Chairs: Yang Hong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States and Ramesh K Kakar, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Conveners: Yang Hong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
Co-conveners: Ramesh K Kakar, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Gail Skofronick Jackson, NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Walter Arthur Petersen, NASA GSFC/WFF Code 610.W, Wallops Island, VA, United States
OSPA Liaisons: Yang Hong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
8:15 AM
Initial Evaluation of Dual Frequency Radar (DPR) on Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory and Global Precipitation Map (GSMaP)
Riko Oki1, Misako Kachi1, Takuji Kubota1, Takeshi Masaki1, Yuki Kaneko1, Yukari N Takayabu2, Toshio Iguchi3 and Kenji Nakamura4, (1)JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, EORC, Tsukuba, Japan, (2)AORI/University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, (3)NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan, (4)Dokkyo University, Souka, Japan
8:45 AM
Precipitation Estimation Using Combined Radar and Microwave Radiometer Observations from GPM- Initial Studies
William S Olson1, Mircea Grecu2, Stephen J Munchak3, Steven F McLaughlin4, Ziad S Haddad5, Kwo-Sen Kuo3, Lin Tian2, Benjamin T Johnson1 and Hirohiko Masunaga6, (1)Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, United States, (2)Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, COLLEGE PARK, MD, United States, (4)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (6)Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
9:00 AM
Towards a Consistent Treatment of Surface Characteristics in the GPM DPR-GMI Combined Algorithm
Stephen J Munchak, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, William S Olson, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, United States, Mircea Grecu, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Robert Meneghini, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
9:30 AM
NOAA/MiRS: A 1-Dimensional Variational Retrieval Approach for the GPM Microwave Imager
Tanvir Islam1,2, Christopher Grassotti1,3, Xiwu Zhan1, Sid Ahmed Boukabara1, Kevin Garrett1,4, Craig K Smith1,3, Pan Liang1,3, Wanchun Chen1,5, Ralph R Ferraro1, Limin Zhao6 and Fuzhong Weng1, (1)NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (3)Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA, United States, (4)Riverside Technology Inc., Fort Collins, CO, United States, (5)ERT, Laurel, MD, United States, (6)NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations, College Park, MD, United States
