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The Earth Observer: Mar - Apr, 1997
In This Issue
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Science Team Meetings
Minutes of the Twelfth Mission to Planet Earth/Earth Observing System (MTPE/EOS) Investigators Working Group Meeting .... ... 3
The 12th Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Science Team Meeting ... 18
Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Science Team Meeting .. 23
Science Working Group for the AM Platform (SWAMP) Meeting Summary .............. 27
EOS PM-1 Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) Science Team Meeting ......... 36
Articles The International Land Surface Temperature Workshop ... 37
Report of the EOS Data Quality Assurance Workshop .... 42
Results of the MTPE Education NRA ....... 46
EOSDIS Metadata Workshop of April 1-2, 1997 ... 47
Japanese Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) WWW On-line Services .. 48
Teams Selected for Studies of Potential Partnership with NASA to Develop New Earth Imaging Radar System .. 49
New Wind Data Improving Accuracy of Weather Forecasts .... . 50
Announcements Announcing an EOS Bulletin Board System ... 2
China Dimensions World Wide Web Site ....... 17
Joint NOAA-NASA GEWEX Continental Scale International Project (GCIP) and Interdisciplinary Studies in the Global Energy and Water Cycle ..... 22
Scientific Instrument Tested at University of Toronto Before Space Launch ...... 26
Landsat 7 Comments Solicited .............. 45
EOS Science Calendar ......... .. 51
Global Change Calendar ........ 51
Editor's Corner
Michael King—EOS Senior Project Scientist
All EOS AM-1, PM-1, ACRIM, Data Assimilation, LIS, SAGE III, and Sea Winds science teams developed Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs) that were recently reviewed by peer review panels in November and December 1996, and March 1997. These documents, developed for each data product, consist of a detailed physical and mathematical description of the algorithm, variance or uncertainty estimates, and practical considerations, such as calibration and validation, exception handling, quality assessments, and diagnostics. In addition, seven of these teams have also developed validation plans that describe in considerable detail their pre-launch and post-launch validation activities. Once updates resulting from the written reviews and panel report recommendations are integrated, revised versions of these documents (80 ATBDs and 10 validation plans) will replace the older versions currently residing on the EOS Project Science Office Web site.
This peer review process is extraordinarily valuable to the science teams and engages the larger scientific community, both nationally and internationally, in the process of providing feedback on approaches to routine data reduction from EOS sensors.
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