Events

Upcoming Events

102nd AMS Annual Meeting
 Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 - Thursday, 27-Jan-2022
 Virtual
The 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society provides an opportunity to bring together world-class experts on extreme weather and climate with researchers in the fields of water quality/scarcity, energy, food, and health/diseases. AOS science will be featured in a number of talks during the 102nd AMS Annual Meeting to be held online on January 23-27, 2022.
2nd Science Quarterly Meeting
 Monday, 31-Jan-2022 - Wednesday, 02-Feb-2022
7th AOS Community Forum
 Tuesday, 15-Mar-2022
 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
 Request Invite
Members of AOS teams will present the current status of the mission. Participants can request access to join the telecom by sending an email to aos-comments@lists.nasa.gov.
Pre-Acquisition Strategy Meeting
 TBD (March 2022)
Instrument Technical Management and Cost Reviews
 TBD (February - March 2022)
Final Preparations for MCR Kickoff
 TBD (End of March 2022)
Mission Concept Review
 Monday, 16-May-2022 - Friday, 20-May-2022
Key Decision Point (KDP) A
 TBD (June 2022)

Recent Events

AOS Applications Seminar Series
 20-Jan-2022
Please join us at the next AOS Applications Seminar Series talk: Could wildfires amplify drought and heatwave through the coupling between aerosols, clouds, precipitation and atmospheric circulation?. Our invited Speaker is Dr. Rong Fu (UCLA).
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Study Contract Awards
 31-Dec-2021
2021 AGU Fall Meeting
 13-Dec-2021 - 17-Dec-2021
 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting is the primary gathering for Earth and space scientists, students, and those in affiliated fields to share scientific findings and identify innovative solutions. Over 45 AOS-related presentations will be given at this year's meeting.
Design Session for Polar Spacecraft and Instruments
 08-Nov-2021 - 19-Nov-2021
 LaRC
AOS Applications Seminar
 17-Nov-2021
 
Presentation (PDF, 11.4 MB)
Speakers Emily Berndt (MSFC/SPoRT), Aaron Naeger (UAH/SPoRT), Anita LeRoy (UAH/SPoRT), and Aaron Jacobs (NOAA NWS), will discuss NASA's SPoRT research and application activities as well as application opportunities relevant to the future AOS mission.
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6th AOS Community Forum
 10-Nov-2021
 
AOS Community Forum (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Members of AOS teams will present the current status of the mission.
1st Science Quarterly Meeting
 25-Oct-2021 - 28-Oct-2021
AOS Applications Seminar
 23-Sep-2021
 
Presentation (PDF, 4.8 MB)
Please join us at the first AOS Applications Seminar Series talk. Invited speaker, Armin Sorooshian (U. of Arizona), will speak about NASA's ACTIVATE program and AOS applications. Email Andrea Portier to register.
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5th ACCP Community Forum
 29-Jul-2021
 Virtual
 
Agenda (PDF, 33.5 KB)

 Event Archive
Members of the Study Management and Executive Science teams will present the current definition of ACCP science objectives and the status of candidate mission architectures that have been studied.
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Pre-Acquisition Strategy Meeting Dry Run #1
 12-May-2021
Mission Design Lab Study
 21-Apr-2021 - 06-May-2021
Pre-Phase A All-Hands Meeting
 21-Apr-2021
NASA ACCP Air Quality Workshop
 16-Mar-2021 - 18-Mar-2021
 Microsoft Teams
 
Agenda (PDF, 631 KB)

 Event Archive
In a series of three half-day virtual meetings, this workshop will focus on current applications and future opportunities of ACCP observations to support air quality and disaster applications.
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Advances in Aerosol Assimilation and Future Perspectives
 25-Jan-2021
 WebEx
The ACCP Webinar Series leads off with Advances in Aerosol Assimilation and Future Perspectives by Dr. Angela Benedetti, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
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AIT Transportation Logistics Workshop
 02-Nov-2020 - 05-Nov-2020
 Virtual
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In a series of half-day virtual meetings (Nov 2 and Nov 4-5), this workshop focused on current applications and future opportunities of NASA precipitation and cloud data products to support transport and logistical activities for aviation, maritime, roads and highway transportation systems.
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Archived Events

