| Day 1, Monday 13 March 2006 |
| Symposium Plenary Session, Sala Perla |
| Welcome from the city of Venice |
Massimo Cacciari, Mayor of Venice, given by Prof. Luigi Alberotanza |
Official Welcome by ESA
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Volker Liebig, Director of Earth Observation, ESA |
| Official Welcome by CNES |
Philippe Goudy, Director of Orbital Projects, CNES |
| Opening and Keynote Presentations | Chairs: J. Benveniste (ESA) and Y. Ménard (CNES) |
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| Altimetry: Past, Present, and Future | Carl Wunsch (MIT) |
| Mesoscale Eddy Dynamics observed with 15 years of altimetric data | Rosemary Morrow (LEGOS) |
| How satellites have improved our knowledge of planetary waves in the oceans | Paolo Cipollini (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| The Ebb and Flow of Tidal Science, and the Impact of Satellite Altimetry | Richard Ray (NASA GSFC) |
| ARGO, the Integrated Approach | Dean Roemmich (Scripps Institute of Oceanography) |
| Present-day sea level rise: do we understand what we measure? | Anny Cazenave (LEGOS) |
| 15 years of wave height data assimilation | Peter Janssen (ECMWF) |
| Marine Geoid, Gravity, and Bathymetry: An increasingly clear view with satellite altimetry | David McAdoo (NOAA) |
| The New Vision of the Cryosphere Thanks to 15 Years of Altimetry Observations | Frédérique Rémy (CNRS-LEGOS) |
| Two decades of inland water monitoring using satellite radar altimetry | Philippa A. Berry (EAPRS Lab) |
| Parallel sessions |
| | Session 1: Oceanography | |
Oceanography: High Frequency
Session Summary
| Chairs: D. Stammer and L. Alberotanza |
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| Progress on Dynamics and Thermodynamics in Western Boundary Currents | Kathryn Kelly (University of Washington) |
| Improved description of the mesoscale variability by combining four altimeter missions | Ananda Pascual (IMEDEA(CSIC-UIB)) |
| Temporal Changes in Ocean Eddy Transports | Detlef Stammer (University of Hamburg) |
| Characterizing the variability of the Eastern North Pacific in Time and Space | Robin Tokmakian (Naval Postgraduate School) |
| Decorrelation scales of high resolution turbulent fluxes at the ocean-surface and a method to fill in gaps in satellite data products | Anastasia Romanou (Columbia University and NASA-GISS) |
| | Session 5: Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record | |
Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record/Calibration and validation
Session Summary
| Chairs: R. Scharroo and J. Lillibridge |
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| 20 Years of Improvements to GEOSAT Altimetry | John Lillibridge (NOAA) |
| Sea state bias – 20 years on | Christine Gommenginger (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Overview of the Improvements Made on the Empirical Determination of the Sea State Bias Correction | Sylvie Labroue (CLS) |
| Calibration of ERS-2, TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 Microwave Radiometers using GPS and Cold Ocean Brightness Temperatures | Stuart Edwards (Newcastle University) |
| The Altimetric Wet Tropospheric Correction: Progress since the ERS-1 mission | Laurence Eymard (LOCEAN-IPSL) |
| | Session 2: Cryosphere | |
Cryosphere
Session Summary
| Chairs: F. Rémy and D. Wingham |
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| Satellite radar altimetry over sea ice - from Seasat to CryoSat | Seymour Laxon (University College London) |
| Mass Balances of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets from Satellite Radar Altimetry | Jay Zwally (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) |
| Combining satellite altimetry (ERS-2 and ENVISAT) with SAR interferometry and SPOT photogrammetry for studies of Austfonna ice cap (Svalbard) | Alexei Kouraev (LEGOS) |
| Ice Sheet Topography from ERS Radar Altimetry | Jonathan Bamber (University Bristol) |
| ENVISAT radar altimeter as a sounding radar on the Amery Ice shelf | Pascal Lacroix (LEGOS) |
| | IDS Workshop | |
| | International Doris Service Workshop |
| Parallel sessions, continued |
| | Session 1: Oceanography | |
| Oceanography: High Frequency | Chairs: D. Stammer and L. Alberotanza |
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| Constraining the mesoscale field | Gregg Jacobs (Naval Research Laboratory) |
| The Interaction Between the Mesoscale and Gyre-Scale Variabilities of the Argentine Basin | Lee-Lueng Fu (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Eddies and Mean Flow in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current | Sarah Gille (University of California San Diego) |
| Dynamics of the Near-Uniform Basin-Wide Wind-Driven Sea Level Fluctuation of the Mediterranean Sea | Ichiro Fukumori (JPL/Caltech) |
| Recent advances on the characterization of mesoscale vortices from altimetric maps | Jordi Isern-Fontanet (IFREMER) |
| | Session 5: Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record | |
| Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record/Calibration and validation | Chairs: R. Scharroo and J. Lillibridge |
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| Lessons Learned for Science Processing | Philip Callahan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Three Decades of Precision Orbit Determination Progress, Achievements, Future Challenges and its Vital Contribution to Oceanography and Climate Research | Scott Luthcke (NASA GSFC) |
| Geographically correlated errors – problem solved? | Wolfgang Bosch (DGFI) |
| 15 years of improvements in ocean altimetry performance: a review | Joel Dorandeu (CLS) |
| Absolute Calibration: the Closure Equation to Link Altimetric Missions TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Envisat results from Corsica and Harvest Calibration Sites | Pascal Bonnefond (OCA-GEMINI) |
| | Session 2: Cryosphere | |
| Cryosphere | Chairs: F. Rémy and D. Wingham |
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| Hydrological networks beneath Antarctica: New signals from altimetry | Andrew Shepherd (Scott Polar Research Institute) |
| Historical understanding of ice sheet dynamics versus evolution of topography | Frédérique Rémy (CNRS) |
| Arctic Ocean geoid, ice thickness and mean sea level – the ArcGICE project | Rene Forsberg (Danish National Space Center) |
| Satellite altimetry over ice shelves: tides and grounding lines | Helen Amanda Fricker (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) |
| Application Of Radar Altimetry To Estimate Sea Ice Extent and Thickness East of Greenland | Lisa Pertusini (Politecnico di Milano) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | International Doris Service Workshop |
| | Reception, Sala Laguna |
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| Day 2, Tuesday 14 March 2006 |
| Parallel sessions, continued |
| | Session 1: Oceanography, continued | |
| Oceanography: Low Frequency | Chairs: C. Wunsch and L. Fu |
