Science Team

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States and the JAXA of Japan each have teams involved in algorithm development and implementation for analysis of data from the AMSR-E. The NASA AMSR-E Team is led by Dr. Roy Spencer (UAH) and the NASDA AMSR / AMSR-E Team is led by Dr. Akira Shibata (NASDA).

Dr. Roy W. Spencer received his B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Michigan in 1978 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin in 1980 and 1982. He then continued at the U. of Wisconsin through 1984 in the Space Science and Engineering Center as a research scientist. In his current position at the Earth System Science Center of the University of Alabama in Huntsville Dr. Spencer serves as Principal Investigator on the Global Precipitation Studies with Nimbus-7 and DMSP SSM/I. He has been a member of several science teams: the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Space Station Accommodations Analysis Study Team, Science Steering Group for TRMM, TOVS Pathfinder Working Group, and NASA HQ Earth Science and Applications Advisory Subcommittee. Since 1992 Dr. Spencer has been the U.S. Team Leader for the Multichannel Imaging Microwave Radiometer (MIMR) team and the follow-on AMSR-E team. In 1994 he became the AMSR-E Science Team leader. He received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 1991, the MSFC Center Director's Commendation in 1989, and the American Meteorological Society's Special Award in 1996.

Dr. Akira Shibata, co-leader of the Joint AMSR Science Team, received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Waseda University, in the Science and Engineering Department. Before moving to the Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) in 1983, he was a technical officer at the Nagasaki Marine Observatory. At MRI he worked as a research scientist. In 1996, Dr. Shibata moved to the Earth Observation Research Center as an Associate senior scientist. He also serves as the ADEOS II AMSR Science Team leader.

Both teams are comprised of investigators from government laboratories, academia, and private industry, all chosen by a competitive peer review process. The Joint AMSR Science Team leadership is shared by Dr. Shibata and Dr. Spencer. This team consists of NASA AMSR-E science team members and the AMSR sensor team core members.The Joint Team collaborates on the development of common algorithms, procedures, quality assurance, and validation activities to coordinate and streamline the AMSR / AMSR-E data analysis efforts after launch. The sciene teams are responsible for the development of the products distributed to the science community.

The NASA AMSR-E U.S. science team is responsible for the algorithms which generate the level 2 and level 3 EOS products. The U.S. science team members and their software support staff are listed in Table 1. The NASDA team responsibilities cover both ADEOS-II/AMSR and Aqua/AMSR-E. The NASDA team members are listed here.

