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Preliminaries Eric A. Smith NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

1st NIS Workshop University of Miami, RSMAS, Miami, FL 10 - 11 April 2007. Preliminaries Eric A. Smith NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheres (Code 613.1) Greenbelt, MD 20771. Short History of Development of NIS Satellite Concept

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Preliminaries Eric A. Smith NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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  1. 1st NIS Workshop University of Miami, RSMAS, Miami, FL 10 - 11 April 2007 Preliminaries Eric A. Smith NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheres (Code 613.1) Greenbelt, MD 20771

  2. Short History of Development of NIS Satellite Concept 2002: Ramesh Kakar recommends to Earth Science AA and Director of NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) to extend precipitation measurement to GEO altitudes based on use of radar. 2002: ESTO awards NEXRAD in Space (NIS) Instrument Incubator Project (IIP) to JPL/GSFC investigators. 2002 - 2006: NIS project performed and reported. 2007: Mysterious advocate at NASA HQ recommends NIS-type satellite for future (beyond current planned missions) precipitation mission within NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) 2007-2016 Science Plan. 2007: 1st Science Community NIS Workshop held in Miami. 2007 & Beyond: Youth, Enthusiasm, Dedication NIS-IIP Project Personnel • Eastwood Im (JPL) -- Technology P.I. • Eric A. Smith (GSFC) -- Science P.I. Key Technology Team Members • Dr. Vaughn Cable (JPL) Mechanical & Feed Array Design • Dr. Steven Durden (JPL) Space Radar Design • Dr. Houfei Fang (JPL) Mechanical Design & Antenna Materials • Prof. Yahya Rahmat-Samii (UCLA) Antenna Design • Dr. Simone Tanelli (JPL) Doppler Signal Processing Key Science Team Members • Dr. Frank Marks (HRD) Hurricane Structure & Forecasting ; A/C Doppler Obs • Dr. Robert Meneghini (GSFC) Space Radar Remote Sensing • Prof. Gregory Tripoli (U-Wis) Nonhydrostatic CRM Prediction ; NIS Data Assimilation

  3. Outreach: Student Involvement • NIS has had strong educational outreach component in which undergraduate and graduate students plus one high-school teacher have obtained first-hand experience in developing NASA technology & science. • Participants: • T. Chad Houck, (Physics teacher, San Marino HS) • K. Bahadori (graduate student, UCLA) • N. Jin (graduate student, UCLA) • M. Manteghi (graduate student, UCLA) • J. Nanbo (graduate student, UCLA) • J. Robinson (graduate student, UCLA) • S. Sinton (graduate student, UCLA) • S. Xu (graduate student, UCLA) • F. Yang (graduate student, UCLA) • M. Chang (undergrad student, Cal. Inst. Tech.) • A. Kung (undergrad student, Cal. Inst. Tech.) • A. Magee (undergrad student, Cal. Inst. Tech.) • G. Guzman (undergrad student, Cal. State Univ. at Fresno) • J. Morales (undergrad student, Cal. State Univ. at Los Angeles) • N. Sorokin (undergrad student, Cal. State Univ. at Los Angeles) • L. F. Martinez (undergrad student, Florida International Univ.) • C. Meullion (undergrad student, Morehouse College) • H. DeSmid (graduate student, Penn. State Univ.) • D. Chen (undergrad student, Princeton Univ.) • L. Kwateng (undergrad student, Spellman College/GA Tech) • J. D. Washington (undergrad student, Tennessee State Univ.) • G. Quentin (undergrad student, Univ. of Washington) • N. Sanchez (undergrad student, Univ. of Washington) • W. E. Lewis (graduate student, Univ. of Wisconsin)

  4. Earth Science in NASA Strategic Plan • 4.2.2 Weather:Enable improved predictive capability for weather & extreme weather events. •  •  • Current GEO imager/sounder instruments operate at infrared wavelengths. Instruments operating at these wavelengths cannot “see” below the clouds, which are generally present whenever interesting meteorology is taking place. In order to take full advantage of GEO observations, it is necessary that the infrared instrument suite is complemented with microwave cloud-penetrating instrumentation. AIRS and AMSU have reached the maximum vertical resolution attainable with passive sounding. Improvements in the vertical resolution will be necessary to satisfy the requirements of the numerical weather prediction models of the next decade. Further improvements in vertical resolution may require the development of active (lidar and/or radar) sounding techniques. • WEATHER Focus Area -- Potential Mission Elements • .

  5. Message from Kerry Emanuel Many thanks for the invitation . . . [description of conflict concerning attending] . . . I strongly support what you are trying to accomplish. Kerry

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