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| The seasonal cycle of the South Indian Ocean from model and altimeter data. | Ricardo Matano (Oregon State University) |
| Rossby wave and eddy in the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent | Qinyu Liu (Physical Oceanography Lab.) |
| Dynamical and thermodynamical signatures of Rossby waves in presence of mean flow and topography | Remi Tailleux (University of Reading) |
| Causes of large-scale sea level variations in the Southern Ocean: Analyses of sea level and a finite element barotropic model | Frederic Vivier (LOCEAN (ex-LODYC), CNRS) |
| On the low-frequency variability in the Indian Ocean | Irina Sakova (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research) |
| Seasonal and interannual variability of the North Pacific Ocean: modeling results and their validation through altimeter data | Stefano Pierini (Università di Napoli Parthenope) |
| Antarctic Circumpolar Transport Variability from a combination of precise altimetry and GRACE 'bottom pressure' data. | Victor Zlotnicki (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| | Session 5: Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record, continued | |
| Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record/Calibration and validation | Chairs: R. Scharroo and J. Lillibridge |
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| Fifteen years of ERS satellite orbits and altimetry: An overview | Remko Scharroo (Altimetrics LLC) |
| High Rate Waveforms Analysis: 10 years of geophysical applications | Jean Tournadre (IFREMER) |
| ENVISAT S-Band Altimeter Calibration and Validation | Michiel Otten (ESA/ESOC) |
| The Calibration of ESA Altimeters from ERS-1 to CryoSat | Mònica Roca, et al. (PiLDo Labs, Barcelona) |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Long time series | Chairs: G. Mitchum and J. Verron |
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| History of Altimetry, 1960–1992 | Robert Stewart (Texas A&M University) |
| Building a Record of Surface Elevations of the Continental Ice Sheets from Satellite Radar Altimetry. | Anita C. Brenner (SSAI) |
| EKE and circulation variability in the Labrador Sea and the North Atlantic subpolar gyre | Andreas Funk (IFM-GEOMAR) |
| | Session 4: Hydrology and Land Processes | |
Hydrology and Land Processes
Session Summary
| Chairs: Ph. Berry and D. Alsdorf |
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| Global analysis of multi-mission echoes over the earth’s land surface from 15 years of altimeter missions | Monica Dowson (De Montfort University) |
| Use of Topex-Poseidon and Envisat Dual-Frequency Radar Altimeters Data over Continental Surfaces | Fabrice Papa (NASA-GISS) |
| Two decades of land altimetry – achievements and challenges | Philippa A. Berry (EAPRS Lab) |
| Altimetry landed - Digital Elevation Data from ICESat, SRTM and Surveying | Georgia Fotopoulos (University of Toronto) |
| Global Assessment of Multi-Mission Radar Altimeter Performance Over Land | James Garlick (De Montfort University) |
| Geosat Follow-On Waveforms: Retracking for Hydrology Applications | John Lillibridge (NOAA) |
| Lake Level Monitoring Based on Satellite Altimetry | Jean-François Crétaux (CNES/LEGOS) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | International Doris Service Workshop |
| Poster sessions |
| | Session: Posters | |
| Oceanography: High Frequency | Chairs: D. Stammer and L. Alberotanza |
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| Variation of Sea Surface Height in the South China Sea | Yinglai Jia (Physical Oceanography Lab.) |
| Combination of NOAA/AVHRR Images and Topex/Poseidon Data to Analyse the Mesoscale Phenomena in the Algerian Basin (in the Western Mediterranean Sea) | Mega Nabil (National Centre for Space Techniques) |
| Seasonal and Interannual Variability of eddy field and surface circulation in the Gulf of Aden. | Mohammed Al saafani (National Institute of Oceanography) |
| Formation process of the Kuroshio Large Meander in 2004 | Norihisa Usui (Meteorological Research Institute) |
| Satellite altimetry research at the Institute of Ocean Sciences | Josef Cherniawsky (Institute of Ocean Sciences) |
| Satellite Altimetry for Indian Ocean Studies | MM Ali (National Remote Sensing Agency) |
| Velocity statistics inferred from the TOPEX/POSEIDON-JASON Tandem Mission Data | Detlef Stammer (University of Hamburg) |
| The eddy fields of the Leeuwin and East Australian Currents | David Griffin (CSIRO) |
| Variability of the MAW vein branching, in the Central Mediterranean, estimated by altimetric data | Slim Gana (Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie) |
| The greater Agulhas Current System: Intercomparison of altimetry and model results | Bjørn C. Backeberg (Mohn-Sverdrup Center) |
| Geostrophic Turbulence and Mechanical Energy Budgets from Satellite Altimetry | Robert Scott (The University of Texas at Austin) |
| What do we know and what can we predict about the timing of Loop Current eddy separation? | Robert Leben (Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Reserach) |
| Investigation of the oceanic currents and fronts in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean using satellite altimetry data | Alexander Sirota (AtlantNIRO) |
| Oceanography: Coastal | Chairs: P. Challenor and J. Fernandes |
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| Advances in Coastal Altimetry over the Northwestern Mediterranean | Paolo Cipollini (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Altimetric data to monitor the seasonal and year-to-year variability of the upwelling intensity along the West Africa coasts | Salvatore Marullo (ENEA) |
| A description of the currents off the eastern and southern boundaries of Australia from fifteen years of Altimetry | Ken Ridgway (CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research) |
| Coastal altimetry and sea level change in selected test areas along the European coast | Luciana Fenoglio-Marc (Darmstadt University of Technology) |
| Temporal and spatial sea surface height variability in the North Sea - Baltic Sea system from altimetry, tide gauges, and 3D modelling | Madsen Kristine Skovgaard (University of Copenhagen) |
| Estimation of model error covariance in a nested coastal model for multivariate data assimilation system | Grégoire Broquet (LEGI-CNRS) |
| Towards using satellite altimetry for the observation of coastal dynamics. | Florence Birol (LEGOS/CTOH) |
| Influence of Barrier Layer on Sea Surface Height Variability in Bay of Bengal | Kalyani Chikka (C-MMACS) |
| Observing the short scale ocean variability in the Western Mediterranean Sea by using a coastal multi-satellite altimetry product and models | Jérôme Bouffard (LEGOS) |
| Satellite altimetry of the Caspian Sea | Andrey Kostianoy (P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology) |
