Primary Convener:
Gary McWilliams, Science and Technology Corporation

Convener:
Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS
Lihang Zhou, NOAA College Park
Antonia Gambacorta, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Chair:
Lihang Zhou, NOAA College Park
Gary McWilliams, NESDIS Office of LEO Observations/Science & Technology Corporation

NOAA and NASA jointly developed the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) which is the US backbone of operational global observations for meteorology and other related applications. The synergy between NOAA, NASA and their partner Low Earth Orbiting satellite missions offers significant benefits to users such as improved global refresh of observations and complementarity of measurements in multiple regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to enable detailed monitoring of the Earth. This session invites presentations from LEO missions that make routine observations to monitor the Earth and its environment for applications that support decision makers. Subjects covered in this session will include applications and accomplishments from current operational missions as well as plans for new missions from space agencies. Presentations that demonstrate the societal and economic value of LEO observations to applications that are integral to decision making are also of high interest to this session.

Index Terms
0394 Instruments and techniques
3360 Remote sensing
1640 Remote sensing
4275 Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
C - Cryosphere
A - Atmospheric Sciences
OS - Ocean Sciences

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering