Program Office, Taiwan

11:45 12:00 p.m.            1.8  UCAR Activities for COSMIC by C. Rocken, University Corporation for

                                    Atmospheric Research

12:00 12:20                1.9  Recent Radio Occultation Analysis Results from the COSMIC Data Analysis

            and Archival Center (CDAAC) by W. Schreiner, University Corporation for

            Atmospheric Research

12:20 12:40                1.10  Web-based Data Analysis Tools for CDAAC by D. Hunt, University

                                    Corporation for Atmospheric Research

12:40 1:40                  Lunch (on your own)

Session 2: Meteorology and Data Assimilation

Main Auditorium, Room 1022

Chairs: B. Herman/C.-Y. Huang

1:40 2:10                    2.1  On the Assimilation of GPS Occultation Measurements, by X. Zou, Florida

                                    State University

2:10 2:30                    2.2  CITRIS: The COSMIC Companion for LEO Radio Occultation, by

                                    P. A. Bernhardt et al., Naval Research Laboratory

2:30 2:50            2.3  MM5 3D-VAR Impact Studies on Weather Prediction for COSMIC by Ching-

                                    Yuang Huang, National Central University, Taiwan

2:50 3:10            2.4  1Dvar Assimilation of Radio Occultation Data: A Simulation Study by A. von

                                    Engeln, Naval Research Laboratory

3:10 3:30            Break, Refreshments in the Cafeteria Atrium

3:30 3:50            2.5  Observing-Systems Simulation Experiments for Tropical Cyclone

                                    Initialization and Prediction Based on Four-Dimensional Variational Data

                                    Assimilation by C-C. Wu, National Taiwan University

3:50 4:10            2.6  Potential Impact of COSMIC GPS Radio Occultation Data on Regional

                                    Weather Analysis and Prediction over the Antarctic by B. Kuo, University

                                    Corporation for Atmospheric Research

4:10 4:30            2.7  Contributions of COSMIC to Climate Change Studies: Improvement of the

                                    Antarctic Pressure Field by S. Ge, Ohio State University

4:30 4:50            2.8  Improving the Short-Term Precipitation Prediction Using GPS Data and

                                    Physical Initialization Procedure by A.M. Bueno Nunes, CPTEC/INPE

4:50 5:10            2.9  The Equatorial Peak in Stratospheric Gravity Wave Temperature Variances

                                    Observed by GPS Radio Occultation, Radiosondes and CRISTA by J.

                                    Alexander, CRA/NWRA

5:10 5:30            2.10  Observations of Equatorial Atmosphere and Ionosphere by GPS

                                    Occultation Technique by T. Tsuda, Kyoto University

Thursday, August 22, 2002

8:00 8:30 a.m.            Light Breakfast Served in the Cafeteria Atrium

Session 3:  Radio Occultation Techniques

FL2, Main Auditorium, Room 1022

Chairs: R. Kursinski/Y.A. Liou

8:30 - 9:00            3.1  Effect of the Super-Refraction on Inversions of Radio Occultation Signals by

                                    S. Sokolovskiy, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

9:00 9:20            3.2  A Fast Implementation of the Backpropagation and Canonical Transform

                                    Methods for GPS Occultations by C.O. Ao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

9:20 9:40            3.3  Vertical Gradients of Refractivity in the Atmosphere and Mesosphere

                                    Retrieved from GPS/MET Radio Occultation Data by Y-A. Liou, National

                                    Central University, Taiwan

9:40 10:00            3.4  Water Vapor Retrieval by GNSS Radio Occultation Technique with no

                                    External Information by F. Vespe, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

10:00 10:20            Break

10:20 - 10:50            3.5  Simulating the Influence of horizontal Gradients on Refractivity Profiles from

                                    Radio Occultation Measurements-A Promising Approach for Data

                                    Assimilation by S. Syndergaard, University of Arizona

10:50 11:10            3.6  Sensitivity of GNSS Occultation Profiles to Horizontal Variability in the

                                    Troposphere by U. Foelsche, Institute for Geophysics, Graz, Austria

11:10 11:30            3.7  Principles of Open Loop Tracking of Radio Occultation Signals by S. 