| Evaluation of tandem TOPEX/Poseidon-Jason data in the Newfoundland offshore | Guoqi Han (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) |
| Oceanography: Low Frequency | Chairs: C. Wunsch and L. Fu |
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| Steric sea level variations inferred from combined Topex/Poseidon altimetry and GRACE gravimetry | David Garcia (University of Alicante) |
| Interannual and annual variations in the Mediterranean Sea from satellite | David Garcia (University of Alicante) |
| Inverse estimate of the North Atlantic Circulation:n Influence of the fine resolution GOCINA dynamic topography | Dmitry Sidorenko (Alfred-Wegener-Institute) |
| Mechanism of Interannual Variation of Meridional Overturning Circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean | Cecile Cabanes (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Interannual variation of sea level in the South Atlantic based on satellite altimetry. | Semyon Grodsky (University of Maryland) |
| Interannual and Seasonal Variation of Axis Position and Intensity of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by Satellite Altimetry | Sergey Lebedev (Geophysical Center RAS) |
| Coexistence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave and a Southern Annular Type Mode in the Southern Ocean? | Stephanie Artigues (CNRS) |
| Kelvin waves activity in the eastern tropical Atlantic | Alban Lazar (LOCEAN) |
| Oceanography: Tropics | Chairs: S. Arnault and T. Busalacchi |
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| The Atlantic North Equatorial Countercurrent | Gustavo Jorge Goni (NOAA/AOML) |
| Tropical Pacific long waves for the 1997-1998 El Niño-La Niña event from an altimetric data assimilation experiment | Boris Dewitte (LEGOS/IRD) |
| Application of Satellite Altimetry to Tropical Climate Prediction | Dake Chen (Columbia University) |
| Equatorial Indian Ocean Sea surface slope changes (Wyrtki Jet extent) using altimeter data | Kalyani Chikka (C-MMACS) |
| Oceanography: Tides | Chairs: P. Vincent and R. Ray |
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| Toulouse Global and Regional Tidal Atlas : a review on progress and recent result in tidal science and products | Florent Lyard (LEGOS) |
| Tide Simulation Using Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) | Xiaochun Wang (JPL/Caltech) |
| Coastal Ocean Tide Modeling Using Multiple Satellite Altimetry | Yu Wang (Laboratory for Space Geodesy and Remote Sensing) |
| Non-linear tides in shallow water regions from multi-mission satellite altimetry (The Northwest European shelf). | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Center) |
| The Observation of SAR, Optical and Altimeter Data to Study the Generation of Internal Waves in Tsushima Strait | Yessy Arvelyna (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) |
| Ocean Tide Modeling in the Polar Oceans | C.K. Shum (Ohio State University) |
Oceanography: Marine Meteorology
Session Summary
| Chairs: P. Janssen and J.-M. Lefèvre |
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| On the combined assimilation of RA-2 and ASAR wave data for the improvement of wave forecasting | Lotfi Aouf (Meteo France) |
| The impact of dynamic tropography on the intensification of hurricanes | Remko Scharroo (Altimetrics LLC) |
| Satellite significant wave height observations in coastal and shelf seas | Jacob Hoeyer (Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI)) |
| Altimeter dual-frequency observations of surface winds, waves, and rain rate in tropical cyclones | Yves Quilfen (IFREMER) |
| Numerical modelling of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami: methodology and results | Florent Lyard (LEGOS) |
| Comparison of altimetry wave and wind data with model and buoy data | Claus Sølvsteen (Royal Danish Administration of Navigation and Hydrography) |
| | Session: Posters | |
| Cryosphere | Chairs: F. Rémy and D. Wingham |
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| Extraction of Arctic Sea Ice Thickness from Envisat Altimetry Data | Andrew Ridout (University College London) |
| Along track repeat altimetry for ice sheets and continental surface | Benoit Legrésy (CNRS) |
| Validation of altimeter measurements over ice. | Benoit Legrésy (CNRS) |
| Simulation of radar altimeter waveforms over ocean and ice covered regions | Verena Seufer (GeoForschungszentrum Potsdam) |
Marine Geodesy, Gravity, Bathymetry
Session Summary
| Chairs: D. Sandwell and W. Smith |
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| Determination of the Earth Gravity Field Components in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea with Satellite Altimetry Data | Seyed Rohallah Emadi (Islamic Azad University,Tehran,South unit) |
| Progress Toward a Comprehensive Map of the Seafloor | Stephen Miller (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD) |
| An overview of spectral methods for the optimal processing of satellite altimetry and other data | Ilias N. Tziavos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) |
| Accuracy of the 2500 m Isobath from Satellite Bathymetry | Karen Marks (NOAA) |
| Generation of a high resolution grid of gravity anomalies by inversion of altimetric data from Geosat, Topex/Poseidon, ERS1/2 and Jason-1 in the Azores region | joao manuel calvao rodrigues (University of Lisbon, faculty of sciences) |
| A Mean Ocean Dynamic Topography Derived from Altimetry and the Latest GRACE Geoid Model | Saskia Esselborn (GFZ Potsdam) |
| Simultaneous Improvement of Large Scale Geoid Height and Mean Sea Surface Topography | Verena Seufer (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) |
| How Satellite Altimetry Contributes to the Vertical Datum Problem | Michael Sideris (University of Calgary) |
| The DNSC05 high-resolution global marine gravity field. | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Center) |
| High resolution coastal gravity anomalies from retracked Geosat/GM and ERS-1/GM altimetry | Xiaoli Deng (University of Newcastle) |
| Satellite altimetry and marine gravity data: toward a consistent knowledge of the gravity field. | Marie-Françoise Lequentrec-Lalancette (SHOM) |
| Comparing the use of ship and satellite data for geodynamic studies | Marcia Maia (CNRS UMR 6538) |
| ESA's Earth Explorer gravity mission: GOCE | Mark R. Drinkwater (European Space Agency) |
| Satellite Derived Predicted Bathymetry: Essential Tool for UNCLOS 'article 76' on the extension of the legal continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles | Walter Roest (Ifremer) |
| Intraplate seismicity, oceanic basement topography and marine gravity | Louis Geli (Ifremer) |
| Hydrology and Land Processes
| Chairs: Ph. Berry and D. Alsdorf |
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| Ice and snow cover on lakes from radar altimetry and radiometry: case of the lake Baikal | Alexei Kouraev (LEGOS) |
| Seasonal fluctuations of water storage in the Ob River basin from satellite altimetry and SSM/I measurements | Frédéric Frappart (LEGOS-GRGS/CNES) |
