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Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-3-ajh-10.1177_1049909121995413 for Improving End of Life Cancer Outcomes Through Development and Implementation of a Spiritual Care Advocate Program by Toni Cipriano-Steffens, John F. Cursio, Fay Hlubocky, Marsha Sumner, Deborah Garnigan-Peters, Judy Powell, Nicole Arndt, Lee Phillips, Rev. Herbert Lassiter, Marie Gilliam, Lou Ester Petty, Rev. Scott Onque Pastor, Monica Malec, George Fitchett and Blase Polite in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine��

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-ajh-10.1177_1049909121995413 for Improving End of Life Cancer Outcomes Through Development and Implementation of a Spiritual Care Advocate Program by Toni Cipriano-Steffens, John F. Cursio, Fay Hlubocky, Marsha Sumner, Deborah Garnigan-Peters, Judy Powell, Nicole Arndt, Lee Phillips, Rev. Herbert Lassiter, Marie Gilliam, Lou Ester Petty, Rev. Scott Onque Pastor, Monica Malec, George Fitchett and Blase Polite in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine��

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-2-ajh-10.1177_1049909121995413 for Improving End of Life Cancer Outcomes Through Development and Implementation of a Spiritual Care Advocate Program by Toni Cipriano-Steffens, John F. Cursio, Fay Hlubocky, Marsha Sumner, Deborah Garnigan-Peters, Judy Powell, Nicole Arndt, Lee Phillips, Rev. Herbert Lassiter, Marie Gilliam, Lou Ester Petty, Rev. Scott Onque Pastor, Monica Malec, George Fitchett and Blase Polite in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine��

The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) is a spaceborne Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) that was launched into orbit on 28 October 2011 onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. CrIS is a sophisticated sounding sensor that accurately measures upwelling infrared radiance at high spectral resolution. Data obtained from this sensor are used for atmospheric profiles retrieval and assimilation by numerical weather prediction models. Optimum vertical sounding resolution is achieved with high spectral resolution and multiple spectral channels; however, this can lead to increased noise. The CrIS instrument is designed to overcome this problem. Noise Equivalent Differential Radiance (NEdN) is one of the key parameters of the Sensor Data Record product. The CrIS on-orbit NEdN surpassesmission requirements with margin and has comparable or better performance when compared to heritage hyperspectral sensors currently on orbit. This paper describes CrIS noise performance through the characterization of the sensor’s NEdN and compares it to calibration data obtained during ground test. In addition, since FTS sensors can be affected by vibration that leads to spectrally correlated noise on top of the random noise inherent to infrared detectors, this paper also characterizes the CrIS NEdN with respect to the correlated noise contribution to the total NEdN. Lastly, the noise estimated from the imaginary part of the complex FTS spectra is extremely useful to assess andmonitor in-flight FTS sensor health. Preliminary results on the imaginary spectra noise analysis are also presented.

The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) sensor was launched on the Suomi NPP spacecraft October 28, 2011. The CrIS sensor is a Michelson interferometer with a 3 x 3 detectors for each of three spectral bands: LWIR 650-1095 wavenumbers, MWIR 1210-1750 wavenumbers and SWIR 2155-2550 wavenumbers. The CrIS sensor is performing very well and is generally exceeding the noise, radiometric and spectral performance requirements for its primary weather sensing mission. However, for climate change applications it becomes useful to push the radiometric calibration accuracy to the highest possible accuracy. The CrIS sensor is not actively temperature controlled so the sensor temperature varies due to the ever changing geometry of the earth and sun. Passing over different earth temperature regions also affects the sensor system temperatures. The central interferometer core experiences very little temperature change, but some of the outlying components such as the scene select mirror and the scan baffle change much more. Frequent calibrations using views to cold space and the internal calibration target reduce the radiometric uncertainties due to temperature variations but there are still some residual effects on calibration. Analysis of these residual effects will be presented.