ITSC-18 Program
Wednesday 21 March 2012
| 9.00-9.30 | Welcome | Co-chairs Allen Huang, Stephen English |
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| An Overview Of Météo-France | Philippe Bougeault (15 minutes) | |
| Local Arrangements | Vincent Guidard, Jean Maziejewski | |
| Review of agenda | Co-chairs |
Clock master : Ben Ruston
| 9.30-10.15 Session 1a: New observing systems (oral presentations- 12 minutes) Chairs: Allen Larar and Dieter Klaes | ||
| 1.1 | Mitch Goldberg | NPP program status and Instrument Performance |
| 1.2 | Nigel Atkinson | AAPP status report and initial experiences with processing NPP data (paper) |
| 1.3 | Antonia Gambacorta | The NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS): first light retrieval results (paper) |
10:15-10:45 BREAK
| 10.45-11.15 Session 1b: New observing systems (oral presentations- 12 minutes) Chairs: Allen Larar and Dieter Klaes | ||
| 1.4 | Hank Revercomb | New Results from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on NPP, Part 1 |
| 1.5 | Xu Liu | EDR Retrievals from CrIS and ATMS using CrIMSS operational algorithm |
| 11.15-11.35 Session 1c: New observing systems (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Allen Larar and Dieter Klaes | ||
| 1.6 | Elisabeth Weisz | Retrieval algorithm development for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) |
| 1.7 | Vladimir Zavyalov | CrIS on NPP: Instrument status and first glance on the instrument in-flight performance |
| 1.8 | Dave Tobin | Early Checkout of the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on Suomi NPP |
| 1.9 | Geoff Cureton | VIIRS Atmospheric Products in the Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) |
| 1.10 | Evan Fishbein | Early results from the ATMS on NPP |
| 1.11 | Thomas King | The NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Product Processing System (NUCAPS) |
| 1.12 | Yi Song | A BUFR and GRIB Tailoring System for NPP/JPSS Products |
| 1.13 | Scott Mindock | CSPP – NPP VIIRS RDR 2 SDR For the Direct Broadcast Community |
| 1.14 | Graeme Martin | The CrIS SDR Algorithm in the Community Satellite Processing Package |
| 1.15 | Ben Ruston | Use of NPP data in the US Navy’s Global Assimilation System |
| 1.16 | Amy Doherty | Early analysis of ATMS data at the Met Office |
| 11.35-12.05 Session 1d: New observing systems (oral presentations- 12 minutes) Chairs: Allen Larar and Dieter Klaes | ||
| 1.17 | Niels Bormann | Initial results from using ATMS and CrIS data at ECMWF (paper) |
| 1.18 | Andrew Collard | Toward assimilation of CrIS and ATMS in the NCEP Global Model |
| 12.05-13.00 Session 2a: Future Observing Systems (Agency poster introductions – 6 minutes. 2 slides) Chairs: Jerome Lafeuille and Hank Revercomb | ||
| 2.1 | Jerome Lafeuille | WMO Space Program and ITWG |
| 2.2 | Dieter Klaes | EUMETSAT Plans |
| 2.3 | Thierry Phulpin | CNES Programmes For Meteorology, Climate And Atmospheric Composition |
| 2.4 | Kozo Okamoto | JMA and JAXA plans (poster) |
| 2.5 | Mitch Goldberg | NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 2.6 | Jun Yang (presented by Jun Li) | The status and future plan of China’s FengYun Meteorological Satellite Programs |
| 2.7 | Alexander Uspensky (tbc) | Russia |
13.00-14.15 LUNCH
| 14.15-15.15 Session 2b: Future Observing Systems (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Jerome Lafeuille and Hank Revercomb | ||
| 2.8 | Jean Pla | Radio Frequency Interference in Earth Exploration Satellite Service (passive) bands |
| 2.9 | Peter Schluessel | EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation |
| 2.10 | Tony McNally | Future degradation of the polar orbiting satellite network – how will it affect Numerical Weather Prediction ? |
| 2.11 | Cyril Crevoisier | IASI-New Generation onboard EPS-SG: Expected impact on accuracy and vertical resolution for atmospheric variables |
15:15-16:15 Session 1c, 2a Poster Viewing including tea break
| 16.15-16.30 Session 2b: Future Observing Systems (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Jerome Lafeuille and Hank Revercomb | ||
| 2.12 | David Crain | GeoMetWatch-STORM: Towards Building an Optimal Scale Coupled Next-Generation Geostationary Ultra-spectral Measurements for Improving Regional Weather and Environmental Forecast |
