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- 1. CERES Flight Model5 on NPP : Pre-Launch Performance and Sensor Data Record Validation Kory Priestley 1 G. Louis Smith 1 , Susan Thomas 1 , Herbert Bitting 2 1 NASA Langley Research Center, 2 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems IGARSS 2011 Vancouver, British Columbia July 29, 2011
- 2. Discussion Topics CERESOverview Measurement objectives Instrument description Flight history Radiometry Performance Requirements Cal/Val Implementation Pre-Launch Calibration Post-Launch Protocol Data Product Release Strategy Summary
- 3. Earth Radiation BudgetComponents Kiehl & Trenberth 1997 CERES CERES TSIS Top of Atmosphere
- 4. Primary CERES ClimateData Records Reflected Solar Energy Emitted Thermal Energy
- 5. CERES FM-5 onNPP FM-5 is a NASA sensor manufactured by TRW (Currently Northrop Grumman), and provided to NPP by NASA and NOAA. Final instrument integration and test conducted from January to November, 2008. The Earth Radiation Budget Climate Analysis and Research System (ERB CARS) at LaRC is responsible for CERES instrument operation, data processing, and science analysis. ERB CARS is an element of the NPP Science Data Segment, and receives NPP data from the Land Product Evaluation and Test Element (PEATE) at GSFC.
- 6. CERES Instrument Designed,manufactured and tested by TRW, Redondo Beach, CA (currently Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems) Contains three sensor assemblies with cassegrain optics and thermistor bolometer detectors Sensors measure thermal radiation in the near-visible through far-infrared spectral region Sensor channels are coaligned and mounted on a spindle that rotates about the elevation axis Hemispherical sampling obtained with an azimuthal axis drive system Orbits 705 km altitude, 10:30 a.m. descending node (Terra) or 1:30 p.m. ascending node (PM-1), sun-synchronous, near-polar; 350 km altitude, 35 o inclination (TRMM) Spectral Channels Solar Reflected Radiation (Shortwave): 0.3 - 5.0 μm Window: 8 - 12 μm Total: 0.3 to > 100 μm Swath Dimensions Limb to limb Angular Sampling Cross-track scan and 360 o azimuth biaxial scan Spatial Resolution 20 km at nadir (10 km for TRMM) Mass 45 kg Duty Cycle 100% Power 45 W Data Rate 10 kbps Size 60 x 60 x 70 cm (deployed) Design Life 6 years Base Pedestal MAM Baffles Sensors Total, Longwave, Shortwave Azimuth Axis Elevation Axis Main Electronics Alignment Cube
- 7. Enabling Climate DataRecord Continuity
- 8. Requirements for CERESare more stringent than ERBE’s by a factor of 2 Requirements per Ohring et. al. are more stringent than CERES by a factor of 3-5 Radiometric Performance Requirements CERES is defined as a class ‘B’ Mission 5-year design Lifetime Spectral Regions Solar Terrestrial Atmospheric Window Wavelengths 0.3 - 5.0 m 5.0 - 200 m 8 - 12 m Scene levels <100 w/m 2 -sr >100 w/m 2 -sr <100 w/m 2 -sr >100 w/m 2 -sr All Levels Accuracy Requirements 0.8 w/m 2 -sr 1.0 % 0.8 w/m 2 -sr 0.5 % 0.3 w/m 2 -sr SOW Stability Requirements < 0.14%/yr < 0.1%/yr Climate Stability Goals < 0.6 w/m 2 /dec < 0.03 %/yr < 0.2 w/m 2 /dec < 0.02%/yr
- 9. Why is CERESClimate Quality Calibration so difficult? A question of time scales, experience and balancing accuracy with providing data products to the community. - Calibrated Radiances have been released on ~6 month centers - 6 months is just a blink of an eye when analyzing decadal trends… Same time scale as phenomena which influence instrument response - Beta Angle - Earth Sun Distance - Orbital shifts - Instrument Operational modes (e.g. RAPS vs. Xtrack) Design weaknesses and anticipated failures in onboard calibration hardware - full spectral range of observations not covered by cal subsystems Complicates separation of instrument ‘artifacts’ from natural variability.
