Christopher Grassotti, University of Maryland, College Park, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States, Shuyan Liu, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Yong-Keun Lee, U. of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, College PARK, United States and Quanhua Liu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD, United States