2nd ACCP Suborbital Workshop
 29-Mar-2021 - 16-Apr-2021
The workshop will meet five times from 10AM - 1:30PM ET on Monday March 29, Friday April 2, Wednesday April 7, Friday April 9, and Friday April 16.
Architecture Study Wrap-up All Hands Meeting
 15-Apr-2021
ACCP/SBG Synergy Workshop #2
 19-Feb-2021
 
Agenda (PDF, 543 KB)
Please contact Vickie Moran for meeting invitation. Download the Knowledge Capture Matrix.
HQ Preferred Architectures Briefing
 05-Feb-2021
Dress Rehearsal Chart Walk-Through HQ Preferred Architectures Briefing
 25-Jan-2021
Chart Review/Walk-Through HQ Preferred Architectures Briefing
 19-Jan-2021
Chart Review/Walk-Through HQ Preferred Architectures Briefing
 13-Jan-2021
Full Team Review Preferred Architecture Score Cards
 11-Jan-2021
Telecon: Accommodation of Radar on HP Bus #2
 11-Jan-2021
Telecon: Accommodation of Radar on HP Bus #1
 07-Jan-2021
Weekly Review of Value Framework Score Cards
 04-Jan-2021
Cost Peer Review Part 2
 18-Dec-2020
Telecon with CSA
 15-Dec-2020
Debrief from SCC AEW #6
 14-Dec-2020
Weekly Review of Value Framework Score Cards
 14-Dec-2020
Telecon with CNES
 14-Dec-2020
CNES Bilateral with HQ
 14-Dec-2020
Check-in with HQ
 10-Dec-2020
Telecon with JAXA
 10-Dec-2020
Final SALT Science & Appl Scoring and Recommendation for Top 3
 09-Dec-2020
Weekly Review of Value Framework Score Cards
 07-Dec-2020
Cost Peer Review Part 1
 07-Dec-2020
Week of 12/7, TBS.
Architecture Evaluation Review #6
 01-Dec-2020 - 03-Dec-2020
 WebEx and Telecon
Architecture Evaluation Review #6 (Architecture Science Benefit Scores, Technical Readiness Assessments, Risks, and Costs Frozen) took place during week of December 1-3, 2020.
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Cost Peer Review
 30-Nov-2020
2020 ACCP Modeling & Assimilation Virtual Workshop
 10-Nov-2020 - 12-Nov-2020
 Virtual via WebEx
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This workshop brings together experts in simulations and satellite observations of clouds, aerosols and chemistry to discuss (1) past, present and future of cloud and aerosol observations, (2) the future of cloud and aerosol models, and (3) state of the art methods for model-data fusion.
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Special Topic #4 (Wrap-Up) with HQ
 08-Nov-2020
Special Topic #4 (Wrap-Up) with HQ
 05-Nov-2020
Architecture Evaluation Review #5
 28-Oct-2020 - 30-Oct-2020
 WebEx and Telecon
Architecture Evaluation Review #5 (Lidar Trade Study Independent Review Results) took place October 28-30, 2020.
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Special Topics #1-#3 (TBD) with HQ
 29-Oct-2020
Special Topics #1-#3 (TBD) with HQ
 26-Oct-2020
ACCP Webinar Series - Dr. Gavin Schmidt
 19-Oct-2020
 Online
Earth system modeling: can we stay ahead of what's actually happening? Webinar (MP4, 43.7 MB) »
Collaborative Design Center Study #6 of 6
 05-Oct-2020 - 09-Oct-2020
 Goddard MDL
The Collaborative Design Center Study #6 of 6 - Clean-up of Architectures (Flight Dynamics/Sampling Studies, Ground System and Ride Share/Hosted Payload Opportunities AF, Army, NOAA) met at Goddard Space Flight Center's Mission Design Lab from October 5-9, 2020.
Special Topics #1-#3 (TBD) with HQ
 05-Oct-2020
HQ Annual Review
 01-Oct-2020
Reviewed designated observable study progress with HQ Earth Science Division (ESD) Leadership. Attendance was by invitation.
4th ACCP Community Forum
 29-Sep-2020
 
