The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) launched the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite including the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on October 28, 2011which has the capability to monitor ocean color properties. Four months after launch, we present an initial assessment of the VIIRS ocean color products including inter-comparisons with satellite and in s...

Satellite remote sensing has revolutionized modern oceanography, providing frequent synoptic-scale information that can be used to deduce ocean processes. However, it is often difficult to extract interpretable patterns from satellite images, as data sets are large and often non-linear. In this methodological paper, we describe the self-organizing map (SOM), a type of artificial neural network ...

A mobile profiling system has been developed that is capable of probing the atmosphere from the surface to over 30 km. The Mobile Profiling System (MPS) combines ground-based instruments, including a five-beam 924-MHz radar wind profiler, a radio acoustic sounding system, and two passive microwave sounders, with a receiver and processor for meteorological satellite data. Software in the MPS pro...

Spatial rainfall is a key input to Distributed Hydrological Models, which is the most important limitation for the accuracy of hydrological models. Model performance and uncertainty could increase when rain gauge is sparse. Satellite-based precipitation products would be an alternative to ground-based rainfall estimates in present and 5 the foreseeable future, however, it is necessary to evalua...

The Satellite Data Model (SDM) is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Responsive Space Testbed Initiative. It is a developing standard for rapid integration of hardware and software components in a satellite network. The SDM is a middleware software system providing self-configuration and self-discovery capabilities in multiprocessor networks of applications, sensors, and actuators...