| Cross-comparisons of radar and laser altimetry, GPS measurements and hydrological modelling for the slope determination of the Rio Negro and Rio Branco | Frédéric Frappart (LEGOS-GRGS/CNES) |
| Inundated wetlands and floods dynamics from remote sensing: the use of the Topex-Poseidon dual-frequency radar altimeter and its application over the Boreal Regions. | Fabrice Papa (NASA-GISS) |
| Improvement of the Topex/Poseidon altimetric data processing for hydrological purposes (CASH Project) | Franck MERCIER (CLS) |
| Assessment and Correction of the Global 3 arc-second SRTM DEM Using Multi-mission Radar Altimetry | James Garlick (De Montfort University) |
| The Envisat Burst Mode Echoes– a new look from satellite radar altimetry | Philippa A. Berry (EAPRS Lab) |
| Altimetric data in hydrological models | Frederique Seyler (IRD) |
| Analysis of Radar Altimeter Waveform Retracking Algorithms for Geodynamics Studies | Hyongki Lee (Ohio State University) |
| Application of Radar Altimetry in Detecting the Changes of Wetlands and Lakes in the Prairie Pothole Region | Franklin W Schwartz (The Ohio State Univ) |
| Using Altimetry Waveform Data and Ancillary Information from SRTM and LANDSAT to retrieve River Characteristics | Vivien Enjolras (CNES/LEGOS) |
| The WatER Mission in Europe: how can it help science? | Vivien Enjolras (CNES/LEGOS) |
| Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record/Calibration and validation | Chairs: R. Scharroo and J. Lillibridge |
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| Oceanic Water Vapor Derived from TOPEX Microwave Radiometer: Climatology and Variability | Ge Chen (Ocean University of China) |
| First Three Years Of The Microwave Radiometer Aboard Envisat: In-Flight Calibration, Processing and Validation of the Geophysical Products. | Estelle Obligis (CLS) |
| Envisat Altimetry Mission Status | Pierre Femenias (ESA) |
| Cross-calibration of multi-mission altimeter and TRMM PR sigma0 over natural land targets | Susan Bramer (De Montfort University) |
| RA-2 Bias Determination Using a Transponder | Elena Cristea (Austrian Academy of Sciences) |
| Corsica: an experiment for long-term altimeter calibration and sea level monitoring | Pascal Bonnefond (OCA-GEMINI) |
| GPS-equipped buoys – Sea Level Measurements with cm-accuracy | Tilo Schoene (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) |
| Ocean-bottom pressure measurements for radar altimetry calibration | Tilo Schoene (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) |
| The IGS Tide Gauge Benchmark Monitoring Project | Tilo Schoene (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) |
| Altimeter Calibration Campaigns at Ibiza Island and Cape of Begur (Spain) | Juan Jose Martinez-Benjamin (Technical University of Catalonia) |
| ESA's new range of radar altimeters for the extraction of geophysical parameters from land, sea ice and ocean surfaces | Robert Cullen (ESA) |
| SSALTO/DUACS, 15 years of precise and consistent multi-mission altimetry data | Gerald Dibarboure (CLS) |
| Cryosat Level 1 Data Calibration with Transponder | Catherine Bouzinac (ESA) |
| CLIPPERTON campaign on altimetry side: Ocean observation site exploration | Gwenaele Jan (NOVELTIS) |
| Impact of the geophysical corrections on studies of sea level variation | M. Joana Fernandes (Faculty of Science, University of Porto) |
| The use of data-quality information for optimal scientific application of altimetric data | Annalisa Martini (Serco S.p.a.) |
| ENVISAT Ra-2 Sigma-0 Absolute Calibration, Methods and Results | Annalisa Martini (Serco S.p.a.) |
| Precise orbits of altimetry satellites ERS-1, ERS-2 and TOPEX/Poseidon | Sergei Rudenko (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ)) |
| Review of the use of satellite crossover altimetry | Jaroslav Klokocnik (Astronom. Inst. Czech Acad. Sci.) |
| ERS-1 / ERS-2: a long story of altimeter data and improvements | Françoise Mertz-Ogor (CLS) |
| Envisat ocean altimetry performance assessment: continuity and improvement of the ERS series | Yannice Faugere (CLS) |
| Synthesis of the main Features and Evolutions of ESA and CNES/NASA Radar Altimeters, Ocean Ground Processing and Products | Jean-Paul Dumont (CLS) |
| High standard tide gauge network for scientific studies | Laurent Testut (LEGOS) |
| The effects of seasonal and atmospherically induced sea level variability in satellite altimeter calibration. Results from the GAVDOS Cal/Val experiment. | Thanassis Papadopoulos (Technical University of Crete) |
| Absolute calibration of Jason, Topex-Poseidon, GFO and Envisat using GPS buoys on Issykkul lake and Caspian Sea | Jean-Francois Cretaux (CNES/LEGOS) |
| Comparison between sea height GPS measurements and satellite altimetry data in the New Hebrides Subduction Zone. | Marie-Noelle Bouin (ENSG/LAREG) |
| Global Land Topography and Ocean Bathymetry from Radar Altimetry | Diane Defrenne (ESA/SERCO) |
| S-Band Range Cross-Calbration with Ku-Band Range over the Salar de Uyuni | Mercedes Reche (PiLDo Labs) |
Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record - Other/Retracking
Session Summary
| Chairs: A. Brenner and C. Rapley |
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| OSCAR : looking at continental surfaces with radar altimetry. | Benoit Legresy (LEGOS) |
| The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton Retracking Scheme: Measuring Global Ocean Tracker Bias | Jesus Gomez-Enri (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| A comparative analysis of waveform data from seven altimeters | Graham Quartly ( National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Estimation of the Sea State Bias Effect on the Altimetric Measurements Using a Parametric Model | Ali Rami (National Centre of Space Techniques) |
| Improvements in geophysical corrections for coastal altimetry using retracked data | E. Lucy Mathers (De Montfort University) |
| ENVISAT RA-2 S-band Anomaly: Detection and Waveforms Reconstruction | Annalisa Martini (Serco S.p.a.) |
| Centimeter-Level Cross Calibration of TOPEX and Jason Using Retracking | Ernesto Rodriguez (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Long time series | Chairs: G. Mitchum and J. Verron |
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| Generation of Climate Data Records from Ocean Radar Altimetry | Brian Beckley (Raytheon) |
| North-East Atlantic current systems from 10 years of multi-mission satellite altimetry | Clara Lázaro (Faculty of Science, University of Porto) |
| Inter-Annual Long Equatorial Waves in the Tropical Atlantic (1981-2000) | Serena Illig (LEGOS) |
| Altimetric Mean Sea Surfaces - and inter-annual ocean variability (DNSC05-MSS) | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Center) |
| Mediterranean Sea Level Analysis from 1992 to 2005 | Jorge Del Rio Vera (ESA) |
