IPWG/GPM/GRP Workshop on global microwave modeling and retrieval of snowfall
Objective
The International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG), the GEWEX Radiation Panel (GRP) and NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Program (GPM) co-sponsor a workshop on passive microwave modeling and retrieval of snowfall. The aim of this workshop is to review the state of the art in passive microwave modeling and retrieval of falling snow over both land and ocean and to develop future directions and requirements for algorithm development, implementation and validation of applications ranging from short-term weather forecasting to climate data set generation.
Agenda
Draft agenda (posted: 6 October 2005)
Registration
Online registration form. Registration fee will be $200 US dollars. Registration deadline is 18 September 2005!
Contact Information
CIMSS
1225 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706
telephone: (608) 263-7435
fax: (608) 262-5974
Maria Vasys: email contact form
Ralf Bennartz: email contact form
Accommodations
A block of hotel rooms is being held at the Doubletree Hotel Madison (formerly called the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel) in Madison. The hotel is in walking distance from the Pyle center. It also provides a free airport shuttle.
The Hotel website can be found here. Hotel phone number is (608) 251-5511.
The group code for this meeting is: SR5 (for Snowfall Retrieval). The group rate is $62/night.
The deadline for room reservation at the hotel is 10 September 2005! The hotel WILL NOT EXTEND THIS DEADLINE!
Visitor Information
Visitor information for SSEC/Madison (maps, parking, accommodations, dining, weather ...)
Workshop format
The workshop will focus around the four main topics identified in the outline below. A limited number of invited research presentations will set the stage for subsequent working group discussions where the state of the art will be discussed and future directions of research will be identified. Attendees will be asked to contribute to a workshop report that summarizes the findings of this workshop.
Outline
- Applications
- Climate
- Data assimilation and NWP
- Nowcasting, Short Range Forecasting, Severe weather
- Hydrology
- Modeling and remote sensing of snowfall
- Particle optical properties
- Cloud microphysics modeling
- Forward modeling uncertainties
- Statistical and physical approaches for snowfall retrieval
- New technology
- Active/passive sensor combination (CloudSat/AQUA), GPM, EGPM
- Microwave and sub-millimeter radiometers
- Ground based remote sensing
- Validation
- Validation requirements for global satellite retrievals
- High latitude validation sites
- Field campaigns
