Ocean Platform Workshop: High Precision GNSS Observations from Ocean Platforms : AGENDA

October 27-28, 2008

Boulder, Colorado



Monday October 27 (All events UCAR/NCAR Center Green Main Bldg.)

8:00-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Coffee Available. - You may put up your poster at this time
8:30-10:00 AM Session 1: Introduction and Science Applications (Chair: John Braun)
Talk 1.1 Rick Anthes - Introduction and Opening Remarks
Talk 1.2 John Braun - The Caribbean Hurricane Intensity Project
Talk 1.3 Yukihiro Terada - Real-time Observation of Tsunami, Wave & Tides by GPS Buoy
10:00-10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15-12:00 PM Session 2: Ocean Observing Systems (Chair: )
Talk 2.1 Jack Harlan - NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System
Talk 2.2 Jeff Hare - The Ron Brown Research Vessel
Talk 2.3 Steve Glander - FAA Gulf of Mexico Automated Weather Observation System
Talk 2.4 Pete Lessing - Ocean Buoy Systems
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (non-federal employees may go through the cafeteria free of charge)
1:00-3:00 PM Session 3: GPS Technical Issues & Current Research (Chair: )
Talk 3.1 Chuck Meertens - GPS Infrastructure Overview
Talk 3.2 Chris Rocken - Challenges in GPS Analysis on Ocean Platform
Talk 3.3 Oscar Colombo - Geodetic Applications of Ocean Platforms
3:00-3:15 PM Afternoon Coffee Break
3:15 - 5:00 PM Session 4: Geodetic Applications (Chair: Tetsuya Iwabuchi)
Talk 4.1 Bruce Haines - The Harvest Platform Experiment
Talk 4.2 Giovanni Sella - CORS Applications for Ocean Platforms
Talk 4.3 James Foster - Ship-based Measurements of Sea Surface Topography
Talk 4.4 Poster Summaries
5:00-7:00 PM Poster Reception with hosted beer and wine and hors d'oeurvres
Tuesday October 28 (All events UCAR/NCAR Center Green Main Bldg.)

8:00-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Coffee Available.
8:30-9:45 AM Session 5: Atmospheric Applications (Chair: Chris Rocken)
Talk 5.3 Mitch Moncrieff - Year of Tropical Convection
Talk 5.2 Shuyi Chen - Air-Sea Modeling & Ocean Observations in Hurricanes
Talk 5.1 Seth Gutman - Improving Severe Weather Forecasts in and Around the Gulf of Mexico
9:45-10:10 AM Coffee Break
10:10-12:00 PM Session 6: Educational & Other Opportunities (Chair: Andria Bilich)
Talk 6.1 Chris Simoniello - Education & Outreach Activites at GCOOS
Talk 6.2 Roy Dokka - Current GPS Research Along the Gulf Coast
Talk 6.3 Valery Zavorotny - Potential Signals from Ocean Reflections
Talk 6.4 Bjorn Johns - Polar Applications
12:00-13:00 PM Lunch (non-federal employees may go through the cafeteria free of charge)
13:00-15:00 PM Session 7: Breakout Sessions
Talk 7.1 Bjorn Johns - Ocean Infrastructure and Capabilities
Talk 7.2 Oscar Colombo - GPS Technical Issues
Talk 7.3 Bill Kuo - Community Science Opportunities
15:00-15:15 PM Afternoon Break (please remove posters)