Research & Meetings

4 th Science Team meeting - Program

Date: May 20 - 23, 2003

Venue: NASDA EORC, Tokyo, Japan

Agenda

May 20, 21, 22, 23, 2003

MAY 20 (Tuesday)
(1) Welcome address
(T. Ogawa, Science Director, NASDA EORC)
(2) ALOS background
ALOS schedule update (M. Shimada)
PRISM & AVNIR-2 information (T. Tadono)
(3) Kyoto & Carbon Initiative up-date
K & C overview and status up-date (A. Rosenqvist)
(4) K & C acquisition strategy
GLI Acquisition Strategy (A. Rosenqvist)
ALOS Acquisition Strategy (A. Rosenqvist)
PALSAR Simulation results (M. Watanabe)
Open floor discussions
(5) PALSAR & GLI data flow & processing
GLI processing and products (H. Yamamoto)
PALSAR processing and products (M. Shimada)
(6) K & C Organisation & Science Plan
K & C Product Development Organisation (A. Rosenqvist)
Science Plan synopsis (A. Rosenqvist)
(7) InSAR and baseline issues
(Product Leaders)
Vegetation baseline issues (P. Siqueira)
Pol-InSAR tree height feasibility study (K. Papathanassiou)
Open floor discussions
MAY 21 (Wednesday)
The Wetlands Theme
(1) Wetland Theme product outlines
Presentation by Product Managers (15 minutes/product)
- Operational products
Wetland delineation - Tropical (L.Hess)
Inundation and vegetation characteristics - Tropical (L. Hess)
Wetland delineation - Boreal (B. Chapman)
Wetland change monitoring (R. Lucas / D. Hoekman)
Irrigated rice (B. Salas / T. Le Toan)
- Research products
Wetland vegetation characteristics - Boreal (B. Chapman)
Paddy drainage management (B. Salas)
(2) Wetlands Theme product outlines - feed-back
Comments by the Ramsar Advisor (J. Lowry)
Comments by the TCO Advisor (S. Quegan)
Panel feed-back (open floor discussions)
(3) Science Plan writing assignments - Wetlands Theme products
(4) Theme Coordinator Summary
Summary by the Wetlands Theme Coordinator
Pending issues
Panel feed-back (open floor discussions)
MAY 22 (Thursday)
The LULUCF Theme
(1) LULUCF Theme product outlines
Presentation by Product Managers (15 minutes/product)
- Operational products
Land Cover Change - Semi-arid (R. Lucas)
Land Cover Change - Tropical (R. Lucas / D. Hoekman)
Land Cover Change - Boreal (C. Schmullius)
Biomass (T. Le Toan)
GLI Land Cover (R. Tateishi)
- Research products
Freeze / thaw (B. Chapman)
(2) LULUCF Theme product outlines - feed-back
Comments by the UNFCCC Advisor (Y. Yamagata)
Comments by the TCO Advisor (S. Quegan)
Panel feed-back (open floor discussions)
(3) Science Plan writing assignments - LULUCF Theme products
(4) Theme Coordinator Summary
Summary by the LULUCF Theme Coordinator
Pending issues
Panel feed-back (open floor discussions)
MAY 23 (Friday)
The Desert & Water Theme
(1) Desert & Water Theme product outline
Presentation by Product Manager
Sub-surface hydrology mapping (P. Paillou)
Panel feed-back
(2) Mosaic Theme product outline
Presentation by Product Managers (15 minutes/product)
Fine resolution PALSAR mosaics (Shimada, Chapman, Paillou)
ScanSAR mosaics (B. Chapman)
PALSAR browse mosaics (M. Shimada)
Panel feed-back (open floor discussions)
(3) Science Plan writing assignments - Desert & Water/Wetlands Themes
(4) Workshop Summary
(5) Closing remarks
ALOS K&C 4th Science Advisory Panel / Science Team Meeting Participants