SNPP-2 Arctic Validation Experiment
The SNPP Arctic airborne field campaign, jointly supported by NASA and NOAA, was conducted out of Keflavik, Iceland between 7-31 March 2015. The ER-2 payload consisted of NAST-I (LaRC), MASTER (AMES), S-HIS (UW), and NAST-M (MIT-LL) and was successfully implemented in 7 mission sorties underneath advanced sounder satellites (SNPP, Aqua, Metop-A, and Metop-B) for the purpose of cold scene radiance spectra assessment and retrieval evaluation. The primary objective of the campaign was to focus