International TOVS Working Group

ITSC-20 Program

Wednesday 28 October 2015

8:30-9:00WelcomeMitch Goldberg, Niels Bormann (ITWG Co-chairs)
 Welcome by SSEC
An Overview of SSEC
Hank Revercomb
 Local ArrangementsJonathan Gero
 Review of agendaMitch Goldberg, Niels Bormann (ITWG Co-chairs)
9:00-10:00 Session 1a: Cal/val of new and current observations (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Paul Menzel and Peng Zhang
1.01Qifeng LuFY-3C evaluation overview: CMA, ECMWF and UKMO
1.02Nigel AtkinsonThe FY-3C evaluation project: microwave sounder calibration and direct broadcast experiences (paper)
1.03Heather LawrenceEvaluating and assimilating microwave humidity sounding data from China’s FY-3C MWHS-2 instrument in all-sky conditions at ECMWF
1.04Fabien CarminatiAssimilation of observations from the Microwave Humidity Sounders on board China’s FY-3B and FY-3C Meteorological Satellites (paper)
10:00-10.15 Session 1b: Cal/val of new and current observations (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Paul Menzel and Peng Zhang
1p.01Qifeng LuCharacterizing FY-3C Microwave Temperature Sounder MWTS2
1p.02Keyi ChenAssessment of FY-3A and FY-3B/MWHS observations
1p.03Erin JonesAssimilating Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR Data in the NOAA GDAS
1p.04Masahiro KazumoriRecent activities on microwave radiance data assimilation at JMA
1p.05Stu NewmanAssimilation of AMSR2 radiances at the Met Office
1p.06Kevin Garrett (for Zaizhong Ma)HIMAWARI-8 AHI radiance assimilation with GSI at JCSDA
1p.07Dorothee Coppens (for Bertrand Theodore)Characterisation of AHI IR channels with IASI measurements
1p.08Sanjeev Kumar SinghThe Impact of INSAT-3D Sounder Radiance Assimilation in the NCMRWF Global Forecast System (T574L64)

10:15-10:45 BREAK and poster viewing 1b

10:45-12:15Session 1c: Cal/val of new and current observations (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Dieter Klaes and William Bell
1.05Sergey UspenskyAn initial assessment of microwave imager/sounder MTVZA-GY data from Meteor-M N2 satellite (paper)
1.06Alexander PolyakovIRFS-2 instrument onboard Meteor-M N2 satellite: measurements analysis (paper)
1.07Yong HanCrIS Full Spectral Resolution SDR and S-NPP/JPSS-1 CrIS Performance Status
1.08Fuzhong WengUpdates on Operational Processing of ATMS TDR and SDR Products
1.09Erin JonesAssimilating New Passive Microwave Data in the NOAA GDAS
1.10Indira RaniImpact of Megha-Tropique’s SAPHIR humidity profiles in the Unified Model Analysis and Forecast System (paper)
12:15-12:30 Session 1d: Cal/val of S-NPP observations(poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs:Dieter Klaes and William Bell
1p.09Hu YangAntenna Emissivity Correction for ATMS Calibration Bias Characterization (paper)
1p.10Xiaolei ZouStriping Noise Analysis and Mitigation for ATMS, GMI and MWTS Data
1p.11Yong ChenEvaluation of Different Calibration Approaches for JPSS CrIS
1p.12Yong ChenSI Traceable Algorithm for Characterizing Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder CrIS Noise
1p.13Aronne MerrelliTrue Ringing Artifacts in Unapodized FTS Measurements
1p.14Xiaozhen (Shawn) XiongUpdate on S-NPP CrIS Full Spectral Resolution SDR Processing at NOAA/STAR (paper)
1p.15Yi Song (for Walter Wolf)Preparation for the Full Resolution CrIS Hyperspectral Radiance Data in BUFR Format
1p.16Likun WangAccurate Collocation of VIIRS measurements with CrIS
1p.17withdrawn

