Transcript Document 7576095

JHT Project: Operational SFMRNAWIPS Airborne Processing and
Data Distribution Products
OUTLINE
Dr. Peter Black & Eric Uhlhorn
NOAA / AOML / HRD
Dr. Paul Chang
NOAA / NESDIS / ORA
Dr. James Carswell
Remote Sensing Solutions
2006 IHC – Mobile, Alabama
20 – 24 March 2006
JHT Project Scope
 Auto Calibration
 HS 2006
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Project Objectives
Year 1 Milestones
Auto Calibration / Tuning Algorithm*
 Real-time & Post Comparison Tools
 Real-time Quality Control Algorithm
(Version 1.0)
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Land Flag
Bathometry Flag
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Project Objectives (cont.)
Year 1 Milestones (cont.)
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Real-time SST Ingestion (Version 1.0)
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SST Table Generation
SST Table Lookup
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Project Objectives (cont.)
Year 2 Milestones
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Updated Retrieval Process
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Improved Atmospheric Model
Improved Oceanic Emissivity Model
Improved Retrieval Process (with negative rain
rates)
Real-time Quality Control Algorithms (Version
2.0)
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RFI and Anomaly Removal.
Auto Health Monitoring
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Project Objectives (cont.)
Year 2 Milestones
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Bathometry Flag (Version 2.0)
Advanced Real-time Products
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Wind Radii (tropical storm, hurricane)
Maximum Sustained Wind
Different Temporal Products
Integration into NAWIPS
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Calculating Brightness Temperature
Internal
Cold/Hot
Load
VCO
Vical
VA’
Detection/
Sample &
Hold
Board
IF BPF
AMP
RF BPF
LNA
Dicke
Switch
l1
Vref
Reference
Load
 V A  Vref
Tb  
V V
ref
 ical

K  Tref   Tref
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Assumption:
Antenna
feed /20antenna
absorptive
losses are very small.
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Alabama
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Calibration Equation
 Vical  Vref
K 
 V V
ref
 A

Tb  Tref   Tref

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where:
Vical, Vref, VA are digitized voltages
Tref reference load physical temperature
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SFMR Brightness Temperature
Vs. Ocean Surface Wind Speed
Brightness Temperature (Kelvin)
180
7.09 GHz
4.74 GHz
160
Not So Nice
Calibration Region
Nice Calibration Region
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120
100
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10
Ocean Surface Wind Speed (m/s)
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SFMR Calibration Flight
Flight Track
Latitude (degrees)
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2006
Longitude
SFMR Calibration Flight
Altitude
Altitude (m)
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Time (seconds)
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SFMR Calibration Flight
Flight Level Wind Speed
Flight Level Wind Speed (m/s)
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(seconds)
20Time
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SFMR Calibration Flight
Flight Level Air Temperature
Flight Level Air Temperature (deg C)
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(seconds)
SFMR Calibration Flight
Auto Calibration Number
Calibration Number (deg C)
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(seconds)
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Calibration Number Residual (deg C)
SFMR Calibration Flight
Auto Calibration Number (cont.)
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(seconds)
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SFMR Post Rita Flight
Flight Track
Latitude (degrees)
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Longitude
SFMR Post Rita Flight
Altitude
Altitude (m)
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Time (seconds)
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SFMR Post Rita Flight
Flight Level Wind Speed
Flight Level Wind Speed (m/s)
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(seconds)
20Time
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SFMR Post Rita Flight
Flight Level Air Temperature
Flight Level Air Temperature (deg C)
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(seconds)
SFMR Post-Rita Flight
Auto Calibration Number
Calibration Number (deg C)
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Number
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SFMR Hurricane Rita Flight
Flight Track
Latitude (degrees)
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Longitude
SFMR Hurricane Rita Flight
Altitude
Altitude (m)
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(seconds)
20Time
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2006
SFMR Hurricane Rita Flight
Flight Level Wind Speed
Flight Level Wind Speed (m/s)
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20Time
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2006
(seconds)
SFMR Hurricane Rita Flight
Flight Level Air Temperature
Flight Level Air Temperature (deg C)
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20Time
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2006
(seconds)
SFMR Hurricane Rita Flight
Auto Calibration Number
Calibration Number (deg C)
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2006 Hurricane Season
Deliverables
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Auto Calibration Algorithm & Procedures
Calibration Monitoring Process
Real-time SFMR Product Display Tools
Bathometry Flag
Land Flag
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