1. NPOESS, Modis and AMSR-E Paul Seymour National Ice Center

2. DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) EOS (Earth Observing System) NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) Sensor data rate: 1.5 Mbps Data latency: 100-150 min. 1.7 GigaBytes per day (DMSP) 6.3 GigaBytes per day (POES) 15 Mbps sensor data rate Data latency: 100-180 min. Data availability: 98% Ground revisit time: 12 hrs. 2.6 TeraBytes per day (EOS) 2.4 TeraBytes per day (NPP) 20 Mbps sensor data rate Data latency: 28 min. Data availability: 99.98% Autonomy capability: 60 days Selective encryption/deniability Ground revisit time: 4-6 hrs. 8.1 TeraBytes per day Evolutionary Roadmap POES (Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites) NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) 1960 - 2010 2000 - 20102010 – 2020+ NPOESS Satisfies Evolutionary Program Needs with Enhanced Capabilities

3. Program Schedule 2002A&O Contract Award 2003NPP Delta Critical Design Review 2005NPOESS  Preliminary Design Review 2006NPOESS Critical Design Review NPP Ground Readiness 2006NPP Launch 2009NPOESS Ground Readiness 2010NPOESS C1 Launch 2011 NPOESS C2 Launch Field Terminal Segment Readiness Initial Operational Capability 2013NPOESS C3 Launch 2015NPOESS C4 Launch 2017NPOESS C5 Launch 2019 End of Program Reliable and timely collection, delivery, and processing of quality environmental data

4. Satellite Transition Schedule Slopes indicate 10-90% need CY 9900111213141516171803080910010207040506 Local Equatorial Crossing Time As of: 22 May 03 FY 9900111213141516171803080910010207040506 1330 POES EOS-Aqua NPOESS C2 N’ Earliest Need to back-up launch N 16 0530 DMSP 0730 - 1030 NPOESS C3 F20 DMSP POES EOS-Terra METOP NPOESS F16 17 F17 F19 F15 F18 C1 C4 C5 C6 Most probable launch date WindSat/Coriolis NPOESS Mission Satisfaction   Potential coverage gap  ------------- 10 Year Mission Life -------------  NPP

5. Single-Channel 250KM MODIS for Great Lakes

6. NSIDC Data Stewardship MODIS and AMSR-E New data sources –Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) global ice extent and ice surface temperature on 1km and 4km Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area (EASE-Grid) projections MODIS Ice surface temperature product, Bering Sea, 06 February 2004 –Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) daily average sea ice concentration and snow depth over sea ice (as a five-day running average) on a 12.5 km polar stereographic grid. Sea Ice Index extent anomaly February 2004

7. NPOESS Enhancement Products (Pre-Planned Product Improvement – P3I) 1.Tropospheric Winds 2.CH4 Column 3.CO Column 4.CO2 Column 5.Optical Background 6.All Weather Day/Night Imagery 7.Sea and Lake Ice 8.Littoral Currents 9.Coastal Ocean Color 10.Bioluminescence Potential 11.Coastal Sea Surface Temperature 12.Coastal sea Surface Winds 13.Coastal Sea Surface Height 14.Coastal Imagery 15.Ocean Wave Characteristics 16.Surf Conditions 17.Bathymetry (Deep Ocean & Near Shore) 18.Salinity 19.Oil Spill Location 20.Vertical Hydrometer Profile 21.Neutral Wind