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GLOBAL SPACE-BASED INTER CALIBRATIONINTER-CALIBRATION
SYSTEM (GSICS)
By Peng Zhang & Kenneth Holmlund
EUMETSAT CNES JMA
Peng Zhang & Kenneth HolmlundChair of GSICS Executive Panel NOAA CMA KMA
ISRO NASA WMO
USGS NIST JAXA
Acknowledge to Dr. M. Goldberg, Dr. J. Lafeuille Dr L E Flynn Dr Manik Bali
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ROSHYDROMET IMD ESALafeuille, Dr. L. E. Flynn, Dr. Manik Bali
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Outline
GSICS I t d ti• GSICS Introduction• 14th and 15th Exec Panel Highlights14th and 15th Exec Panel Highlights• Vision for GSICS • Outreach and Challenges
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GSICS IntroductionGSICS IntroductionGlobal Space Based Inter‐calibration System (GSICS) is an international collaborative effort initiated in 2005 by WMO and the CGMS to monitor, improve and harmonize the quality of observations from operational weather and environmental satellites of the Global Observing System (GOS)
This is achieved through a comprehensivecalibration strategy which involves:
M it i i t t f Monitoring instrument performances. Operational inter-calibration of satellite instruments. Tying the measurements to absolute
f d t d d d lib tireferences and standards and recalibration of archived data. GSICS delivers calibration products corrections needed for accurately i t ti d t f lti l b i
Improve consistency between instruments. Reduce bias in Level 1 and 2 products.
integrating data from multiple observing systems into products, applications and services.
Provide traceability of measurements. Retrospectively re‐calibrate archive data Better specify future instruments.
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GSICS Members
ROSHYDRO
WMOGSICS Members
USGS/NOAANASA/NIST
ROSHYDRO
CMA JMA/JAXAKMA
EUMETSATCNES KMA
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NASA/NIST CMA JMA/JAXA
IMD/ISRO
Obs. ESA + CEOSASSO. GPX
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14 Members Worldwide
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GSICS Structure and partnerships
GSICS Exec Panel
CGMS WMO
GSICS Coordination GSICS Research GSICS Data Coordination
Center Working Group Working Group
VIS/NIR Sub‐Group
Microwave Sub‐Group
UV Sub‐Group
Future Sub‐Groups...
WGCV IVOS WGCV MWSG GPM X‐CAL WGCV ACSG CEOS ACC
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Gap analyses at both endsGap analyses at both ends
GAPS ?
ECV Product I tGAPS ?
Space-based Inventory
ActualECV d t
GAPS ?Sensor Inventory
PotentialECV product generation
for FCDRsin support of ECV product
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GSICS Products
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GSICS Reference Instruments
Near Real Time Correction Product
Re-Analysis Correction ProductGSICS Reference Instruments
GSICS Family of Monitored Instruments
AIRS MODIS IASI
SEVIRI MTSAT GOES AVHRRSEVIRI MTSAT GOES AVHRR
GSICS also identifies best practices and principals
GSICS Product application Bias correctionSRF retrieval B tt SST R t i l Cl d
The fifth AOMSUC, Nov. 2014, Shanghai, ChinaProducts span VIS and IR bands Product Catalog
Better SST Retrieval ,Cloud Height, Aerosol retrieval
Critical need to evaluate and assign maturity to the product
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Executive Panel HighlightsExecutive Panel Highlights• 14th Executive Panel Tokyo 15-16 July 201314 Executive Panel , Tokyo, 15 16 July 2013
– CMA, EUMETSAT, JAXA, JMA, NASA, NOAA, Roshydromet, WMO and GCOS (Observer)
– Developed a Vision for GSICS
• 15th Executive Panel, Guangzhou, 16-17 May 2014– CMA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO*, JAXA, JMA, KMA, NASA, NOAA,
Roshydromet, USGS*, WMO, CNSA (Observer), CEOS/WGCV (Observer*)Designated new Chair and Vice Chair with ToR– Designated new Chair and Vice-Chair, with ToR
– Discussed scope of GSICS Products and role of GSICS in the Architecture for Climate Monitoring
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GSICS leadershipGSICS leadership• Executive Panel:
– Mitch Goldberg (NOAA) chaired the EP for 8 years– Peng Zhang (CMA) elected Chair by EP-15
with Ken Holmlund (EUMETSAT) as Vice-Chairwith Ken Holmlund (EUMETSAT) as Vice Chair • GRWG
– Tim Hewison (EUMETSAT) current Chair until 2015– Fred Wu (NOAA) and Kim Dohyeong (KMA) Vice-Chairs– Masaya Takahashi (JMA) new Vice-Chair
• GDWG• GDWG – Manik Bali (NOAA) interim Chair– More engagement of operational agencies is needed in GDWG
• GSICS Coordination Centre (GCC)– NOAA (Larry Flynn, Manik Bali)
Th GDWG GCC i t ti d t b f th l ifi d
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– The GDWG-GCC interaction needs to be further clarified
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GSICS Coordination Center Roles GSICS Procedure for Product Acceptance
