NOAA Data collection System (DCS) Capabilities

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Argos Data Collection System (DCS) in the NPOESS
Era
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Argos Data Applications
Land Stations 10
Ocean Floats 11
Fisheries 9
Moored Buoys 5
Hazmat 4
Ships 5
Birds 7
Drifting Buoys 27
Marine Animals 7
Land Animals 6
Expeditions 9
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Major Users

• Department of Commerce/NOAA
• OAR
• NWS
• NMFS
• Department of Defense
• Foreign Governments
• Researchers/Universities

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BackgroundSatellite Evolution
DMSP/POES
NPOESS
METOP
POES
NPOESS
NPOESS
DMSP
0730
0530
1330
1330
0930
0830
0530
POES
Local Equatorial Crossing Time
Local Equatorial Crossing Time
NPOESS Lite
DMSP

• Future (2008-2018)
• 3-Orbit System
• 2 US Converged
• 1 US Lite
• 1 METOP

• Today
• 4-Orbit System
• 2 US Military
• 2 US Civilian

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National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite System

• 2008-2018 . Timeframe
• Converges Civil and Defense Requirements
• Leverages EU Cooperation
• Opportunity for Argos enhancements

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Current Program Status

• NOAA/CNES Letter of Intent recognizing interest
  in continued cooperation beyond NOAA-N
• NOAA/CNES meetings in March, June, October 2002
  to discuss Argos requirements for NPOESS
• NPOESS Contract Awarded

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DCS Requirements Identification

• Argos
• User Surveys
• 1995 requirements flying in 2008 / NOAA N'
• Conducting survey of wildlife / low power
  applications
• User Group Conferences
• DBCP
• International Argos Users Conference March 2001
• User Visits
• Transmitter Manufacturers
• Universities
• Ocean U.S.

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Future Argos DCS Requirements

• Qualitative vs. Quantitative
• JCOMM Cross-cutting issue/NESDIS Sr Scientist
• More data transmission capability
• Recommends workshop to define future
  requirements
• DBCP baseline survey of developments in
  satellitecommunication systems
• Commercial market not optimized for Ocean
  Observations

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Argos User Role

• Brain-Storm Possible Enhancements
• Document Anticipated Requirements
• Establish Argos Interest Group for NPOESS? -
  Robert.Bassett_at_noaa.gov

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NPOESS Payloads
NPOESS Lite
0930
NPP
NPOESS Instruments
0530
1330
0930
TBD
1030
IPO Developed Visible/IR Imager
Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) X X
X (AVHRR) X Cross-track IR Sounder
(CrIS) X X (IASI/HIRS) X Conical MW
Imager/Sounder (CMIS) X
X X Ozone Mapper/Profiler Suite
(OMPS) X X (GOME) X GPS Occultation
Sensor (GPSOS) X
X X (GRAS) Space Environmental Sensor
Suite (SESS) X X X
(SEM) Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor (new)
X Leveraged Advanced
Technology MW Sounder (ATMS) X X
(AMSU/MHS) X Data Collection System (DCS)
X X X Search and
Rescue (SARSAT)
X X X Earth Radiation Budget Sensor
X Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS)
X Radar altimeter (ALT)

X Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) X
METOP
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