Research & Meetings

12th Science Team meeting - Announcement (Final)

Date: June 15 - 18, 2009 (Mon. - Thu.)

June 15 (Mon), 2009
RESTEC HQ
ALOS K&C 12^th Science Team meeting		pdf file
10:15-10:20	Welcome (Masanobu Shimada, JAXA)
10:20-10:45	K&C project issues (Ake Rosenqvist, JRC)	(936KB)
10:45-11:00	PALSAR observation strategy update (Emi Aoki/Fumi Ohgushi, RESTEC)	(529KB)
11:00-11:20	ALOS & PALSAR operation status (M. Shimada, JAXA/Daisuke Sango, RESTEC)
11:20-11:45	EORC data processing - status & capacity issues (M. Shimada)
11:45-12:00	K&C data dissemination and user interface (Akira Mukaida, RESTEC)	(77KB)
12:00-12:30	K&C mosaic status
	·JAXA (M. Shimada)
	·JRC (Frank Degrandi - 5 mins by Ake R.)	(2.5MB)
	·JPL (Bruce Chapman)	(2.5MB)
12:30-14:00LUNCH
14:00-15:00	Mosaic Theme work session - Coordination and methodology issues Leads: Bruce Chapman & Masanobu Shimada
15:00-16:00	JAXA/Science Team action items - open floor discussions
	·Data quality, processing & dissemination issues
	·K&C processing requests (revision required)
	·Phase 2 - Business as usual or new visions required?
	- the adequacy of 50 m data - extended external collaborations (Ramsar, GEO-FCT, space agencies)..
16:00-16:15COFFEE BREAK
16:15-17:00	Demonstration of prototype global Forest Carbon Monitoring System (FCMS) under GEOSS/FCT (Yoshiki Yamagata, NIES)
~17:00	Adjourn

June 16 (Tue), 2009
RESTEC HQ
Forest Theme project updates		pdf file
9:30-10:30	Forest Theme results
	·Richard Lucas (U. Aberystwyth)	(7.3MB)
	·Dirk Hoekman (U. Wageningen)	(13.8MB)
	·Silvana Amaral (INPE)	(6.5MB)
	·Christian Thiel (FSU-Jena)	(13.6MB)
	·Masanobu Shimada (JAXA EORC)	(2.3MB)
10:30-10:45COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:20	Forest Theme results
	·Isoguchi/Preesan (JAXA EORC)	(6.0MB)
	·Shimada/Uryu/Quegan (JAXA/WWF/U. Sheffield)	(2.9MB)
	·Preesan Rakwatin (JAXA EORC)	(1.5MB)
11:20-12:15	Forest Theme product issues - open floor discussion Lead: Richard Lucas	(50KB) (10KB)
12:15-13:30LUNCH
13:30 - 16:30	Special Work Session on GEO-FCT Science Requirements for a coordinated multi-sensor acquisition strategy for global forest (and wetlands) monitoring K&C input to the GEO Task on Forest Carbon Tracking
	·GEO-FCT background and objectives: (Osami Ochiai, JAXA HQ)	(395KB)
	·Work session instructions (Ake R, JRC)	(1.9MB) (8.5MB)
16:30-17:00	Session summary	(27KB)
~17:00	Adjourn

June 17 (Wed), 2009
RESTEC HQ
Wetland Theme project updates		pdf file
9:30-10:45	Wetlands Theme results
	·Laura Hess (UCSB)	(4.5MB)
	·Kyle McDonald (JPL)	(4.2MB)
	·Lisa Rebelo (IWMI)	(3.2MB)
	·Richard Lucas (U. Aberystwyth)	(7.2MB)
	·William Salas (AGS)	(4.0MB)
	·Tony Milne (Horizon)	(9.7MB)
10:45-11:00COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:00	Wetland Theme work session - Coordination and methodology issues Leads: Laura Hess & Kyle McDonald
12:00-13:30LUNCH
13:30-14:30	Wetland Theme work session (continued)
14:30 - 17:30	Special Work Session on the Ramsar G-WOS K&C input to the establishment of a Global Wetlands Observing System (G-WOS)
	·G-WOS report from Ramsar STRP-15 meeting (Lisa Rebelo, IWMI)
	·K&C and G-WOS: Open floor discussion (Leads: Lisa/Laura/Ake)
	- Synergy with GEO-FCT
	- Wetlands science/observation requirements (Ake)	(25KB)
17:30	Adjourn
~18:30 - 20:00	Welcome Reception Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Akasaka Ark Hills (next to Villa Fontaine Hotel) (http://www.wp-japan.jp/shop/cafe_ark.html)

June 18 (Thu), 2009
RESTEC HQ		pdf file
9:30-11:30	Forest Theme work session - Coordination and methodology issues Lead: Richard Lucas
11:30-12:30	Theme Summary Session
	·Mosaic - Bruce Chapman	(50KB)
	·Wetlands - Laura Hess
	·Forest - Richard Lucas
	·FCT observation requirements - Ake Rosenqvist	(13KB)
12:30-12:45	ALOS-2 - current status (M. Shimada)
12:45-13:00	Summary & Conclusions (Ake Rosenqvist)
~13:00	Closing
Afternoon
14:00 - 15:00 Theme Coordinator meeting Wrap-up
(Bruce Chapman, Laura Hess, Philippe Paillou, Richard Lucas, Ake Rosenqvist)