STAR Integrated Calibration/Validation System (ICVS) - Near Real Time (NRT) Monitoring
ICVS Research Contributors
ICVS has benefited from the efforts of many scientists. We would like to specifically credit the contributions represented by these publications.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
- Yan, B., Cao, C., & Sun N. (2024). Effects of Solar Intrusion on the Calibration
of the Metop-C Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A2 Channels. Remote Sens., 16(5), 864
DOI: 10.3390/rs16050864
- Liang, X., Zhou, L., & Goldberg, M. (2024). Improving ATMS Imagery Visulization Using
Limb Correction and AI Resolution Enhancement. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied
Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, pp. 4263-4279.
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3354103
- Porter, W.D., Yan, B., & Sun, N. (2023). Forecasting Maximum Mechanism Temperature in
Advanced Technlogy Microwave Sounder (ATMS) Data Using a Long Short-Term Memeotry (LSTM) Neural
Network. Atmosphere, 14, 503.
DOI: 10.3390/atmos14030503
- Zhou, L., Yan, B., Sun, N., Huang, J., Liu, Q., Grassotti, C., Lee, Y.-K; Straka, W., Niu, J.,
& Huff, A. (2023). Observed Atmospheric Features for the 2022 Hunga Tonga Volcanic Eruption
from Joint Polar Satellite System Science Data Products. Atmosphere, 14, 263
DOI: 10.3390/atmos14020263
- Wang, L., Pan, C., Yan, B., Beck, T., Chen, J., Zhou, L., & Goldberg, M. (2022).
Geolocation Assessment and Optimization for OMPS Nadir Mapper Methodology. Remote Sens.,
14, 3040
DOI: 10.3390/rs14133040
- Liu, Q., Yan, B., Garrett, K., Ma, Y., Liang, X., Huang, H., Wang, W., & Cao, C. (2022).
Deriving Surface Reflectance From Visuble/Near Infrared and Ultraviolet Satellite Observations
Through the Community Radiative Transfer Model. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied
Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 15, pp. 2004-2021.
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2022.3149767
- Liang, D., Yan, B., &, Flynn, L. (2022). Characterization and Correction of Intersensor
Calibration Convolution Errors Between S-NPP OMPS Nadir Mapper and Metop-B GOME-2. IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, pp. 1-14.
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3134206
- Yan, B. & Kireev S. (2021). A New Methdology on Noise Equaivalent Differential Temperature
(NEdT) Calculation for On-Orbit Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A Instruments. IEEE Transactions
on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 59(10), pp. 8554-8567
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3050097
- Jin, X., Yan, B., Sun, N., Iturbide-Sanchez F., & Chen, Y. (2021). A Novel Detection
Algorithm for Impulse Spike Interference in Cross-Track Infrared Sounder Short-Wave Spectral
Radiance. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing,
14, pp. 9089-9105.
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3110257
- Yan, B., Goldberg, M., Jin X., Huang, J., Porter, W., Sun, N., Zhou, L., Pan, C., Iturbide-Sanchez, F.,
Liu, Q., & Zhang, K. (2021). A New 32-Day Average-Difference Method for Calculating Inter-Sensor
Calibration Radiometric Biases between SNPP and NOAA-20 Instruments within ICVS Framework.
Remote Sens., 13, 3079
DOI: 10.3390/rs13163079
- Liang, X.,Liu, Q., Yan, B., & Sun, N., (2020). A Deep Learning Trained Clear-Sky Mask Algorithm for
VIIRS Radiometric Bias Assessment. Remote Sens., 12(1), 78
DOI: 10.3390/rs12010078
- Yan B., Liang, D., Porter, W., Huang, J., & Zhou, L. (2020). Gap Filling of Advanced
Technology Microwave Sounder Dtat as Applied to Hurricane Warm Core Animations. Earth and Space
Science 7. e2019EA000961
DOI: 10.1029/2019EA000961
- Liu, Q. & Cao, C. (2019). Analytic Expressions of the Transmission, Reflection, and
Source Function for the Community Radiative Transfer Model. J. Q. Spectrosc. Radiative Transfer,
226, pp. 115-126
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.01.019
- Yang, H., Zhou, J., Weng, F., Sun, N., Anderson, K., Liu, Q., & Kim, E. J.
