Research & Meetings
1 st Science Advisory Panel Meeting - Program
Date: November 1- 2, 2001
Venue: NASDA EORC, Tokyo, Japan
| November 1 (Thursday) | ||
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| (1) | Welcome address | |
| T. Moriyama, Dep. Manager ALOS Program - NASDA SPPD | ||
| (2) | Background (A. Rosenqvist, NASDA EORC) | |
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The ALOS Kyoto & Carbon Initiative Objectives of the workshop |
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| (3) | ALOS technical/operational capabilities and limitations | |
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- ALOS space- and ground segments - technical and operational limitations affecting data observations (N. Ito, NASDA ALOS Project) - EORC data processing issues (M. Shimada, NASDA EORC) |
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| (4) | Open floor session 1 - The “optimal” sensor configuration | |
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Moderator: T.Le Toan (CESBIO, France) Target: A proposal for an “optimal” sensor configuration(s) |
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| LUNCH | ||
| (5) | Political and scientific information requirements | |
| - Kyoto Protocol information requirements (Y. Yamagata, NIES) | ||
| - Carbon cycle (TCO) information requirements (J. Tschirley, FAO) | ||
| (6) | Open floor session 2 - Kyoto & Carbon requirements | |
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Moderator: T. Krug (INPE, Brazil) Target: KP and C data requirements |
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| (7) | Open floor session 3 - From data take to derived information | |
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Moderator: S. Quegan (Univ. Sheffield, U.K.) Target: Initiating a discussion about output products/derived information |
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| November 2 (Friday) | ||
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| (1) | Open floor session 4 - Regional considerations | |
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Moderator: C. Schmullius (Friedrich Schiller Univ., Germany) Anticipated output: Understanding of specific regional characteristics and how the acquisition plan should be adapted to capture relevant phenomena. |
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| (2) | The ALOS K & C Systematic Data Acquisition Strategy | |
| Description of the preliminary acquisition plan (A. Rosenqvist) | ||
| (3) | Open floor session 5 (hands-on) - Re-drafting the acquisition strategy | |
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Moderator: B. Chapman, JPL, U.S.A. Anticipated output: A revised acquisition strategy for ALOS K & C. |
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| LUNCH | ||
| (4) | Open floor session 5 (continued) | |
| (5) | Loose ends and action items | |
| (6) | Review of minutes/summary preparation | |
| (7) | Workshop summary (open to all NASDA) | |
| C. Dobson ,NASA, U.S.A. | ||
| (8) | Closing remarks | |
| F. Ohtsuki, Director NASDA EORC | ||