Seminar

Abstract

The NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research aerosols and atmospheric composition science team carries out a host of research activities such as developing algorithms for Level 2 satellite products for various applications within and outside of NOAA. The team also develops a host of tailored Level 3 products for specific users such as the US EPA and the NWS. The focus of this presentation will be on recent trends in extreme fires and how they are providing insights into strengths and weaknesses of satellite atmospheric composition capabilities. In this context, collaborative work being done with CSL on COVID-19 pandemic lock-down related science studies as well as satellite product validation work using FIREX-AQ field campaign data will also be covered. Finally, recent NESDIS-OAR partnership activities with respect to future satellite missions and field campaigns will be highlighted.

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Dr. Shobha Kondragunta is a research scientist at the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research. She received her MS in chemistry from Florida Atlantic University, and her PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park. After postdoctoral work at UCAR and the EPA, she joined NOAA NESDIS in 1999. She leads the GOES-R and JPSS aerosols and atmospheric composition product development, and is currently the product lead for the GeoXO atmospheric composition instrument, as well as the aerosols and atmospheric chemistry science team leader. She has received numerous awards from NOAA and the Department of Commerce for her research efforts.