| 16.30-16.35 Session 2c: Future Observing Systems (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Jerome Lafeuille and Hank Revercomb | ||
| 2.13 | Stephanie Guedj | Future benefits of high-density radiance data from MTG-IRS in the AROME fine-scale weather forecast model |
| 16.35-16.45 Session 3: Current Observing Systems (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Ed Pavelin and Kozo Okamoto | ||
| 3.1 | Eric Pequignot | IASI on MetOp-A & B: Performance Status |
| 3.2 | Ruiyue Chen | Assessing the Stability of Jason/TOPEX Microwave Radiometers Using AMSU and AMSR-E |
| 3.3 | Anna Booton | An assessment of the characteristics of SSMIS from F-16 to F-18 |
| 3.4 | Niels Bormann | Evaluation of FY-3 instruments in the ECMWF system |
| 3.5 | Noelle Scott | Results and discussion of the LMD coupled LEO/LEO intercalibration and stand-alone validation approaches for IASI and HIRS on board MetopA |
17.15-18.00 Poster
18.00-20.00 Ice breaker and poster viewing session 2c, 3, 4a
Thursday 22 March 2012
| 09.00-10.15 Session 4b: Assimilation studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Tony McNally and John Eyre | ||
| 4.12 | Nadia Fourrie | Use of cloudy radiances for NWP and retrieval of cloud parameters from IASI over Antarctica (paper) |
| 4.13 | Cristina Lupu | Wind tracing from SEVIRI clear and overcast radiance assimilation (paper) |
| 4.14 | Marco Matricardi | The direct assimilation in the ECMWF 4D-Var system of principal component scores derived from shortwave IASI spectra (paper) |
| 4.15 | Pauline Martinet | New developments for the use of microphysical variables for the assimilation of IASI radiances in convective scale models (paper) |
| 4.16 | Anais Vincensini | Data assimilation of IASI radiances over land (paper) |
10:15-10:45 BREAK
| 10.45-11.15 Session 4b: Assimilation studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Tony McNally and John Eyre | ||
| 4.17 | Ed Pavelin | The assimilation of hyperspectral infrared radiances over land |
| 4.18 | Francois Faijan | Towards the use of cloud microphysical properties to simulate IASI spectra |
| 11.15-11.30 Session 4c: Assimilation studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Tony McNally and John Eyre | ||
| 4.19 | Lucio Torrisi | Use of Radiances in the CNMCA (Italian National Meteorological Center) Operational Ensemble Data Assimilation System |
| 4.20 | Sylvain Heilliette | Infrared radiance simulation in an OSSE context |
| 4.21 | Robert Tubbs | Use of SEVIRI data in Met Office convective-scale models |
| 4.22 | Peter Weston | Accounting for correlated observation error in the assimilation of high resolution sounders |
| 4.23 | Bruna Silveira | Recent developments on inclusion of radiances in the CPTEC/INPE data assimilation systems |
| 4.24 | Jun Li | Improving high impact weather forecasts with advanced IR soundings |
| 4.25 | Dirceu Herdies | An Observation Impact Tool for CPTECLETKF: Preliminary Results in South America Region |
| 4.26 | Fabrizio Baordo | Humidity observing system experiments within the ECMWF assimilation system (paper) |
| 4.27 | Niels Bormann | Experimentation with inter-channel error correlations with AIRS and IASI at ECMWF (paper) |
| 4.28 | Simone Costa | The use of NWP-SAF – 1D-Var as pre-processor of the radiances: CPTEC Pre-operational results |
| 4.29 | Kozo Okamoto | Assimilation of cloudy infrared radiances of MTSAT-1R imager |
| 11.30-12.30 Session 4d: Assimilation studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Niels Bormann and Andrew Collard | ||
| 4.30 | Stephanie Guedj | Assimilation of surface-sensitive SEVIRI radiances over land in meso-scale models |
| 4.31 | Zhiquan Liu | Impact of assimilating AMSU-A radiances on 2008 Atlantic tropical cyclones initialized with a limited-area ensemble Kalman filter |
| 4.32 | Sid Boukabara | Inversion of Microwave Measurements Impacted by Atmospheric Hydrometeors (Cloud, Rain, Ice) and Plans for Data Assimilation |
| 4.33 | Min-Jeong Kim | AMSU-A Cloudy Radiance Data Assimilation in NCEP NWP Models |
Action Items from ITSC-17Moderators: Allen Huang and Stephen English
12.30-13.00 Technical sub-group reports and formation (5 minutes each)
