23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Abstract Information

Abstracts are closed! The deadline was 11 August 2026 at 11:59 PM ET

Abstract Fee and Author Instructions
All presenters must also register for the meeting.

The 23rd Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology.


Student and Early Career Professionals Event

The 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellites will be co-hosting with other Conferences and Symposia the 13th Annual Speed Networking Event [13SPNE]. The event allows students and early career professionals to network with mentors via “speed networking” where the mentors (meteorology and allied discipline professionals) roam between tables at set intervals introducing the students and early professionals to a wide array of professions in the field of meteorology. The Speed Networking will include a social with heavy hors d'oeuvres, providing a great time for open networking. This allows the students, the early career professionals, and the mentors of their selected discipline to have extended conversations after their speed-mentoring.

 

Call for Papers

The 23rd Symposium on Operational Envrionment Satellite Systems is soliciting papers on the following topics: 

  • Advances in Operational Satellite Products for the Tropics
  • Advancing Weather and Environmental Science Through NASA and NOAA Commercial Satellite Data Programs
  • Atmospheric Science Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Technology Across Scales
  • Aviation Decision Tools using Advanced Satellite Products
  • Commercial Satellite Microwave Sounder Technology and Data: Pathways to Operational Use
  • DOW Environmental Monitoring Enterprise
  • Managing Spectrum Interference: Exploring How the Weather Enterprise Is Managing the Risk of Interference and Enhancing Technologies
  • Next Generation Satellite Ground Architecture and Technological Advances
  • Next-Generation Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Series Instruments and Applications
  • Next-Generation Geostationary Satellite Instruments and Applications
  • Other Topics in Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
  • Preparing and Engaging the Users for the Operational Application of Data Products
  • Satellite Algorithm Development, Verification, Calibration, and Validation
  • Satellite Information for Operational Weather Forecasts and Extreme Events
  • Towards AI-Driven Orbital-Based Operational Ground Systems in Support of Environmental and Meteorological Satellites
  • Evaluation and Use of Commercial Data for Terrestrial Environment and Space Weather Applications (Joint Session)
  • NOAA's SOLAR-1 Products and Capabilities (Joint Session) 
  • National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited) (Joint Session)

 

Joint Sessions

  • Addressing Sustained Spectrum Needs for Weather In a Spectrum-Constrained World: A Panel Discussion Across the Public, Private and Academic Sectors (Joint with the 15th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise)
  • Progress in Wildland Fire and Smoke Monitoring Applications from Space (Joint with the 28th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology)

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Awards

The 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems is proud to provide outstanding student presentation awards at the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. Monetary awards of up to $200 will be distributed for oral presentations and poster presentations in addition to a PDF certificate from AMS. Students must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission and must be the lead author and personally present the work at the meeting. Submitters should indicate their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts. Award recipients will be informed of the committee's decision by early February 2027.

The basis for an award will be:

  1. The research topic and impact
  2. Experimental Design
  3. Interpretation of Results
  4. Quality of the presentation (oral and poster/slides) and the Student’s delivery

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact the program chairs: Gary McWilliams ([email protected]), Jason Apke ([email protected]), Lihang Zhou ([email protected])