5th IPWG Workshop on Precipitation Measurements
Hamburg, 11-15 October, 2010




ORAL AND POSTER SESSIONS




Opening Session / Welcome

Opening Remarks
C. Klepp/G. J. Huffman
Welcome and Introduction to Klima Campus and MPI-M
D. Stammer (Inst. of Oceanography, ZMAW, Univ. of Hamburg)
IPWG Summary/Perspective
C. Klepp/G. J. Huffman
GEO Summary/Perspective
G. J. Huffman (Point of Contact for GEO Precip Subtask)
Workshop Goals
C. Klepp/G. J. Huffman
Logistics
C. Klepp

SESSION A - The Big Picture, Climatology, Water Cycle

SESSION B - Precipitation Data Sets

The Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Serving the Hydro-Climatology Community
B. Rudolf, A. Becker, U. Schneider, A. Meyer-Christoffer, M. Ziese, and P. Finger
The Status of NOAA/NESDIS Precipitation Algorithms and Products
R. Ferraro, S. Boukabara, E. Ebert, K. Gopalan, J. Janowiak, S. Kidder, R. Kuligowski, H. Meng, M. Sapiano, H. Semunegus, T. Smith, A. Sudradjat, D. Vila, N. Y. Wang, F. Weng, and L. Zhao

POSTER SESSION B - Precipitation Data Sets

SESSION C - Algorithms

REFAME: Rain Estimation Using Forward Adjusted-advection of Microwave Estimates
A. Behrangi, S. Sorooshian, K. Hsu, T. Bellerby, and G. Huffman
A Physically Based Rainfall Rate Algorithm for the Global Precipitation Mission
K. Garrett, L. Moy, F. Iturbide Sanchez, and S. A. Boukabara

POSTER SESSION C - Algorithms

SESSION D - Validation

POSTER SESSION D - Validation

SESSION E - New Technologies and Future Activities

SSMIS Update

Status of SSM/I and SSMIS FCDR Project
M. Sapiano, W. Berg, C. Kummerow, and F. Weng
SSMIS Data at RSS
K. Hilburn (presented by G. Huffman, IPWG Co-Chair)