Agenda (PDF, 75.4 KB)
Members of the Study Management and Executive Science teams presented the current definition of ACCP science objectives and the status of candidate mission architectures that have been studied.
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HQ Special Briefing on ACCP Science Scoring
 18-Sep-2020
Architecture Evaluation Review #4
 01-Sep-2020 - 17-Sep-2020
 WebEx and Telecon
 
Agenda (PDF, 149 KB)
Final architecture freeze, independent review of Lidar Trade Study results took place on September 1-2, 8-11, and 17, 2020.
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HQ Special Briefing on ACCP Risk Process
 25-Aug-2020
HQ special briefing on ACCP risk process to Charles Webb.
HQ Quarterly Review
 18-Aug-2020
ACCP Briefings with Karen St. Germain
 23-Jul-2020
ACCP Briefings with Karen St. Germain
 10-Jul-2020
Architecture Evaluation Workshop #3
 16-Jun-2020 - 17-Jun-2020
Collaborative Design Center #4 (Week 2)
 01-Jun-2020 - 05-Jun-2020
 LaRC
JAXA Special Study Case 2.
Collaborative Design Center #4 (Week 1)
 18-May-2020 - 22-May-2020
 LaRC
JAXA Special Study Case 2.
TRA Assessment Lidar 5, 6, 9 Due
 22-May-2020
HQ Quarterly Review
 11-May-2020
Lidar06 Contributions to Objective 1
 04-May-2020
Space-X Meeting #2
 30-Apr-2020
Final Debrief Collaborative Design Center #3
 30-Apr-2020
MSFC SmallSats.
Follow-Up 3+2 Lidar Direct Observables for Goal 1
 30-Apr-2020
Obj 1 and 2 (CNES).
Radar TIMs Start (Multiple)
 27-Apr-2020
C2OMODO (Radiometer delta t) Presentations by CNES
 24-Apr-2020
Deliver MELs Lidar Trade Study (Lidar 5, 6, 9)
 24-Apr-2020
Lidar Working Group Follow-Up
 24-Apr-2020
3+2 Lidar Contributions to ACCP Goal 1 (Obj 1 and 2) Cloud Feedbacks (CNES Presentation).
Suborbital Workshop Debrief to HQ
 17-Apr-2020
Architecture Evaluation Workshop #2
 14-Apr-2020 - 17-Apr-2020
Space-X Initial Meeting
 08-Apr-2020
Suborbital Workshop #1
 11-Mar-2020 - 13-Mar-2020
Collaborative Design Center #4
 10-Mar-2020 - 13-Mar-2020
 LaRC
JAXA Special Study Case 1.
Collaborative Design Center #3
 10-Mar-2020 - 13-Mar-2020
 MSFC Start
Designed SmallSats.
Architecture Evaluation Workshop #1
 12-Feb-2020 - 13-Feb-2020
Collaborative Design Center #2
 14-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2020
 JPL Team-X
Designed ESPA Grande Spacecraft. Meetings were held January 14-16 and 28-30, 2020.
SCC Independent Assessment SATM & Qualitative Scoring for Architectures
 04-Dec-2019 - 05-Dec-2019
A-CCP Study Framework Meeting
 03-Dec-2019
 Fort Collins, CO USA
Team members from the different NASA Centers, JAXA, and CSA are shown at the A-CCP Study Framework meeting in Fort Collins, CO USA.
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Community Comments SATM Rel E
 31-Oct-2019
Collaborative Design Center #1
 30-Sep-2019 - 07-Oct-2019
 GSFC MDL
Designed Large Spacecraft.
HQ Annual Review DO Study Teams
 24-Sep-2019 - 25-Sep-2019
Architecture Refinement
 16-Sep-2019 - 20-Sep-2019
 GSFC MDL
1st ACCP Quarterly Community Forum
 20-Sep-2019
Splinter with SBG on Architectures
 17-Sep-2019
SATM Rev E Delivery
 16-Sep-2019
Splinter with SBG on Architectures
 06-Sep-2019
Preliminary Architecture Evaluation Team Meeting
 07-Aug-2019
Selection for 1st Collaborative Design Center
 07-Aug-2019
Aerosol Instrument Performance TIM
 06-Aug-2019