[IGSMAIL-6249] Call for Papers for IUGG Symposium J-G01 *Space geodesy-based atmospheric remote sensing as a synergistic link between Geodesy and Meteorology*

[Marcelo Santos]

Call for Papers for IUGG Symposium
*Space geodesy-based atmospheric remote sensing as a synergistic link 
between Geodesy and Meteorology*

IUGG General Assembly
28th June to 7th July, 2011, Melbourne, Australia

Dear colleagues:
Information about the IUGG General Assembly is already on line at 
http://www.iugg2011.com/program.asp.
In particular, please consider submitting a paper to Symposium J-G01 
“Space geodesy-based atmospheric remote sensing as a synergistic link 
between Geodesy and Meteorology." (http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iag.asp)
Deadline for abstract submissions: 17 January 2011

Regards,

Marcelo Santos (msantos at unb.ca)
Jens Wickert (wickert at gfz-potsdam.de)
Olivier Bock (Olivier.Bock at ign.fr)

SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION

Eminently space geodetic techniques such as Very Long Baseline 
Interferometry (VLBI), Doppler Orbitography by Radio positioning 
Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems 
(GNSS) – like the Global Positioning System (GPS), the Russian GLONASS 
and others under development (e.g., Galileo), have become a powerful 
tool for meteorology. In its basics, atmospheric remote sensing takes 
advantage of the bending radio waves suffer while propagating through 
the atmosphere. Derived atmospheric parameters are, e.g., water vapor 
and temperature distributions on regional or global scales. Dedicated 
regional and global ground networks and satellite-based GPS missions, 
such as COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 and Metop, have contributed already to global 
operational meteorological data bases, helping to improve weather 
forecasts and enabling climate change related investigations. On the 
other hand, geodetic positioning can significantly benefit from 
meteorology by using data available via Numerical Weather Prediction 
(NWP) models to improve the correction of tropospheric-induced errors 
that affect the space geodetic techniques.

This session will explore the characterized synergistic link offered by 
space geodesy-based atmospheric remote sensing towards atmospheric 
correction for Geodesy and remote sensing applications for 
Meteorology/Climatology and atmospheric research. It focuses on the 
application of ground and satellite based GNSS neutral-atmosphere 
sounding and other space geodetic techniques for meteorology and on the 
development of novel GNSS based remote sensing techniques, as, e.g., 
reflectometry/scatterometry. Additional aspects are: advancements in 
modelling the troposphere using GNSS and NWP (e.g., water vapour fields 
using GPS tomography), assimilation of atmospheric GPS data products 
into meteorological models, modelling of propagation error sources, 
geodetic observation instrumentation, current and future GNSS 
atmospheric remote sensing satellite missions, and applications in 
precise geodetic positioning. We encourage the submission of papers 
dealing with methodology, applications, as well as with 
inter-comparisons and validation.


Sponsoring Associations:  IAG, IAMAS


		
			


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  Marcelo C. Santos, Ph.D, P.Eng.
  Professor
  Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering  Tel: (1-506) 453-4671
  University of New Brunswick                 Tel: (1-506) 453-4698
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