‐GCOM‐W1 Session Agenda‐

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Research Project Update
10:10 10:40
Chair:
Imaoka, Keiji

Standard Algorithm
Chair:Shibata, Akira
01/30(Each time slot may also
include supportingpresentations, if needed)3

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Title
Speaker
Opening remarks and research project update
Imaoka, Keiji
Ito, Norimasa
Status of GCOM‐W1, AMSR2, and calibrationKasahara, Marehito
Okuyama, Arata
Status of L1B and L1R products
Takashi, Maeda
Imaoka, Keiji
Break
Data and related information
Kachi, Misako
Takeshima, Toshiaki AMSR‐E status
Status of US AMSR‐E teamLobl, Elena
Comiso, Josefino Refinements for the Bootstrap AMSR2 sea ice concentration algorithm
Improving sea ice concentration algorithm for AMSR‐2Cho, Kohei
Lunch
Development of retrieval algorithm of total water vapor content and total liquidwater content for GCOM‐W1 AMSR2Algorithm developments of SST and SSW for AMSR‐E and AMSR‐2Shibata, Akira
Aonashi, Kazumasa Improvement of passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithm for AMSR2Research development and maintenance of the GCOM‐W snow depth and snow
Kelly, Richardwater equivalent productDevelopment of Soil Moisture and Snow Algorithms for AMSR2 and AMSR‐E
Koike, Toshio
based LDAS products

Kazumori, Masahiro

Break

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8Markus, Thorsten

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9Heygster, GeorgPI Report: Polar regions
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Chair:Cho, Kohei
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Kaihotsu, Ichirow
Bindlish, Rajat

13Walker, Jeffrey

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Kim, Edward

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PI Report: Ocean
Chair:
Ebuchi, Naoto
PI Report: Ocean
Chair:
Ebuchi, Naoto

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02/01

Asia AMSR‐E/AMSR2 validation experiment
Soil moisture validation in the U.S. and a land surface temperature productTowards global water and energy balance monitoring using GCOM‐W1 in theAustralian Murray‐Darling basin
Validation of AMSR2 soil moisture and snow data products using co‐located GPSand in situ observations

Algorithms for global monitoring the Earth's surface parameters of thePaloscia, Simonettahydrological cycle
Lakshmi, Venkat Improvement of spatial resolution and validation of GCOM‐W soil moisture
A development of soil moisture products of AMSR2 with higher spatial resolution
Matsushima, Dai
using combined satellite data and a surface heat budget modelSuzuki, Kazuyoshi A study on ensemble snow data assimilation in north‐east Eurasian region

LunchTakamura, TamioLiu, Guosheng

Ground‐based validation of cloud parameters for GCOM‐W
Detecting and retrieving solid precipitation using AMSR2Water vapor, cloud liquid water and wind speed retrieval algorithms for GCOM‐Mitnik, Leonid
W1 AMSR2
Gentemann, Chelle Geophysical retrievals from GCOM‐W AMSR2

Break

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Oyama, Ryo

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Spencer, RoyLiu, Timothy
Kubota, Masahisa

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Konda, Masanori

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Tomita, Hiroyuki
Ebuchi, Naoto

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Kouzai, Katsutoshi

Development of the method to estimate maximum wind speed of tropical
cyclones using GCOM/AMSR2 data
Radiative forcing versus feedback over the oceans using AMSR2
Ocean's role in global water and energy cycles
Evaluation and utilization of GCOM‐W1 standard products
Validation of th modulation of the ocean wind derived by AMSR2 caused by swellwaves
Validation of GCOM‐W product using in‐situ observation data over the ocean
Evaluation of marine surface wind observed by AMSR2 on GCOM‐W1
Investigation on evaluation method for offshore wind energy resources usingAMSR2‐derived wind speed and SST products

Break

10:30 10:50

Discussion
Chair:
Oki, Taikan

Refinement and adjustment of NASA Team 2 sea ice concentration retrievals forAMSR2High resolving sea ice concentration, geolocation and thickness of thin sea ice
Development of algorithm for thin ice thickness and detection of fast ice basedon direct sea ice observations
Continuity and enhancement of NSIDC cryospheric products using GCOM‐W
AMSR2 data
Polar ice sheets monitoring related global environmental change using GCOM‐WAMSR2

Break

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11:45 12:05 19PI Report: Atmosphere
Chair:
Aonashi, Kazumasa(for Jackson, Thomas)

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01/31

Meier, Walter
Enomoto, Hiroyuki

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PI Report: Land
Chair:
Koike, Toshio
Oki, Taikan

Ohshima, Kay I.

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1Discussion (e.g., calibration/validation, A‐Train science, research products)

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1Closing Remarks and Adjourn

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Chair

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AMSR2 Data User Seminor (in Japanese )17:00

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