[IGSMAIL-5990]: GGOS Session at Fall AGU Meeting

[Richard Gross]

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IGS Electronic Mail      21 Aug 14:25:01 PDT 2009      Message Number 5990
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Author: Richard Gross
Subject: GGOS Session at Fall AGU Meeting


Dear Colleagues -

As part of the 2009 Fall Meeting of the AGU that will be held in San
Francisco, California during 14-18 December 2009 there will be a
session on "The Global Geodetic Observing System and the Global Water
Cycle. The description of the session is given below.

On behalf of the conveners I would like to draw your attention to
this session and encourage you to participate in it. We are
developing a rich session that will explore the use of geodetic
observations to gain greater understanding of the global water cycle.
We hope that you will be able to join us in San Francisco for this
exciting session.  More information about the 2009 Fall Meeting of
the AGU can be obtained from its web site at <http://www.agu.org/
meetings/fm09/>.

Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts is 03
September 2009.

Hope to see you in San Francisco!

Best regards,
Richard

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G18: The Global Geodetic Observing System and the Global Water Cycle

Geodetic observations of the Earth's time-variable shape, gravity
field, and rotation (the three pillars of geodesy) record, among
others, the geodetic "fingerprints" of mass movements in ocean,
atmosphere, ice sheets and terrestrial water storage (the fluid
envelop of the solid Earth) with increasing accuracy, and spatial and
temporal resolution. Geodetic techniques sense changes in the
surfaces of major water cycle reservoirs such as the oceans, glaciers
and ice sheets, and land water bodies. Moreover, geodetic techniques
are impacted by the presence of water in atmosphere and soil, or the
state of the sea surface. Thus, the geodetic observing system is, or
has the potential to be, a global water cycle observing system. The
session invites presentations on recent progress of applications of
geodetic techniques to the monitoring of variations and changes in
the water cycle from hours to decades, including new sensors,
improved data processing and integrated modeling.

Conveners;

Hans-Peter Plag
University of Nevada
Reno, NV, USA   89557
775-682-8779
hpplag at unr.edu

Richard Gross
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA, USA  91109
818-354-4010
Richard.Gross at jpl.nasa.gov

C K Shum
Division of Geodetic Science, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State U.
125 S. Oval Mall, 275 Mendenhall Lab.,
Columbus, OH, USA  43210
614-292-7118
ckshum at osu.edu