Working Group on Space-based Lidar Winds February 7-8, 2018, David Skaggs Research Center, Boulder, CO
WEDNESDAY, February 7, 2018
Welcome
The Decadal Survey
Global Winds in the Decadal SurveySpeaker: W. Baker
Update on NOAA Activities
The NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture StudySpeaker: F. Gallagher
Wind Lidar in the NOAA Future Space Architecture Study
Speaker: R. Menzies
Update on NASA Activities
Wind Lidar in NASA's Weather Focus AreaSpeaker: T. Lee
Wind Lidar Related Activities in ESTO
Speaker: P. Millar
Wind Lidar Technology
Transmitters for Doppler Wind Lidar MissionsSpeaker: F. Hovis
Recent Developments in 2-micron Sources
Speaker: P. Moulton
Direct-Detection Doppler Wind Lidar
The ATHENA-OAWL Winds MissionSpeaker: M. Hardesty
An OAWL Overview: the ATHENA airborne demonstrator, HAWC-OAWL for the DC-8, and new technology developments for space-based operation
Speaker: S. Tucker
Review of GrOAWL airborne validation and new results from ground-based studies
Speaker: S. Baidar
The Airborne Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (ACATS): a statusand update on development efforts at GSFC
Speaker: S. Ozog
Atmospheric Motion Vectors
MISTiC Winds-Progress on a LEO Hyperspectral Approach to Provide Vertically Resolved Wind Observations using Motion Vector MethodsSpeaker: K. Maschhoff
Wide Field-of-View Stereo Capability for 24/7 Sensing of Atmospheric Motion Vectors
Speaker: M. Kelly
A GEOS-based OSSE for the MISTiC-Wind Concept
Speaker: S. Pawson
Simulating 3D Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) using Water Vapor Feature Tracking
Speaker: D. Posselt
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Aeolus: Preparing for the First Wind Lidar Mission
Overview and Status of the Aeolus MissionSpeaker: A. G. Straume
Validating Aeolus with an Airborne Demonstrator
Speaker: O. Reitebuch
The Aeolus Cal-Val Plan
Speaker: A. G. Straume
Observational Requirements and Capabilities for Vertical Wind Profiles
Speaker: A. Stoffelen
Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar
Modeled performance of a coherent DWL in a pathfinder missionSpeaker: D. Emmitt
Advancement of Pulsed 2-Micron Coherent Wind Lidar Technology Towards Space Readiness
Speaker: M. Kavaya
DAWN performance during CPEX 2017, comparison with dropsondes, and future applications
Speaker: D. Emmitt
Preparing DAWN for Future Airborne Campaigns
Speaker: J. Marketon
Japanese Activities toward Space-based Wind Lidar
Future Plans and Activities for a Space-borne DWL in JAXASpeaker: D. Sakaisawa
Doppler Wind Activities at NICTA
Speaker: D. S. Ishii
Assess and Assimilating Wind Observations
NOAA's Quantitative Observing System Assessment ProgramSpeaker: L. Cucurull
Uncertainty in Operational Wind Analysis Products
Speaker: R. Langland
A new method for more accurate estimation of forecast impacts from observing system changes
Speaker: Z. Toth
On the essential practices of lidar wind data assimilation
Speaker: Z. Pu
A JCSDA perspective on global wind observations
Speaker: J. Yoe
Next Steps in Space-based Measurements
Synergistic Active and Passive Wind Observations for Studying Dynamical Processes in the TroposphereSpeaker: D. Wu
A potential roadmap for meeting full tropospheric wind measurement needs
Speaker: S. Tucker
Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar Science Studies
CPEX 2017: Utilizing DAWN wind measurements for convective process studies and mass budget calculationsSpeaker: S. Greco
Airborne lidar hurricane and boundary layer studies
Speaker: D. Emmitt
Discussion Points
