CSU Project #: 5-31995
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Primary Investigator: Chris O'Dell
Start Date: August 22nd, 2011
End Date: March 25th, 2013

• Overall management and coordination will be provided by O'Dell. He will direct the R&D at CSU, and collaborate closely with colleagues at JPL, JAXA and NIES.
• Update and maintain orbit simulators necessary to support analysis and updates of algorithms.
• Prepare an overall schedule, budget and workforce profile for execution of the tasks with monthly resolution.
• Provide informal monthly status reports to the OCO-2 Task Contract Technical Manager (CTM) (viewgraph format) on the CSU effort including accomplishments, schedule status, and workforce status.
• Provide monthly, quarterly financial reporting and financial status against the plan.
• Participate in weekly teleconferences to coordinate and exchange information on the status of the overall OCO-2 effort; Interface with OCO-2 Project Manager and Project Scientist as necessary; Participate in meetings at JPL as needed (planned for twice per year); Participate in meetings at JAXA/NIES as needed (planned for once per year); Attend and present at Science Team meetings.
• Provide science leadership to achieve performance of the full-physics (FP) algorithm, including assessment of solar geometry and analysis of simulator tests, as necessary to meet OCO-2 Level 1 requirements.
• Support Thermal Vacuum testing of the OCO-2 instrument.
• Support vicarious calibration of the GOSAT instrument.
• Provide assessments and updates to the OCO-2 cloud screening algorithm.

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