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Foundational Literature

  • Smith, N., and C. D. Barnet, 2019: Uncertainty Characterization and Propagation in the Community Long-Term Infrared Microwave Combined Atmospheric Product System (CLIMCAPS). Remote Sens. 2019, 11(10), 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11101227 .
  • Aumann, H.H., and coauthors, 2003: AIRS/AMSU/HSB on the Aqua mission: design, science objectives, data products, and processing systems. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 253-264.
  • Divakarla, M., and Coauthors, 2008: Evaluation of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ozone profiles and total ozone retrievals with matched ozonesonde measurements, ECMWF ozone data, and Ozone Monitoring Instrument retrievals. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15308, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JD009317.
  • Gambacorta, A., 2013: The NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS): Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentation, version 1.0, NOAA, College Park, MD, 73 pp. [Available online].
  • Gambacorta, A. and C. D. Barnet, 2013: Methodology and information content of the NOAA NESDIS operational channel selection for the Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing , 51 (6), 3207-3216.
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2012.2220369.
  • Goldberg, M. D., Y. Qu, L. M. McMillin, W. Wolf, L. Zhou, and M. Divakarla (2003), AIRS
  • near‐real‐time products and algorithms in support of operational numerical weather prediction, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41(2), 379–389, https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2002.808307.
  • Nalli, N.R., and Co-authors, 2013: Validation of satellite sounder environmental data records: Applications to the Cross-track Infrared Microwave Sounder Suite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 118 (24),13628-13643. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020436.
  • Nalli, N.R., and Co-authors, 2018: Validation of atmospheric profile retrievals from the SNPP NOAA-Unique combined atmospheric processing system. Part 1: temperature and moisture. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. , 56 , 180-190, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020436.
  • Susskind, J., C. D. Barnet, and J. M. Blaisdell, 2003: Retrieval of atmospheric and surface parameters from AIRS/AMSU/HSB data in the presence of clouds. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, 390–409, https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2002.808236

2020

  • Berndt, E.; Smith, N.; Burks, J.; White, K.; Esmaili, R.; Kuciauskas, A.; Duran, E.; Allen, R.; LaFontaine, F.; Szkodzinski, J. Gridded Satellite Sounding Retrievals in Operational Weather Forecasting: Product Description and Emerging Applications. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 3311, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12203311.
  • Esmaili, R. B., Smith, N., Berndt, E. B., Dostalek, J. F., Kahn, B. H., White, K., et al., 2020. Adapting Satellite Soundings for Operational Forecasting within the Hazardous Weather Testbed. Remote Sensing, 12, 886, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12050886.
  • Smith, N., and C. D. Barnet, 2020: CLIMCAPS Observing Capability for Temperature, Moisture and Trace Gases from AIRS/AMSU and CrIS/ATMS. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, 1–33, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2020-71.
  • Smith, N., Esmaili, R.B., Barnet, C.D., Frost, G., McKeen, S.A., Trainer, M. Francouer, C.B., 2020: Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Long-Range Smoke Transport with NUCAPS Satellite Soundings in Field Campaigns and Operations. Extended abstract. American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 13–16 January 2020. [link].
  • Kuciauskas, A., Esmaili, R.B., Reale, T., Nalli, N.R., 2020: Using NUCAPS to observe the thermodynamic structure of strong Saharan Air Layer outbreaks about its source within the deserts of Northeast Africa. Extended abstract. American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 13–16 January 2020. [link].
  • Berndt, E., K. D. White, N. Smith, and R. Esmaili, 2020: Operational Transition of Gridded NUCAPS to NOAA NWS and Emerging Applications. 100th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Smith, N., R. Esmaili, C. D. Barnet, G. J. Frost, S. A. McKeen, M. K. Trainer, and C. Francoeur, 2020: Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Long-Range Smoke Transport with NUCAPS Satellite Soundings in Field Campaigns and Operations. 100th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Kuciauskas, A., 2020: Using NUCAPS to Observe the Thermodynamic Structure of Strong Saharan Air Layer Outbreaks about Its Source within the Deserts of Northeast Africa. 100th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Esmaili, R., N. Smith, C. D. Barnet, E. Berndt, J. F. Dostalek, K. D. White, and M. Goldberg, 2020: Interpreting Satellite Product Feedback from Forecasters within the Hazardous Weather Testbed. 100th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Berndt, E. B., K. White, N. Smith, R. Esmaili, 2020: Operational Transition of Gridded NUCAPS to NOAA NWS and Emerging Applications. Satellite Book Club Seminar Series, 13 August [Available online].
  • Barnet, C. and coauthors, 2020: CLIMCAPS Status. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Weather and Climate Session 1. 2 October, [Available online].
  • Kahn, B. and coauthors, 2020: Enhancing the time dimension of hyperspectral infrared soundings within the convective environment. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Weather and Climate Session 1. 2 October, [Available online].
  • Smith, N. and coauthors, 2020: CLIMCAPS in the public eye – what do retrieval products mean. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Retrievals and Validation Session. 8 October, [Available online]
  • Smith, N. and coauthors, 2020: CLIMCAPS O3 retrieval information content. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Atmospheric Composition Session. 13 October, [Available online].
  • Duran, E. and coauthors, 2020: Observing the tropical cyclone diurnal cycle using NUCAPS satellite sounding retrievals. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Applications Session. 15 October, [Available online].
  • Berndt, E. and coauthors, 2020: Satellite sounding retrievals in operational weather forecasting: emerging capabilities and applications. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Applications Session. 15 October, [Available online].
  • Szkodzinksy, J. and coauthors, 2020: Soundings in real-time weather forecasting. NASA Sounder Science Team Virtual Meeting Fall 2020. Applications Session. 15 October, [Available online].