AMSR-E Science Team Members
NAME	TITLE / TASK	AFFILIATION	E-MAIL	TELEPHONE / FAX
Dr. Roy Spencer	Team Leader	UAH	roy.spencer@msfc.nasa.gov	256-961-7960 256-961-7723
Dr. Elena Lobl	Team Coordinator	UAH	elena.lobl@msfc.nasa.gov	256-961-7912 256-961-7723
Ms. Dawn Conway	Lead Software Engineer	UAH	dawn.conway@msfc.nasa.gov	256-961-7813 256-961-7723
Mr. Don Moss	Software Systems Support	UAH	don.moss@msfc.nasa.gov	256-961-7795 256-961-7723
Level 2A Resampled Brightness Temperatures
Mr. Frank Wentz	Lead; Algoritm Development	RSS	frank.wentz@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 16 707-545-2906
Marty Brewer	Science & Software	RSS	brewer@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 12 707-545-2906
Ocean Parameters Suite (Wind Speed, SST, Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water)
Mr. Frank Wentz	Lead; Algorithm Development	RSS	wentz@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 16 707-545-2906
Marty Brewer	Science & Software	RSS	brewer@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 12 707-545-2906
Dr. Michael Freilich	Validation	Oregon State University	mhf@oce.orst.edu	541-737-2748 541-737-2064
Global Precipitation
Dr. Robert Adler	Lead; Algorithm Development	GSFC	adler@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-6290 301-614-5484
Mr. Ralph Ferraro	Scientist, Land Algorithm Development	NOAA/NESDIS	rferraro@orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov	301-763-8251 301-763-8580
Dr. Song Yang	Software	GSFC	ysong@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-6322 301-614-5492
Dr. Christian Kummerow	Scientist, Ocean Algorithm Development	Colorado State University	kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu	970-491-7473 970-491-8449
Dr. Jeff McCollum	Software, Land	Univ. of MD/CICS	jmccollum@nesdis.noaa.gov	301-763-8251 301-763-8580
Mr. Richard Weitz	Software	Texas A&M	weitz@tamu.edu	409-862-1989 409-862-4466
Dr. Thomas L. Bell	Validation	GSFC	bell@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-6197 301-614-6307
Dr. Ralf Bennartz	Validation	University of Kansas	bennartz@ukank.edu	785-864-3949
Dr. Thomas T. Wilheit, Jr.	Scientist, Ocean Algorithm Develpment	Texas A&M	wilheit@tamu.edu	409-845-0176 409-862-4466
Dr. Eastwood Im	Validation	JPL	eastwood.im@jpg.nasa.gov
Dr. Graeme Stephens	Validation	Colorado State University	stephens@atmos.colostate.edu
Sea Ice
Dr. Donald Cavalieri	Scientist; Algorithm Development	GSFC	don@cavalieri.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-5901 301-614-5644
Dr. Josefino Comiso	Scientist; Algorithm Development	GSFC	comiso@joey.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-5708 301-614-5644
Mr. Rob Gersten	Software	Raytheon	bobg@rico.stx.com	301-441-4076
Al Ivanoff	Software	GSFC	alvaro@polynya.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-5886 301 614 5644
Dr. Thorsten Markus	Scientist/Algorithm Development	GSFC	Thorsten.Markus@nasa.gov	301-614-5882 301-614-5558
Dr. James A. Maslanik	Validation	University of Colorado at Boulder	james.maslanik@colorado.edu	303-492-8974 303-492-2825
Dr. Robert A. Massom	Validation	University of Tasmania	r.masson@utas.edu.au
Land
Dr. Eni Njoku	Lead; Algorithm Development	JPL	eni.g.njoku@jpl.nasa.gov	818-354-3693 >818-354-9476
Mr. Stephen Chan	Software	JPL	Steven.Chan@jpl.nasa.gov	818-354-7320 818-354-9476
Dr. Paul R. Houser	Validation	GSFC	paul.houser@gsfc.nasa.gov	818-354-7320 818-354-9476
Dr. Thomas J. Jackson	Validation	USDA ARS Hydrology Lab	tjackson@hydrolab.arsusda.gov	301-504-8511
Dr. Charles A. Laymon	Validation	GHCC / MSFC	charles.laymon@msfc.nasa.gov	301-504-8511
Dr. Eric F. Wood	Validation	Princeton University	efwood@princeton.edu	609-258-4675 609-258-2799
Dr. Venkat Lakshmi	Validation	University of South Carolina	venkat-lakshmi@sc.edu	803-777-3552 803-777-6684
Snow Water Equivalent
Dr. Richard Kelly	Lead; Algorithm Development	GSFC	rkelly@glacier.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-5733 301-614-5808
Mr. Hugh Powell	Software	GSFC	hugh.w.powell.1@gsfc.nasa.gov	301-286-2310 301-286-2323
Dr. Richard Armstrong	Validation	NSIDC	rlax@kryos.colorado.edu	303-492-1828
Scientists involved in interdisciplinary research with AMSR-E data (selected in 2004)
Anthony DelGenio	Goddard Institute for Space Science	El Nino/precipitation	adelgenio@giss.nasa.gov	(212)678-5588 (212)678-5552
Keith Brewster	University of Oklahoma	assimilation of AMSR-E rainfall data for improving short-term forecasts	kbrews@gcn.ou.edu	(405) 325-6115 (405) 325-7614
John Kimball	University of Montana	Arctic vegetation productivity and soil respiration	johnk@ntsg.umt.edu	(406) 982-3301 Ext. 230 (406) 982-3201
Jean Luc Moncet	AER		Moncet@aer.com
Ralf Reichle	GSFC	Soil moisture	reichle@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov	(301) 614-5693 (301) 614-6297
Xiouhua (Joshua) Fu	University of Hawaii	application of satellite data in the simulation and prediction of tropical intraseasonal oscillation	xfu@hawaii.edu	(808) 956-2629 (808) 956-9425
A. Hansen	University of Montana		Hansen@montana.edu
Z. Yin	University of San Diego		zyin@sandiego.edu	(619) 260-8864