AGENDA – Tropics Mission

2023 AGENDA
Joint NASA CYGNSS & TROPICS
Applications Workshop

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Workshop Code of Conduct

April 11-13, 2023
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
Marine Science Center (MSC) Auditorium
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149-1031

Meeting Access for Remote Participants: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/151354330

Break-out Session Access for Remote Participants:
Session 1 (Auditorium): meet.google.com/dnv-mddc-qcr
Session 2 (CIMAS Conference Room): meet.google.com/qdj-hrvp-ger
Session 3 (Map & Chart Room): meet.google.com/ynr-xswd-uze

Tuesday, April 11

8:00a

UM shuttle departs Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn for UM Marine Campus

8:15-8:45a

Registration & Light Refreshments

8:45-8:50a

Welcome and Logistics, Jason Dunion, Univ. of Miami/CIMAS – NOAA/AOML/HRD

8:50-8:55a

Summary of Workshop Objectives, Patrick Duran, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

8:55-9:00a

Introductions and NASA Program Applications/Applied Sciences

9:00-10:30a

Mission Overviews
Session Chair: Ben Kim, NASA Earth Science Division

9:00-9:15a

CYGNSS Mission Overview and Sensor Status
Christopher Ruf, NASA CYGNSS Principal Investigator, University of Michigan

9:15-9:45a

CYGNSS Data Product Overview, Cal/Val Updates, DAAC
Darren McKague, University of Michigan

9:45-10:00a

TROPICS Mission Overview and Sensor Status
William Blackwell, TROPICS Principal Investigator, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

10:00-10:30a

TROPICS Data Product Overview, Cal/Val Updates, DAAC
Vincent Leslie, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

10:30-10:45a

—– Morning Break —–

10:45-11:45a

Presentations on CYGNSS Land Surface & TROPICS Precipitation Products
Session Chair: Christopher Kidd, NASA GSFC / Univ of Maryland

10:45-11:00a

CYGNSS Flood Applications: Synergy with other Surface Water Sensing
Robert Brakenridge, Dartmouth Flood Observatory, CU-Boulder

11:00-11:15a

Brown Ocean Effect in Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Dev Niyogi, University of Texas at Austin, Virtual Presentation

11:15-11:30a

Retrieval of Soil Moisture and Inland Water Extent by CYGNSS
Mohammad Al-Khaldi, Ohio State University

11:30-11:45a

TROPICS Early-Phase Retrievals with MIRS
John Yang, University of Maryland

11:45a-1:00p

—– Lunch at Rosenstiel School Commons: SALT Waterfront Restaurant —–

1:00-3:00p

Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Session Chair: Derek Posselt, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:00-1:15p

Breakout Logistics and Breakout Lead Introductions

1:15-2:00p

Breakout #1 Concurrent Sessions (discussion points: process studies, data assimilation, modeling, data products, latency needs)

Session 1: Inundation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Clara Chew, Muon Space
Session 2: Precipitation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Anita LeRoy, UAH ESSC / NASA MSFC SPoRT
Session 3: Land Surface Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Brent Roberts, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

2:00-2:15p

—– Afternoon Break (Attendees can switch breakout rooms) —–

2:15-3:00p

Breakout #2 Concurrent Sessions (discussion points: process studies, data assimilation, modeling, data products, latency needs)

Session 1: Inundation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Clara Chew, Muon Space
Session 2: Precipitation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Anita LeRoy, UAH ESSC / NASA MSFC SPoRT
Session 3: Land Surface Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Brent Roberts, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

3:00-3:15p

—– Break (Attendees reconvene in main auditorium) —–

3:15-4:15p

Reconvene/Report out from breakout groups (5 min each)
Open Discussion of Actionable Outcomes
Session Chair: Scott Braun, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

4:15-6:15p

Icebreaker & Poster Session (Univ. of Miami Commons) – 20-25 posters
Session Chair: Jason Dunion, Univ. of Miami/CIMAS –
NOAA/AOML/HRD

6:30p

UM shuttle departs UM Marine Campus for Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn

Wednesday, April 12

7:15a

UM shuttle departs Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn for UM Marine Campus