| Use of global ocean reanalyses for reconstructing sea level variability patterns over the last 40 years: methods, results and limitations | Philippe Rogel (CERFACS) |
| Mediterranean Sea Surface Variability during the last 15 years from altimetry | Gilles Larnicol (CLS) |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Mean sea level | Chairs: A. Cazenave and C.K. Shum |
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| Regional Long-term sea level and sea surface trends from satellite. | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Agency) |
| Mean Sea Level trend estimation from multi-mission altimetry and tide gauges | Joel Dorandeu (CLS) |
| Modeling the global and regional sea level variability in the last decades | Luciana Fenoglio-Marc (Technical University Darmstadt) |
| Validation of T/P data in the South Indian Ocean | Claire Maraldi (LEGOS) |
| Comparing Global Sea Level Rise Estimates from Satellite Altimetry and a Global Ocean Reanalysis: 1993-2001 | Laury Miller (NOAA) |
| | Session: Posters | |
The Integrated Approach/Systems
Session Summary
| Chairs: J. Gould and D. Roemmich |
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| The Global Observed Ocean Products of the French Mercator project | Gilles Larnicol (CLS) |
| The U.S. Navy’s Real Time Altimetry Data Processing in Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting | Kirk Whitmer (Naval Research Laboratory) |
| The Integrated Approach/Demonstrations | Chairs: P. Knudsen and P-Y. Letraon |
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| Dispersal Model of Condensate from Malamapaya Deep Water Gas Production | Charina Lyn Amedo (Marine Science Institute) |
| Recent Progresses in Modelling the Global Ocean/Sea-Ice Circulation at Eddy Permitting Resolution | Bernard Barnier (LEGI/CNRS) |
| Variability in Southern Hemisphere Interocean Exchanges Part I: The Agulhas Current | Deirdre Byrne (University of Maine) |
| Understanding of the East (Japan) Sea Circulation by using Altimeter, Argo and SST | Young Jae Ro (Chungnam Natl. Univ., Korea) |
| Global Surface Currents and Heat Transport : A new product for investigating ocean dynamics | Joel Sudre (LEGOS) |
| Control of a free-surface barotropic model of the Bay of Biscay by assimilation of sea-level data in presence of atmospheric forcing errors | Julien Lamouroux (POC/LEGOS-NOVELTIS) |
| 15 Years of Oceanography in the Azores; from oceanographic cruises to an integrated approach. | Manuela Juliano (Lamtec, University of The Azores) |
| Preliminary estimates of the time-variant heat budget in the Tropical Atlantic | Claudia Schmid (NOAA/AOML) |
| The Integrated Approach/Diagnostics | Chairs: N. Ferry and D. Anderson |
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| Assimilating altimeter sea surface height data in an operational ocean forecasting system - an historical overview | Matt Martin (Met Office) |
| Controlling the large-scale ocean circulation using a multivariate 3D-Var approach: the complementary role of altimetry and in situ measurements. | Elisabeth Remy (MERCATOR OCEAN) |
| Assessment and validation of the new multivariate Mercator high resolution forecasting system. | Jean-Michel Lellouche (Mercator-Océan) |
| Small-scale variability in sea surface heights and surface winds: Implications for errors in ocean models and observations | Alexey Kaplan (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) |
| Extrapolating oceanic signals from surface data to deeper layers: | Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli (CNR-ISAC) |
| Comparing Multiyear Altimetry, Drifter, and Satellite Image Derived Surface Currents in the California Current | Dax Matthews (University of Colorado at Boulder - CCAR) |
| Interest of combining satellite altimeter data with temperature and salinity data on the new assimilation MERCATOR System | Benoît Tranchant (MERCATOR) |
| Exploration of model errors in terms of Sea Surface Height and Temperature in a ¼° model of the North Atlantic | Nadia Ayoub (CNRS/LEGI) |
| On an Adaptive Filter Based on Forecast Errors Modelling for SSH Data Assimilation and its Comparison with Optimal Interpolation Method | Hong Son Hoang (SHOM/LEGOS) |
| Recent advances in data assimilation in the MERSEA project | Sergey Skachko (LEGI, CNRS) |
| How altimetry can complement in situ observations in the estimation of the upper ocean heat storage | Gustavo Jorge Goni (NOAA/AOML) |
| On the role of GRACE for the joint assimilation of altimetry and in-situ data | Frederic Castruccio (LEGI - CNRS) |
| Operational multivariate assimilation of satellite and in situ observations in the Mediterranean Forecasting System | Srdjan Dobricic (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Data Services | Chairs: E. Schrama and Ph. Escudier |
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| Online altimetry service for hydrology: The CASH project | CASH team (IRD/LEGOS/CLS/BRLI/CNES) |
| Hydrological data base from satellite altimetry | Marie-Claude Gennero (LEGOS) |
| Aviso Altimetry Products: select your choice! | Vinca Rosmorduc (CLS) |
| Basic Radar Altimetry Toolbox and Radar Altimetry Tutorial: a new set of tools for all altimetry users | Vinca Rosmorduc (CLS) |
| Just-In-Time Altimetry: International Collaboration in Provision of Altimetry Datasets | Helen Snaith (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Mersea ocean Portal, Proof of an Integrated System | Frederique Blanc (CLS / Space Oceanography Division) |
| CTOH – 17 years of altimetric service | Rosemary Morrow (LEGOS) |
| Mercator Ocean forecasting products: fitting into the users needs | Sophie Baudel (CLS) |
| NOAA/AOML Altimetric Products | Joaquin Trinanes (University of Miami) |
| The role of RADS in building the 15-year altimetric record | Marc Naeije (TUDelft) |
| ADS – A Data and Processing System for Altimetry | Tilo Schoene (GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam) |
| Steps towards an Operational Service using Near Real-Time Altimetry Data | Ellis Ash (Satellite Observing Systems Ltd) |
| An International Altimetry Service – focussing altimetry for global Earth observing systems | Wolfgang Bosch (DGFI) |
| New Applications
Session Summary
| Chairs: G. Quartly and O.-Z. Zanife |
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| Movement and accumulation of floating marine debris simulated by surface currents derived from satellite data | Masahisa Kubota (Tokai University) |
| Application of satellite altimetry for fisheries research | Alexander Sirota (AtlantNIRO) |
| New scientific applications for ocean, land and ice remote sensing with ENVISAT altimeter individual echoes. | Christine Gommenginger (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| EnviSat Radar Altimeter Individual Echoes and S-band New Applications | Ouan-Zan Zanife (CLS) |
Outreach
Session Summary
| Chairs: V. Rosmorduc and M. Srinivasan |
