NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ARAD

Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB)

Mission Statement


NESDIS has established the ASPB as a research and development facility at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). The ASPB is primarily responsible for the research and development leading to
  1. procedures to validate the calibration of measured radiances,
  2. satellite derived products and displays useful for short term weather forecasting,
  3. algorithms for deriving temperature and moisture soundings from satellite radiance measurements,
  4. algorithms to estimate atmospheric motions and their heights by tracking cloud and water vapor displacements in sequences of satellite images,
  5. algorithms for inferring radiative and cloud properties (amount, height, thermodynamic phase, particle size, optical depth, and emissivity) from visible, near-infrared, and thermal channels, including CO2 and H2O sensitive channels,
  6. optimal use of satellite derived mass and motion information in data assimilation and numerical weather prediction systems, and
  7. satellite derived fire and smoke products for real time monitoring and climate change studies.
Additionally, the ASPB assists with
  1. implementing new algorithms operationally,
  2. training the user community in new satellite capabilities, and
  3. planning the evolution to advanced instrumentation such as improved multi-channel imagers and high spectral resolution interferometer sounders.
Finally, the ASPB
  1. collaborates with the international user community to improve exploitation of satellite observations. This is accomplished through active participation in the International TOVS and Winds Working Groups as well as a vibrant collaboration with the ECMWF and EUMETSAT.
    2. The ASPB also participates in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Coordinating Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS), and the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) activities.
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