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 / AFFILIATION	TITLE / TASK		E-MAIL	TELEPHONE / FAX
Dr. Roy Spencer UAH	Team Leader		roy.spencer@nsstc.uah.edu	256-961-7960 256-961-7723
Dr. Elena Lobl UAH	Team Coordinator		elena.lobl@nsstc.uah.edu	256-961-7912 256-961-7723
Ms. Dawn Conway UAH	Lead Software Engineer		dawn.conway@nasa.gov	256-961-7813 256-961-7723
Mr. Don Moss UAH	Software Systems Support		don.moss@nasa.gov	256-961-7795 256-961-7723
Level 2A Resampled Brightness Temperatures
Mr. Frank Wentz RSS	Lead; Algoritm Development		frank.wentz@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 16 707-545-2906
Mr. Marty Brewer RSS	Science & Software		brewer@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 24 707-545-2906
Ocean Parameters Suite (Wind Speed, SST, Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water)
Mr. Frank Wentz RSS	Lead; Algorithm Development		frank.wentz@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 16 707-545-2906
Mr. Marty Brewer RSS	Science & Software		brewer@remss.com	707-545-2904 ext 12 707-545-2906
Global Precipitation
Mr. Ralph Ferraro NOAA/NESDIS	Scientist, Land Algorithm Development		rferraro@orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov	301-763-8251 301-763-8580
Dr. Christian Kummerow Colorado State University	Scientist, Ocean Algorithm Development		kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu	970-491-7473 970-491-8449
Mr. Richard Weitz Texas A&M	Software		weitz@tamu.edu	409-862-1989 409-862-4466
Dr. Thomas T. Wilheit, Jr. Texas A&M	Scientist, Ocean Algorithm Develpment		wilheit@tamu.edu	409-845-0176 409-862-4466
Sea Ice
Dr. Donald Cavalieri GSFC	Scientist; Algorithm Development		donald.j.cavalieri.nasa.gov	301-614-5901 301-614-5644
Dr. Josefino Comiso GSFC	Scientist; Algorithm Development		josefino.c.comiso@nasa.gov	301-614-5708 301-614-5644
Mr. Rob Gersten Raytheon	Software		bobg@rico.stx.com	301-441-4076
Al Ivanoff GSFC	Software		alvaro@polynya.gsfc.nasa.gov	301-614-5886 301 614 5644
Dr. Thorsten Markus GSFC	Scientist/Algorithm Development		Thorsten.Markus@nasa.gov	301-614-5882 301-614-5558
Land
Dr. Eni Njoku JPL	Lead; Algorithm Development		eni.g.njoku@jpl.nasa.gov	818-354-3693 >818-354-9476
Mr. Stephen Chan JPL	Software		Steven.Chan@jpl.nasa.gov	818-354-7320 818-354-9476
Snow Water Equivalent
Dr. Richard Kelly	Algorithm Development	University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)	rejkelly@fes.uwaterloo.ca	519-888-4567 ext 35451 519-746-0658
Dr. Marco Tedesco	Algorithm Development	City College of New York	mtedesco@sci.ccny.cuny.edu
Scientists involved in interdisciplinary research with AMSR-E data (selected in 2004)
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