When:

Tuesday 23 June 2020, 12:00 UTC; 8am EST; 2pm CEST; 9pm JST

Where:

Online

Why:

• To provide an update to the IPWG community on several space programs relevant for precipitation estimation.
• To provide a forum of discussion to collect information on the future needs of the community for precipitation observations.

The Global Satellite Precipitation Constellation: Current Status and Future Requirement

Chris Kidd (NASA GSFC, University of Maryland) (20 min)

Status and Plan of Japanese Microwave Precipitation-related Missions

Misako Kachi and Takuji Kubota (JAXA) (20 min)

Overview of the NASA TROPICS Constellation Mission and Capabilities for Precipitation Sensing

William Blackwell (MIT) and Scott Braun (NASA GSFC) (20 min)

The EPS-SG and Copernicus Microwave and Sub-mm Wave Imaging Radiometers

Vinia Mattioli and Christophe Accadia (EUMETSAT) (20 min)

Open discussion (40 min)

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