NASA Air Quality Remote Sensing Training Expanded Agenda Utah DEQ Course 22 – 25, 2013 NASA Instructors: Rich Kleidman Applications Pawan Gupta Product (Basic) Yang Liu Product (Usage) Analysis Tool Day 1 Archive Monday April 22, 2013 Time Teaching Module Format Time for Activity 8:30 – 8:50 Opening/Introduction/About Workshop Talk 20 Minutes Rich 8:50 – 9:20 Air Quality Monitoring and Applications of Remote Sensing Data - P1 Overview talk 30 Minutes Rich 9:20 – 9:50 Preparing to Use data. Remote Sensing Dictionary Part I and Levels of Data Review – P2 Talk - Aerosol Terms Reference Sheet 30 Minutes Rich 9:50 – 10:30 Introduction to Use and Interpretation of Satellite Data using the Giovanni web tool. Part I - H1 Tutorial/Hands on 40 Minutes Rich 10:30 – 10:45 Break 10:45 – 11:15 Introduction to Use and Interpretation of Satellite Data using the Giovanni web tool. Part II – Evaluation –P3 Tutorial/Hands on 30 Minutes Rich 11:15 – 11:45 Understanding orbits, granules, and data availability. – P4 Talk/Activity 30 Minutes Rich 11:45 – 12: 15 MODIS the principal sensor used for aerosol remote sensing. Details about the most useful data types available from MODIS – P5 Rich 12:15 – 1:15 Talk 30 Minutes Rich 1:15 – 2:00 How to access MODIS aerosol data from the dedicated on-line atmospheric data portal: LAADSWEB – H4 Tutorial/Hands on 40 Minutes Rich 2:00 – 2:35 Introducing the HDFLook tool and MODIS Level 2 data Guided activity 35 Minutes Rich 2:35 – 3:15 Examining MODIS level 2 files using HDF Look Independent Activity 40 Minutes Rich 3:15 – 3:30 Break 3;30 – 4:00 Examining MODIS L2 aerosol data using IDL code 30 Minutes Pawan 4:00 – 5:00 Introducing the aeronet system for ground based aersosol observations/AEROSTAT exercise Guided activity 60 Minutes Rich 5:00 – 5:30 Converting satellite aerosol column measurements (AOD) to PM 2.5 concentrations at the ground: Theoretical Basis Talk/Activity 30 Minutes Pawan
DAY 2 Tuesday April 23 8:30 – 9:15 The Aeronet Synergy Tool – a source for co-located AERONET, Satellite and data Lecture and Hands On Activity 45 Minutes Rich 9:15 – 9:45 Satellite aerosol measurements to PM2.5 Conversion Activity using Excel. Lecture 30 Minutes Pawan 9:45 – 10:15 Air Quality Mapping using MODIS level 2 data – IDL exercise Hands – On 30 Minutes Pawan 10:15 – 10:30 Break 15 Minutes 10:30 – 11: 00 Air Quality Mapping using MODIS level 2 data – IDL exercise continue Hands-On 30 Minutes 11:00 – 12:00 Introduction to IDEA and IDEA activities Lecture Hands-On 60 Minutes Rich 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:30 Additional Sensors Used for Monitoring Aerosols – OMI, VIIRS, MISR Hands-On 30 Minutes Rich 1:30 – 2:00 Resolving the Vertical Resolution of Aerosols – LIDAR, CALIPSO Lecture 30 Minutes Pawan 2:00 – 2:30 The MISR Sensor and MISR Product Organization Lecture 30 Minutes Yang 2:30 – 2:45 MISR Browse Imagery Demo 15 Minutes Yang 2:45 – 3:00 Break 15 Minutes 3:00 – 3:20 Obtaining MISR Demo 20 Mintues Yang 3:20 – 5:30 Working with MISR data to examine aerosols, smoke and dust plumes 2 Hours Yang Day 3 24, 2013 Fire and Dust Products Time Teaching Module Format Time for Activity 8:30 – 9:15 Overview Talk – How fires are detected and fire products. Lecture 45 Minutes Brad Quayle