2019

  • Bloch, C., Knuteson, R. O., Gambacorta, A., Nalli, N. R., Gartzke, J., & Zhou, L. (2019). Near-real time Surface-Based CAPE from Merged Hyperspectral IR Satellite Sounder and Surface Meteorological Station Data. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, (2019).
  • Berndt, E.B., N. Smith, J.E. Burks, K.D. White, and R. E. Allen, 2019: The Evolution of Gridded NUCAPS: Transition of Research to Operations. 2019 Joint Satellite Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Esmaili, R., N. Smith, C. D. Barnet, E. Berndt, J. F. Dostalek, B. H. Kahn, K. D. White, B. Sjoberg, and M. Goldberg, 2019: Life Cycle of Satellite Sounding Product Development: Refining Requirements and Product Design within the Hazardous Weather Testbed. 2019 Joint Satellite Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Smith, N., W. Straka III, E. Berndt, A. K. Huff, R. Esmaili, C. D. Barnet, and M. D. Goldberg, 2019: Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Long-Range Pollutant Transport with NUCAPS Satellite Soundings. 2019 Joint Satellite Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. [Available online].
  • Weaver, G. M., N. Smith, E. B. Berndt, K. D. White, J. F. Dostalek, and B. T. Zadovsky, 2019: Addressing the cold air aloft aviation challenge with satellite sounding observations. J. Operational Meteor., 7 (10), 138-152,
  • https://doi.org/10.15191/nwajom.2019.0710.
  • Berndt, E.B., N. Smith, J. E. Burks, K. D. White, and E. Berndt, 2019: The Evolution of Gridded NUCAPS: Transition of Research to Operations. 99th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ. [Available online].
  • Barnet, C. D., N. Smith, M. J. Folmer, J. P. Dunion, J. Zawislak, A. Layns, and M. D. Goldberg, 2019: The Use of Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles for Tropical Cyclone Weather Applications: Recent Activities within the NOAA/JPSS Proving Ground Sounding Initiative. 99th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ. [Available online].
  • Smith, N., C. D. Barnet, E. Berndt, and M. Goldberg, 2019: Why Operational Meteorologists Need More Satellite Soundings. 99th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological
  • Society, Phoenix, AZ. [Available online].
  • Smith, N. and K. D. White, 2019: Toward Agile Weather Forecast Product Development. 99th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ. [Available online].

2018

  • Berndt, E.B. and M. Folmer, 2018: Utility of CrIS/ATMS profiles to diagnose extratropical transition. Results in Physics, 8, 184-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2017.12.006.
  • Dostalek, J. 2019: NUCAPS Boundary Layer Modification in Pre-convective Environments. JPSS Science Seminar, 13 May. [Available online].
  • Price, J., 2018: 2018 JPSS Science Seminar Annual Digest. [Available online].
  • Berndt, E.B. and coauthors, 2018: An Overview of NUCAPS Soundings Research to Operations Activities to Support Operational Forecasting Challenges. ACCAP Virtual Alaska Weather Symposia, 25 April. [Available online].
  • Smith, N., K.D. White, E. Berndt, B.T. Zavodsky, A. Wheeler, M.A. Bowlan, and C.D. Barnet, 2018: NUCAPS in AWIPS – rethinking information compression and distribution for fast decision making, 98th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Austin, TX. [Available online].
  • Weaver, G.M., and Co-authors, 2018: Results from an operational demonstration of a
  • Gridded CrIS/ATMS product for cold air aloft. 22nd Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 98th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society , Austin, TX. [Available online].

2017

  • Berndt, E.B., N. Smith, K. White, and B. Zavodsky, 2017: Development and application of gridded NUCAPS for operational forecasting challenges. JPSS Science Seminar, 23 October 2017. [Available online].
  • Price, J., 2017: 2017 JPSS Science Seminar Annual Digest. [Available online].
  • Berndt, E. B., M.J. Folmer, J. Halverson, and J.P. Dunion, 2017: Utility of NUCAPS Retrieved Profiles to Diagnose Extratropical Transition. 97th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA. [Available online].
  • Gartzke, J., Knuteson, R., Przybyl, G., Ackerman, S. and Revercomb, H., 2017. Comparison of satellite-, model-, and radiosonde-derived convective available potential energy in the southern Great Plains region. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 56(5), pp.1499-1513.
  • Folmer, M.J. and coauthors, 2017: Applying Himawari and JPSS Satellite Products for Forecasting Rapid Cyclogenesis and Hurricane-force Wind Events. 97th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA. [Abstract available online].
  • Malloy, K.M., M.J. Folmer, J. Phillips, J.M. Sienkiewicz, and E.B. Berndt, 2017: Identifying Stratospheric Air Intrusions and Associated Hurricane Force Wind Events over the North Pacific Ocean. 97th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA. [Abstract available online].
  • Zavodsky, B., and Co-authors, 2017: A Gridded CrIS/ATMS Visualization for OperationalForecasting, 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction. 97th Annual Meeting – American MeteorologicalSociety, Seattle, WA. [Available online].

