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4th International Precipitation Working Group Workshop

13 – 17 October 2008

Beijing, China

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Chris Kidd

The University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom

IPWGIntroductory Remarks

Ralph Ferraro

NOAA/NESDISCollege Park, Maryland USA

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Welcome!• Many thanks to our hosts at NSMC and CMA• Thanks to our program committee• Thanks to our sponsors – EUMETSAT & CMAand thanks to you:• Excited to see so many old and new faces!• Approximately 20 countries represented here!

• We have a busy agenda over the next 4 days– talks, posters, conversation session & working groups

• Our expectations are that we will all work hard!

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IPWG History• Endorsed by the CGMS 29th session (July 2001)

• Formation Meeting: June 2001, Fort Collins, US

• IPWG-1: September 2002, INM, Madrid, Spain

• IPWG-2: October 2004, NRL, Monterey, US

• IPWG-3: October 2006, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia

• IPWG-4: October 2008, NSMC; Beijing, China

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IPWG Objectives1) Promote standard operational procedures and common software for deriving precipitation measurements from satellites

2) Establish standards for validation and independent verification of precipitation measurements

3) Foster the exchange of data on inter-comparisons of operational precipitation measurements from satellites

4) Stimulate increased international scientific research and development in this field

5) Provide recommendations to national and international agencies regarding the utilization of current and future satellite instruments on both polar and geostationary platforms

6) Encourage regular education and training activities

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Accomplishments• Addition of High Frequency channels (166 and 183 GHz) to

the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Microwave Imager• Microwave/Snowfall workshops: Univ. of Wisconsin (Oct'05);

and Steamboat Springs (Feb'08) • Contributions to two major National Academy of Sciences

(NAS) reports on TRMM and GPM missions• Real-time validation of satellite and NWP precipitation

datasets: expansion with new sites and participants• Results in BAMS – Ebert et al., 2007, 88,1,47-64• Measuring Precipitation from Space – EURAINSAT and the Future (Levizzani, Bauer and Turk, Eds, 722p)

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Recent Meetings• Specialty Workshops

– PEHRPP Geneva, 12/07– IWSSM, Steamboat

Springs, 4/08

• Representation at meetings and conferences– IGeoLab FG-4 (3/07)– EUMETSAT/AMS (9/07)– 3rd GPM GV workshop

(3/08)– EUMETSAT(9/08)– Snow Hydrology workshop

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Session SummaryMonday, 13th 1A Welcomes and overviews Naimneg Lu

1B International projects and satellite programs Fuzhong Weng1C Programmatic activities of IPWG Vincenzo Levizzani

Working group session 1Tuesday, 14th 2A Algorithms Yunfei Fu

2B Poster & conversation session2C Applications Wolfgang Grabs2D Poster & conversation session

Wednesday, 15th 3A Validation Matt Spaiano3B Poster & conversation session3C New Applications, Modelling & topical issues Song Yang

Working group session 2Thursday, 16th 4A Grand poster session / IGeoLab FG-5

4B New technology, techniques & topical issues Augusto PerieraWorking Group session 3

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Sign up sheets• Membership form• Working Groups• JAMC special “collection”

issue– Normal submission process

(Ralf Bennartz)– Ferraro/guest editor– Notice of intent

• This meeting/signup• October 31

– Manuscript deadline 12/31/08– Organization?

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Meeting logistics…• Load your presentations…• Poster and conversation sessions – designed so

that you can exchange ideas and talk about issues raised in the talks

• Reception this evening – invitation with your meeting materials

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Backup Slides

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Monday October 13

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Tuesday October 14

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Poster Session 2B

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Poster Session 2D

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Wednesday October 15

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Poster Session 3B

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Thursday October 16

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