[IGSMAIL-3610]: EGS Nice: Geodesy/Meteorology

[Ramon Hanssen]

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IGS Electronic Mail      26 Nov 12:15:55 PST 2001      Message Number 3610
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Author: Ramon Hanssen

Dear colleagues,

Please find below the announcement of session G7 of EGS 2002, Nice,
France, on geodesy and meteorology.

Kind regards,
Ramon Hanssen

                    European Geophysical Society
                        27th General Assembly
                   Nice, France, 21-26 April 2002

Session: G7. 'Probing the atmosphere with geodetic techniques'

Joint session in the Geodesy and Atmospheric Sciences Programmes

      (Ramon Hanssen and Steven Businger, convenors)

Advances in space-geodetic techniques such as GPS, InSAR, and VLBI in
terms of accuracy and reliability enable the interpretation of the
observed spatially or temporally varying atmospheric delay for
meteorological purposes.  The increased number of continuous
space-geodetic networks and the availability of processed data in near
real-time, allows for the utilization of such observations in
numerical weather prediction.  Current progress towards near real-time
processing and slant-delay estimation techniques provide promise for
operational meteorology.  Moreover, high resolution SAR data and GPS
time-series data afford special opportunities for meteorological
analysis.  In this session, we seek contributions that discuss issues
related to the synergy between meteorology and geodesy in this fast
maturing multidisciplinary field.  Papers dealing with the delay data
accuracy, interpretation, and representation, as well as those dealing
with data latency and assimilation (e.g., 3D/4D variational
assimilation), and weather analysis are encouraged.  We would like to
stimulate contributions from both the meteorological and the geodetic
community to present a balanced program.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January 11, 2002

Information on abstract submission, program, and venue, see:
http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/EGS.html