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| Introducing the Real Scientist: Using Outreach to Change Your Persona | Annie Richardson (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| African Capacity Building in Satellite Altimetry with the UNESCO-Bilko Programme | Val Byfield (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Outreach at CIOSS – The Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies | P. Ted Strub (Oregon State University) |
The Future of Altimetry, part 1
Session Summary
| Chairs: H. Bonekamp and E. Lindstrom |
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| Ka-band altimeter for future AltiKa oceanography missions | Nathalie Steunou (CNES) |
| ITC and WatER: The Proposed Water Elevation Recovery satellite mission | Remco Dost (ITC) |
| Contribution of wide-swath altimetric cross-track measurements in the North Sea – Impact of the satellite roll errors | Matthieu Le Hénaff (LEGOS) |
| Relative performances of WSOA, altimeter constellations and tide gauges in controlling a model of North Sea barotropic dynamics | Baptiste Mourre (ICM) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | International Doris Service Workshop |
| | Session 1: Oceanography, continued | |
| Oceanography: Tropics | Chairs: S. Arnault and T. Busalacchi |
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| Impacts of subtropical upper ocean variability on equatorial Indian Ocean | K V Ramesh (C-MMACS) |
| Investigating the Tropical Atlantic Ocean Variability from ARAMIS and Altimetry | Sabine Arnault and the ARAMIS Group (LOCEAN UMR CNRS/IRD/UPMC/MNHN) |
| Comparison between 1997 and 2002 El Niño Events: Role of Initial State versus Forcing | Antonio Busalacchi (University of Maryland) |
| Oceanography: Coastal | Chairs: P. Challenor and J. Fernandes |
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| A new approach to retracking ocean and coastal zone multi-mission altimetry | Jennifer Freeman (EAPRS Lab) |
| Eddy-Mediated Transport Along Eastern Boundaries | P. Ted Strub (Oregon State University) |
| | Session 5: Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record, continued | |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Long time series | Chairs: G. Mitchum and J. Verron |
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| Decadal Variability in the Large-Scale Sea Surface Height Field of the South Pacific Ocean: Observations and Causes | Bo Qiu (University of Hawaii at Manoa) |
| Large-scale decadal changes of sea level in various parts of the world ocean | Tong Lee (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| How much of the interannual-to-decadal fluctuations of the Indian Ocean Sea-Level is due to atmospheric forcing and to connections with the other oceans? | Serena Illig (JPL) |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Mean sea level | Chairs: A. Cazenave and C.K. Shum |
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| A 20th century acceleration in sea level rise and decadal impact on GMSL of volcanic eruptions | John Church (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research) |
| An Assessment of IPCC 20th Century Climate Simulations Using the 15-year Sea Level Record from Altimetry | Eric Leuliette (University of Colorado) |
| | Session 4: Hydrology and Land Processes, continued | |
| Hydrology and Land Processes | Chairs: Ph. Berry and D. Alsdorf |
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| Lake level change in China from TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry: climate implications | Cheinway Hwang (National Chiao Tung University) |
| Caspian Sea water level fluctuation: comparison between ground measurements and altimetry | Mikhael Bolgov (Caspian Sea Laboratory) |
| Establishment of an Altimetric Reference Network over the Amazon Basin using Satellite Radar Altimetry (Topex Poseidon) | Pascal Kosuth (UMR TETIS (Cemagref-CIRAD-ENGREF)) |
| Using GRACE Gravimetry and Satellite Altimetry for water Storage studies in the Amazon Drainage Region. | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Center) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | International Doris Service Workshop |
| | Session 1: Oceanography | |
| | Session 5: Building the 15-Year Altimetric Record, continued | |
| The 15-Year Altimetric Record/Mean sea level | Chairs: A. Cazenave and C.K. Shum |
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| Global and regional sea level change from multi-satellite altimeter data | Remko Scharroo (Altimetrics LLC) |
| Satellite Measurements of Sea Level Change: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going | R. S. Nerem (University of Colorado) |
| Why the sea is boiling hot: global warming and sea level rise | James Carton (University of Maryland) |
| Determination and Quantification of the 20th Century Sea Level Rise | Chung-Yen Kuo (Ohio State University) |
| Understanding measured sea level rise by data assimilation | Manfred Wenzel (AWI) |
| | Session 4: Hydrology and Land Processes, continued | |
| Hydrology and Land Processes | Chairs: Ph. Berry and D. Alsdorf |
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| Characterizing the quality of river water level time series derived from satellite radar altimetry: efforts towards a standardized methodology | Nicolas Bercher (UMR TETIS (Cemagref-CIRAD-ENGREF)) |
| Uncertainties in water stages by altmetry assessed by field measurements | Stephane Calmant (IRD/LEGOS/OMP) |
| Assessment of multi-mission radar altimeter performance over the Amazon basin | James Harrison (DeMontfort University) |
| Use of satellite altimeter data for validating large scale hydraulic models | Matt Wilson (University of Exeter) |
| A Decade of Global River and Lake Heights from ESA Altimeter Missions | Philippa A. Berry (EAPRS Lab) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | IDS Workshop |
|
| Day 3, Wednesday 15 March 2006 |
| Parallel sessions, continued |
| | Session 6: The Integrated Approach | |
| The Integrated Approach/Systems | Chairs: J. Gould and D. Roemmich |
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| The ECCO Near Real-Time Ocean Data Assimilation System | Ichiro Fukumori (JPL/Caltech) |
| Synergy between ocean observations and numerical simulations : CLIPPER heritage and DRAKKAR perspectives | Thierry Penduff (CNRS) |
| Ocean Model Analysis and Predicition System (OceanMAPS): operational ocean forecasting based on near real-time satellite altimetry and Argo | Gary Brassington (Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre) |
| HYCOM Ocean Prediction and Altimeter Data Assimilation | Eric Chassignet (U. of Miami/RSMAS) |
| Assimilation of altimeter data in the ECMWF ocean analysis system | Arthur Vidard (ECMWF)
presented by Magdalena Balmaseda (ECMWF) |
| The PSY3v1 GODAE/Mercator ocean forecasting system, a global eddy permitting (1/4°) ocean model assimilating altimetry data | Marie Drévillon (Mercator-Ocean) |
| | Session 1: Oceanography | |
| Oceanography: Marine Meteorology | Chairs: P. Janssen and J.-M. Lefèvre |
