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Programme Schedule

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

09:00-10:30 Morning Session 1 Occultations for Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology: Troposphere
Chair: T. Tsuda
09:00-09:30 New insights on the global tropopause based on GPS data (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
William J. Randel
09:30-09:45 GPS-RO Observations of the Tropical Tropopause Layer: Investigating Cloud-Temperature Interactions with COSMIC [view abstract] [view presentation]
Jeffrey R. Taylor, and William Randel
09:45-10:00 A Planetary Boundary Layer Height Climatology derived from ECMWF Re-analysis Data [view abstract] [view presentation]
A. von Engeln and J. Teixeira
10:00-10:30 Applications of GPS Radio Occultation Data to Tropical Cyclone Prediction (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
Bill Kuo, Xingqin Fang, Yong-Run Guo, Hui Liu, Zaizhong Ma, Ching-Yuang Huang(,), Chan-Seng Wong, Chin-Tzu Fong, and Jing-Shan Hong
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Morning Session 2 Occultations for Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology: Waves and Turbulence
Chair: W. J. Randel
11:00-11:40 Wave Dynamics in the Stratosphere Revealed by Using GPS Radio Occultation (RO) Data (invited keynote) [view abstract] [view presentation]
Toshitaka Tsuda
12:10-12:25 Identification and Localization of Layers and Wave Activity in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere using the Eikonal and Amplitude of Radio Occultation Signals [view abstract] [view presentation]
A. G. Pavelyev, K. Zhang, V. N. Gubenko, A. A. Pavelyev, R. R. Salimzjanov, J. Wickert, Y. A. Liou, C.-S. Wang, Yu. Kuleshov
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break (and poster mounting time)
14:00-15:30 Afternoon Session 1 Occultations for Numerical Weather Prediction
Chair: J. M. Aparicio
14:00-14:40 Weather (NWP) and composition analysis and forecasting - benefits of RO and satellite data (invited keynote) [view abstract] [view presentation]
S. Healy
14:40-14:55 Recent progress in the application of GPSRO data at the Met Office [view abstract] [view presentation]
M. P. Rennie
14:55-15:25 Assimilation of GPS RO observations at NCEP (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
Lidia Cucurull
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Afternoon Session 2 Occultations for Numerical Weather Prediction
Chair: L. Cucurull
16:00-16:30 Data Assimilation Experiments of Radio Occultation Data using the JMA Meso-4dvar System -Impacts on the Heavy Rainfalls in Japan and the Generation of Typhoon- (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
H. Seko, Y. Shoji, M. Kunii, and T. Tsuda
16:30-16:45 The absolute calibration of GPSRO and its application in NWP [view abstract] [view presentation]
Josep M. Aparicio, Stéphane Laroche, Nicolas Wagneur
16:45-17:00 Assimilation of Metop-A and GRACE-A GPS-RO data for JMAs GSM [view abstract] [view presentation]
E. OZAWA, M. TAKAHASHI
17:00-18:30 Poster Session Title
Chair: A. K. Steiner
(complementary beverages & snacks available)
GRAS SAF and Radio Occultation Data [view abstract] [view presentation]
K. B. Lauritsen, H. Gleisner, M. E. Gorbunov, F. Rubek, S. Syndergaard, H. Wilhelmsen
Assimilation of GPS Radiooccultations at DWD [view abstract] [view presentation]
H. Anlauf, D. Pingel, A. Rhodin
Radio Occultation bending angle anomalies during tropical cyclones [view abstract] [view presentation]
R. Biondi, T. Neubert, S. Syndergaard, J. Nielsen
Meteorological Information in GPSRO Reflected Signals [view abstract] [view presentation]
K. Boniface, J. M Aparicio, E. Cardellach
SCIAMACHY Lunar Occultation Water Vapor measurements: Retrieval and Validations [view abstract] [view presentation]
F. Azam
Geo-Physical Information content in GNSS RO Reflected Signals [view abstract] [view presentation]
E. CARDELLACH, S. OLIVERAS, A. RIUS
The Investigation of Temperature Trend in the Antarctic Using GPS Radio Occultation [view abstract] [view presentation]
E. Fu, K. Zhang, X. Wang, Y. Feng, K. Marion, X. Zhou, A. G. Pavelyev, Y. Liou, and Y. Kuleshov
RADIO OCCULTATION WITH ROSA ON-BOARD OCEANSAT-2 IN GRID ENVIRONMENT [view abstract] [view presentation]
L. Mossucca, O. Terzo, M. Cucca, R. Notarpietro
Use of adaptive filters for retrieving gravity waves from radio-occultation data [view abstract]
Nazario Tartaglione
Extreme Weather Monitoring Based on GNSS Radio Occultation Sounding - A Case Study in China [view abstract] [view presentation]
F. Wu and Y. Zhao
Processing of GRAS radio occultation data recorded in raw-sampling mode [view abstract] [view presentation]
F. Zus, C. Marquardt, M. Bonnedal, and the GRAS Raw Sampling Study Team
RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVE PARAMETERS FROM RADIO OCCULTATION RETRIEVALS OF VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES IN THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE [view abstract] [view presentation]
V. N. Gubenko, A. G. Pavelyev, R. R. Salimzyanov, A. A. Pavelyev
Error Characteristics of GPS RO Atmospheric Profiles [view abstract] [view presentation]
B. Scherllin-Pirscher, A. K. Steiner, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast
Assessment of Systematic Biases of Radiosonde Temperature and Moisture Measurements using Global Positioning System Radio Occultation from COSMIC [view abstract] [view presentation]
Shu-peng Ho, Xinjia Zhou, Ying-Hwa Kuo, Doug Hunt
Assimilation of GPS radio occultation observations at Météo-France [view abstract] [view presentation]
Nathalie Saint-Ramond
The Radio Occultation Processing Package (ROPP) [view abstract] [view presentation]
D. Offiler, H. Lewis