Regime-Based Evaluation of Cloudiness in CMIP5 Models

Abstract: The concept of Cloud Regimes (CRs) is used to develop a framework for evaluating the…

Snow Grain Size Retrieval over the Polar Ice Sheets with the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Observations

Abstract: Snow grain size is an important parameter for cryosphere studies. As a proof of concept,…

Suomi-NPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor Performance

Abstract: When illuminated by the Sun, the onboard solar diffuser (SD) panel provides a known spectral…

Deja Vu All Over Again: The Reappearance of Supernova Refsdal

Abstract: In Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging taken on 2014 November 10, four images of supernova…

Results of a Longer Term NDACC Measurements Comparison Campaign at Mauna Loa Observatory

Abstract: Between November, 2015 and January, 2015, the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) operated a pair…

Seasonal Forecasting of Fire Weather Based on a New Global Fire Weather Database

Abstract: Seasonal forecasting of fire weather is examined based on a recently produced global database of…

Determination of the SNPP VIIRS SDSM Screen Relative Transmittance From Both Yaw Maneuver and Regular On-Orbit Data

Abstract: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suiteaboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite performs radiometric…

Improving the Monitoring of Crop Productivity Using Spaceborne Solar-Induced Fluorescence

Abstract: Large-scale monitoring of crop growth and yield has important value for forecasting food production and…

Validation of EO-1 Hyperion and Advanced Land Imager Using the Radiometric Calibration Test Site at Railroad Valley, Nevada

Abstract: The Earth-Observing One (EO-1) satellite was launched in 2000. Radiometric calibration of Hyperion and the…

Rapidly Rotating, X-Ray Bright Stars in the Kepler Field

Abstract: We present Kepler light curves and optical spectroscopy of twenty X-ray bright stars located in…