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14:00 Poster viewing 1d

14:00-14:15 Session 1e: Cal/val of new and current observations (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Eva Borbas and Louis Garand
1.11Stephen EnglishA report on the outcomes of a workshop aimed at improved understanding of biases observed in analysis of 183 GHz observations
14:15-15:00Session 2a: Radiative transfer (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Eva Borbas and Louis Garand
2.01Jerome VidotHigh resolution IR cloudy radiances simulations : comparison between RTTOV and VLIDORT
2.02Virginie Capelle (for Raymond Armante)Interactive use of the new generation of TIR and SWIR space-borne instruments to increase the performance of radiative transfer models, spectroscopic and atmospheric databases (4A, GEISA, TIGR, ARSA)
2.03Cristina LupuAn evaluation of radiative transfer modelling errors in AMSU-A data
15:00-15:15 Session 2b: Radiative transfer (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Eva Borbas and Louis Garand
2p.01James HockingUpdate on RTTOV developments
2p.02Pascale RoquetAddition of 1D-VAR retrieval to RTTOV-GUI (paper)
2p.03Paul van DelstAn update on CRTM developments
2p.04Yingtao MaDevelopment of the Community Line-By-Line radiative transfer Model (CLBLM)
2p.05Nicole JacquinetThe GEISA spectroscopic database in 2014: context and contents
2p.06withdrawn
2p.07Qiguang YangUltrafast High Accuracy PCRTM_SOLAR Model for Cloudy Atmosphere
2p.08Olaf Stiller (for Leonhard Scheck)A fast forward operator for the assimilation of visible SEVIRI observations in KENDA-COSMO
2p.09Cristina LupuMonitoring infrared satellite radiance biases using the ECMWF model

15:15-15:45 BREAK and poster viewing 2b

15:45-16:30       Session 3a: Processing packages and direct broadcast applications (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Nigel Atkinson and Sergey Uspensky
3.01Kathleen StrabalaNASA International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package (IMAPP):  Supporting the Aqua and Terra Direct Broadcast Community for 15+ Years
3.02Liam GumleySupport for NOAA, NASA, EUMETSAT, and CMA satellites and sensors in CSPP
3.03Elisabeth WeiszAssessing Hyperspectral Retrieval Algorithms and their Products for Use in Direct Broadcast Applications (paper)
16:30-17:00       Session 3b: Processing packages (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Nigel Atkinson and Sergey Uspensky
3p.01Allen HuangCommunity Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) – Facilitating Timely and Optimal Use of Weather Satellite Data
3p.02Ray K. GarciaAutomated Verification of CSPP SNPP SDR products
3p.03Geoff CuretonNear Real Time Level-2 Products Via Direct Broadcast Using the CSPP-International ATOVS Processing Package (CSPP-IAPP)
3p.04Geoff CuretonLevel-2 Products in the CSPP-GEO Direct Broadcast Package
3p.05Scott MindockCSPP GEO Level 1 Packages
3p.06Nick BearsonCSPP CLAVR-x
3p.07Nick BearsonReconstructing GOES Rebroadcast with CSPP Geo GRB
3p.08Graeme MartinCSPP Geo support for processing GOES-R, Himawari-8 and current GOES data
3p.09Yi SongA BUFR and GRIB Tailoring System for Satellite Operational Products
3p.10David HoesePolar2Grid 2.0:  An easy way to create high resolution satellite images
3p.11Szuchia MoellerBias Correction in CIMSS IAPP Retrieval Software
3p.12Jessica BraunAqua and Terra Direct Broadcast Processing at CIMSS/SSEC Using a New Merged Pass System
3p.13Katerina MelnikUsing available DB satellite processing packages for case studies in Russia

17:00 Icebreaker

Thursday 29 October 2015

08:30-9:45 Session 4a: Retrievals (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Elisabeth Weisz and Nicholas Nalli
4.01Antonia GambacortaStatus of the NOAA hyper spectral retrieval system: algorithm development and lessons learned from recent field campaigns (paper)
4.02Nicholas Nalli (for Quanhua (Mark) Liu)NUCAPS products validations
4.03Thomas AugustThe operational IASI L2 products version 6: status, applications and developments
4.04William SmithThe Retrieval of Atmospheric Profiles from Satellite Radiances for NWP Data Assimilation (paper)
4.05Virginie CapelleDust infrared aerosol properties observed from infrared hyperspectral sounders: Analysis of the diurnal variation
9:45-10:15 Session 4b: Retrievals (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Elisabeth Weisz and Nicholas Nalli
4p.01Awdhesh SharmaUpdates on operational sounding processing systems at NOAA/NESDIS and the exploitation of hyperspectral Sounder and microwave sounder data from CrIS/ATMS, IASI/AMSU, and ATOVS
4p.02Bomin SunOngoing monitoring and analysis of NOAA-Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS) sounding products using NPROVS and its expansion
4p.03Nadia SmithCharacterizing NUCAPS retrieval quality for CO and CH4 – A step towards improving air chemistry applications
4p.04Nadia SmithNovel Applications of Temperature Soundings in High Latitude Regions – Aviation in Alaska
4p.05Jessica GartzkeTen Years of CAPE Observations in the U. S. SGP from the AIRS Hyperspectral IR Sounder: Climatology, Validation, and Near-real Time Applications
4p.06Brian Kahn (for Joao Teixeira)AIRS science: Weather, climate and applications
4p.07Thomas August (for Tim Hultberg)Evolutions and self-organisation of the piece-wise linear regression for IASI
4p.08Eva Borbas (for Laura Dobor)Evaluation of the S-NPP VIIRS TPW algorithm with ground based-derived measurements
4p.09Xin JinA Comprehensive Review of SNPP CrIS Instrument Performance and Data Quality

