GSICS Coordination Center
2nd Conference of GSICS Data Working Group (GDWG-II) and
3rd Conference of GSICS Research Working Group (GRWG-III)
19-21 February 2008, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Room 707, NOAA Science Center, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, Maryland, USA
Day 1, Tuesday 19 February 2008
| Time | Presentations | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Opening Remarks | Alfred Powell / STAR |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | GSICS Update - Achievements and Future Direction, (PDF, 915KB) | Mitch Goldberg |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | GSICS Executive Panel Meeting - Operation Plan, (PDF, 80KB) | J. Lafeuille |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | GRWG Chair Report, (PDF, 321KB) | X. Wu |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break / continued discussion | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | GDWG Chair Report, (PDF, 153MB) | V. Gärtner |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | GCC Director Report, (PDF, 2.2MB) | Fuzhong Weng Robert Iacovazzi |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch / Discussion on Chairs and Director Reports | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Implementation at NESDIS, (PDF, 1.5MB) | X. Wu, Y. Li, S. Sohn |
| 13:45 - 14:30 |
Implementation at EUMETSAT |
T. Hewison, M. König, P. Miu |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Implementation at JMAResearch Presentation, (PDF, 4.1MB)Data Presentation, (PDF, 485KB) |
Y. Tahara, A. Okuyama, K. Kato |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Coffee Break / continued discussion | |
| 15:45 - 16:30 | Input from Members (PDF, 200KB) | Facilitated by X. Wu |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Open Discussion | All |
| Evening: | Social Event | |
Day 2: Wednesday 20 February 2008
| Time | Presentations | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Guidance to the two Working Groups (PDF, 167KB) | X. Wu |
| 09:30 - 10:45 | GRWG-III Breakout Session or GDWG-II breakout session |
GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch / Discussion on Action Items | GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | GRWG-III Breakout Session or GDWG-II breakout session |
GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 14:50 - 15:30 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Drafting Working Group Reports | GRWG-III / GDWG-II groups |
| 17:30 | Adjourn | |
Day 3: Thursday 21 February 2008
| Time | Presentations | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Summary of the GDWG-II Outcomes | V. Gärtner |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Summary of the GRWG-III Outcomes (PDF, 215KB) | X. Wu |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | Review and Consolidate Action Plans Recommendations to GSICS Executive Panel |
All |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Any Other Business | All |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Closing Remarks | V. Gärtner |
| 12:45 | Meeting Adjourns | |
GRWG-III Breakout Session (Rm. 707)
| Time | Presentations | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 09:55 | METEOSAT-IASI Inter-Calibration Algorithm (PDF, 490KB) | T. Hewison |
| 09:55 - 10:20 | GEO-AIRS Inter-Calibration Algorithm (PDF, 1.5MB) | X. Wu |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | Recent AIRS-GEO Inter-Calibration at UW-CIMSS (PDF, 2.1MB) | M. Gunshor |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | |
| 11:15 - 11:40 | NASA-Langley satellite cross-calibration, deep convective cloud calibration, and MTSAT case study (PDF, 3.2MB) | D. Doelling |
| 11:40 - 12:05 | Visible Calibration Strategy Using MODIS as Reference (PDF, 3MB) | L. Nguyen |
| 12:05 - 12:30 | Calibration as Related to Alternative Detection of Climate Signals | B. Barkstrom |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch / Discussion on Action Items | |
| 13:30 - 13:55 | Visible RT Simulation Methodology at the JMA (PDF, 1.6MB) | A. Okuyama |
| 13:55 - 14:20 | Current Status of the SADE Database (PDF, 471KB) | C. Tinel |
| 14:20 - 14:45 | Overview of Plans and Methods for AIRS/IASI Inter-Calibration (PDF, 1MB) | D. Blumstein |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | |
| 15:15 - 15:40 | End-to-End Error Modeling Signal, Retrieval and Validation (PDF, 207KB) | N. Pougatchev |
| 15:40 - 17:30 | Discussion: Visible calibration strategy and algorithm accuracy | All |
GDWG-II Breakout Session (Rm. 712)
| Time | Presentations | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 09:55 | Metadata Standards | B. Barkstrom |
| 09:55 - 10:20 | LEO data acquisition at JMA | K. Kato |
| 10:20 - 10:45 | GSICS collaboration server design (PDF, 163KB) | P. Miu |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break / Continued Discussion | |
| 11:15 - 13:30 | GSICS Data Flow Concept | All GDWG Participants |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch / Discussion on Action Items | |
| 14:30 - 17:30 | GSICS Data Flow Concept, File Format and Naming Conventions, Web Site | All GDWG Participants |