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Utility Navigation

OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

Project: VIIRS Ocean Calibration / Validation

October 5, 2016 to October 18, 2016

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster is supporting a mission to validate data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), one of the key instruments onboard the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) spacecraft. For more information, please contact the NOAA National Calibration Center.

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Fleet type

Ship

Operation

Marine Operations

Ship

Nancy Foster

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Satellite

Note: This information is provided for general information about current NOAA ship and aircraft projects. Project start and end dates are based on the FY17 Fleet Allocation Plan and are subject to change. They do not necessarily reflect actual ship and aircraft schedules.

You are here: http://www.omao.noaa.gov/find/projects/3724-viirs-ocean-calibration-validation
Reviewed: October 5, 2016. Contact us with page issues.

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