NASA's Earth Observing System

EOS Calibration Panel and Meetings

The EOS Calibration Panel provides technical overview for domestic and international instruments on all EOS platforms. The technical scope of the panel includes the following:

pre-flight and on-orbit instrument calibration and cross-calibration,
validation of instrument level 1B data using in situ and field measurements,
ensuring the long-term stability of the instrument level 1B data products.

The roles and responsibilities of the EOS Calibration Panel with respect to the EOS Project Science Office include the following:

acting in advisory and review roles to the EOS Calibration Scientist on the formation of specific EOS calibration programs and documentation,
informing the EOS Calibration Scientist and the EOS Project Science Office of EOS instrument calibration needs,
participating with the EOS Calibration and Validation Scientist in the implementation of multi-instrument, level 1B data validation campaigns,
assessing the progress of the EOS Calibration Program in meeting the science objectives of the EOS Project with respect to the level 1B data product.

Meetings of the EOS Calibration Panel are scheduled, coordinated, and chaired by the EOS Calibration Scientist. The membership of the EOS Calibration Panel includes Instrument Calibration Representatives, Instrument Principal Investigators, instrument builder representatives, representatives from national standards laboratories, and invited members from the international remote sensing calibration community.

Detailed information on the calibration panel meetings can be obtained from Jim Butler, NASA's GSFC, phone 301-614-5942 or e-mail: James.J.Butler@nasa.gov.

Calibration Panel Meetings

First EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, April, 1990, Greenbelt, MD
Second EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, September 11-13, 1990, Tucson, AZ
Third EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, April 23-26, 1991, La Jolla, CA
Fourth EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, September 24-27, 1991, Gaithersburg, MD
Fifth Cal/Val Panel Meeting, April 8-10, 1992, Boulder, CO
Sixth General Meeting of the EOS IWG Calibration Panel, January 28-30, 1993, San Diego, CA
Seventh EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, February 28 to March 1, 1994, Rockville, MD
Eighth EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, July 9-11, 1996, Greenbelt, MD

Articles

EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, April 23-25, 1991, La Jolla, CA (Article from the May/June 1991 edition of The Earth Observer).

EOS Calibration Panel Meeting, January 28-30, 1993, San Diego, CA (Article from the January/February 1993 edition of The Earth Observer).

Butler, J.J. and Johnson, B.C., "Calibration in the Earth Observing System (EOS) Project, Part 1: Organization and Implementation," in The Earth Observer, A Bimonthly EOS Publication, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 8(1), 22 (1996).

Butler, J.J. and Johnson, B.C., "Calibration in the Earth Observing System (EOS) Project, Part 2: Implementation," in The Earth Observer, A Bimonthly EOS Publication, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 8(2), 26 (1996).

EOS Calibration Program

EOS Calibration Panel and Meetings

Calibration Panel Meetings

Articles