Earth Science Products From NPOES-APS

Point of contact for APS Data:

• NASA, NOAA, and the Air Force will each have their own data archiving systems. NASA and Air Force charters do not include dissemination of data to the public. NOAA/NESDIS will disseminate NPOES data to the public. Some NOAA data will be freely available, while other data will have an associated fee. NOAA will undoubtedly use the CLASS system for their data archiving. Information on the CLASS system and NESDIS follows:
• NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS).
• System Program Director: Brig Gen(s) Susan Mashiko
• (301) 713-4850
• sue.mashiko@noaa.gov
• http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/

Website:

• http://npoess.noaa.gov/about_NPOESS.html
• http://npoess.noaa.gov/Technology/aps_summary.html
• http://eic.ipo.noaa.gov/u_listcategory_v3.php?56

Product Name	Product Definition	Product Units	Spatial Resolution	Temporal Resolution	Coverage Area	Product Format	Period of Product Availability
Optical Thickness		Dimensionless	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Aerosol Particle Size		Effective radius in µm	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Refractive Index		Dimensionless	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Single Scatter Albedo		Dimensionless	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Particle Shape	TBD	Dimensionless	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Cloud Particle Size		Effective radius in µm	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011
Cloud Particle Variance	TBD	Dimensionless	TBD	17-day repeat period	Global	The data packets generated by the APS will conform to the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems	Expected launch in 2011