Product is fully accepted by GSICS Executive Panel (EP) and maintained within GSICS and
Product version Control Data released with disclaimerC Operations and distribution plan Data user’s guide T=180 days
PreoperationalPhase
distributed to the public.Product Logs, Data Usage
OperationalPhase
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Founding concepts Supporting models Data Archived and Free Access
ATBD Peer‐Publications Product quality indicator description
Traceability document T=365 days
Phase
Demonstration Phase
Traceability document T=365 days
Fill out GSICS Product Acceptance Form ( GPAF ) Submission Phase
Introduction to GSICS/GCChttp://gsics.wmo.int
Introduction to GSICS/GCCwww.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/GCC/gsics nesdis noaa gov/wiki/GPRC/LeoLeo
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GSICS P i i l
• Systematic generation of inter‐calibration products
GSICS Principals
• for Level 1 data from satellite sensors• to compare, monitor and correct the calibration of monitored instruments to community references
TRACEABILITY / UNBROKEN CHAINS OF
• by generating calibration corrections on a routine operational basis• with specified uncertainties• through well‐documented, peer‐reviewed procedures
COMPARISONS
• based on various techniques to ensure consistent and robust results
• Delivery to users• Free and open accessp• Adopting community standards
• To promote• Greater understanding of instruments’ absolute calibration• Greater understanding of instruments’ absolute calibration, by analysing the root causes of biases
• More accurate and more globally consistent retrieved L2 products• Inter operability for more accurate environmental climate and weather forecasting products
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• Inter‐operability for more accurate environmental, climate and weather forecasting products
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GSICS Procedure for Product AcceptanceGSICS Procedure for Product Acceptance
• Based on QA4EOQ• Products progress from
• Demonstration Mode
• Through • Pre‐Operational Mode
• To• Operational Mode
• By a series of reviews• Over period of ~1.5yr• Subject to meeting acceptance
criteria
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A Vision for GSICS in 2020s:A Vision for GSICS in 2020s: Shaping GSICS for future challenges
GSICS is …• A collaborative framework among satellite operators and
science teams to develop, implement and share community‐d b i d d d d d lagreed best practices and standards, procedures and tools
• …to monitor, improve and harmonize the calibration of GOS environmental satellitesenvironmental satellites
• Focus: systematic generation of in‐orbit inter‐calibration information to refine the individual calibration of Level 1information to refine the individual calibration of Level 1 satellite data
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A Vi i f GSICS i 2020 Sh i GSICS f f h llA Vision for GSICS in 2020s: Shaping GSICS for future challenges
GSICS aims to enable satellite operators…p• to assess uncertainties, and to assess calibration methods• to deliver state‐of‐the‐art NRT calibration • to understand and mitigate the calibration differences• to share knowledge, development effort, test data sets and references…
GSICS benefits to users and WMO programmes• Time‐consistency comparability and traceability of climate data recordsTime consistency, comparability and traceability of climate data records
for the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space• Consistent multi‐satellite data for composite products• Error characterization for NWP• Enable integration of observation systems (WIGOS)
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A Vision for GSICS in 2020s: Shaping GSICS for future challenges
Membership• All CGMS Members are encouraged to participate & benefit from GSICS. • Other governmental agencies can attend as observers
PartnershipsPartnerships• Increasing collaboration with CEOS/WGCV (IVOS) • GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) • WMO Workshop on GRUAN-GSICS-GNSS-RO collaboration • Envisaged : with the metrology community BIPM, WMO/CIMO and
Radiative Transfer Models (RTM) community (e.g. ITWG)Radiative Transfer Models (RTM) community (e.g. ITWG)
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A Vi i f GSICS i 2020 Sh i GSICS f f t h llA Vision for GSICS in 2020s: Shaping GSICS for future challenges
Core principlesCore principles• Calibration of satellite instruments is monitored and assessed by
comparing with community references, using common methodologies, p g y g ginternational standards, best practices, & ultimately SI‐traceable standards
• Continuous chain of comparisons with stated uncertainties• Continuous chain of comparisons with stated uncertainties, to ensure metrological traceability.
