Demands are growing rapidly in the operational prediction and applications communities for
forecasts that fill the gap between daily weather forecasts and seasonal climate outlooks …

The infrared sounder (IRS) instrument is an infrared Fourier‐transform spectrometer that will
be on board the Meteosat Third Generation series of the future European Organization for …

Abstract The NOAA Science Advisory Board appointed a task force to prepare a white paper
on the use of observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs). Considering the …

Abstract The Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) is a fast model that requires bulk
optical properties of hydrometeors in the form of lookup tables to simulate all‐sky satellite …

Accurate atmospheric temperature and moisture information with high temporal/spatial
resolutions are two of the key parameters needed in regional numerical weather prediction …

The advanced infrared (IR) and microwave (MW) sounding systems have been providing
atmospheric sounding information critical for nowcasting and improving weather forecasts …

Observing the Earth with a microwave radiometer on board a geostationary satellite has
generated interest for several decades. Such a mission would add a high observation rate in …

Abstract The Advanced Systems Performance Evaluation tool for NOAA (ASPEN) is
developed to help support designing and evaluating existing and planned observing …

In the coming years, EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generation–Sounding (MTG-S) satellites
will be launched with an instrument including valuable features on board. The MTG Infrared …

This paper describes the process, and lessons learned in a preliminary benefits study of a
proposed infrared hyperspectral sounder (HSS) for NOAA's next generation geostationary …