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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We’d like to draw your attention to an interesting session at this year AOGS-AGU <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/">www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/</a> during August 13-17, 2012 at Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The session is a bit difficult to find in the conference programme, but nevertheless <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>will be an interesting opportunity especially to present remote sensing related talks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and posters with lots of interdisciplinary aspects and of course to meet some pioneering <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>persons in that field and also talented newcomers from the entire world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/public.asp?page=mars2/confSessionList.asp">http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/public.asp?page=mars2/confSessionList.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Interdisciplinary Working Groups<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We hope for a large attendance and look forward to see you at Singapore, preferably<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>of course in our session IWG04.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please note the quite soon deadline for abstract submission: <b><u><span style='color:red'>12 Mar 2012</span></u></b><span style='color:red'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Look forward to see you in August!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>On behalf of the session conveners<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jens Wickert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>AOGS-AGU IWG04: GNSS/InSAR/Altimetry Remote Sensing for the Earth Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are but one space geodetic technology playing an increasing role in monitoring the earth environment. Reflected and refracted signals from GNSS satellites, either by themselves or in combination with other geodetic earth observing satellite data (e.g. SAR, ICESat, LiDAR, GRACE and Radar Altimetry), enable remote sensing of myriad physical parameters of the atmosphere, ocean, land and cryosphere. Creatively combining different types of remote sensing data and in situ measurements will substantially increase the variety of applications of geodetic remote sensing. In addition, there are exciting new developments in radar and laser-based imaging systems from satellite and airborne platforms. Such geodetic imaging systems can measure changes to the land surface geometry with millimeter accuracy and sub-meter pixel resolution, complementing traditional remote sensing and photogrammetry techniques. Applications include monitoring land deformation due to tectonic, volcanic and other natural and anthropogenic processes. This session will address current geodetic remote sensing and imaging capabilities to measure and monitor topography, ground moisture, water cycle effects, ice/snow melting, ocean circulation, sea state, atmospheric (neutral and ionospheric) weather and climate, earthquakes and tsunamis, volcanic activity, and more, as well as providing early warning using a variety of GNSS and other geodetic techniques, such as GNSS-Reflectometry, GNSS Radio Occultation (e.g. CHAMP, SAC-C, GRACE, COSMIC, MetOp-A/B), InSAR, ICESat, Altimetry, and LiDAR. Papers on combining GNSS with in-situ observations and other satellite or airborne sensor data, as well as discussing new applications for such systems and future missions/challenges, are also welcome<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Convener:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Mr. Thomas Yunck (GeoOptics Inc., United States) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Co-Convener:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> Prof. Shuanggen Jin (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, China) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span>Dr. Jens Wickert (GFZ Potsdam, Germany) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US>Prof. X.L. Ding (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>