10:15-10:45 BREAK and poster viewing 3b, 4b

10:45-12:00 Session 5a: Assimilation of hyperspectral IR (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Fiona Smith and Luis Gustavo de Goncalves
5.01Andrew CollardImproved use of CrIS Radiances at NCEP
5.02William F CampbellAccounting for Correlated Satellite Observation Error in NAVGEM
5.03Niels BormannEnhancing the impact of IASI observations through an updated observation error covariance matrix
5.04Hyoung-Wook ChunA physically based observation error covariance matrix for IASI
5.05Benjamin RustonImprovements in the Use of Humidity from Hyperspectral IR
12:00-12:15 Session 5b: Assimilation studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Fiona Smith and Luis Gustavo de Goncalves
5p.01Fiona SmithMet Office use of CrIS, IASI and AIRS
5p.02Reima EresmaaAssimilation of spectrally-adjacent pairs of IASI channels
5p.03Vincent GuidardUsing realistic ozone fields for the assimilation of IASI data
5p.04Agnes Lim (for Yan’an Liu)Assimilation of AIRS radiances in regional model and its impact of typhoon forecast
5p.05Louis GarandImpact of inter-channel radiance observation error correlations in Environment Canada’s EnVar data assimilation system
5p.06Heather LawrenceScene-Dependent Observation Errors for AMSU-A in the ECMWF system

12:15-12:30 Group photo

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14:00 Poster viewing 5b

14:00-14:45 Session 6: NWP centre reports (poster introductions – 3 minutes: 1 slide)
Chairs: Nancy Baker and Kozo Okamoto
6p.01Andrew Collard (NCEP) (for John Derber)Progress and plans for the use of radiance data in the NCEP global and regional data assimilation systems (poster)
6p.02Takumu Egawa (JMA)Recent developments in satellite data assimilation at JMA (poster)
6p.03Eunhee Lee (KMA)Status and plans for satellite data assimilation at the Korea Meteorological Administration (poster)
6p.04Mohamed Dahoui (ECMWF)Update on changes to the ECMWF NWP system since ITSC-19 (poster)
6p.05Robin Faulwetter (DWD) (for Christina Köpken)Developments in satellite data assimilation at DWD (poster)
6p.06Sid Boukabara (JCSDA)Overview of NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Data Assimilation Activities in Support of the U.S. Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) (poster)
6p.07Vincent GUIDARD (Meteo France) (for Jean-Francois Mahfouf)Overview of the radiance assimilation in the Meteo-France NWP models (poster)
6p.08Bill Bell (Met Office)NWP Status Report: Upgrades in the Met Office use of satellite radiance data
6p.09Ben Ruston (NRL)An Update on NRL Atmospheric Data Assimilation Activities (poster)
6p.10Simon Pellerin (CMC)Status of radiance assimilation at CMC (poster)
6p.11Fabrizio Baordo (BoM) (for Chris Tingwell)Recent upgrades to the Bureau of Meteorology ACCESS NWP system (poster)

Action Items from ITSC-19
Moderators: Mitch Goldberg and Niels Bormann

14:45-14:55 CGMS report (Mitch Goldberg) PPT PDF

14:55-15.40 Working group action items from ITSC-19 (10 minutes)

15:40-16.00 BREAK

16:00-16:40 Working group action items from ITSC-19 (10 minutes)

16:40-17:05 Special topics (10 minutes each)

17:05-17:25 Technical sub-group reports (5 minutes each)

