NPOESS NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Environmental Satellite System Satellite Direct Readout Satellite Direct Readout Conference for the Americas Conference for the Americas John D. Cunningham John D. Cunningham System Program Director System Program Director Integrated Program Office Integrated Program Office 11 December 2002 11 December 2002
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NPOESSNPOESSNational Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite SystemSatellite System
Satellite Direct Readout Satellite Direct Readout Conference for the AmericasConference for the Americas
John D. CunninghamJohn D. CunninghamSystem Program DirectorSystem Program DirectorIntegrated Program OfficeIntegrated Program Office
A Tri-agency Effort to Leverage and A Tri-agency Effort to Leverage and Combine Environmental Satellite ActivitiesCombine Environmental Satellite Activities
MissionMission
Provide a national, operational, Provide a national, operational, polar-orbiting remote-sensing polar-orbiting remote-sensing capabilitycapability
Achieve National Performance Achieve National Performance Review (NPR) savings by converging Review (NPR) savings by converging DoD and NOAA satellite programsDoD and NOAA satellite programs
Incorporate new technologies from Incorporate new technologies from NASANASA
Encourage International CooperationEncourage International Cooperation
Saves $1.6B through System Life Cycle compared to NPR target of $1.3B
NPOESSNPOESSNPOESS is required to provide an NPOESS is required to provide an OPERATIONALOPERATIONAL remote remote
sensing capability to acquire and receive in real-time at field sensing capability to acquire and receive in real-time at field terminals, and to acquire, store and disseminate to terminals, and to acquire, store and disseminate to
processing centers, processing centers, GLOBALGLOBAL and and regionalregional environmental environmental imagery and specialized imagery and specialized METEOROLOGICALMETEOROLOGICAL, , CLIMATICCLIMATIC, ,
TERRESTRIALTERRESTRIAL, , OCEANOGRAPHICOCEANOGRAPHIC and and SOLAR-GEOPHYSICALSOLAR-GEOPHYSICAL and other data in support of and other data in support of CIVILIANCIVILIAN and and NATIONALNATIONAL
National ImportanceNational Importance• Military CommunityMilitary Community
- Shift tactical and strategic focus from Shift tactical and strategic focus from “coping with weather” to anticipating and “coping with weather” to anticipating and exploiting atmospheric and space exploiting atmospheric and space environmental conditionsenvironmental conditions
• Civilian CommunityCivilian Community - Timely, accurate, and cost-effective public Timely, accurate, and cost-effective public
warnings and forecasts of severe weather warnings and forecasts of severe weather events, reduce the potential loss of human events, reduce the potential loss of human life and property and advance the national life and property and advance the national economyeconomy
- Support of general aviation, agriculture, Support of general aviation, agriculture, and maritime communities aimed at and maritime communities aimed at increasing U.S. productivityincreasing U.S. productivity
- Commitment to support long-term data Commitment to support long-term data continuity for environmental monitoring continuity for environmental monitoring and Global Change assessmentand Global Change assessment
NPOESS Goal: Improve the Nation’s Space-Based, Remote Sensing Capabilities for Environmental Monitoring
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
• Sea Surface Temperature is defined as a highly precise measurement of the temperature of the surface layer (upper 1 meter) of ocean water. It has two major applications: 1) sea surface phenomenology, and 2) use in infrared cloud/no cloud decision for processed cloud data. The accompanying requirements apply only under clear conditions (unless specified otherwise).