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| Satellite altimetry: A revolution in understanding the wave climate | Peter Challenor (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Progress in utilizing altimeter ocean backscatter measurements for sea surface roughness applications | Douglas Vandemark (University of New Hampshire) |
| Contribution of Satellite Altimetry to Wave Analysis and Forecasting | Jean-Michel Lefevre (Meteo-France) |
| A wind and wave atlas for the Mediterranean Sea | Luigi Cavaleri (ISMAR) |
| Altimeter wind and wave data and Ocean Wave Forecasting | Peter Janssen (ECMWF) |
| Application of multi-mission altimeter measurements to the analysis of wave height time and space variability over the Mediterranean Sea. | Pierre Queffeulou (IFREMER) |
| | Session 3: Marine Geodesy, Gravity, Bathymetry | |
| Marine Geodesy, Gravity, Bathymetry | Chairs: D. Sandwell and W. Smith |
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| High Resolution Global Bathymetry from Satellite Altimetry, with a detailed view of the Arctic Ocean. | Ole Andersen (Danish National Space Center) |
| Altimetric marine gravity fields in polar regions: History, status and future prospects | David McAdoo (NOAA) |
| On Combining Bathymetric and Ocean Circulation Altimeter Missions | Frank Monaldo (Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab.) |
| From the altimetric sea level measurement to the ocean absolute dynamic topography: Mean Sea Surface, Geoid, Mean Dynamic Topography, a three-component challenge | Philippe Schaeffer (CLS) |
| The benefit of EIGEN gravity field models for altimetry and vice versa | Frank Flechtner (GFZ Potsdam) |
| A New Global Continental Margin Gravity Model derived from Altimeter Data | J Derek Fairhead (GETECH) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | IDS Workshop |
| | Session 6: The Integrated Approach | |
| The Integrated Approach/Demonstrations | Chairs: P. Knudsen and P-Y. Letraon |
|---|
| Interpreting low frequency sea level signals over the last decade | Rui Ponte (Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.) |
| Mid-depth Circulation of the World’s Oceans: A First Look at the Argo Array | Josh Willis (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Altimetry, SST and ocean colour unveil the effects of planetary waves on phytoplankton | Paolo Cipollini (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Mean surface circulation of the global ocean inferred from satellite altimeter and drifter data | Nikolai Maximenko (IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii) |
| Combining Altimetric and All Other Data with a General Circulation Model | Carl Wunsch (MIT) |
| | Session 2: Oceanography, continued | |
| Oceanography: Marine Meteorology | Chairs: P. Janssen and J.-M. Lefèvre |
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| Surface Wave Field from Altimetry for Mixed Seas (sea and swell) under the Influence of Offshore Winds | Francisco Ocampo-Torres (CICESE) |
| Analysis of extreme low pressure events like hurricanes and extra-tropical storms thanks to altimetry | Loren Carrere (CLS) |
| Use of Altimeter and SAR Wave Data at the Met Office and Recent Comparison with Wave Model and Buoys | Martin Holt (Met Office) |
| The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004, Observed by Multi-satellite Altimetry. | Michaël Ablain (CLS) |
| Assessment of Tsunami Modeling Using Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauges | Manman Zhang (Ohio State University) |
| | Session 3: Marine Geodesy, Gravity, Bathymetry, continued | |
| Marine Geodesy, Gravity, Bathymetry | Chairs: D. Sandwell and W. Smith |
|---|
| Combining Satellite Altimetry, Tide Gauge Observations and an Oceanographic Model to Derive the Baltic Sea Mean Sea Surface Topography | Kristin Novotny (Technische Universität Dresden) |
| Tests of Geoid Height Skill Through Estimates of the Ocean Circulation | Detlef Stammer (University of Hamburg) |
| Vertical seafloor deformation in a partially blocked subduction zone from tide gauge, altimetry and GPS data | Valerie Ballu (IPGP) |
| How Radar Altimetry Discovered Marine Geodynamics | Alexander Braun (University of Calgary) |
| Sea-level signature of bathymetric errors and their observability by satellite altimetry | Baptiste Mourre (ICM) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | IDS Workshop |
| | Session 6: The Integrated Approach, continued | |
| The Integrated Approach/Demonstrations | Chairs: P. Knudsen and P-Y. Letraon |
|---|
| Chlorophyll Bloom in the Western Equatorial Pacific During the 1998 El Niño / La Niña Transition: the Role of Kiribati Islands as Seen From Satellite, in-situ Data, and a High-Resolution Simulation | Monique Messie (LEGOS) |
| Basin Scale Mass Variations in the Atlantic Ocean | Saskia Esselborn (GFZ Potsdam) |
| Results from the GOCINA project. Combining altimetric/gravimetric and ocean model mean dynamic topographies. | Per Knudsen (Danish National Space Center) |
| The MERSEA Project : Development of a European system for operational monitoring and forecasting of the ocean on global and regional scales. | Yves Desaubies (MERSEA Consortium) |
| Sea surface salinity from a simplified ocean mixed layer model using global altimeter data | Sylvain MICHEL (IFREMER) |
| | Session 8: The Future of Altimetry | |
| The Future of Altimetry, part 1 | Chairs: H. Bonekamp and E. Lindstrom |
|---|
| Requirements for Future Satellite Altimetry - Recommendations from the EC GAMBLE Project | David Cotton (Satellite Observing Systems) |
| AltiKa: a Ka-band altimetry system for operational altimetry during the GMES period | Jacques Verron and The AltiKa Mission Group (LEGI) |
| ESA's Sentinel-3: An Operational Oceanography Mission for GMES | Mark R. Drinkwater (European Space Agency) |
| Retrieving High Precision River Stages and Slopes from Space | Ernesto Rodriguez (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| EUMETSAT and Operational Oceanography | Hans Bonekamp (EUMETSAT) |
| | Session 7: Outreach | |
| New Applications | Chairs: G. Quartly and O.-Z. Zanife |
|---|
| The distribution of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, and three-dimensional thermal structure estimated from satellite altimeter | Akiko Takano (Tokyo University of Marine science and technology) |
| Altimetry helps understand the behavior of marine animals | Philippe Gaspar (CLS) |
| Oceanography and yacht racing: a handful of competitors, millions of spectators | David Griffin (CSIRO) |
| A Role for Altimeter Radars in Gas Exchange Studies | Nelson Frew (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) |
| Development in rain altimetry from Seasat to Envisat and Jason | Graham Quartly (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | IDS Workshop |
| | Session 6: The Integrated Approach, continued | |
| The Integrated Approach/Diagnostics | Chairs: N. Ferry and D. Anderson |
|---|