2016

  • Barnet, C., 2016: Characterization of the NUCAPS Vertical Information Content Using Data from the El Nino Rapid Response Field Campaign. JPSS Science Seminar, 24 October. [Available online].
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, and M. J. Folmer, 2016: Development and application of atmospheric infrared sounder ozone retrieval products for operational meteorology. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54 (2), 958-967. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2015.2471259.
  • Frost, G., 2016: Understanding emissions and tropospheric chemistry using NUCAPS and VIIRS. JPSS Science Seminar, 25 January. [Available online].
  • Zavodsky, B., and Co-authors, 2016: Development and Evaluation of a Gridded CrIS/ATMS Visualization for Operational Forecasting, 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. [Available online].

2015

  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2015: Development and Application of Hyperspectral Infrared Ozone Retrieval Products for Operational Meteorology. 95th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Barnet, C., 2015: The Use of Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles for Weather Applications: Recent Activities in the NOAA/JPSS Proving Ground. JPSS Science Seminar, 20 July. [Available online].
  • Smith, N., and B. Zavodsky, 2015: Novel applications of temperature soundings in high Latitude regions – aviation in Alaska, International TOVS Study Conference (ITSC-20), 23 October – 3 November 2015 , Lake Geneva, WI. [Available online].
  • Folmer, M., W. Line, J. Cangialosi, J. Halverson, E. B. Berndt, J. Sienkiewicz, S. Goodman, M. Goldberg, 2015: The Unusual Evolution of Hurricane Arthur 2014. 95th Annual AMS Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Presentation J3.4

2014

  • Folmer, M. J., J. Halverson, E. B. Berndt, J. Dunion, S. Goodman, M. Goldberg, and M. DeMaria, 2014: Improved Satellite Techniques for Monitoring and Forecasting the Transition of Hurricanes to Extratropical Storms. Tropical Cyclones: Observations, Modeling, and Predictability V Posters, 2014 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, A33L-3377.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, M. J. Folmer, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: Impact of the Assimilation of Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles on Advanced Weather and Research Model Simulations of a Non-Convective Wind Event. 2014 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, M. J. Folmer, A. L. Molthan, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: The
  • Use of Red Green Blue Air Mass Imagery to Investigate the Role of Stratospheric Air in a Non-Convective Wind Event. 2014 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: Demonstration of AIRS Total Ozone Products to Operations to Enhance User Readiness. GOES-R Science Seminar, 25 July 2014. [Available online].
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: Development and Application of Hyperspectral Infrared Ozone Retrieval Products for Operational Meteorology. Virtual Presentation, STAR/JPSS Annual Science Team Meeting, May 14, 2014.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, and G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: Applications using Satellite Sounder Products at the NASA SPoRT Center. Virtual Presentation, STAR/JPSS Annual Science Team Meeting, May 14, 2014.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. T. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: The Transition of Atmospheric Infrared
  • Sounder Total Ozone Products to Operations, Virtual Presentation, NOAA Satellite Science Week Virtual Meeting 2014.
  • Berndt, E. B., M. Folmer, J. Dunion, 2014: A Comparison of the Red Green Blue Air Mass Imagery and Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles. 94th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: Impact of the Assimilation of Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles on Advanced Weather and Research Model Simulations of a Non-Convective Wind Event. 94th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, 2014: The Transition of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Total Ozone Products to Operations. 94th Annual Meeting – American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA.

2013

  • Zavodsky, B. T., A. L. Molthan, and M. J. Folmer, 2013: Multispectral imagery for detecting stratospheric air intrusions associated with mid-latitude cyclones. J. Operational Meteor., 1 (7), 71-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15191/nwajom.2013.0107.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, N. J. Elmer, 2013: Impact of the Assimilation of Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles on Advanced Weather and Research Model Simulations of a Non-Convective Wind Event. 38th Annual Meeting – National Weather Association, Charleston, SC.
  • Berndt, E. B., B. Zavodsky, A. Molthan, G. J. Jedlovec, 2013: The Use of Red Green Blue Air Mass Imagery to Investigate the Role of Stratospheric Air in a Non-Convective Wind Event. 38th Annual Meeting – National Weather Association, Charleston, SC.

CLIMCAPS work funded by NASA, grant award number 80NSSC18K0975.
NUCAPS Work funded by the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System Proving Ground/Risk Reduction Program.