(2018). Developing Vicarious Calibration for Microwave Sounding Instruments
Using Lunar Radiation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1-11,
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2018.2841997
- Zhang, K., Zhou, L., Goldberg, M., Liu, X., Wolf, W., Tan, C., & Liu, Q. (2017). A Methodology to
Adjust ATMS Observations fro Limb Effect and Its Applications. Jounal of Geophysical Research:
Atmospheres, 122, 11,347-11,356
DOI: 10.1002/2017JD026820
- Yang, H., & Weng, F. Z. (2016). Corrections for on-Orbit ATMS Lunar
Contamination. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
54(4), 1918-1924. DOI: 10.1109/Tgrs.2015.2490198
- Yang, H., Weng, F. Z., & Anderson, K. (2016). Estimation of ATMS
Antenna Emission from Cold Space Observations. IEEE Transactions on
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54(8), 4479-4487.
DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2016.2542526
- Zhou, J., Yang, H., & Weng, F. Z. (2016). Rebuild the Instrument Mounting
Matrix for Microwave Instrument on-Orbit Geometric Calibration. 2016
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 860-863.
DOI: 10.1109/igarss.2016.7729218
- Chen, Y., Weng, F., & Han, Y. (2015). SI Traceable Algorithm for Characterizing
Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder CrIS Noise. Appl Opt, 54(26), 7889-7894.
DOI: 10.1364/AO.54.007889
- Tian, M., Zou, X., & Weng, F. (2015). Use of Allan Deviation for Characterizing
Satellite Microwave Sounder Noise Equivalent Differential Temperature (NEDT).
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12(12), 2477-2480.
DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2015.2485945
- Cao, C., Weinreb, M., & Xu, H. (2004). Predicting Simultaneous Nadir Overpasses among Polar-orbiting Medteorological Satellites for the Intersatellite Calibration of Radiometers. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech, 21, 537-542. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0537:PSNOAP>2.0.CO;2

Conference Paper & Presentations:
- Sun N., H. Yang, Q. Liu, and B. Yan, (2024). "Improving the Characterization of ATMS onorbt Observation Bias Using Measured Spectral Response Function in Radiative Transfer Model," 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 7 - 12 July, 2024, Athens, Greec
- D. Liang; Yan, B.; Flynn, L.; Beck, T.; Sun, N.; Huang, J.; Jin, X. (2023). "Feasibility analysis of OMPS NM SDR data long-term stability assessment using deep convective cloud targets", In Proceeding of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Pasadena, CA, USA, 16-21 July, 2023.
- J. Huang; Yan, B.; Sun, N. (2022). "Monitoring of the Cross-calibration Biases between the S-NPP and NOAA-VIIRS Sensor Data Records using GOES Advanced Baseline Imager as a Transfer", 2022 IGARSS Virtual Symposium Proceedings.
- D. Liang; B. Yan, C. Pan, T. Beck, L. Flynn, and N. Sun, (2022). "Characterizing Inter-Sensor Calibration Radiometric Biases at Selected Channels between S-NPP and NOAA-20 OMPS Nadir Mapper (NM) Using Metop-B GOME-2 as a Transfer", 2022 AMS Collective Madison Meeting, Madison, WI, United States, 8-12 August 2022.
- Jin, X.; Yan, B.; Sun, N., (2021). "Improving SNPP and NOAA-20 CrIS LTM Inter-sensor Radiometric Bias Assessment by Using Interpolating ABI Measurements as Transfer," 101st AMS virtual conference
- N. Sun; Yan, B.; Liu, Q. (2021). "Evaluation of Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) Science Data Long-Term Trending through Intersatellite Comparisons," 2021 101st AMS virtual conference
- L. Wang; Sun, N.; Yan, B., (2021). "NOAA ICVS/GSICS Recent Updates for GEO-LEO IR Inter-Calibration," 2021 GSICS Annual Meeting
- D. Liang, B. Yan, N. H. Sun and et, al, (2020). "Lifetime Performance Assessment of SNPP OMPS Nadir Mapper SDR Data Using Simultaneous Nadir Overpass Collocated Observations with GOME-2", 2020 IGARSS Virtual Symposium Proceedings.