7:30-8:00a

Registration & Light Refreshments

8:00-8:15a

Review of Tuesday Sessions
Jason Dunion & Patrick Duran

8:15-10:15a

Data Products for Tropical Cyclones
Session Chair: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah

8:15-8:30a

LEO Research on Tropical and Extratropical Weather Systems using CYGNSS Data
Derek Posselt, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

8:30-8:45a

Update on the Geolocated Information Processing System (GeoIPS) and TROPICS Tropical Cyclone Products
Melinda Surratt, NRL-Monterey, Virtual Presentation

8:45-9:00a

A Comprehensive Assessment of Precipitation Satellite Products at Extreme Events Over a Semi-Arid Region
Wiam Salih, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, Virtual Presentation

9:00-9:15a

LEO Product Use at JTWC
James Darlow, JTWC

9:15-9:30a

—– Morning Break —–

9:30-10:30a

Data Assimilation
Session Chair: Jason Sippel, NOAA Hurricane Research Division

9:30-9:45a

Prospects for MW sounding constellations and use of CYGNSS data at
ECMWF
Niels Bormann, ECMWF, Virtual Presentation

9:45-10:00a

Assimilation of TROPICS Radiances and CYGNSS Winds on Tropical Cyclones in HAFS
Brittany Dahl and Bachir Annane, University of Miami-NOAA/AOML/HRD

10:00-10:15a

Joint Assimilation of CYGNSS and TROPICS Data for Hurricane Prediction
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah

10:15-10:30a

Preparing the Assimilation of TROPICS Data within the Meteo-France Global Model ARPEGE
Mary Borderies, Meteo-France, Virtual Presentation

10:30-11:30a

Panel / Open Discussion of Actionable Outcomes on Tropical Cyclones
Session Chair/Moderator: James Darlow, Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Co-Chair/Co-Moderator: Jason Dunion, Univ. of Miami/CIMAS –
NOAA/AOML/HRD
Lisa Bucci, NOAA/NHC; Mark DeMaria, CIRA/CSU (virtual); Derrick Herndon, University of Wisconsin/CIMSS; Frank Marks, NOAA/AOML/HRD; Stephanie Stevenson, NOAA/NHC

11:30a-1:00p

—– Lunch at Rosenstiel School Commons: SALT Waterfront Restaurant —–

1:00-1:45p

Ocean Data Products
Session Chair: Derek Posselt, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:00-1:15p

Diurnal Cyclone of Wind Speed and Precipitation Over the Northern Australia Coast Region: CYGNSS Observations
Eric Maloney, Colorado State University

1:15-1:30p

Wind Retrievals Through Sequential Processing of Level 1a DDMs
James Garrison, Purdue University, Virtual Presentation

1:30-1:45p

The Diurnal Cycle of East Pacific Convection, Moisture, and CYGNSS Wind Speed and Fluxes
Emily M. Riley Dellaripa, Colorado State University, Virtual Presentation

1:45-3:45p

Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Session Chair: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah

1:45-2:00p

Breakout Logistics and Breakout Lead Introductions

2:00-2:45p

Breakout #3 Concurrent Sessions (discussion points: process studies, data assimilation, modeling, data products, latency needs)

Session 1: Tropical Cyclone Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Derrick Herndon, University of Wisconsin/CIMSS
Session 2: Ocean Data Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Ryan Wade, UAH ESSC / NASA MSFC SPoRT
Session 3: Modeling and Data Assimilation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Sharan Majumdar, University of Miami

2:45-3:00p

—– Afternoon Break (Attendees switch breakout rooms) —–

3:00-3:45p

Breakout #4 Concurrent Sessions (discussion points: process studies, data assimilation, modeling, data products, latency needs)

Session 1: Tropical Cyclone Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Derrick Herndon, University of Wisconsin/CIMSS
Session 2: Ocean Data Applications/Products
Session 2: Ocean Data Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Ryan Wade, UAH ESSC / NASA MSFC SPoRT
Session 3: Modeling and Data Assimilation Applications/Products
Breakout Lead: Sharan Majumdar, University of Miami

3:45-4:00p

—– Afternoon Break (Attendees reconvene in main auditorium) —–

4:00-5:00p

Reconvene/Report out from breakout groups (5 min each)
Open Discussion of Actionable Outcomes
Session Chair/Moderator: Robert Rogers, NOAA Hurricane Research
Division

