Mission support role played by MODIS during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Steven D. Miller; Jeffrey D. Hawkins; F. Joseph Turk; Thomas F. Lee; John Kent; Kim Richardson; Arunas P. Kuciauskas

doi:10.1117/12.559836

14 October 2004 Mission support role played by MODIS during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Steven D. Miller, Jeffrey D. Hawkins, F. Joseph Turk, Thomas F. Lee, John Kent, Kim Richardson, Arunas P. Kuciauskas

Proceedings Volume 5548, Atmospheric and Environmental Remote Sensing Data Processing and Utilization: an End-to-End System Perspective; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559836
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

This paper chronicles the end-to-end data procurement, customized algorithm development and automated processing systems, product distribution, and ultimate user application of selected time-critical satellite meteorology applications developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in support of Department of Defense (DoD) assets during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In particular, a mechanism for obtaining high spatial/spectral resolution near real-time data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments found aboard the Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra and Aqua research platforms for operational support was developed through an inter-agency collaboration between the DoD, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Value-added (e.g., dust detection, convective cloud heights, snow/cloud and fire detection) products derived from these low-latency data were then hosted on secure Internet bandwidth via the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) operational portal. The MODIS products factored significantly into a wide range of operational requirements that included strike briefs, aircraft routing, ship navigation, sensor targeting and weapons selection. Included herein are dramatic excerpts from direct correspondence between NRL scientists and Naval Meteorology/Oceanography (METOC) officers aboard aircraft carriers deployed in the Arabian Gulf who were actively using these products to support their various mission requirements.

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Steven D. Miller, Jeffrey D. Hawkins, F. Joseph Turk, Thomas F. Lee, John Kent, Kim Richardson, and Arunas P. Kuciauskas "Mission support role played by MODIS during Operation Iraqi Freedom", Proc. SPIE 5548, Atmospheric and Environmental Remote Sensing Data Processing and Utilization: an End-to-End System Perspective, (14 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559836

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