NPP/NPOESS Joint Government SSPR Contractor Calibration and Validation program: system perspective, cooperative strategy and path to NPP

Brian T. Lottman; Michael S. Mussetto; James K. McCarthy; Pamela G. Emch; Scott T. Shipley; Karen St. Germain; Stephen A. Mango; Bruce W. Guenther

doi:10.1117/12.560957

15 September 2004 NPP/NPOESS Joint Government SSPR Contractor Calibration and Validation program: system perspective, cooperative strategy and path to NPP

Brian T. Lottman, Michael S. Mussetto, James K. McCarthy, Pamela G. Emch, Scott T. Shipley, Karen St. Germain, Stephen A. Mango, Bruce W. Guenther

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Proceedings Volume 5549, Weather and Environmental Satellites; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560957
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The overall objective of the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)/National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Joint Government Shared System Performance Responsibility (SSPR) Contractor Calibration Validation (CalVal) Program is to ensure the environmental data products meet the system specification, and satisfy the users and scientific community. Work spans all program phases, from pre-launch sensor characterization and data prduct verification to on-orbit calibration verification/data product validation and long-term data product quality monitoring/maintenance. A cooperative approach is in place to leverage expertisxe throughout the program-developer, government-customer and users, and scientific community. Draft Calibration and Validation Plans are in development and NPP pre-launch activities are under way. This paper provides an NPP/NPOESS Cal Val Program system perspective, describes the cooperative strategy, and summarizes progress and planned activities to ensure a successful NPP mission.

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Brian T. Lottman, Michael S. Mussetto, James K. McCarthy, Pamela G. Emch, Scott T. Shipley, Karen St. Germain, Stephen A. Mango, and Bruce W. Guenther "NPP/NPOESS Joint Government SSPR Contractor Calibration and Validation program: system perspective, cooperative strategy and path to NPP", Proc. SPIE 5549, Weather and Environmental Satellites, (15 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560957

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