2010 Workshop on Climate Data Records
from Satellite Microwave Radiometry
22-24 March 2010
Day 3 - 24 March 2010

Discussion Topics:

• Are all the instrument and sampling related issues well understood?
• Are the approaches planned for the SDS project technically sound or innovative?
• Can consensus best practice approaches be established for related calibration and bias correction issues?
• Is the community well engaged in the SDS project area?
• Can consensus climate trends be obtained from the CDR for decision making support?
• How to reconcile the differences? What are the key issues for differences?
• How well do satellite CDRs compare with other observations such as RAOB and GPSRO?
• How well do satellite CDRs compare with climate model simulations and reanalyses?

Expected Outcomes

• A good understanding of the satellite CDR algorithms and their differences between different CDR developers
• A consensus on best practice approaches for CDR development
• Establish a strategy/working plan to reconcile differences between different CDR developers
• A good understanding on the current status of homogenization effort of RAOB datasets and its capability in climate trend detection and/or validation of satellite CDRs.
• A good understanding of the differences between climate model simulations and satellite observations and CDR requirements from the climate modeling perspectives
• A good understanding of the reanalysis requirements for inter-calibrated satellite radiance CDRs for reanalysis bias correction and climate improvement
• Establish communication channels and working relationship between satellite CDR developers and RAOB, reanalysis, and climate modeling communities
• Outline inter-comparison plans for NOAA satellite CDR and RAOB datasets, GPSRO, reanalyses, and climate modeling simulations

Discussion Topics:

1. Are all the instrument and sampling related issues well understood?
2. Are the approaches planned for the SDS project technically sound or innovative?
3. Can consensus best practice approaches be established for related calibration and bias correction issues?
4. Is the community well engaged in the SDS project area

Expected outcomes:

• A good understanding of the satellite CDR algorithms and their differences between different CDR developers
• A consensus on best practice approaches for CDR development
• Establish a strategy/working plan to reconcile differences between different CDR developers