[IGSMAIL-6558] Fwd: Fwd: Space Geodesy:the Application of New Technologies Session at AOGS-AGU (WPGM)

[Mike Pearlman]

Author: Michael Pearlman

Dear Colleagues:

At the AOGS-AGU  (WPGM) Joint Assembly inSingapore,August 13-17, 2012  there will be a session on the Application of New Technologies in Space Science.
A description of the session is given below. This is an opportunity to review some of the newer technologies that are rolling back the frontiers in space geodesy,
to hear plans for implementation, and to discuss the impact that these technologies are having on our understanding of the Earth environment. We hope that you
will join us inSingapore  and we encourage you to participate in this session.

More information about the AOGS-AGU  (WPGM) Joint Assembly can be obtained from its web site at<http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012>.

Please note that the abstract submission deadline isMarch 12, 2012.

We look forward to seeing you at AOGS-AGU.

Best regards,

Mike

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SE 95: Space Geodesy: the Application of New Technologies

New space and ground technologies are having a major impact on our 
understanding of the Earth and its global change. The integration and 
combination of space techniques such as VLBI, SLR, GNSS, DORIS, 
altimeters, space-borne gravity field measurements (GRACE, GOCE), and 
InSAR have provided us with powerful tools to measure and monitor 
details of Earth structure rotation, gravity field, and mass 
distribution to unprecedented temporal resolution and spatial accuracy. 
The geometric ground based measurement techniques define the reference 
frame (IRTF) that allows us to reliably measure change over time, space, 
and evolving technologies and to map mm per year motions on the Earth's 
surface that may be related to natural hazards. Altimeters are being 
used to map the topography of the sea surface, relating information on 
ocean dynamic, currents, and weather, and the surface of lakes to 
provide real-time monitoring of water level. Measurements from the 
gravity field satellites give us information of mass shifts which can be 
related to effects from changes in hydrology and Earthquakes; the 
combination of altimeters and gravity field mapping gives us a powerful 
tool to monitor changes in the ice budget and its predicted influence in 
sea level. With occultation measurements available with GNSSand 
Formosat-3/COSMIC missions we now have a synoptic tool for weather, 
atmospheric and ionospheric research.

These measurements and the resulting data products contribute to a broad 
range of Earth sciences. They are increasingly supported by the 
ground-based networks in the Asia-Oceania region and used by regional 
research organizations, often in cooperation with the IAG (International 
Association of Geodesy) Services. The IAG has established the Global 
Geodetic Observing Systems (GGOS) to encourage the application of these 
techniques to better understand the dynamics of the Earth and its impact 
on society.

This session welcomes practitioners of the relevant ground and space 
technologies and those who develop and apply the data products. Topics 
of the session include the emergence and application of the new 
technological developments as well as proposals for new geodetic 
satellite projects and space missions. This session solicits also 
presentations about ideas, scenarios and simulation studies for future 
gravity field and altimetry missions. Contributions are welcome from 
purely theoretical considerations and simulations to concrete 
technological realizations and the presentation and interpretation of 
recent results.

Conveners:

Dr. Michael Pearlman
Harvard-Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics,United States
mpearlman at cfa.harvard.edu  <mailto:mpearlman at cfa.harvard.edu>

Prof. Harald Schuh
Vienna  University of Technology,Austria)
harald.schuh at tuwien.ac.at  <mailto:harald.schuh at tuwien.ac.at>

Dr. Cheinway Hwang
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
cheinway at mail.nctu.edu.tw  <mailto:cheinway at mail.nctu.edu.tw>

Prof. X.L. Ding
TheHong Kong  Polytechnic University,China
lsxlding at inet.polyu.edu.hk  <mailto:lsxlding at inet.polyu.edu.hk>

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