EXPLOITING
THE NEW EARTH OBSERVING PARADIGM
A meeting held at the Royal Society to discuss Earth Observation from Iridium NEXT. Please click on the presentation TITLE to download it in Adobe (pdf) format. The Welcome Address and Part II discussions will be made available once the audio has been transposed to text. Please click here for the list of registered participants.
Chair: Prof. Chris Rapley, CBE
PROCEEDINGS
| 09.00 |
Registration
and Coffee |
|
| 09.15 |
Welcome
Address |
Chair:
Prof. Chris Rapley, Science Museum, U.K. |
| 09.20 |
The
Requirement |
Prof.
José Achache,
Director, GEO, Switzerland
|
|
**PART
I. THE MISSIONS AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS** |
| 09.40 |
Altimetry |
Prof.
Eric Thouvenot, CNES, France |
| 09.55 |
Earth
Radiation Budget |
Prof.
John Harries, ICL, UK |
| 10.10 |
Imaging |
Prof.
David Antoine, LOV, France |
| 10.25 |
GPS
Radio Occultation |
Dr. Jens Wickert, GFZ, Germany |
| 10.40 |
Atmospheric
Chemistry |
Prof.
Paul Monks, University of Leicester, UK |
| 11.00 |
Coffee |
|
| 11.30 |
Cloud
Wind Vector |
Prof.
Jan-Peter Muller, UCL, UK |
| 11.45 |
Ground
Segment & Outreach |
Dr.
Samantha Lavender, University of Plymouth, UK |
| 12.00 |
Costs
& Schedule |
Don
Thoma, Iridium Satellite LLC, USA |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
|
| **PART
II. SOME INTERNATIONAL AND AGENCY PERSPECTIVES** |
| 14.00 |
Representatives
of National Space, Climate and Weather Agencies |
Observations and comment.
Centered on procurement strategies, funding, international
cooperation and synergy with existing and planned missions. |
|
| 15.30 |
Tea |
|
| 16.00 |
Open
Discussion & Summary |
The
Way Forward |
| 17.00 |
Close |
|
|
|