- B. Yan, W. Porter, J. Chen, N. Sun, S. Kireev, C. Zou, and L. Zhou, (2019). "Re-Characterize Noise Performance for On-orbit Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A", 2019 Joint Satellite Conference
- J. Huang, B. Yan, N. Sun, X. Liang, C. Cao, and S. Uprety, (2019). "Use of ABI As a Transfer to Evaluate the S-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS SDR Consistency with the STAR Integrated Calibration and Validation System (ICVS)", 2019 Joint Satellite Conference
- J. Huang, B. Yan, N. Sun, X. Liang, C. Cao, (2019). "Advancing the Integrated Calibration and Validation System (ICVS) for Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)", Eos Trans. AGU, AA33L-2943, Fall Meeting Suppl. 2019 AGU Fall Meeting.
- W. Porter, B. Yan, N. Sun, X. Liang and L. Zhou, (2019). "A ML-based S-NPP ATMS Lifetime Performance Assessment Algorithm with ICVS: Preliminary Results," 1st NOAA AI Workshop 2019
- W. Porter, B. Yan, N. Sun, F. Sanchez, L. Wang, D. Tremblay, Y. Chen, X. Liang, X. Jin, and N. Sun, (2019). "Re-assessing Lifetime Geolocation Performance of CrIS aboard Suomi-NPP with ICVS," 2019 Joint Satellite Conference
- B. Yan, N. Sun, X. Liang, D. Liang, X. Jin, J. Huang, S. Kireev, W. Porter, L. Zhou, and M. Goldberg, (2018). "Advances in JPSS/STAR Integrated Calibration/Validation System Long-Term Monitoring", 2018 AGU Conference
- J. Huang, B. Yan, N. Sun, D. Liang, W. Porter, X. Liang, X. Jin, T. Atkins, L. Zhou, and M. Goldberg, (2018). "JPSS/STAR ICVS Severe Event Watch System Development and Applications", 2018 AGU Fall Meeting
- J. Huang, F. Weng, N. Sun, B. Yan, L. Lin, L. Zhou, (2017). "Evaluation of Reprocessed Suomi NPP VIIRS Sensor Data Records based on Sensitivity of Environmental Data Records Trending to Changes in Sensor Data Records," 2017 AGU Fall Meeting
- X. Liang, N. Sun; A. Ignatov; Q. Liu; W. Wang; B. Zhang; F. Weng; C. Cao, (2017). "Monitoring of VIIRS ocean clear-sky brightness temperatures against CRTM simulation in ICVS for TEB/M bands," Proceedings Volume 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII, 2017, San Diego, California, United States
- X. Jin, N. Sun, F. Weng, (2015). "Introducing a web-based system for hyperspectral instrument status and data quality assessment to meteorological users," The Sixth Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference, 9 - 13 November, 2015, Tokyo, Japan.
- X.Jin, N. Sun, L. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. Han, F. Weng, (2015). "A New System to Monitor & Analyze SNPP CrIS Instrumental Status and Calibration Data Quality in a Real-time Environment," CALCON Technical Meeting, August 24-27, 2015, Logan, Utah.
- X. Jin, Y. Han, N. Sun, F. Weng, D. Tremblay, Y. Chen, L. Wang, (2015). "Evaluating SNPP CrIS Spectral Noise from 2012 to 2015 with Allan Deviation," 2015 JPSS Annual Science Team Meeting, 24-28 August 2015, NCWCP, College Park, MD.
- X. Jin, Y. Han, N. Sun, F. Weng, L. Wang, Y. Chen, D. Tremblay, (2014). "Monitoring Suomi-NPP CrIS Instrument Status and Data Quality at NOAA," The 19th International TOVS Study Conference (ITSC-19), Jeju Island, South Korea.