International TOVS Working Group

Working Groups

The Working Groups of the ITWG review recent progress in the areas listed below, make recommendations on key areas of concern and identify items for action

• Advanced Infrared Sounders
  Planning and recommendations in preparation for future instrumentation
• Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
  Operational and research applications of low earth orbit (LEO) sounder data in numerical weather prediction
• Climate studies
  Studies applying the long-term climate database of polar sounder data
• International Issues and Future Systems
  Cooperative actions with the international weather satellite community on issues involving polar remote sensing
• Radiative transfer and surface property modeling
  Fostering the development of radiative transfer and surface models for sounder applications
• Products and Software
  Promoting the development and utilization of meteorological techniques and products from operational and research satellites in weather and climate applications

Technical Sub-Groups

• Community Radiative Transfer Model
  RTTOV (Radiative Transfer (A) TOVS)
• RFI and Frequency Management
  This technical sub-group is dedicated to maintaining spectral frequencies for scientific applications.