/fog, total precipitable water, soundings)
Space Weather (aurora)
Published May 2012, 45 – 60 min long, Eng & Spa
Includes mention of future JPSS satellites
Top: Artic ozone, VIIRS cloud vs. snow cover
Bottom: Oil spill, Blended TPW, Day-Night Band image of aurora
S-NPP MetEd lesson link

11. Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications
1-hour lesson, pub. 2013
Flying on Suomi NPP, future JPSS-1 & -2
VIIRS vs. earlier imagers (AVHRR, OLS, MODIS)
Introduces VIIRS capabilities & technical advancements
22 bands
Imaging strategy, resolution and improvements
Brief introduction to the Day-Night Band (DNB)
Overview of various products & applications
Published Sep 2013, 45 – 60 min long, Eng
VIIRS on board Suomi NPP (2012), JPSS-1 (fall 2017), JPSS-2 (~2021)
VIIRS “True Color” composite image

12. Introduction to VIIRS Imaging and Applications
Key VIIRS applications covered include:
Imagery and image composites (e.g.RGBs)
Sea ice
Convection
Fog and low clouds
SST
Tropical cyclones
Fires
Volcanic ash
Dust and aerosols
Ocean Color
Day Night Band
Nighttime fires near Ventura, CA
Fog and low cloud cover
Ocean chlorophyll conc.
Published Sep 2013, 45 – 60 min long, Eng
VIIRS on board Suomi NPP (2012), JPSS-1 (fall 2017), JPSS-2 (~2021)
VIIRS MetEd lesson link

13. Advances in Space-Based Nighttime Visible Observation
1 to 1.24 hour lesson, pub. 2013
Presents technical Improvements with Suomi NPP and upcoming JPSS VIIRS “Day-Night Band” (DNB)
Discusses role of lunar cycle & modeling, and constant contrast techniques for normalized imagery
Covers meteorological and other applications
Potential future improvements in nighttime Vis imaging
Published Apr 2013, minor revisions in Jan 2016, 60 – 75 min long, Eng

14. Advances in Space-Based Nighttime Visible Observation
Day-Night Band applications covered include:
Tropical cyclones
Dust
Low clouds & Fog
Air pollution
Fires
Population and economic geography, city lights & other anthropogenic light sources
Volcanoes
DMSP OLS (left) vs. VIIRS DNB (right)
Nighttime image normalization
Smoke, ice pack, lightning, cloud features
Published Apr 2013, minor revisions in Jan 2016, 60 – 75 min long, Eng
DNB MetEd lesson link

15. Microwave Remote Sensing: Overview, 2nd Edition
30 to 45 min. lesson, pub. 2012
Overview of polar-orbiting satellites and MW observing capabilities
Reviews basic active vs. passive microwave remote sensing concepts
Instrument heritage, current and new platforms (AMSU, ATMS, AMSR2, GPM, scatterometers)
Discusses orbits, data latency, and JPSS improvements
Shows examples of imaging and atmospheric sounding products
Published May 2012, min long, Eng
Includes mention of S-NPP, JPSS, Metop, DMSP, and other complementary missions (Megha-Tropiques, GCOM-W, GPM)

16. Microwave Remote Sensing: Land & Ocean Surface Applications, 2nd Edition (updated Jan 2015)
1.5 to 2 hour, optional lesson in the JPSS course
Microwave concepts and principles for observing land and ocean surfaces
Snow cover & water equivalent, sea ice, soil moisture, sea surface temperature
Emphasis on ongoing and new missions
Updated Jan 2015, 1.5 – 2 hours long, Eng

17. JPSS River Ice and Flood Products
Optional lesson in JPSS course, pub. 2016
Introduces JPSS capabilities and products for monitoring river ice and flooding
Cases demonstrate product use and value
2013 Galena, AK spring ice jam flood
Ice formation in the Upper Mississippi River affecting navigation
2014 springtime flooding event in the Upper Midwest along Red River of the North
Published Jan 2015, 1.5 – 2 hours long, Eng
JPSS MetEd course link

18. JPSS Learning Resources Outside of MetEd
JPSS User Guides - VIIRS and CrIS (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR)
NWS VISIT Training Sessions - VIIRS Applications for Forecasters (CIRA/RAMMB)
VIIRS imagery interpretation, VIIRS Day-Night Band imagery
GINA Polar-Orbiting Satellite Product Quick Guides for High Latitude Data Users (GINA/UAF)
Polar satellite and VIIRS imagery basics and usage for high latitude forecasters
NASA SPoRT Training – Quick Guides and Lessons on VIIRS
Additional Training Resources – JPSS Short Course Web-links

19. Patrick dills@ucar.edu Amy asteverm@ucar.edu
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