Glory Science Advisory Team Meeting

January 17-18, 2006

Boulder, Colorado

Thank you to all those who attended the first joint Glory Science Advisory Team Meeting sponsored cooperatively by NASA and LASP. Below you will find most of the presentations given at the meeting in .pdf or .ppt format.

Summary

The Glory Science Advisory Team Meeting will be at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado in Boulder beginning on Tuesday morning, January 17. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the LASP Auditorium (Room 299, upstairs). Tuesday evening there will be an optional group dinner at Laudisio Ristorante Italiano in Boulder. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18. The agenda is very busy, and we encourage you to fly home no earlier than Thursday morning, January 19.

Sessions

  1. Glory Overview --
    Mission status, instrument overviews.
  2. Science Advisory Team Interests --
    Glory relevant research from team members.
  3. Operations and Data Products --
    In-flight calibration plans for Glory, cross-calibration and coordination with other instruments, operations plans, and data analysis.

Presentation Guidelines

Speakers will have access to an overhead projector, a computer projector, and portable computers (Mac and PC) loaded with Power Point. There will be a USB port and CD drive available to download your presentation.

Glory Science Meeting Program Committee

Greg Kopp, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Phone: 303-735-0934, e-mail:   greg.kopp@colorado.edu

Michael Mishchenko, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY
Phone: 212-678-5590, e-mail:   mmishchenko@giss.nasa.gov

Vanessa George, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Phone: 303-492-5486, e-mail:   vanessa.george@lasp.colorado.edu

Agenda

Download a .pdf copy.

Tuesday, January 17
Greg Kopp
LASP/CU		 Welcome
Hal Maring
NASA Headquarters 		Glory Program - Headquarter Perspective
John Satrom
NASA GSFC 		Glory Mission Status
Larry Travis
NASA GISS 		APS History
Michael Mishchenko
NASA GISS 		Glory APS Science Overview
Brian Cairns
NASA GISS 		APS Instrument
Greg Kopp
LASP/CU		 Glory TIM Science Overview
Greg Kopp
LASP/CU		 TIM Advisory Science Team Introduction
Judith Lean
Naval Research Laboratory 		Glory/TIM Solar Irradiance Studies
Rodney Viereck
NOAA Space Environment Center 		NOAA's Interest in Observations of Solar Irradiance
Claus Fröhlich
PMOD, World Radiation Center		 My Interest in Glory: Total Solar Irradiance
Dick White
LASP/CU		 Results from Empirical Modeling of Seven TSI Time Series
Joe Rice
NIST		 The Role of NIST in Total Solar Irradiance and Other Measurements
Jacek Chowdhary
NASA GISS 		Using the NASA/Glory Mission to Retrieve Aerosols over the Ocean
Vanderlei Martins
NASA GSFC 		Glory Cloud Mask
Yoram Kaufman
NASA GSFC 		Separating Clouds and Aerosols
Vanderlei Martins
NASA GSFC 		Aerosol Absorption Measurements Over the Ocean Sunlight
Michael Mishchenko
NASA GISS 		APS Advisory Science Team Introduction
Yoram Kaufman
NASA GSFC 		Aerosol Effect on Cloud Cover and Cloud Height
Oleg Dubovik on behalf of Didier Tanre
NASA GSFC 		PARASOL/A-Train
Ralph A. Kahn
NASA JPL 		Aerosol Research Interests and Their Relationship to the Glory Mission
Wednesday, January 18
Chris A. Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center 		Lidar for Validation and Enhancement of Multi-Angle Photo-Polarimeter Retrievals
Eric Shettle
Naval Research Laboratory
Research Activities
Paul Ginoux
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory		 Effects of Aerosol on Climate with GFDL Coupled Climate Model
Joyce E. Penner
University of Michigan		 Microphysical Modeling, Aerosol/Microphysical Modeling, Aerosol/Chemical Interactions, Chemical Interactions, Cloud/Aerosol Interactions and Cloud/Aerosol Interactions and Glory
John H. Seinfeld
California Institute of Technology 		Aerosols and Climate
Jean-Louis Brenguier
METEO-France		 Impact of cloud microphysics on cloud radiative properties
Norman G. Loeb
NASA Langley Research Center 		Variability in TOA Radiative Flux and Aerosol Climate Data Records
Oleg Dubovik
NASA GSFC 		AERONET New Developments
Ellsworth Dutton
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory 		Interests and APS Relevance
Beat Schmid
NASA Ames 		Ames Sunphotometer-Satellite Group
Hal Maring
NASA Headquarters 		Comments to the Science Teams
Tom Itchkawich, Jamie Eitnier
Orbital Sciences Corporation		 Observatory and Operations Overview
Brian Cairns
NASA GISS 		APS Observing Modes
Brian Cairns
NASA GISS		 APS Ground Operations
Brian Cairns
NASA GISS		 APS Data Processing
Greg Kopp
LASP/CU		 TIM Observing Modes
Sean Ryan
LASP/CU		 TIM Ground Operations
Chris Pankratz
LASP/CU		 TIM Data Processing

MEETING REGISTRATION

Registration for this meeting is closed.

Laudisio Ristorante Italiano
Tuesday, January 17

There will be a Science Team Dinner for all meeting attendees at Boulder's finest Italian restaurant. Everyone is encouraged to attend, and friends and family are welcome. Laudisio's has been voted the best Italian restaurant in Boulder 12 years in a row. They offer an extensive wine list, superb atmosphere, and a wonderful menu.

Your 4-course meal will include appetizer, salad, entrée, and dessert. You will select your entrée from five of their most popular dishes.  

Tickets:   $35 (includes gratuity on your meal only).
Reservations required - Please sign up and pay for this event on the Registration Form.

TRAVEL AND LODGING

Transportation to Denver/Boulder - The web site www.bouldercoloradousa.com/transportation.html has information on flying into Denver International Airport (DIA), and details on getting to Boulder by shuttle service.   This same website has maps and information on local car rental options.   You can also check the LASP website for detailed maps with directions on how to get to the LASP building (LSTB) at the University of Colorado Research Park (1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO   80303) - http://lasp.colorado.edu/contact_us/directions.html .

Lodging in Boulder - No room blocks have been reserved. The web site www.bouldercoloradousa.com/lodging.html has a nice descriptive summary and photos of the Boulder options. When you call, ask if they have a special University of Colorado rate, although the government rate might still be your best bet. We suggest you make a reservation at one of the following popular Boulder properties all within about 1 mile from LASP:

Special Needs - LASP is committed to making this meeting accessible to all participants. If you require special arrangements, please contact Vanessa George.

DIRECTIONS/MAP

LASP is easy to find in Boulder and parking is ample and free in the main entrance parking lot.  The LASP building is located at 1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO  80303, which is in the CU Research Park (not the main campus).  You might want to use mapquest to get specific directions from your hotel to LASP -- http://www.mapquest.com/.  Below is a general map of Boulder showing LASP’s location in the center.

INFORMATION

Vanessa George -

WEATHER

The following website could be helpful before you pack - http://www.weather.com/weather/local/80303 .