Ph.D.: Physics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1993
B. S.: physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 1984
Ning Lei
(SUPPORT SCIENTIST)
| Email: | ning.lei@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 618 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 618 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Education
Positions/Employment
Lead Research Scientist
SSAI - Greenbelt, MD
2014 - Present
NASA VIIRS calibration and support team
- Developed core algorithms related to the SNPP VIIRS on-orbit radiometric calibrations of its reflective solar bands
- Generated on regular basis Look-up-tables for the SNPP VIIRS reflective solar bands on-orbit radiometric calibrations
Principal Support Scientist
SSAI - Greenbelt, MD
2010 - 2014
NASA VIIRS calibration and support team
- Developed a mathematical model to describe the Suomi NPP VIIRS telescope mirror reflectance degradation due to exposure to solar radiation and used the model to project future sensor’s radiometric response for the reflective solar bands
- Developed core algorithms related to the SNPP VIIRS on-orbit radiometric calibrations of its reflective solar bands
- Generated on regular basis Look-up-tables for the SNPP VIIRS reflective solar bands on-orbit radiometric calibrations
Publications
Refereed
2022. "Deconvolution of SNPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function On-Orbit Change Factor." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 1-9 [10.1109/tgrs.2021.3092682] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "SNPP VIIRS RSB on-orbit radiometric calibration algorithms Version 2.0 and the performances, part 2: the performances." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (04): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.047502] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "SNPP VIIRS RSB on-orbit radiometric calibration algorithms Version 2.0 and the performances, part 1: the algorithms." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 14 (04): [10.1117/1.jrs.14.047501] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "MODIS and VIIRS Calibration and Characterization in Support of Producing Long-Term High-Quality Data Products." Remote Sensing 12 (19): 3167 [10.3390/rs12193167] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Determination of the NOAA-20 VIIRS screen transmittance functions with both the yaw maneuver and regular on-orbit calibration data." Applied Optics 59 (10): 2992 [10.1364/ao.386979] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Using Ground Targets to Validate S-NPP VIIRS Day-Night Band Calibration." Remote Sensing 8 (12): 984 [10.3390/rs8120984] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Determination of the SNPP VIIRS SDSM Screen Relative Transmittance From Both Yaw Maneuver and Regular On-Orbit Data." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (3): 1390-1398 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2480039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Suomi-NPP VIIRS Solar Diffuser Stability Monitor Performance." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54 (2): 631-639 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2441558] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Assessment of S-NPP VIIRS On-Orbit Radiometric Calibration and Performance." Remote Sensing 8 (2): 84 [10.3390/rs8020084] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "On-Orbit Radiometric Calibration of Suomi NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands Through Observations of a Sunlit Solar Diffuser Panel." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (11): 5983-5990 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2430814] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Validation of S-NPP VIIRS Day-Night band and M bands performance using ground reference targets of Libya 4 and Dome C." Earth Observing Systems XX [10.1117/12.2187131] [Proceedings]
2015. "Modeling the Detector Radiometric Gains of the Suomi NPP VIIRS Reflective Solar Bands." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (3): 1565-1573 [10.1109/tgrs.2014.2345481] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "VIIRS on-orbit calibration methodology and performance." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119 (9): 5065-5078 [10.1002/2013JD020423] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Effect of the SDSM detector relative spectral response in determining the degradation coefficient of the SNPP VIIRS solar diffuser reflectance." Proc. SPIE 8866, Earth Observing Systems XVIII 8866 88661I [10.1117/12.2024415] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Modeling SNPP VIIRS reflective solar bands optical throughput degradation and its impacts on the relative spectral response." Proc. SPIE 8866, Earth Observing Systems XVIII 8866 88661H [10.1117/12.2024351] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "VIIRS early on-orbit calibration activities and performance." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) IEEE International [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]