| Impact of ARGO temperature and salinity measurements in the new ECMWF ocean analysis system, with focus on the interaction with altimeter data. | Magdalena A. Balmaseda (ECMWF) |
| Using altimeter measurements for quantitative assessment of high resolution ocean models | LuAnne Thompson (University of Washington) |
| Importance of TOPEX/Poseidon/Jason data to improve the coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling of El Nino | Claire Perigaud (JPL) |
| Ocean Surface Current Monitoring from Space: Methodology and Progress | Fabrice Bonjean (Earth & Space Research) |
| The Mercator 1992-2002 PSY1v2 ocean reanalysis for tropical and North Atlantic | Eric Greiner (MERCATOR) |
| Fifteen Years of Altimetry and Satellite Data: Benefits for Mercator-ocean Operational Forecasting System | Nicolas Ferry (MERCATOR-OCEAN) |
| | Session 8: The Future of Altimetry, continued | |
| The Future of Altimetry, part 1 | Chairs: H. Bonekamp and E. Lindstrom |
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| WatER: The proposed Water Elevation Recovery satellite mission | Nelly Mognard (CNES) |
| ABYSS-Lite Science Requirements and Mission Concept | Walter H.F. Smith (NOAA/NESDIS United States) |
| Is there a future role for altimeters carried on micro platforms for the early warning of surface hazards? | Thomas Donald Allan (Satellite Observing Systems Ltd) |
| 25 years of altimeter developments at Alcatel Alenia Space | Laurent Phalippou (ALCATEL ALENIA SPACE) |
| Performances study of interferometric radar altimeters: from the instrument to the global mission definition | Vivien Enjolras (CNES) |
| | Session 7: Outreach, continued | |
| Outreach | Chairs: V. Rosmorduc and M. Srinivasan |
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| (Nearly) Fifteen years of Altimetry Outreach at CNES and NASA/JPL | Vinca Rosmorduc (CLS) |
| Developing Ocean Awareness: The Argonautica Educational Project | Danielle de Staerke (CNES) |
| Keeping Ocean Altimetry in the Public Eye | Rosemary Sullivant (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Societal Benefits of Ocean Altimetry Data | Margaret Srinivasan (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
| Satellite Altimetry Outreach During Hurricane Rita: Lessons Learned | Robert Leben (Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Reserach) |
| | IDS workshop, continued | |
| | IDS Workshop |
| | Poster session - Cocktail, Sala Adriatico | |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner sponsored by EUMETSAT and NOAA |
|
| Day 4, Thursday 16 March 2006 |
| 8:20 | Symposium Plenary Session, Sala Perla |
| Closing Keynote Presentations |
| The Future of Altimetry, part 2 | Chairs: J.-L. Fellous and S. Wilson |
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| Why a Hydrology Mission Needs Two-Dimensional Acquisitions of Water Surface Elevations | Douglas Alsdorf (Ohio State University) |
| Mapping Seafloor Tectonics from Satellite Altimetry: Requirements for a Future Mission | David Sandwell (Scripps Inst. of Oceanography) |
| The Cryosphere: A continuing challenge for radar altimetry | Duncan Wingham and Seymour Laxon (University College London) |
| Altimetry and the integrated ocean observing system | Pierre-Yves Le Traon (IFREMER) |
| Towards Mapping the Ocean Surface Topography at 1 km Resolution | Lee-Lueng Fu (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech) |
| The Future of Altimetry in Measuring Ocean Surface Waves from Space | Jean-Michel Lefèvre (Meteo-France) |
| Round table: Requirements for the Future of Altimetry |
| |
Douglas Alsdorf
David Sandwell
Duncan Wingham
Pierre-Yves Letraon
Lee-Lueng Fu
David Anderson
Jean-François Minster
Moderators: Jean-Louis Fellous and Stan Wilson |
| Concluding Remarks |
| | Jérôme Benveniste and Yves Ménard |
| | OSTST Meeting, Plenary Session, Sala Perla |
| | Poster session - Cocktail, Sala Adriatico | |
|
| Day 5, Friday 17 March 2006 |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Cal/Val and data consistency, Part 1: in-situ and regional | Chairs: P. Bonnefond, B. Haines and S. Nerem |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Sea-State Bias and Re-tracking Analysis Splinter | Chairs: P. Callahan, O.Z. Zanife |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Tides/high-frequency aliasing splinter | Chairs: R. Ray, R. Ponte, F. Lyard |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
| | ARGO Workshop, session 1: Heat and Salt
| |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Cal/Val and data consistency, Part 1: in-situ and regional | Chairs: P. Bonnefond, B. Haines and S. Nerem |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Sea-State Bias and Re-tracking Analysis Splinter | Chairs: P. Callahan, O.Z. Zanife |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Tides/high-frequency aliasing splinter | Chairs: R. Ray, R. Ponte, F. Lyard |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, session 2: Watermass changes
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| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Cal/Val and data consistency, Part 2: global | Chairs: S. Desai and N. Picot |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Precise Orbit Determination and Geoid | Chairs: J.P. Berthias, J. Ries |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Precise Orbit Determination and Geoid | Chairs: V. Rosmorduc, M. Srinivasan |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, Poster Session
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| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Cal/Val and data consistency, Part 2: global | Chairs: S. Desai and N. Picot |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Precise Orbit Determination and Geoid | Chairs: J.P. Berthias, J. Ries |
| | OSTST Splinter Meeting | |
| | Precise Orbit Determination and Geoid | Chairs: V. Rosmorduc, M. Srinivasanth |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, session 3: Ocean circulation
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| Day 6, Saturday 18 March 2006 |
| | OSTST Meeting | |
| | OSTST Meeting, Plenary Session | |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, Session 4: Climate applications and operational use
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| | OSTST Meeting | |
| | OSTST Meeting, Plenary Session | |
| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, Session 5: The upper ocean
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| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop
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| | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, Session 6: New technologies and future prospects
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| Sala Perla, 1750 | ARGO Workshop | |
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ARGO Workshop, Open discussion and closing remarks
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