GNSS-R Workshop
GNSS-R Workshop
Advances in Earth Observation with GNSS Reflectometry from space: TechDemoSat-1 User Workshop and ESA TGScatt Presentation
Thursday 24th May 2018
The National Oceanography Centre Southampton UK
The UK TechDemoSat-1 (TDS-1) satellite was launched in July 2014 and carries the first GNSS Reflectometry (GNSS-R) instrument able to measure ocean surface winds globally and routinely using reflected signals of opportunity from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (e.g. GPS). The TDS-1 GNSS-R receiver is a precursor of the NASA CYGNSS constellation of microsatellites launched in December 2016 to monitor hurricanes.
TDS-1 GNSS-R data and Level 2 wind products are available freely and openly via the MERRByS portal (www.merrbys.org), a possible operational wind and wave data service for a future GNSS-R constellation. The TGScatt study sponsored by the European Space Agency brought together scientists and end-users to understand and evaluate TDS-1 GNSS-R data for ocean wind monitoring. This workshop presents the current status of TDS-1 and GNSS-R wind products on MERRByS, discusses the latest findings from the TGScatt study about ocean wind retrieval, validation and impact, and presents recent results from CYGNSS and other applications of GNSS-R for Earth Observation.
Provisional Programme
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08:30 |
Registration and coffee |
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09:00 |
Welcome and introduction Principles of GNSS-Reflectometry |
Christine Gommenginger |
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09:20 |
Overview of TDS-1 mission & current status |
Martin Unwin |
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09:40 |
MERRByS TDS-1 products and tools for ocean winds |
Phil Jales |
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10:00 |
Other applications of TDS-1 GNSS-R for Earth Observation |
Adriano Camps |
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10:20 |
Coffee |
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10:50 |
Overview of NASA CYGNSS mission status and results |
Maria Paola Clarizia |
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11:10 |
Recent developments in GNSS-R |
Valery Zavorotny |
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11:30 |
GNSS-R for Earth Cryosphere applications: TDS-1 contribution |
Estel Cardellach |
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11:50 |
Development & validation of TDS-1 winds |
Milad Asgarimehr, Jens Wickert |
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12:10 |
Lunch |
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13:30 |
Overview of ESA TGScatt project |
Ellis Ash |
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13:50 |
GMF development for GNSS-R |
Marcos Portabella |
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14:10 |
Application of GNSS-R winds to Numerical Weather Prediction |
James Cotton |
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14:30 |
Measuring ocean winds with TDS-1 GNSS-R |
Giuseppe Foti |
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14:50 |
Coffee |
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15:10 |
Future GNSS-R Service Opportunities |
Martin Unwin / Gary Lay (TBC) |
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15:30 |
User input, discussions and way forward |
Moderator panel |
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16:00 |
Close |
The meeting will be broadcast throughout the day through live web streaming. To join please follow this link: https://livestream.com/accounts/5200181/events/8208981.
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