• Calibration corrections are generated for both Near‐Real‐Time use and retrospective analyses, with specified uncertainties, through documented, peer‐reviewed procedures to ensure consistent and robust results (…)
• Inter‐calibration assessments, comparisons and corrections are delivered through free and open access adopting community data standards
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Outreach and ChallengesOutreach and Challenges
OutreachQ t l l tt ( d)• Quarterly newsletter (revamped)
• User Workshops Sp ing 2013 NOAA– Spring 2013 – NOAA
– October 2014 – CMA, Shanghaï
• GRWG – promoting scientific partnerships• GRWG promoting scientific partnerships• IEEE-TGRS special issue on satellite calibration
(collaboration with CEOS/WGCV)( / )
• User messaging service• Certificates of Appreciation for reviewers
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GSICS P d t d S iGSICS Products and Services
Operational (IASI) or research instruments (MODIS, AIRS)are used for references
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Product Use Case-1
FY-2 vs IASI+AIRSIR Calibration Bias of FY-2 VISSR
GSICS Significant progresses were made in FY-2
operational calibration(C GS CS(C GS CS(Changed to GSICS in (Changed to GSICS in
2012)2012)
Eclipse Phase
GSICS
Operational calibration of FY-2D/2E was upgraded using GSICS inter calibrationGSICS inter-calibration algorithm in 2012-04 and 2012-01 separately.
The calibration biases were
Ti i f TBB bi f IR1 3 h l AQUA/AIRS
The calibration biases weresharply decreased, and reduced to about 0.5~1K@290K (@250K)
without eclipse period.
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Time series of TBB biases for IR1~3 channels vs AQUA/AIRSreference scenes (290 K for IR1 and IR2, 250 K for IR3).
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Product Use Case-2GSICS Correction Algorithm for Geostationary Infrared Imagers
Before 3K Bias
After: ~ 0K Bias
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Initial Projects for the GRWG UV Subgroup
1. Best practices for BUV on‐ground and in‐flight calibration and characterization. This project seeks to build on the lessons learned from past instruments to identify the key areas of calibration that will most benefit the mission goals.l h ’ l2. Solar UV measurement project. This project’s goal is to
create quantitative comparisons among the solar spectra measured by the different instrumentsmeasured by the different instruments.
3. Calibration of reflectivity and aerosol channels. This project’s goals are to develop vicarious calibration methods andgoals are to develop vicarious calibration methods and provide comparisons for monitoring the BUV measurements for channels with little trace gas absorption, primarily from 340 nm to 405 nm.
4. Calibration comparisons for 240 nm to 300 nm. The fourth /project seeks to develop comparisons of radiance /
irradiance ratios from 240 nm to 300 nm.
