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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Announcing NASA Earthdata Webinar 6/10: Topic- GEO-LEO Dark Target Aerosol Data Product Suite</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"> You are invited to the NASA Earthdata webinar, “Introduction to NASA's GEO-LEO Dark Target Aerosol Data Products" to be held on Monday, June 10 at 2 PM EDT (UTC-4).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Webinar POC: Jennifer Brennan, NASA Earthdata Webinar Host, NASA ESDIS User and Mission Support Office</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Email: Jennifer.L.Brennan@nasa.gov </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Aerosols (tiny particles) in the atmosphere can have a significant impact on weather, climate, and air quality. Satellite-borne sensors like the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) play a key role in monitoring atmospheric aerosols. Using the observations from MODIS and VIIRS flying on satellites in Sun-synchronous low Earth orbits (LEO), we can monitor global aerosols on
a near-daily basis. Sometimes, though, daily measurements aren’t enough. Intense aerosol plumes from events like dust storms and wildfires can move and change rapidly, and more frequent observations are needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">The launch of Japan's Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) in 2015 and the U.S. Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) in 2017 and 2018, began a new capability for aerosol observations. From geostationary
Earth orbit (GEO) over the equator at more than 36,000 km above the planet, these imagers observe nearly a third of the globe every 10 to 15 minutes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">By applying the same Dark Target aerosol retrieval algorithm for data acquired by the low Earth orbiting MODIS and VIIRS sensors to data acquired by the geostationary Earth orbiting AHI
and ABI sensors, one can unite global/daily and regional/sub-daily observations. Running the Dark Target retrieval independently on six sensors (three aboard LEO satellites and three aboard GEO satellites) for the 2019 to 2022 time period led to the creation
of a consistent aerosol product that increases the availability of observations. This combined GEO-LEO aerosol product increases confidence and retrieval coverage that can benefit and improve many weather climate and air quality applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">This webinar introduces the GEO-LEO Dark Target Aerosol data product suite and shows how to find, access, and download the data using the Find Data tool at NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere
Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:black">Dr. Robert Levy, Research Physical Scientist, Principal Investigator, Climate and Radiation Laboratory (CRL), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Dr. Robert Levy</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">has been a Research Physical Scientist in NASA’s CRL since 2013. His work
is focused on retrieving global aerosol properties from satellite observations, and using the retrieved products for quantifying the role of aerosols in climate and air quality.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">He
is responsible for maintaining the "dark-target" aerosol retrieval for</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">MODIS, and applying it to</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">VIIRS</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">and
other sensors (AHI</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">and</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">ABI) to create a long-term global aerosol
record and characterize the aerosol diurnal cycle. Dr. Levy’s research has ranged from applications of new algorithm development, monitoring surface air quality, aerosol/cloud interactions and aerosol trends. He is also the Flight Project Scientist for the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">GOES-R</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">mission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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