About the SSSP

A new International TOVS Working Group (ITWG) sub group on Satellite Sounder Science and Products (SSSP) was created at the 11th International TOVS Study Conference, held in Budapest Hungary in September 2000. The main purpose of this sub group is to create a forum for current scientific algorithms and associated derived products from operational and research satellites, and to promote scientific exchange amongst the international group of researchers and product developers.

One action of the ITWG/SSSP was to create a new SSSP web site, available through the ITWG web site. The SSSP web site will serve as the focal point for promoting correspondence and comparisons among scientists working in the product derivation area. A goal is to establish a home base, and mechanism for the dissemination and exchange of information across the international community, and the spectrum of available science techniques and products.

The longer term goals of the WG/SSSP will be to report to the ITWG on

• the current status of derived products and scientific algorithms,
• the progress made since the last ITSC meeting,
• perceived areas of strengths and weaknesses, and
• recommended actions.