MERSI Degradation monitoring using Stable SitesMERSI Degradation monitoring using Stable Sites
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than from May to August, especially for the red and near‐infrared spectral region, e.g., band 3 (650 nm), 4 (865 nm), 13 (650 nm), 14 (685 nm), 15 (765 nm), and 16 (865 nm). However, the phenomenon tends to be different for blue bands, e.g., bands 1 (470 nm), 8 (412 nm), and 9 (443 nm).
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Product Monitoring at NOAAProduct Monitoring at NOAA
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GSICS Coordination Center, NOAAArticles of 700-800 word length with 2 Figures and 1 Table acceptable . Contact Manik Bali for more info.
Quarterly Newsletter
• GSICS Quarterly Newsletter
B d f t• Brand new format .• Newsletter has doi.• Accepts articles onAccepts articles on
topics related to calibration ( Pre and Post launch)Post launch).
• Rate and Comment section readers and authors can interact.
• Register at Messaging Service to get
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Challenges: Calibration references
• GSICS strives to ensure well characterized, on-orbit calibration reference standards, and to provide traceability to these references
• IASI-A, MODIS are currently the primary references in IR and VIS. Additional references (AIRS, IASI-B, CrIS in the future) tied to the primary reference increase robustness. Excellent consistency between these
h b d ff b dinstruments: the mean Tb difference between AIRS, IASI and CrIS is between 0.1 K to 0.2 K
P l bi i f i i diff bi l l ld d• Polar orbiting reference instrument in different orbital planes would reduce risk of undetected diurnal bias in GEO-LEO due to solar intrusion on current 3-axis stabilized geo imagers
• GSICS should promote on-orbit SI-traceable references (e.g. CLARREO) which could leverage the traceability of the whole EO system
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Challenges: GSICS d Cli tChallenges: GSICS and Climate
• GSICS provides tools (best practices and references) enabling theGSICS provides tools (best practices and references) enabling the production of climate data records by satellite operators and climate projects (SCOPE-CM, GEWEX, reanalysis)
• Contributes to the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Spaceg p
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SummarySummary
• GSICS is progressing in the right direction• GSICS is progressing in the right direction• Science collaboration has never been so active!!• Need to improve engagement in data working group• Need to improve engagement in data working group.• The GPPA procedure has the rigor needed to provide
confidence in GSICS productsconfidence in GSICS products• GSICS is an integral part of the climate architecture• GSICS Quarterly Newsletter attracts broad audience and• GSICS Quarterly Newsletter attracts broad audience and
contributions• More engagement of operational agencies is needed inMore engagement of operational agencies is needed in
GDWG• High appreciation of the attending GSICS session in
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SESSION 6 : Global Spaced-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS)
14:00 NOAA/NESDIS, Fuzhong Weng
SESSION 6 : Global Spaced based Inter Calibration System (GSICS) Chairs: Zhang Peng / Kenneth Holmlund
14:00 NOAA/NESDIS, Fuzhong Weng Characterization of ATMS on-orbit calibration accuracy for GSICS Applications 14:15 ESSIC, University of Maryland, Likun Wang Inter-Comparison of Suomi NPP CrIS Radiances with AIRS and IASI toward I f d H t l B h k R di M tInfrared Hyperspectral Benchmark Radiance Measurements 14:30 EUMETSAT, Tim Hewison Update on GSICS Inter-Calibration Product Development 14:45 CMA/NSMC, Hu Xiuqing,Xu Na14:45 CMA/NSMC, Hu Xiuqing,Xu Na CMA GSICS product development and services 15:00 NOAA/NESDIS , Lawrence E. Flynn, Manik Bali Report on GSICS Coordination Center Activities and Plans
P13 Diurnal variation of Inter-calibration for COMS Infrared channels KMA/NMSC,Tae-Hyeong OhP16 Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instruments (BUV) instruments on Satellites in GEO and L1 orbits.NOAA/NESDIS ,Lawrence E. FlynnP17 In orbit determination and validation of Spectral Response Function using IASI Radiances and GSICS SNOComparisons NOAA/NESDIS, Manik Bali
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St HSt H…… …… Stop HereStop Here
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