CSU Project #: 5-33976
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Primary Investigator: Dr. Steve Miller
Start Date: October 1st, 2011
End Date: September 30th, 2013

• System Infrastructure Development/Engineering/Maintenance - includes the design, implementation, and testing infrastructure components that are necessary to meet the CloudSat data processing requirements.
• Software Development/Implementation/Testing/Maintenance - CIRA will provide end-to-end application and system software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance, to meet all of the CloudSat mission data processing center requirements.
• New Product Development and Testing – CIRA will provide support for the Development, Testing, and Implementation of a suite of new “enhanced” products that have been identified by the NASA Senior Review for CloudSat.
• Version 05 Reprocessing – During this extended mission phase, the DPC will complete testing of version 05 algorithms, provide beta product versions to the CloudSat Science Team for validation, and implement the validated algorithms. The final validated algorithms will then be used to reprocess the entire mission-to-date CloudSat data set for distribution to the general science community.
• System Operation – CIRA will be responsible for all CloudSat Data Processing Center operations during the on-orbit phase of CloudSat and at least two months past the termination of flight operations. In addition to the normal data processing operation, CIRA will provide a Help Desk service and will maintain the DPC website with information about CloudSat data products and DPC operations.
• Data Archive and Distribution - CIRA will provide on-line data access and data distribution of all CloudSat Standard Data Products, for the entire on-orbit phase of the mission.
• Financial Management- CIRA will provide complete and dedicated financial management oversight during the remainder of the on-orbit phase of the CloudSat mission.

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