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Programme Schedule

Thursday, September 20, 2007

09:00-10:20 Morning Session 1 Next-generation Occultation Missions: Preparations and Prospects
(Chair: S. S. Leroy)
09:00-09:40 CM and MM Wavelength LEO-LEO Occultations for Climate - The ATOMMS Project (invited keynote) [view abstract] [view presentation]
E. R. Kursinski, D. Ward, A. Otarola, B. Herman, C. Groppi, C. Walker, and M. Schein
09:40-10:20 ACCURATE - Observing Greenhouse Gases, Isotopes, Wind, and Thermodynamic Variables by Combined MW Radio and IR Laser Occultation (invited keynote) [view abstract] [view presentation]
G. Kirchengast, S. Schweitzer, and F. Ladstädter
10:20-10:50 Coffee Break  
10:50-12:20 Morning Session 2 Upcoming Radio Occultation Missions and New Advances in Analysis
(Chair: T. Yunck)
10:50-11:20 GPS Radio Occultation Mission in Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite KOMPSAT-5 (invited) [view abstract]
Sungki Cho, Jong-K. Chung, Jong-Uk Park, Jae-Cheol Yoon, Yongsik Chun, and Sang-Ryool Lee
11:20-11:50 ROSA - The Italian Radio Occultation Mission On-board the Indian OCEANSAT-2 Satellite (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
G. Perona, A. Sutera, M. Petitta, A. Speranza, N. Tartaglione, M. Materassi, R. Notarpietro, S. Casotto, and F. Vespe
11:50-12:20 New Applications and Advances of the GPS Radio Occultation Technology as Recovered by Analysis of the FORMOSAT-3 and CHAMP Database (invited) [view abstract] [view presentation]
A. G. Pavelyev, Y. A. Liou, J. Wickert, T. Schmidt, A. A. Pavelyev, and V. N. Gubenko
12:20-14:00 Lunch Break  
14:00-15:30 Workshop Wrap-Up Session Challenges ahead in the Occultation Science Field: Views and Priorities
(Session Moderator: B. C. Lackner)
14:00-14:45 Gathering the essential views on the key challenges ahead in the occultation science field, in particular regarding
1) continuation missions and next-generation occultation missions,
2) methodology&processing open issues,
3) atmosphere and climate science applications, and
4) user community development
14:45-15:30 Prioritizing the views, close-out discussion, and farewell
15:30 End of Workshop  
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break (for Splinter Meeting Participants)
16:00-19:00 Post-Workshop Splinter Meeting ATOMMS-ACCURATE Splinter Meeting: Towards a Next Generation Climate Benchmark Mission
(Meeting Moderator: B. C. Lackner)
16:00-17:15 Information and discussion forum on ATOMMS and ACCURATE
Intro statements: Status and plans, views and ways of partnership,
by E. R. Kursinski (ATOMMS) and G. Kirchengast (ACCURATE)
Brief further statements: ~3 min statements by selected colleagues
And (most important): Q&As and general discussion by all participants
17:15 End of forum part (and brief break before the invited-panel part)
17:30-19:00 Preparation of meetings with ESA and other (European national) space agency representatives: science&tech, programmatics&options, position
(Participants: invited splinter meeting panel)
19:00 End of Splinter Meeting