- 10. Cal-Val Approach Pre-Launch Implement a rigorous & thorough ground calibration/characterization program Cal/Val role must be prominent in original proposal and SOW System level characterization is typically last test performed prior to delivery of the instrument Cost and schedule constraints typically drive programs at that point Post-Launch Implement a protocol of independent studies to characterize on-orbit performance Studies should cover all spectral, spatial and temporal scales as well as data product levels Continuous development of new validation studies Data Product Release Strategy Develop a logical and well understood approach to data release. Minimize the number of Editions/Versions of Data Utilize Data Quality Summaries for the community
- 11. Cal-Val Approach Pre-Launch Implement a rigorous & thorough ground calibration/characterization program Cal/Val role must be prominent in original proposal and SOW System level characterization is typically last test performed prior to delivery of the instrument Cost and schedule constraints typically drive programs at that point Post-Launch Implement a protocol of independent studies to characterize on-orbit performance Studies should cover all spectral, spatial and temporal scales as well as data product levels Continuous development of new validation studies Data Product Release Strategy Develop a logical and well understood approach to data release. Minimize the number of Editions/Versions of Data Utilize Data Quality Summaries for the community
- 12. CERES Ground CalibrationThermal IR Bands Narrow Field of View Blackbody (NFBB) is primary standard (Emissivity of greater than 0.9999) 12.5 cm Wide Field of View Blackbody (WFBB) Cold Space Reference (CSR) blackbodies Reflected Solar Bands SW reference source ( SWRS ) with minimum LW variations and spectral characterization capability 13 discrete bands between 420 and 1960 nm 5 cm integrating sphere with associated optics Cryogenically cooled Transfer Active Cavity Radiometer (TACR) Radiometric Calibration Facility
- 13. CERES FM-5 Pre-LaunchCalibration Pre-launch Calibrations were performed with TRW’s Radiometric Calibration Facility (RCF). Four separate pre-launch calibration campaigns have been performed on the CERES FM5 instrument after it was fabricated. March 1999 February 2000 October 2006 Sept. –Oct. 2008 Completed hot acceptance tests. During cold acceptance testing, calibration was stopped due to carousel problems. Tests done in hot and cold acceptance temperatures. Calibration tests done only in hot acceptance temperatures. Full calibration tests in hot and cold acceptance temperatures. 14 days 9 days 11 days 33 days
- 14. NPP Thermal VacuumSummary CERES TVAC Test Report: CERES-FM5-I&T-012 CERES successfully completed Observatory level thermal vacuum testing All plateau temperature goals were achieved Cold & Hot balance thermal predicts within 1 & 5.5 deg. C respectively All calibrations within +- 0.25% of instrument level testing (within expectations) All functional testing, including cover operations were nominal CERES goal temperatures over the duration of the test
- 15. Calibration Results fromTVAC Testing Calibrations performed at each thermal plateau using On-board sources Detector Gains varied -0.8 to +2.4 percent in comparison with instrument level tests. Apparent large deviations are due to test environment and lack of external reference. Thermal Plateaus at Qual levels, significantly different from Flight, increased variability Approximate 2-week settling time for detectors in vacuum environment, eliminate 1st Final Hot Plateau results skewed due to cooling reference source, eliminate last. Correcting for environment demonstrates traceability at +- 0.25% level CERES FM-5 Observatory TVAC Internal Calibration Test Results
- 16. Cal-Val Approach Pre-Launch Implement a rigorous & thorough ground calibration/characterization program Cal/Val role must be prominent in original proposal and SOW System level characterization is typically last test performed prior to delivery of the instrument Cost and schedule constraints typically drive programs at that point Post-Launch Implement a protocol of independent studies to characterize on-orbit performance Studies should cover all spectral, spatial and temporal scales as well as data product levels Continuous development of new validation studies Data Product Release Strategy Develop a logical and well understood approach to data release. Minimize the number of Editions/Versions of Data Utilize Data Quality Summaries for the community
- 17. CERES Integrated MissionTimeline L+11 Days Operational Power Applied to CERES instrument Commence Functional Checkout Begin routine science data processing L+12 Days First internal Calibration executed L+17 Days Regular internal Calibrations begin L+43 Days Main & MAM Cover’s open Science Operations Commence Daily internal calibrations initiated Bi-Weekly Solar calibrations initiated L+6 ~Months Intensive Cal Val period complete Spacecraft Calibration Maneuvers Complete Commencement of Long Term Radiometric Validation Activities