17:25-18.30 Technical Sub-Group Meetings

Friday 30 October 2015

8:30-10:00 Session 7a: Climate (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Antonia Gambacorta and Hank Revercomb
7.01Cheng-Zhi ZouSSU Climate Data Record Verifying Anthropogenic Global Warming Theory
7.02Martin BurgdorfReprocessing of Fundamental Climate Data Records From Microwave Sounders
7.03Paul MenzelThe UW SSEC/CIMSS Global Clear Sky Infrared Moisture Products derived from HIRS data
7.04Nadia SmithThe consistency between measured radiance and retrieved profiles at climate scales – a study in uncertainty propagation
7.05Jacola RomanMeasurement Requirements and Current Capabilities for Satellite Remote Sensing of Precipitable Water Vapor
7.06Timo HanschmannThree decades of cloud properties from HIRS: a new climate dataset by CMSAF
10:00-10:15Session 7b: Climate (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Antonia Gambacorta and Hank Revercomb
7p.01Lei ShiDeriving long-term global dataset of temperature and humidity profiles from HIRS
7p.02W. Paul MenzelExtending the HIRS cloud record with CrIS and IASI measurements
7p.03Nathalie Selbach (for Marc Schröder)The GEWEX water vapor assessment (G-VAP) – results from inter-comparisons and stability analysis
7p.04Nathalie Selbach (for Marc Schröder)Climatology of free tropospheric humidity: Extension into the SEVIRI era, evaluation and exemplary analysis
7p.05Nathalie SelbachApplication of CHARMe in satellite based climate monitoring
7p.06Nathalie SelbachProvision of Climate Data Records of the EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring and User Services
7p.07Dorothee CoppensExploitation of SI-1 data from Meteor-28 and 29 spacecraft for climate purposes
7p.08Niels Bormann (for Carole Peubey)Enhanced use of satellite data in the next ECMWF reanalysis ERA5
7p.09Sergio DeSouza-MachadoGeophysical Trends Derived from 12 years of AIRS Infrared Radiances: comparisons to AIRS L3 and ERA Reanalysis

10:15-10:45 BREAK and poster viewing 6 and 7b

10:45-12:00 Session 8a: Clouds (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Stephen English and Ben Ruston
8.01Yanqiu ZhuConfiguration of All-sky Microwave Radiance Assimilation in the NCEP’s GFS Data Assimilation System (paper)
8.02Haixia LiuVariational cloud-clearing with CrIS data at NCEP
8.03Jun LiProgress on the assimilation of advanced infrared sounder radiances in cloudy skies
8.04Reima EresmaaDevelopments in clouds and aerosols detection for infrared radiance data
8.05Kevin Garrett1DVAR Preprocessor Applications for Satellite Data Assimilation: Quality Control, Background Adjustment, and Cloud Radiance Assimilation
12:00-12:30Session 8b: Clouds (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Stephen English and Ben Ruston
8p.01Emily Huichun LiuThe Validation of Observation Operator and Single Observation Experiments for Microwave Radiances under All-sky Condition in NCEP Assimilation System (paper)
8p.02Jason Otkin (for Sharon Nebuda)Assessing the Accuracy of Cloudy Sky Infrared and Microwave Brightness Temperatures in the GFS
8p.03Xiaoyan ZhangAssimilation of All-sky SEVIRI Radiance Data in NCEP Hourly-update NAM System
8p.04Reima Eresmaa (for Julie Letertre-Danczak)The detection of dust in infrared radiance spectra
8p.05Olaf StillerApplication of observation cross-validation method to IASI cloud screening
8p.06Thomas S. PaganoAssessing and improving IR sounder radiances in cloudy scenes using imager radiances
8p.07Andrew HeidingerMerger of Imager and Sounder Data for Improved Cloud Height Estimation
8p.08Andi WaltherConsistency of reflected moonlight based nighttime precipitation product with its daytime equivalent
8p.09Bozena LapetaThe quality of H-SAF ATOVS based precipitation products over Poland
8p.10Dirceu L. HerdiesCombination of Satellite Precipitation Estimates and Rain Gauge for high Spatial and Temporal Resolutions (paper)
8p.11withdrawn 

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14:00 Poster viewing 8b

14:00-15:15 Session 9a: Assimilation of hyperspectral IR and impact studies (Oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Vincent Guidard and Andrew Collard
9.01Fiona SmithObserving System Experiments with IASI Reconstructed Radiances
9.02Marco MatricardiToward the NWP assimilation of the full IASI spectrum: recent experience using principal component data
9.03Javier Andrey-AndrésAssimilation of IASI radiances as from Principal Components IASI product in AROME
9.04Mohamed Dahoui (for Tony McNally)Observation impact studies
9.05Sid BoukabaraImpact Assessment of Potential Gaps in the Satellite Constellation on NOAA’s Global NWP
15:15-15:25 Session 9b: Assimilation of hyperspectral IR and impact studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)Chairs:Vincent Guidard and Andrew Collard
9p.01James JungInfrared and Microwave Data Addition Observing System Experiment Impacts using the NCEP Global Forecast System
9p.02Helena Barbieri de AzevedoData impact assessment using G3DVAR
9p.03Camila Cossetin FerreiraAssessing the AMSU­A impacts in the CPTEC/INPE regional ensemble prediction system
9p.04Luis Gustavo Goncalves De GoncalvesA rapid update data assimilation cycle over South America using 3DVar and EnKF