- Direct Broadcast Software Packages (Liam Gumley)
- RTTOV (James Hocking)
- RARS (Jerome Lafeuille)
- CRTM (Paul van Delst)
- Remote Sensing and Modeling of Surface Properties (Fatima Karbou)
13.00-14.15 LUNCH
14.15-14.30 Coordination Group on Meteorological Satellites report (Mitch Goldberg)
14.30-15.15 Working group action items presented by ITSC-17 WG co-chairs (15 minutes)
- Radiative Transfer and Surface Property Modeling Working Group (Paul Van Delst and Marco Matricardi)
- Climate Working Group (Joerg Schulz and Thierry Phulpin)
- NWP WG (Niels Bormann and Godelieve Deblonde)
15.15-15.45 Tea break
15.45-16.30 Working group action items presented by ITSC-17 WG co-chairs (15 minutes)
- International and Future Systems (Jerome Lafeuille and John Eyre)
- Advanced IR Sounders (Bill Smith and Peter Schluessel)
- Satellite Sounder Science and Products (Tony Reale and Lydie Lavanant, Liam Gumley, Nathalie Selbach, Nigel Atkinson)
16.30-16.40 Working group formation
16.40-17.20 Technical Sub-Groups and Session 4c Poster Viewing
17.20-17.45 Session 4c Poster Viewing (continued)
Friday 23 March 2012
| 09.00-09.30 Session 4e: Assimilation studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Niels Bormann and Andrew Collard | ||
| 4.34 | Kevin Garrett | A Variational Approach to NWP Preprocessing and Quality Control |
| 4.35 | Wei Han | Study and Comparison of Simulation of Satellite Microwave Observations in Cloudy and Rainy Area using RTTOV and CRTM (paper) |
| 09.30-09:50Session 4f: Assimilation studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Niels Bormann and Andrew Collard | ||
| 4.36 | Enza Di Tomaso | Observing system experiments on ATOVS orbit constellation (paper) |
| 4.37 | Enza Di Tomaso | Correction of errors in the simulation of AMSU-A observations (paper) |
| 4.38 | Enza Di Tomaso | The assimilation of surface-sensitive microwave sounder radiances at ECMWF (paper) |
| 4.39 | Reima Eresmaa | The use of short-wave channels to improve the cloud detection of high spectral resolution radiance observations at ECMWF |
| 4.40 | Sylvain Heilliette | Impact of radiance assimilation near the model lid |
| 4.41 | Tuuli Perttula | Impact of IASI in HARMONIE forecasting system during convective storm events in Finland during summer 2010 (paper) |
| 4.42 | Amy Doherty | Assimilation of Lower Tropospheric microwave channels over land at the Met Office |
| 4.43 | Pauline Martinet | IASI Channel Selection in Cloudy Conditions (paper) |
| 4.44 | Nathalie Saint-Ramond | Forecast sensitivity to satellite observations at METEO-FRANCE |
| 4.45 | Vincent Guidard | Update on IASI Assimilation in Météo-France global and mesoscale models |
| 4.46 | Vincent Guidard | Contribution of the Concordiasi campaign: surface parameters for satellite radiances assimilation over Antarctica |
| 4.47 | Will McCarty | Towards the Handing of Cloud-Affected Infrared Radiances in the GSI |
| 4.48 | Yoonjae Kim | Evaluation of the impact of IASI over land using the adjoint-based sensitivity method |
| 9.50-10.05 Session 5a: Climate studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Claudia Stubenrauch and Peter Schluessel | ||
| 5.1 | Joerg Schulz | Inter-calibration of Meteosat IR and WV channels using HIRS data |
10.05-10.20 Group Photo
10:20-10:50 BREAK
| 10:50-11.35 Session 5a: Climate studies (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Claudia Stubenrauch and Peter Schluessel | ||
| 5.2 | Thierry Phulpin | Use of IASI data for climate monitoring |
| 5.3 | Martin Stengel | Long-term satellite-based cloud property datasets derived within the EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (paper) |
| 5.4 | Ruiyue Chen | Inter-satellite Calibration of NOAA HIRS Level-1b Data for the Development of Climate Data Records |
| 11.35-11.40 Session 5b: Climate studies (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Claudia Stubenrauch and Peter Schluessel | ||
| 5.5 | Nathalie Selbach | Climate Data Records at the EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring |
| 5.6 | Paul Poli (presented by Stephen English) | Assessment of old satellite instruments for use by reanalysis |
| 11.40-12.10 Session 6a: Processing systems (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: John LeMarshall (not confirmed) and Nigel Atkinson | ||
