Earth Science Products From NPOES-CrIS/ATMS

Point of contact for CrIS/ATMS 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/cris_summary.html
• http://npoess.noaa.gov/Technology/atms_summary.html

Product Name	Product Definition	Product Units	Spatial Resolution	Temporal Resolution	Coverage Area	Product Format	Period of Product Availability
Moisture Profile		gm/kg(?)	15 km at nadir	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011
Temperature Profile		C(?)	18.5 km at nadir	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011
Pressure Profile (including the surface)		mb(?)	5.5 km at nadir	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011
Total Column Ozone		Dobson Units (DU)(?)	TBD	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011

(?)--implies a best guess