- 18. CERES Flight RadiometricValidation Activities Product Spatial Scale Temporal Scale Metric Spectral Band Internal BB Filtered Radiance N/A N/A Absolute Stability TOT, WN On-Board Internal Lamp Filtered Radiance N/A N/A Absolute Stability SW Solar Filtered Radiance N/A N/A Relative Stability TOT, SW Theoretical Line-by-Line Filtered Radiance > 20 Km Instantaneous Inter-Channel Theoretical Agreement TOT, WN Unfiltering Algorithm Theoretical Validation N/A N/A N/A N/A TOT, SW, WN Inter-satellite (Direct Comparison) Unfiltered Radiance 1-deg Grid 1 per crossing Inter-Instrument Agreement, Stability TOT, SW, WN Vicarious Globally Matched Pixels (Direct Comparison) Unfiltered Radiance Pixel to Pixel Daily Inter-Instrument Agreement TOT, SW, WN Tropical Mean (Geographical Average) Unfiltered Radiance 20N – 20S Monthly Inter-Channel Agreement, Stability TOT, WN DCC Albedo Unfiltered Radiance >40 Km Monthly Inter-Instrument agreement, Stability SW DCC 3-channel Unfiltered Radiance >100 Km Monthly Inter-Channel consistency, stability TOT, SW TIme Space Averaging Fluxes Global Monthly Inter-Instrument Agreement LW, SW Lunar Radiance Measurements Filtered Radiance Sub Pixel Quarterly Inter-Instrument Agreement LW, SW, WN
- 19. Cal-Val Approach Pre-Launch Implement a rigorous & thorough ground calibration/characterization program Cal/Val role must be prominent in original proposal and SOW System level characterization is typically last test performed prior to delivery of the instrument Cost and schedule constraints typically drive programs at that point Post-Launch Implement a protocol of independent studies to characterize on-orbit performance Studies should cover all spectral, spatial and temporal scales as well as data product levels Continuous development of new validation studies Data Product Release Strategy Develop a logical and well understood approach to data release. Minimize the number of Editions/Versions of Data Utilize Data Quality Summaries for the community
- 20. NPP CERES OperationalData Flow SD3E Land PEATE Archive and Distribution Segment (ADS-CLASS) Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) Science Data Segment (SDS) Science Data Data Records xDRs CERES RDRs, Sub-sampled VIIRS & aerosols Command, Control and Communication Segment (C3S) Commands, Loads and requests Raw DRs Sensor DRs Envi. DRs IPs CERES Instrument Ops Team Ground Station Svalbard Command & Telemetry Mission Data Existing data, agreements Ancillary Data Providers Mission Notices and Data RDRs to PST ERB CARS Data and Science Operations Mission Notices and Data requests Data Distribution Data Users Reuse existing systems and interfaces System enhancements for NPP CERES NPP Systems NOAA Systems CERES Systems JPSS Systems
- 21. SDR Product ReleaseStrategy Edition1_CV - Static Algorithms and coefficients - baseline product used in cal/val protocol (L+6 Months, continuous throughout mission) Edition2 - Utilizes temporally varying coefficients to correct for traceable radiometric drift. All spectral changes are broadband and ‘gray’. (L+1 yrs to ~5 yrs) Edition3 - Will incorporate temporally varying spectral artifacts in the SW measurements. A complete re-analysis of Ground Calibration with additional component characterization measurements. (L+5 yrs) User Applied Revisions - Advance capabilities to the users prior to the release of the next Edition. Edition2 products lag Edition1_CV by a minimum of 4 months
- 22. Data Quality SummaryProvided to User’s CERES BDS (BiDirectional Scan) Terra Edition2 Data Quality Summary Investigation: CERES Data Product: B i D irectional S can [BDS] Data Set: Terra (Instruments: FM1, FM2) Data Set Version: Edition2 The purpose of this document is to inform users of the accuracy of this data product as determined by the CERES Team. This document briefly summarizes key validation results, provides cautions where users might easily misinterpret the data, provides links to further information about the data product, algorithms, and accuracy, gives information about planned data improvements. This document also automates registration in order to keep users informed of new validation results, cautions, or improved data sets as they become available. This document is a high-level summary and represents the minimum information needed by scientific users of this data product. It is strongly suggested that authors, researchers, and reviewers of research papers re-check this document for the latest status before publication of any scientific papers using this data product. Table of Contents Nature of the BDS Product Updates to Current Edition User Applied Revisions Validation and Quality Assurance Current Estimated Uncertainty of Data Cautions When Using Data Expected Reprocesings References Web links to Relevant information Referencing Data in Journal Articles Giving Data to Other Users
- 23. Summary CERES Teamis fully prepared Heritage Team members 6 th CERES sensor to fly Radiometry Most highly characterized CERES instrument to date. Some level of concern as budgets did not allow known design weaknesses to be addressed in cal subsystems Cal/Val Implementation Protocol is mature and proven
- 24. CERES Instrument WorkingGroup Homepage http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/Instrument
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- #5 Global maps of the energy leaving the earth system on various temporal and spatial scales.
- #21 Data coming from the satellite is retrieved by C3S and is run the IDPS who then sends to the SDS. Note SDS is not an NPOESS feature. Provide Land PEATE sub-sampling software for aggregated VIIRS SDRs (Science) Acknowledge data from SDS Land PEATE (ASDC) Ingest data from SDS Land PEATE & other sources (ASDC) Produce, archive, distribute data products (ASDC) Report status of collection (ASDC) Support user access to collection (ASDC)