| 6.1 | Liam Gumley | Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) for NPP/JPSS |
| 6.2 | Anders Meier Sorensen | EARS-ATMS, EARS-CrIS and EARS-VIIRS: Three new regional services |
| 12.10-12.20Session 6b: Processing systems (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: John LeMarshall (not confirmed) and Nigel Atkinson | ||
| 6.3 | Kathleen Strabala | 10+ Years of IMAPP Software for Direct Broadcast: IMAPP Lessons Learned |
| 6.4 | Christelle Ponsard | Status of the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service (EARS) |
| 6.5 | Ray Garcia | Open-Source Tools for the Community Satellite Processing Package |
| 6.6 | Thomas Achtor (presented by Bob Knuteson) | McIDAS-V: A Data Analysis and Visualization Tool for Global Satellite Data |
| 12.20-12.50 Session 7a: Advanced Infrared Sounders (Oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Carmine Serio and Paolo Antonelli | ||
| 7.1 | John Eyre | Information content of radiance climatologies (paper) |
| 7.2 | Laura Stewart | Derivation of AMVs from single-level retrieved MTG-IRS moisture fields |
12.45-14.15 LUNCH
| 14.15-15.00 Session 7a: Advanced Infrared Sounders (Oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Carmine Serio and Paolo Antonelli | ||
| 7.3 | Brian Kahn | New AIRS cloud top microphysical retrievals |
| 7.4 | Paolo Antonelli | Nowcasting convection occurrence from in-situ and space- borne instability predictors |
| 7.5 | Bill Smith | Observations of Atmospheric Dynamics From Consecutive CrIS and AIRS Measurements |
| 15.00-15.10 Session 7b: Advanced Infrared Sounders (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Carmine Serio and Paolo Antonelli | ||
| 7.6 | Bob Knuteson | Hyperspectral Infrared Sounding within 3-Dimensional Cloud Structures |
| 7.8 | Jordi Chinaud | IASI Technical Expertise Centre |
| 7.9 | Denis Jouglet | Long-term radiometric inter-comparison of IASI-A / AIRS and preparation for IASI-A / IASI-B. |
| 7.10 | Thomas August | Status of the operational IASI L2 products at EUMETSAT |
| 7.11 | Tim Hultberg | Hyperspectral retrieval and subspaces |
| 7.12 | Allen Larar | Geophysical Information Content Variation with Advanced Sounder Characteristics |
| 15:10-15:30 Session 8a: Radiative transfer (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Marco Matricardi and Stuart Newman | ||
| 8.1 | Nicole Jacquinet-Husson | A tool for IASI hyperspectral remote sensing: The GEISA Database in its latest edition |
| 8.2 | Noelle Scott | The ARSA (Analyzed RadioSoundings Archive) database to assess the accuracy of forward and inverse radiative models |
| 8.3 | Laure Chaumat | 4A/OP: A fast & accurate operational forward radiative transfer model |
| 8.4 | Peter Wang | A Thematic Climate Data Record (TCDR) of Atmospheric Temperature Derived from Satellite Microwave Sounding Instruments Using 1D-Var MIRS (paper) |
| 8.5 | Rasmus Tonboe | Simulations of the snow covered sea ice surface temperature and microwave effective temperature |
| 8.6 | Rasmus Tonboe | The EUMETSAT OSI SAF near 50 GHz sea ice emissivity model |
| 8.7 | Niels Bormann | Evaluation and comparisons of FASTEM versions 2 to 5 in the ECMWF system (paper) |
| 8.8 | Jerome Vidot | Land surface VIS/NIR BRDF module for RTTOV-11: Model and Validation against SEVIRI Land SAF Albedo product (paper) |
| 8.9 | Paul van Delst | CRTM Development Status |
| 8.10 | Eva Borbas | The recent update of the UW/CIMSS high spectral resolution global IR land surface emissivity database: the satellite viewing angle dependence |
15.30-17.00 Session 4f, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8a Poster Viewing including tea break
| 17.00-18.00 Session 8b: Radiative transfer (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Marco Matricardi and Stuart Newman | ||
| 8.11 | Raymond Armante | Assessing the accuracy of the line-by-line 4A/OP model through comparisons with IASI and AIRS observations |
| 8.12 | Gerrit Holl | Optimised frequency grids for infrared radiative transfer simulations in cloudy conditions |
| 8.13 | James Hocking | RTTOV development status |
| 8.14 | Fatima Karbou | Modelling the surface emissivity to assimilate SSMI/S observations over land |