                                    Sokolovskiy, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

11:30 11:50            3.8  Open Loop Software Receiver Applied to GPS Signals Under Strong Fading

                                    and Multipath Conditions by J.M. Aparicio, IEEC

11:50 1:00 p.m.            Lunch Break (on your own)

Session 4: Ionosphere and Space Weather

FL2, Main Auditorium, Room 1022

Chairs: G. Hajj/Y.-H. Chu

1:30 1:50            4.2  An Application of GPS/MET Radio Occultation Data in the Ionosphere: A

                                    TIEGCM Investigation on Nighttime F-Region Equatorial Ion Drift by Y-H.

                                    Chu, National Central University, Taiwan

1:50 2:10            4.3  Using the Tiny Ionospheric Photometer (TIP) on the COSMIC Satellites to

                                    Characterize the Ionosphere by K. Dymond, Naval Research Laboratory

2:10 2:30            4.4  Study of Global Ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC) and

                                    Plasmaspheric Density Changes Due to Interplanetary Pressure and

                                    Magnetic Field Changes by B. Tsurutani, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2:30 2:50            4.5  Improving GPS/MET Ionospheric Electron Density Profiles Using a

                                    Compensated Abel Inversion Method by L-C. Tsai, National Central

                                    University, Taiwan

2:50 3:10            Break, Refreshments in the Cafeteria Atrium

3:10 3:30            4.6  The Ionospheric Occultation Experiment (IOX) on PICOSat: A GPS 

                                    Occultation Mission with an Ionospheric Focus by P.R Straus, presented by

                                    P.C. Anderson, The Aerospace Corp.

3:30 3:50            4.7  Applications of Spherical Wavelets to Meteorological and Space Weather

                                    Studies by M. Schmidt, Ohio State University

Session 5:  Gravity & Geodesy

FL2, Main Auditorium, Room 1022

3:50 4:20            5.1  Science Objectives of COSMIC Geodesy: Time-Variable Gravity

                                    Measurements Benefiting Climate Change Studies by B.F. Chao,  

                                    NASA/GSFC

4:20 4:40            5.2  Towards Real-Time Geometric Orbit Determination of Low Earth Orbiters by

                                    T-S. Bae, Ohio State University

4:40 5:00            5.3  Contributions of COSMIC to Temporal Gravity Field Solutions by C.K. Shum,

                                    Ohio State University

5:00 5:20 5.4  Gravity Recovery Using COSMIC GPS Data: Application of Orbital

                        Perturbation Theory by C. Hwang, presented by M. Yang, National Cheng

                        Kung University

Friday, August 23, 2002

8:00 8:30 a.m.            Light Breakfast Served in the Cafeteria Atrium

Session 6:  Climate + Meteorology

FL2, Main Auditorium, Room 1022

Chair: T. Yunck

8:30 - 9:00            6.1  A Proposed GPS-Based Observing System for Climate Monitoring by L.

                                    Bengtsson, Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie

9:00 9:30            6.2  Climate Change Monitoring by Radio Occultation: From Simulation Studies

                                    via CHAMP to COSMIC and ACE+ Constellations by G. Kirchengast,

                                    University of Graz

9:30 10:00            6.3  Thermal Variability of the Tropical Tropopause Region Derived from

                                    GPS/MET Observations by W. Randel, National Center for Atmospheric

                                    Research

10:00 10:20                Break

Working Group Split-Out Meetings

Chairs: C. Rocken/C.S. Lin

10:20 - 11:20                 Organize and Set Priorities

                                    Working Groups:

                                    Group 1: Radio Occultation Meteorology, Climate + Data Assimilation

                                    Group 2: Radio Occultation Technique

                                    Group 3: Geodesy, Gravity and Orbits

                                    Group 4: Space, Weather + Ionosphere

11:20 12:30                 Working Group Reports/Open Discussions/Wrap-Up

12:30 p.m.                     Adjourn