13:30

13:35
Opening Address
Kaoru Mamiya・・・Vice President, JAXA
13:35

13:40
Opening Address
Ramesh Kakar・・・U.S. TRMM Program Scientist, NASA
13:40

14:05
Observing  Rainfall Characteristics from Space
Yukari Takayabu・・・Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo
14:05

14:30
TRMM's Contribution to Our Knowledge of Climatology, Storms and Floods
Robert Adler・・・U.S. TRMM Project Scientist, NASA
14:30

14:55
Toward Overcoming the World Water Issues
Taikan Oki・・・Earth Observation Research Center, JAXA/ Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
14:55

15:10
Break
15:10

15:55
Panel Discussion
- Precipitation Observation from Space: The Future -
Tetsuo Nakazawa (Chair)・・・Meteorological Research Institute, Japanese TRMM Project Scientist
Kotaro Takemura・・・Secretariat General, Japan Water Forum
Arthur Hou・・・U.S. GPM Project Scientist, NASA
Kenji Nakamura・・・Nagoya University, Japanese GPM Project Scientist
Toshio Iguchi・・・Applied Electromagnetic Research Center, NICT
Naoto Matsuura・・・Earth Observation Research Center, JAXA
15:55

16:00
Closing Address
Yuichi Matsushima・・・Executive Director, NICT
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