Workshop Objectives

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Workshop Objectives
1- Review of overall approach 2- Pre-launch
What has been done to date Maintain Flexibility
- things WILL change Maintainability of Code and
Documentation Testing, Testing and more
Testing get the mechanics right so that when
data starts to flow, we can focus on the
science 3- Verification Phase Calibration/Valid
ation Process Initial Reprocessing 4-
Post-launch On-going Validation Process What
level of improvement justifies reprocessing?
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Aquarius Ground System Interfaces
S-Band
S-Band
CONAE
X-Band
Commands Real-Time Telemetry Coordination
X-Band
Data Mission RF Archive Operations
Services Command Center
Wallops Svalbard Alaska McMurdo
Pre-Processor
NASA Ground Network
Vandenberg
Cordoba
Aquarius Command Schedules And Reports
Aquarius Data and Telemetry
Schedule Confirmation And Reports
Ancillary Data Sources
Matera
ADPS ACCS Aquarius Aquarius Data Command
Processing Control System System
Calibration Instrument Configuration Change
Requests
Algorithms Science Code Evaluation
Products
Instrument Engineering Team
Principal Investigator
and Science Planning Team
Science Team and Algorithm
Providers
Level-1 Level-3 Aquarius Data
Insitu Data Aquarius Data
AVDS Aquarius Validation Data System
PO.DAAC
Aquarius L1, 2, 3 Data Ancillary Data Feedback
Data Users and Science Team
Software
SeaDAS
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Agenda - Day One
Tuesday Ground System Day Prompt start at
900am 100pm Introduction/Welcome/Logistics
Lagerloef/Feldman Overview -
Feldman Software (Code) Simulator -
Patt Status TBDs/Issues/Needs Schedule
(who/what/when) File Specification L2
science data output file - Patt Content,
fields and flags (Defer schedule/implementation
discussion to software presentation) Ancillary
Data Kim/Patt Lists and sources Schedule
to acquire primary data sets Data Processing
Software (status, capabilities, work remaining)
Feldman/Patt Preprocessor Level
0-to-1A Level 1A-to-2 Level 2-to-3 AVDS
Status Werdell Summary - Feldman LUNCH
100pm 200pm Post-lunch discussion if needed
prior to start of Science Algorithm presentations
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Agenda - Day One / Two
Tuesday 300 500pm /Wednesday 900am 500pm
Science Algorithm Introduction/Overview Le
Vine/Lagerloef Definition of
levels Requirements Summary of L1b
Processing Wentz Review of L2
Algorithm Wentz/Kim Steps in the
algorithm Products (quick look
SSS?) Calibration and de-baising
cross-over analysis Review of L3
Algorithm Lagerloef/Lilly/Gunn Definition,
products and requirements Steps in
algorithm Validation (relationship to
calibration) Correction for Sun Antenna
Sidelobe Correction for Land Contamination
Ruf Improve algorithm performance in Littoral
Zone How to deal with no information (error
bars) on patterns Issues with the scale model
vs theoretical patterns
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Agenda - Day Two
Science Simulator Le Vine/Wentz Status
Define final version and what we want
(output) Simulated data set for science user
community? Calibration Radiometer (Counts
to TA) Piepmeier Results from TV
tests Status of the calibration matrix Impact
of missing diplexers and plans for
IT. Absolute (TA to TB) Wentz/Lagerloerf/All
De-biasing of L2 product DOME-C and other
targets How will this be done and add loop in
code to accomplish this. Cold
Sky All Role in calibration Define goals
(what do want to achieve) Define
requirements/mission plan to meet goals Add
loop in code for this mission Other
Issues All Define early quick release
product Level of calibration (de-biasing) Syst
ematic errors and L3 gridding Systematic errors
in wind correction Flags Status of Sun, Solar
Flare, Moon, RFI, etc flags
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Agenda - Day Three
Thursday (half day) Continue from
Wednesday/Discussion Schedule/Deliverables
What do we need at launch Procedure after
launch to refine/tune algorithm Plan for
rest of day Le Vine/Lagerloef/Feldman New
topics