Wednesday (June 11) |
13.00 - 17.00 | | Registration |
17.00 - 18.00 | | Session 1: Opening and Welcome Chairman: Georg B. Larsen |
| 30m | Status of the EUMETSAT Programmes Alain Ratier (Head Tech Grp, EUMETSAT) |
| 30m | SAF Network Concept and Implementation Status Juha-Pekka Luntama (GRAS Mission Scientist, EUMETSAT) |
| 10m | The role of GPS atmosphere profiling in weather forecasting and atmosphere research Per Høeg (Chairman, GRAS SAF Steering Grp, DMI) |
| 10m | The GRAS SAF Project and Aim of the User Workshop Georg B. Larsen (GRAS SAF PM, DMI) |
18:20 - 19:30 | | Reception |
19:30 | | Dinner |
Thursday (June 12) |
7:30 - 9:00 | | Breakfast |
9:00 - 10:15 | | Session 2: Radio Occultation Method Chairman: Antonio Rius |
| 25m | Introduction to Radio Occultations Georg B. Larsen (GRAS SAF PM, DMI) |
| 20m | Simulation Studies on the Analysis of Radio Occultation Data Andrea K. Steiner (U Graz) |
| 15m | Radio Occultation and Multipath Behavior Kent B. Lauritsen (GRAS SAF, DMI) |
| 15m | User Requirements for GRAS SAF Radio Occultation Products Dave Offiler (GRAS SAF, MetO) |
10:15 - 10:45 | | Coffee |
10:45 - 12:00 | | Session 3: Data Assimilation Technique Chairman: Christian Marquardt |
| 35m | An Introduction to Data Assimilation Hans Huang (DMI) |
| 20m | Assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation Measurements at DAO Paul Poli (DAO) |
| 20m | 3D-Var Assimilation of CHAMP Measurements at the Met Office Sean Healy (GRAS SAF, MetO) |
12:00 - 13:30 | | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | | Session 4: EUMETSAT/GRAS SAF Products Chairman: Kent B. Lauritsen |
| 30m | GRAS Level 1 Processing and Data Products Juha-Pekka Luntama (EUMETSAT) |
| 30m | GRAS SAF System, Products, and Archive Frans Rubek, Martin B. Sørensen (GRAS SAF, DMI) |
| 15m | WMO BUFR format for NRT dissemination of RO data Dave Offiler (GRAS SAF, MetO) |
| 15m | GRAS SAF Software Deliverables Sean Healy, Dave Offiler, Christian Marquardt (GRAS SAF, MetO) |
15:00 - 15:30 | | Discussion |
15:30 - 16:00 | | Coffee |
16:00 - 17:30 | | Session 5: User Views on Products, Assimilation, and Climate Issues Chairman: Dave Offiler |
| 25m | Assimilation of satellite data at ECMWF: prospects for use of radio-occultation measurements Jean-Noël Thépaut (ECMWF) |
| 15m | Assimilation of Radio Occultation Data at DWD Andreas Rhodin (DWD) |
| 15m | The Humidity Composite Product of the CM-SAF: A Possible User of the GRAS-SAF Helga Nitsche (CM SAF, DWD) |
| 15m | On the direct use of GNSS RO refractivity measurements for climate monitoring Henrik Vedel (DMI) |
| 15m | Exploitation of the High Resolution of GRAS Limb Soundings Christian Marquardt (GRAS SAF, MetO) |
17:30 - 18:00 | | Discussion |
18:00 | | Dinner |
Friday (June 13) |
7:30 - 9:00 | | Breakfast |
9:00 - 10:30 | | Session 6: Products From Current and Future RO Missions Chairman: Frans Rubek |
| 30m | Radio Occultation Data Analysis at the COSMIC Data Analysis & Archival Center (CDAAC) Doug Hunt (UCAR) |
| 30m | Using GPS Radio Occultation Data Operationally at NOAA: Plans and Issues Jim Yoe (NOAA) |
| 30m | GPS Radio occultation with CHAMP: Operational data analysis and validation of vertical atmospheric profiles Jens Wickert (GFZ) |
10:30 - 11:00 | | Coffee |
| 30m | The ACE+ mission: Exploring atmosphere and climate of the Earth using GPS, GALILEO, and LEO-LEO occultations Per Høeg (DMI) |
11:30 - 12:00 | | Discussion & End of User Workshop |
12:00 | | Lunch | |
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