Aquarius Ground System Workshop 2010

Aquarius Algorithm Workshop 09 - 11 March 2010

The links below point to the Powerpoint presentations used at the Workshop.

Agenda

Workshop Participants

Introductions/Logistics Le Vine/Wentz
Processing overview: Level1/Level2/Level3 Le Vine
Radiometer : Level 1 Algorithm
- Overview: Approach/Status/Work to be done Wentz
- Radiometer Calibration: Counts to TA Piepmeier
- Implementation of counts to TA algorithm Meissner
- RFI algorithm and plans for Glitch detector Ruf
Radiometer: Level 2 Algorithm
- Overview: Physics/Approach/Issues Wentz
- Geophysical Parameters: Faraday Rotation/Flags/Issues Le Vine/Wentz
Radiometer: Level 3 Algorithm
- Overview: Approach/Status/AVDS Lagerloef/Gunn
Radiometer: Calibration/Validation
- Cold Sky: Plans/Role in Calibration Le Vine
- Debiasing: Develop strategy (Reference Ocean) Chao/Lagerloef
- Role of Science Team: Overview of team and responsibilities Lagerloef
- Cal/Val sites: Brown
- Roughness: Jones
- Vicarious Calibration: Ruf
End of Day 1 (Wrap up/plans for Day 2) Le Vine
Scatterometer
- Processing Overview Yueh
- Level 1 / Level 2 Algorithm
- Level 1 / Level 2 Algorithm
- Status: Code / Simulations delivered to GS / Plans
- Product delivered to Radiometer (Sigma0 vs ΔTB; Sigma0 vs Wind) Yueh/Discussion
- Plans to validate the Scatterometer product
- How scat product will be used by Radiometer: Wentz/Discussion
- Direct correction to brightness temperature?
- Surrogate to delta-TB in regression?
- Alternatives until scat product is validated: Discussion
Status of Ground Processing and Simulators
- Ground Processing:
- Overview Feldman/Patt
- Implementation of Radiometer/Scat Code Gales
- Level 2 data products Patt
- Available products (telemetry/analysis) Hong
- Schedule: Work to go; Science team input Feldman/Patt
- Aquarius Simulation Studies Lagerloef
- Preparation for IOC (Crossover analysis / AVDS matchups)
- Timetable between now and ORR (Oct 2010)
- Status of Simulators and Discussion
- Radiometer: Challenges (Physics governing Signal-to-Noise) Wentz
- Scatterometer: Challenges and plans Yueh
End of Day 2 (Wrap up/plans for Day 3) Le Vine
Review/Discussion Le Vine
Plans for the commissioning phase Lagerloef/Feldman
PLAR (Metrics addressed by Science Team)
Activities of Science Team during commissioning phase
Plans to demonstrate readiness in time for the ORR.
Validation Lagerloef
To Do Lists

Miscellaneous:

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Updated: 11 May 2010