Thursday, September 8
08:00-09:00 | Registration (and poster mounting time) | |
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09:00-09:30
| Welcome & Opening Event | |
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Ulrich Foelsche (OPAC-7): Organizational remarks Hui Shao, Sean Healy, Tony Mannucci (IROWG-9): IROWG introductory remarks
Welcome Address Peter Riedler (Rector of the University of Graz) (remote) Andrea Steiner (Director Host Institute Wegener Center and Vice Research Dean – School of Environmental & Regional Sciences and Education, University of Graz) | |
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09:30-10:30
| Opening Talks | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Radio Occultation in the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (invited, remote) K. Holmlund – Poster | |
09:50-10:10 | GNSS-RO: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going (invited, remote) | |
| 10:10-10:30 | Revisiting the 2002 Opening “OPAC: Setting the Scene” Twenty Years Later: A 2022 Reflection on What’s Achieved and What’s Next (invited) G. Kirchengast – Abstract, Presentation | |
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10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break (and poster mounting time) | |
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11:00-12:40
| Morning Session Occultations in NWP 1 – Impact of Commercial Data Chair: S. Healy | |
11:00-11:20 |
Status and Future Plans of the Spire Satellite Constellation for Neutral and Ionospheric Radio Occultation Measurements (invited) V. Nguyen, V. Irisov, O. Nogues-Correig, T. Yuasa, J. Ringer, R. Sikarin, and K. Petty – Abstract, Presentation | |
11:20-11:40 | PlanetiQ GNSS RO Measurements of the Troposphere and Middle Atmosphere (invited) R. Kursinski, J. Brandmeyer, A. Botnick, R. Gooch, C. Oliveira, M. Leidner, and S. Leroy – Abstract, Presentation | |
11:40-12:00 | Processing of CICERO Radio Occultation data (invited, remote) A. Patelli, I. Rosso, A. Saltman, and T. Yunck – Abstract, Presentation | |
12:00-12:15 | NOAA Commercial Data Program: Recent RO Purchases and Plans P. Weir, M. McHugh, and G. Peltzer – Abstract, Presentation | |
12:15-12:30 | Commercial RO Data Processing Status and Product Validation M. Sleziak-Sallee, J-P. Weiss, I. Cherniak, J. Galimore, T. Hager, H. Huelsing, D. Hunt, E. Lauer, G. Romero, and T. VanHove – Abstract, Presentation | |
12:30-12:40 | Discussion | |
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12:40-14:00 | Lunch Break (and poster mounting time) | |
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14:00-15:40
| Afternoon Session 1 Occultations in Climate Monitoring and Research Chair: W. Randel | |
14:00-14:40 |
Atmospheric temperature change: recent advances and open issues B. D. Santer, S. Po-Chedley, Q. Fu, J. C. Fyfe, C. Mears, S. Solomon, A. K. Steiner, F. J. Wentz, and C. Z. Zou – Abstract, Presentation | |
14:40-14:55 | Observing atmospheric temperature change – Advances with GNSS radio occultation A. K. Steiner, F. Ladstädter, and M. Stocker – Abstract | |
14:55-15:10 | GNSS RO providing a detailed view on the thermal structure and changes in Earth’s atmosphere F. Ladstädter, M. Stocker, K. Yessimbet, and A. K. Steiner – Abstract, Presentation | |
15:10-15:25 | The ROM SAF RO climate data records: recent applications and plans ahead H. Gleisner, K. B. Lauritsen, J. K. Nielsen, and S. Syndergaard – Abstract, Presentation | |
15:25-15:40 | Interannual Variability of Tropospheric Moisture and Temperature and Relationships to ENSO using COSMIC-1 GNSS-RO Observations B. R. Johnston, W. Randel, and J. J. Braun – Abstract, Presentation | |
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15:40-16:10 | Coffee Break |
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16:10-17:50
| Afternoon Session 2 Occultation Methodology 1 – Recent Missions Chair: K. B. Lauritsen | |
16:10-16:30 |
COSMIC-2: Highlights from 3 Years in Orbit (invited) J. P. Weiss, et al. – Presentation | |
16:30-16:45 | COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 Program Status W. Xia-Serafino, C.-Y. Huang, I. Wheeler, and J.-P. Weiss – Abstract, Presentation | |
16:45-17:00 | COSMIC-1 and COSMIC-2 Processing Updates and Availability H. Huelsing, M. Sleziak-Sallee, J. Weiss, I. Cherniak, J. Galimore, T. Hager, D. Hunt, E. Lauer, G. Romero, and T. VanHove – Abstract, Presentation | |
17:00-17:20 | Recent RO activities as EUMETSAT (invited) C. Marquardt, Y. Andres, L. Butenko, A. von Engeln, F. Martin-Alemany, R. Notarpietro, S. Padovan, S. Paolella, and F. Sancho – Abstract, Presentation | |
17:20-17:35 | New RO missions processed at the EUMETSAT ROM SAF: Sentinel-6 and Spire S. Syndergaard, J. K. Nielsen, H. Gleisner, and K. B. Lauritsen – Abstract, Presentation | |
17:35-17:50 | EUMETSAT GRAS reprocessing activities F. Martin Alemany, C. Marquardt, A. von Engeln, S. Padovan, S. Paolella, R. Notarpietro, F. Sancho, Y. Andres, and L. Butenko – Abstract, Presentation | |
17:50 | Thursday Scientific Sessions Adjourn | |
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18:15-22:00 | Get-Together Party | |