15:25-16:15 BREAK and poster viewing for 1b, 1d, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6, 7b, 8b, 9b, 10b

16:15-17:00 Session 10a: Surface studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Fuzhong Weng and Marco Matricardi
10.01Glynn HulleyMEaSUREs High Spectral Resolution MODIS/ASTER Emissivity Database
10.02Louis GarandAssimilation of surface sensitive infrared channels over land at Environment Canada
10.03Niama BoukachabaImproved assimilation of IASI data over continent in the convective scale AROME model (paper)
17:00-17:30 Session 10b: Surface studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Fuzhong Weng and Marco Matricardi
10p.01Eva BorbasA Unified and Coherent Land Surface Emissivity Earth System Data Record
10p.02Rory GrayDevelopment of a Dynamic Infrared Land Surface Emissivity Atlas based on IASI Retrievals
10p.03Bruna Barbosa SilveiraAssessment of the land surface microwave emissivity in the CPTEC/INPE GSI Global 3DVar Data Assimilation System
10p.04Stu NewmanEnhanced use of AMSU-A radiances over land
10p.05Fabrizio BaordoAssimilation of microwave humidity sounding channels over sea-ice at ECMWF (paper)
10p.06Brunna Romero PennaThe role of skin temperature in the three-dimensional variational assimilation global system of CPTEC/INPE
10p.07Suping NieAn assimilation study based on FY-3B MWRI soil moisture data using the EnKF
10p.08Byung-il LeeImprovements to Accuracy for COMS SST and SSI products, and their Impact in KMA’s NWP system
10p.09Robert KnutesonCombined Imager and IR Sounder Observations of LST over the Greenland Ice Sheet

Saturday 31 October 2015

9.00-12.30Working Groups (Break at 10:30-11:00)
Advanced Sounders (Dieter Klaes and Bill Smith)
Climate (Nathalie Selbach and Cheng-Zhi Zou)
Radiative transfer and surface properties (Marco Matricardi and Paul van Delst)

Sunday 1 November 2015

9.00-12.30Working Groups (Break at 10:30-11:00)
NWP (Fiona Smith and Andrew Collard)
Products and software (Nigel Atkinson and Liam Gumley)
International (Jerome Lafeuille and Stephen English)
EveningWorking Groups finalise reports

Monday 2 November 2015

08:30-10:00 Session 11a: Assimilation studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Indira Rani and Steve Swadley
11.01James CameronThe testing and planned implementation of VarBC at the Met Office (paper)
11.02Anna BootonAn improved bias correction for SSMIS: Assimilation Assessment (paper)
11.03Tanya MaurerAssimilation Impacts of SSMIS Upper Atmosphere Soundings with Improved Orbital Bias Predictors in NAVGEM
11.04Takumu EgawaAssimilation of ATMS radiances into the JMA’s global NWP system
11.05Hyojin HanImproving tropical cyclone forecasts by assimilating microwave sounder cloud-screened radiances and the GPM precipitation measurements
11.06Olaf StillerCross-validation methods for quality control, cloud screening, etc.
10:00-10:15 Session 11b: Assimilation studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Indira Rani and Steve Swadley
11p.01Nancy BakerAn Assessment of the Impact of DMSP SSMIS Microwave Sounder and Imager Assimilation for Global Numerical Weather and Wave Forecasting
11p.02Stephen MacphersonAssimilation of ATMS data at Environment Canada
11p.03Jinlong LiA near real time regional satellite data assimilation system for high impact weather studies
11p.04Pei WangThe impact of the high temporal resolution GOES/GOES-R moisture information on severe weather systems in a regional NWP model
11p.05Wei HanConstrained bias correction for satellite radiance assimilation in limited area model considering model diurnal bias
11p.06Roger RandriamampianinaTowards operational use of satellite radiances in an Arctic mesoscale model
11p.07Patrik BenacekRadiance bias correction in LAM
11p.08Robin FaulwetterFeedback processes between radiances and the ICON model
11p.09Mohamed DahouiAutomatic data checking system at ECMWF

