Agenda
Working Group on Space-Based Lidar Winds


Sedona, Arizona
27 - 29 January 2004

Tuesday, January 27

8:30 - 8:50 Introductory Remarks and Review of Action Items from the Previous Meeting - W. Baker

8:50 - 9:10 Recent Results from the Winter Storm Reconnaissance Program - Z. Toth

9:10 - 9:30 Overview of the THORPEX Long Term Research Program - Z. Toth

9:30 - 10:10 NASA's Laser Risk Reduction Program - Accomplishments and Update - U. Singh, W. Heaps

10:10 - 10:20 Break

10:20 - 10:40 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interaction - R. Fleming

10:40 - 11:20 Initial State Sensitivity in Higher Resolution Predictability Experiments - J. Paegle

11:20 - 11:50 Climatology of Wind Field Statistics from Operational NWP Models and Implications for Space-Based Wind Measurements Optimal Data Assimilation and Model Parameterizations - R. Frehlich, R. Sharman

11:50 - 1:30 Lunch

1:30 - 2:00 Summary and Update of DWL Technology Roadmap - K. Miller

2:00 - 2:30 BalloonWinds Update - M. Dehring, J. Wang, C. Nardell

2:30 - 2:50 Laser Frequency Stability Considerations for Direct Detection Doppler Lidar - M. Dehring, J. Wang, C. Nardell

2:50 - 3:10 Photon Recycling Applied to Double Edge Direct Detection Doppler Lidar - C. Nardell, P. Hays, M. Dehring

3:10 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 3:50 Comparison of Measured and Modeled Aerosol Backscatter during TODWL/2003 - D. Bowdle, D. Emmitt, C. O'Handley

3:50 - 4:10 Using Surface Returns to Correct for Aircraft Motion Induced Errors - D. Emmitt, C. O'Handley

4:10 - 4:30 The DSLM On-Line - S. Wood, D. Emmitt


Wednesday, January 28

8:30 - 8:50 Update on Wind Lidar Activities at Goddard - B. Gentry

8:50 - 9:20 Airborne Wind Measurements in THORPEX - S. Rahm, R. Busen, O. Reitebuch, R. Simmet, M. Weissman

9:20 - 9:50 The Goddard Portion of the Laser Risk Reduction Program - W. Heaps

9:50 - 10:10 Scanning Holographic Receivers for Air and Space - G. Schwemmer

10:10 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:00 Status of NPOESS - S. Mango

11:00 - 11:30 Low-Cost Responsive Approach to Global Tropospheric Wind Measurements from Space - J. Wertz, C. Nardell

11:30 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 1:30 Two Micron Laser Development for Space-Based Wind Measurement - J. Yu, U. Singh, M. Kavaya

1:30 - 1:50 GWOLF and VALIDAR Comparisons - M. Kavaya, G. Koch, D. Emmitt, S. Wood

1:50 - 2:10 Comparisons of TOWDL Soundings with MM5, Microwave Sounders, Towers, and Other Wind Sensors - D. Emmitt, S. Wood, S. Greco, C. O'Handley

2:10 - 2:30 GroundWinds New Hampshire and Hawaii Updates - I. Dors

2:30 - 2:50 GroundWinds Brillouin Scattering Investigation - Q. Zheng

2:50 - 3:10 Status of IPO-Funded Hybrid Feasibility and Airborne Testbed - D. Emmitt, B. Gentry, M. Hardesty, M. Kavaya

3:10 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 3:40 Use of IHOP Data to Measure Moisture Transport - M. Hardesty

3:40 - 4:00 UVC Airborne Holographic Lidar Transceiver - M. Hammond, T. Wilkerson, D. Huish, S. Cornelsen

4:00 - 4:20 HARLIE Wind Observations at IHOP-2002 - C. Earl, S. Cornelsen, H. Hunter, J. Cutts, D. Huish, T. Wilkerson

4:20 - 5:00 Subcommittee Discussions


Thursday, January 29

8:30 - 9:00 Subcommittee Reports and Recommendations

9:00 - 10:00 Presentation of Short Subjects

10:00 - 10:30 Review of Action Items; Next Meeting

10:30 Adjourn