Abstract: The MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors onboard Terra and Aqua satellites are calibrated on-orbit…
Author: New NASA STI
Estimating Terra MODIS Polarization Effect Using Ocean Data
Abstract: Terra MODIS has been known since pre-launch to have polarization sensitivity, particularly in shortest-wavelength bands…
Agricultural Fires in the Southeastern U.S. During SEAC4RS: Emissions of Trace Gases and Particles and Evolution of Ozone, Reactive Nitrogen, and Organic Aerosol
Abstract: Emissions from 15 agricultural fires in the southeastern U.S. were measured from the NASA DC-8…
GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence
Abstract: We report the observation of a gravitational-wave signal produced by the coalescence of two stellar-mass…
Ion-Scale Secondary Flux Ropes Generated by Magnetopause Reconnection as Resolved by MMS
Abstract: New Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) observations of small-scale (approx. 7 ion inertial length radius) flux transfer…
Airborne Measurements of BrO and the Sum of HOBr and Br2 over the Tropical West Pacific from 1 to 15 Km During the CONvective TRansport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) Experiment
Abstract: A chemical ionization mass spectrometer was used to measure BrO and HOBr + Br2 over…
JPSS-1 VIIRS Pre-Launch Response Versus Scan Angle Testing and Performance
Abstract: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments on-board both the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership…
Fermi-Lat Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission Toward the Galactic Center
Abstract: The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has provided the most detailed view to date of…
Magnetopause Erosion During the 17 March 2015 Magnetic Storm: Combined Field-Aligned Currents, Auroral Oval, and Magnetopause Observations
Abstract: We present multimission observations of field-aligned currents, auroral oval, and magnetopause crossings during the 17…
Coupled CFD-PBE Predictions of Renal Stone Size Distributions in the Nephron in Microgravity
Abstract: In this paper, a deterministic model is developed to assess the risk of critical renal…