18.30 Dinner at Météo-France: after dinner guest speaker Tom Kleespies
Saturday 24 March 2012
| 9.00-12.00 | Working Groups (with break 10:15-10:45) |
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| 12.00-13.00 | LUNCH |
| 12.30-18.00 | Working groups |
Sunday 25 March 2012
| 9.00-17.30 | Working groups |
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Monday 26 March 2012
| 09.00-10.00 Session 9a: Atmospheric composition, clouds and chemistry (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Jean-Francois Mahfouf and Dirceu Herdies | ||
| 9.1 | Anton Kaifel | Towards a NNORSY Synergistic GOME-2/IASI Ozone Profile ECV |
| 9.2 | Thibaud Thonat | Study of biomass burning emissions with Aqua/AIRS and MetOp-A/IASI |
| 9.3 | Stuart Newman | Case study of airborne and satellite observations of volcanic ash from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption (paper) |
| 9.4 | Claudia Stubenrauch | Cloud properties and bulk microphysical properties of semi-transparent cirrus |
| 10.00-10.15 Session 9b: Atmospheric composition, clouds and chemistry (poster introductions – 1 minute: no visual aids) Chairs: Jean-Francois Mahfouf and Dirceu Herdies | ||
| 9.5 | Giuseppe Grieco | Retrieval of minor gases on the Mediterranean area by means of the FTS*PSI technique |
| 9.6 | Victoria Galligani | Snowfall characterization over land using active and passive microwave satellite observations |
| 9.7 | Marc Schröder | GEWEX water vapour and temperature profile assessment |
| 9.8 | Virginie Capelle | Towards the daily observation of dust aerosols infrared optical depth and altitude from IASI and AIRS with one spot resolution: comparison with MODIS and CALIPSO |
| 9.9 | Zhiquan Liu | Relative merit of MODIS AOD and surface PM2.5 for aerosol analysis and forecast |
| 9.10 | Hyo-Jin Han | Asian dust AOT and height retrieval from AIRS measurements using an ANN approach |
10.15-10.45 BREAK
| 10:45-12:00 Session 10a: Retrieval science (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Sid Boukabara and Mitch Goldberg | ||
| 10.1 | Eric Pequignot | New approach in atmospheric sounding |
| 10.2 | Carmine Serio | Improving cloud detection with correlation interferometry |
| 10.3 | Guido Masiello | Physical simultaneous retrieval of emissivity spectrum and thermodynamical parameters |
| 10.4 | Maxime Paul | A physical scheme to retrieve simultaneously surface temperature and emissivities using IASI |
| 10.5 | Virginie Capelle | Infrared continental surface emissivity spectra and skin temperature retrieved from IASI observations |
12.30-13.00 Working groups and technical sub-groups finalise reports
13.00-14.15 LUNCH
14.15-15.45 Session 9b and 10b poster viewing including tea break
| 15.45-16.30 Session 10c: Retrieval science (oral presentations – 12 minutes) Chairs: Ben Ruston and Eva Borbas | ||
| 10.21 | Daniel Zhou | Error Consistency Analysis Scheme for Retrieval Error Budget Estimation |
| 10.22 | Yin Yang | Diagnosis and Tuning of observation error in 1DVAR(MIRS) in all sky conditions (paper) |
| 10.23 | Harald Schyberg | Validation of the EUMETSAT OSI SAF 50 GHz sea ice emissivity product |
16.30-18.30 Working groups finalise reports
Prizes for best oral and poster presentations
Tuesday 27 March 2012
09.00-10.15 Session 11: Working Group Reports (15 minutes)
Co-chairs: Allen Huang and Stephen English
- RT (Marco Matricardi, Paul van Delst)
- Climate (Thierry Phulpin, Joerg Schulz)
- NWP (Andrew Collard, Niels Bormann)
10.15-10.45 BREAK
10.45-12.00 Session 11: Working Group Reports (15 minutes)
Co-chairs: Allen Huang and Stephen English
- Advanced IR Sounders (Peter Schluessel, Bill Smith)
- International and Future Systems (John Eyre, Jerome Lafeuille)
- Satellite Sounder Science and Products (Nigel Atkinson, Liam Gumley, Nathalie Selbach)
12.00-12.30 Session 12: Technical Sub-Group Reports (5 minutes)
Co-chairs: Allen Huang and Stephen English
- ATOVS direct broadcast packages (Liam Gumley)
- RTTOV (James Hocking)
- RARS (Jerome Lafeuille)
- CRTM (Paul van Delst)
- Remote Sensing and Modeling of Surface Properties (Fatima Karbou)
12.30-12.45 Closing Session
Co-chairs: Allen Huang and Stephen English
Future meetings, other events relevant to ITWG Nominations for election of new co-chairs
Closing remarks