Validation

Calibration and Validation Plans

• Brief history of the NPP/NPOESS Calibration and Validation plans
• Government Calibration and Validation Plan:
  Government Calibration and Product Validation Plan December 28, 2001 (word, 4.5 MB)
• Joint Government/SSPR Calibration and Validation Plan:
  NPP on-orbit Calibration and Validation Plan, Volume 12
• NPP Sensor Calibration and Validation Plans:
  • VIIRS Calibration and Validation Plan, Volume 2
  • CrIS and ATMS Calibration and Validation Plan, Volume 3
  • OMPS Calibration and Validation Plan, Volume 5

NPOESS Specification Documents

• NPOESS System Specification document
• VIIRS Sensor Specification document
• CrIS Sensor Specification document
• ATMS Sensor Specification document
• OMPS Sensor Specification document

VIIRS Validation

• Environmental Data Records (EDRs) ATBDs
• Quality Flags (QFs) description
• Intermediate Products (IPs) description
• Truth Data for EDR/CDR Validation

CrIS and ATMS Validation

• NPP ATMS Post-Launch Calibration Validation Plan
• Environmental Data Records (EDRs) ATBDs
• Quality Flags (QFs) description
• Intermediate Products (IPs) description
• Truth Data for EDR/CDR Validation

OMPS Validation

• Environmental Data Records (EDRs) ATBDs
• Quality Flags (QFs) description
• Intermediate Products (IPs) description
• Truth Data for EDR/CDR Validation