Description: Validates concept of passive measurement of Ocean Surface Wind Speed and Direction, using Polarimetric Radiometer and other environmental parameters derived from microwave observations
Capability:Capability:
• Planned launch in December 2002 on Titan IIPlanned launch in December 2002 on Titan II
• Measure Ocean Surface Wind Direction (Non- Measure Ocean Surface Wind Direction (Non- Precipitating Conditions)Precipitating Conditions)
• 25 km spatial resolution25 km spatial resolution
• NPP Spacecraft contract awarded to Ball Aerospace – May 2002• Instrument Risk Reduction
• Early delivery / instrument-level test / system-level integration and test• VIIRS - Vis/IR Imager Radiometer Suite (IPO)VIIRS - Vis/IR Imager Radiometer Suite (IPO)• CrIS - Cross-track IR Sounder (IPO)CrIS - Cross-track IR Sounder (IPO)• ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (NASA)ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (NASA)• OMPS – Ozone Mapping/Profiling SuiteOMPS – Ozone Mapping/Profiling Suite
- Provides lessons learned and allows time for any required modifications before NPOESS first launch
• Ground System Risk Reduction- Early delivery/test of a subset of NPOESS-like ground system elements- Early User Evaluation of NPOESS data products- Provides algorithms / instrument verification and opportunities for
instrument calibration / validation prior to first NPOESS launch- Allows for algorithm modification prior to first NPOESS launch
• Continuity of data for NASA’s EOS Terra/Aqua missions
Use of Advanced Sounder Data for ImprovedUse of Advanced Sounder Data for ImprovedWeather Forecasting/Numerical Weather PredictionWeather Forecasting/Numerical Weather Prediction
Coriolis (FY03)CMIS
NWS/NCEPECMWFUKMO
FNMOC
NWS/NCEPECMWFUKMO
FNMOC
NWPForecasts
NWPForecasts
NOAA Real-Time Data Delivery TimelineGround Station Scenario
NNATIONAL ATIONAL PPOLAR-ORBITING OLAR-ORBITING OOPERATIONAL PERATIONAL EENVIRONMENTAL NVIRONMENTAL SSATELLITE ATELLITE SSYSTEMYSTEMProtect Safety of Life and Protect Safety of Life and PropertyProperty
Improve Accuracy of Severe Weather WarningsImprove Accuracy of Severe Weather Warnings
Improved Microwave Improved Microwave Imagery/Sounding Imagery/Sounding products will products will improve prediction improve prediction of wind speed and of wind speed and directiondirectionIncrease in hurricane Increase in hurricane landfall forecast skill landfall forecast skill will save an estimated will save an estimated $1 million per mile of $1 million per mile of coastline that does coastline that does not have to be not have to be evacuatedevacuated
Improved early Improved early warnings mitigate the warnings mitigate the devastating effects of devastating effects of floods through floods through disaster planning and disaster planning and responseresponse
NNATIONAL ATIONAL PPOLAR-ORBITING OLAR-ORBITING OOPERATIONAL PERATIONAL EENVIRONMENTAL NVIRONMENTAL SSATELLITE ATELLITE SSYSTEMYSTEMOther Benefits to the Civilian Other Benefits to the Civilian CommunityCommunity
Ice Ice monitorinmonitoring for g for shippingshipping
NPOESS will improve ability to predict El Niño. A 60% increase in El Niño forecast skill will save $183 million per year over 12 year period
NPOESS Benefits the Nation & NPOESS Benefits the Nation & WorldWorld• Weather permeates all aspects Weather permeates all aspects
of military operationsof military operations• NPOESS data will provide NPOESS data will provide
situational awarenesssituational awareness• Situational Awareness is critical Situational Awareness is critical
to to - Combat PlanningCombat Planning- Air SuperiorityAir Superiority- Winning the WarWinning the War
• Accurate forecasts are critical to Accurate forecasts are critical to the protection of life, safety, the protection of life, safety, and propertyand property
• NPOESS data will improve NPOESS data will improve forecasts and warningsforecasts and warnings
• Improved forecasts willImproved forecasts will- Reduce loss of life and propertyReduce loss of life and property- Benefit industry through Benefit industry through
increased productivityincreased productivity• NPOESS will maintain long-term NPOESS will maintain long-term
data continuity for climate data continuity for climate monitoring and assessmentmonitoring and assessment
Integrated Program OfficeIntegrated Program Office Points of ContactPoints of Contact
• Executive Staff - (301) 427-2070- System Program Director: Mr. John Cunningham- Principal Deputy System Program Director: Col Frank Hinnant- Deputy System Program Director: Mr. Carl Hoffman- Executive Director: CAPT Dean Smehil, NOAA
• Acquisition - (301) 427-2084- Associate Director for Acquisition: Lt Col Pete Linnemann
• Technology - (301) 427-2121- Associate Director for Technology Transition: Mr. Stan Schneider- Chief Scientist : Dr. Stephen A. Mango
• Operations - (301) 427-2088Associate Director for Operations: Mr. Bruce Needham