Dr. Stephen A. Mango Profile

Dr. Stephen A. Mango

Senior Advisor - Science and Technology

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Proceedings Article | 30 December 2008 Paper

Integrating the cross-sensor calibration and validation system for GEOSS support

John Qu, Xianjun Hao, Jack Xiong, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 7151, 715109 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.806534

KEYWORDS: MODIS, Sensors, Calibration, Databases, Satellites, Sensor calibration, Data analysis, Earth observing sensors, Climatology, Associative arrays

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2008 Paper

Geostationary satellite imaging spectrometry for GEOSS: importance and expected benefits

W. Smith, S. Mango

Proceedings Volume 7151, 715105 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.814554

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Spectral resolution, Satellite imaging, Spectrometers, Earth's atmosphere, Spatial resolution, Meteorological satellites, Imaging systems, Spectroscopy, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2008 Paper

Synergisms between future geosynchronous and low-Earth orbiting wind observations in the GEOSS era

George Emmitt, Stephen Mango, Christopher Velden

Proceedings Volume 7151, 715108 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.806508

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Clouds, Aerosols, Doppler effect, Sensors, Data modeling, Signal processing, Troposphere, Atmospheric modeling, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 2008 Paper

Cloud and thermodynamic parameters retrieved from satellite ultraspectral infrared measurements

Daniel Zhou, William Smith, Allen Larar, Xu Liu, Jonathan Taylor, Peter Schlüssel, L. Larrabee Strow, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 7107, 71070N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.800327

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Satellites, Infrared radiation, Temperature metrology, Skin, Fourier transforms, Thermodynamics, Algorithm development, Humidity, Radiative transfer

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2006 Paper

Role of aerosol absorption in vicarious calibration of satellite sensors

R. Halthore, E. Shettle, B. Markham, S. Mango

Proceedings Volume 6407, 64070F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.694447

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Calibration, Atmospheric modeling, Absorption, Satellites, Sensors, Atmospheric particles, Sensor calibration, Reflectivity, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2006 Paper

AIRS retrieval validation during the EAQUATE

Daniel Zhou, William Smith, Vincenzo Cuomo, Jonathan Taylor, Christopher Barnet, Paolo Di Girolamo, Gelsomina Pappalardo, Allen Larar, Xu Liu, Stuart Newman, Clare Lee, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 6362, 636224 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.689024

KEYWORDS: Satellites, LIDAR, Raman spectroscopy, Humidity, Temperature metrology, Clouds, Skin, Resolution enhancement technologies, Infrared radiation, Thermodynamics

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2006 Paper

Validation assessment model for atmospheric retrievals

Nikita Pougatchev, Gail Bingham, Joel Cardon, Karen St. Germain, Stephen Mango, Joe Tansock, Vladimir Zavyalov, Stanislav Kireev, David Tobin

Proceedings Volume 6301, 63010M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.679651

KEYWORDS: Error analysis, Satellites, Atmospheric modeling, Data modeling, Remote sensing, Systems modeling, Statistical analysis, Mathematical modeling, Solids, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

NPP/NPOESS Joint Government SSPR Contractor Calibration and Validation program: system perspective, cooperative strategy and path to NPP

Brian Lottman, Michael Mussetto, James McCarthy, Pamela Emch, Scott Shipley, Karen St. Germain, Stephen Mango, Bruce Guenther

Proceedings Volume 5549, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560957

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Satellites, Data processing, Environmental sensing, Meteorological satellites, Sensor calibration, Lead, Data conversion, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2004 Paper

Hyperspectral atmospheric sounding

William Smith, Daniel Zhou, Henry Revercomb, Hung Huang, Poalo Antonelli, Steven Mango

Proceedings Volume 5235, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515209

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Clouds, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution, Fourier transforms, Spectroscopy, Humidity, Spatial resolution, Atmospheric modeling, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2003 Paper

Validation studies using NAST-I measurements from recent field campaigns

Allen Larar, William Smith, Daniel Zhou, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 5157, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509259

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Satellites, MODIS, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Fourier transforms, Infrared radiation, Remote sensing, Knowledge management, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2003 Paper

Hyperspectral satellite remote sounding: expectations based on simulation with high-altitude aircraft measurements

William Smith, Daniel Zhou, Henry Revercomb, Allen Larar, Hung Huang, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 4897, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467591

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Satellites, Fourier transforms, Humidity, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric modeling, Interferometers, Earth's atmosphere, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2003 Paper

NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) instrument characterization and calibration, and product validation: an integrated strategy in preparation for NPOESS new generation of environmental satellites

Stephen Mango, Robert Murphy, Hassan Ouaidrari, W. Paul Menzel

Proceedings Volume 4891, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465956

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Clouds, Sensors, Satellites, Climatology, Atmospheric particles, Environmental sensing, Meteorological satellites, Algorithm development, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2003 Paper

NPOESS VIIRS: next-generation polar-orbiting atmospheric imager

Carl Schueler, John Clement, Shawn Miller, Peter Kealy, Philip Ardanuy, Stephen Cota, Frank De Luccia, John Haas, Stephen Mango, Kenneth Speidel, Hilmer Swenson

Proceedings Volume 4891, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467564

KEYWORDS: Sensors, MODIS, Long wavelength infrared, Staring arrays, Clouds, Computer aided design, Calibration, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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A new era in atmospheric remote sensing will begin with the launch of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft in 2006, and the multiple operational NPOESS launches in sun-synchronous orbital planes (nominally 13:30, 17:30, or 21:30 local equatorial crossing times) starting in 2009. Cloud and atmosphere polar-orbiting environmental satellite data will be profoundly improved in radiometric quality, spectral coverage, and spatial resolution relative to current operational civilian and military polar-orbiting systems. The NPOESS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will provide Environmental Data Records (EDRs) for day and night atmosphere and cloud operational requirements, as well as sea surface temperature (SST) and many important land EDRs by ground processing of raw data records (RDRs) from the VIIRS sensor. VIIRS will replace three currently operating sensors: the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Line-scanning System (OLS), the NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), and the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS Terra and Aqua) MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). This paper describes the VIIRS all-reflective 22-band single-sensor design, following the Critical Design Review (CDR) in Spring 2002. VIIRS provides low noise (driven by ocean color for the reflective visible and near-IR spectral bands and by SST for the emissive mid and long-wave IR spectral bands), excellent calibration and stability (driven by atmospheric aerosol and cloud EDRs, as well as SST), broad spectral coverage, and fine spatial resolution driven by the cloud imagery EDR. In addition to improved radiometric, spectral, and spatial performance, VIIRS features DMSP OLS-like near-constant resolution, global twice-daily coverage in each orbit plane, and direct heritage to proven design innovations from the successful Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) and Earth Observing System (Terra and Aqua) MODIS.

Proceedings Article | 20 October 1999 Paper

NAST-I: results from revolutionary aircraft sounding spectrometer

William Smith, Allen Larar, Daniel Zhou, Christopher Sisko, Jun Li, Bormin Huang, H. Benjamin Howell, Henry Revercomb, Daniel Cousins, Michael Gazarik, D. Mooney, Stephen Mango

Proceedings Volume 3756, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366362

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Infrared radiation, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric modeling, Satellites, Calibration, Atmospheric optics, Spectral resolution, Atmospheric sensing, Infrared spectroscopy

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