10:15-10:45 BREAK and poster viewing 11b

10:45-12:15 Session 12a: Validation and applications of sounding data (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Sid Boukabara and Thomas August
12.01Xavier CalbetConsistency for water vapour between GRUAN RS92 Sondes, LBLRTM and IASI
12.02Bomin SunCharacteristics of radiosonde observations and their impact in satellite sounding product validation
12.03Xavier Calbet (for Tony Reale)Integrating Uncertainty in Atmospheric Profile Validation
12.04Michelle FeltzComparisons of IR Sounder and COSMIC RO Temperatures: Guidance for CrIS NUCAPS Validation
12.05Chris BarnetThe use of temperature and water vapor profiles for weather applications: recent activities in the NOAA/JPSS Proving Ground
12.06Joe K. TaylorCalibration Validation Of The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) With The Aircraft Based Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS)
12:15-12:25 Session 12b: Validation and applications of sounding data (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Sid Boukabara and Thomas August
12p.01Bomin Sun (for Tony Reale)GCOS Reference Upper Air Network
12p.02Bill BellThe EU’s GAIA-CLIM project
12p.03Jonathan GeroSea-based Infrared Radiance Measurements of Ocean and Atmosphere from the ACAPEX/CalWater2 Campaign
12p.04Vincent GuidardAtmospheric profile retrievals from IASI in the framework of the Concordiasi campaign

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14:00 Poster viewing 12b

14:00-14:30 Session 13: Space agency reports (Space agency poster introductions – 5 minutes: 2 slides)
Chairs: Allen Huang and Jerome Lafeuille
13p.01Peng ZhangFengyun meteorological satellites and their contribution to NWP 
13p.02Dieter KlaesEUMETSAT Systems and Plans (poster)
13p.03Alexander UspenskiyRussian meteorological polar satellite Meteor-M N2: instrument performance assessment and data applications
13p.04Mitch GoldbergNOAA Report on Current and Planned Activities
13p.05Kozo OkamotoStatus report of space agency: JMA and JAXA (poster)
14:30-15:30 Session 14a: Future observations (oral presentations – 12 minutes)
Chairs: Allen Huang and Jerome Lafeuille
14.01Hank RevercombThe Absolute Radiance Interferometer (ARI): Capable of climate Benchmark quality IR measurements from a CLARREO Pathfinder on ISS
14.02Eric PequignotIASI-NG processing overview
14.03Agnes LimImpact Analysis of LEO Hyperspectral Sensor IFOV size on the next generation high-resolution NWP model forecast performance
14.04Brian H. KahnWhy observe temperature, water vapor, and cloud structures with high-spectral-resolution infrared observations at 1-km horizontal scales?
15:30-15:45 Session 14b: Future observations (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids)
Chairs: Allen Huang and Jerome Lafeuille
14p.01Bjorn LambrigtsenThe development of a U.S. geostationary microwave sounder
14p.02Francisco BermudoIASI-NG Program: General Status Overview
14p.03Adrien DeschampsStrategy for the validation of IASI-NG Level 1 processing
14p.04Myriam Peyre (for Javier Andrey-Andrés)Evaluation of IASI-NG impact on NWP and atmospheric chemistry compared to IASI
14p.05Denis TremblayCorrelated and Uncorrelated noise of the JPSS-1 Crosstrack Infrared Sensor (CrIS)
14p.06Byung-il Lee (for Su Jeong Lee)Evaluation of sounding capability of the next generation Imager of Korea using the Advanced Himawari Imager data
14p.07Zhenglong LiExploring Value-added Impact from Geostationary Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder on Hurricane Forecasts

15:45-16:45 BREAK and poster viewing 10b, 11b, 12b, 13, 14b

17:00-17:30 Working groups finalise reports

Tuesday 3 November 2015

9:00-10:15 Session 15: Working Group Reports (15 minutes)
Co-chairs: Mitch Goldberg and Niels Bormann

10:15-10:45 BREAK

10:45-12:00 Session 15: Working Group Reports (15 minutes)
Co-chairs: Mitch Goldberg and Niels Bormann

12:00-12:30 Session 16: Technical Sub-Group Reports (5 minutes)
Co-chairs: Mitch Goldberg and Niels Bormann

12:30-12:45 Closing Session
Co-chairs: Mitch Goldberg and Niels Bormann