5:15p

UM shuttle departs UM Marine Campus for Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn

Thursday, April 13

7:15a

UM shuttle departs Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn for UM Marine Campus

7:30-8:00a

Registration/Light Refreshments

8:00-8:15a

Review of Wednesday Sessions
Patrick Duran & Jason Dunion

8:15-9:15a

Private Sector and International Partners
Session Chairs: William Blackwell & Christopher Ruf

8:15-8:30a

The UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Support of Emergency Response Operations via Satellite Imagery
Samir Belabbes, UNITAR-UNOSAT

8:30-8:45a

GNSS-R Data Assimilation Efforts at Spire Global
Karina Apodoka, Spire Global, Inc.

8:45-9:00a

Weather Storytelling with Satellite Data
Matthew Sitkowski, The Weather Channel

9:00-9:15a

OzReactor: An EO Data Platform for Rapid Experimentation & Prototyping
Steve Petrie, Swinburne University of Technology

9:15-9:30a

—– Morning Break —–

9:30-10:30a

Breakout #5 Concurrent Sessions
Session Chairs: Christopher Ruf & William Blackwell
(Discussion points: How can CYGNSS and TROPICS help stimulate collaboration with private sector technology development? What further needs do private sector stakeholders have for CYGNSS and TROPICS applications?)

Session 1: Private Sector Technology Development
Breakout Lead: Cameron Matthews, Muon Space
Session 2: Private Sector Applications Needs and Development
Breakout Lead: Matthew Sitkowski, The Weather Channel

10:30-10:45a

—– Morning Break (Attendees reconvene in main auditorium) —–

10:45-11:30a

Reconvene/Report out from breakout groups (5 min each)
Open Discussion of Actionable Outcomes
Session Chairs/Moderators: William Blackwell & Christopher Ruf

11:30a-1:00p

Lunch at Rosenstiel School Commons: SALT Waterfront Restaurant

1:00-1:30p

Synergy with other Satellite Missions
Will McCarty, NASA Earth Science Division

1:00-1:05p

NASA Atmosphere Observing System (AOS)
Emily Berndt, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Virtual Presentation

1:05-1:10p

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission (NISAR)
Kyle McDonald, City College of New York

1:10-1:15p

NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission (SWOT)
Margaret Srinivasan, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Virtual
Presentation

1:15-1:20p

NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM)
Andrea Portier, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/SSAI, Virtual
Presentation

1:20-1:25p

NASA Investigation of Convective Updrafts Mission (INCUS)
Ziad Haddad, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:25-1:30p

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Christophe Accadia, EUMETSAT, Virtual Presentation

1:30-2:30p

Panel Discussion with other satellite missions

2:30-2:45p

—– Break —–

2:45-3:45p

Breakout #6 Concurrent Sessions Led by Mission PIs (Mission readiness for the TROPICS Pathfinder + Constellation launch)
Session Chair: Jason Dunion, Univ. of Miami/CIMAS –
NOAA/AOML/HRD

Session 1: TROPICS Breakout Lead: William Blackwell
Session 2: CYGNSS Breakout Lead: Christopher Ruf

3:45-4:00p

—– Afternoon Break (Attendees reconvene in main auditorium) —–

4:00-4:45p

Reconvene/Report out from breakout groups (15 min/each)
Open Discussion of Actionable Outcomes and Closing Discussion
Session Chairs/Moderators: Christopher Ruf & William Blackwell

4:45p

Adjourn Meeting

5:00p

UM shuttle departs UM Marine Campus for Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn

2023 AGENDA
Joint NASA CYGNSS & TROPICS
Applications Workshop

Meeting Access for Remote Participants: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/151354330

Tuesday, April 11

Wednesday, April 12

Thursday, April 13

MEETING DETAILS

PRIMARY CONTACTS

LOCATION

2023 AGENDA Joint NASA CYGNSS & TROPICS Applications Workshop

Meeting Access for Remote Participants: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/151354330

Tuesday, April 11

Wednesday, April 12

Thursday, April 13

MEETING DETAILS

PRIMARY CONTACTS

LOCATION

2023 AGENDA
Joint NASA CYGNSS & TROPICS
Applications Workshop