The first joint Glory Science Advisory Team Meeting sponsored cooperatively by NASA and LASP was held at LASP, January 17-18, 2006. The meeting focused on reviewing both Glory science instruments and discussing the research interests of the newly created Glory Science Advisory Teams. LASP is providing the TIM (Total Irradiance Monitor) instrument, a rebuild of the SORCE TIM, for Glory. LASP will also be providing operations and data processing for the TIM after the December 2008 launch.

Glory is a remote-sensing Earth-orbiting observatory designed to achieve two main objectives: 1) To collect data on the chemical, microphysical, and optical properties of aerosols in the atmosphere, and spatial and temporal distribution of aerosols, and 2) to continue collecting total solar irradiance (TSI) data for the long-term climate record.

The Glory TIM instrument will continue the SORCE TIM TSI measurements until the next flight of a TIM on NPOESS in 2013. TSI monitoring from space began in 1978, and Glory TIM will be the eleventh independent instrument to maintain the TSI record. The other instrument that will fly on this low earth orbit satellite is the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), which is being built by Raytheon in Santa Barbara, California. The APS will study black carbon soot and other aerosols to help determine their effects on climate.

This joint meeting provided a perfect opportunity for the Glory team to actively share their special expertise and experience concerning instrument measurements, calibrations, and algorithms. Approximately 40 people attended the 2-day meeting, which consisted of three 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 processing.