WGCV-44
Event Dates: August 28th - 31st, 2018
The 44th Plenary of the Working Group on Calibration & Validation
Hosted by: EUMETSAT
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Minutes [1.0]
Final Agenda [4.0]
Logistics (Updated June 21st, 2018)
The Plenary took place over 3.5 days and included a vote on the election of a new WGCV Vice-Chair. We covered the CEOS 2019-2021 Work Plan Objectives/Deliverables defined as an outcome of the last CEOS Plenary at INPE in Saõ Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
We also took advantage of the EUMETSAT venue to hear from EUMETSAT representatives active within CEOS virtual constellations and with GSICS. Within WGCV, we want to emphasize and continue to foster interaction with other areas of CEOS as well as our GSICS partners.
Agenda & Presentations
Monday August 27th, 2018 – Day 1
| Microwave Subgroup Meeting | ||
| 13:05 |
Meeting Welcome |
X. Dong |
Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 – Day 2
| 08:30 | Registration | |
| WGCV Business and Meeting Introduction | ||
| 09:00 | Chair/Vice Chair welcome and opening [ Presentation ] | K. Thome / C. Ong |
| 09:15 | Tour de table | All |
| 09:45 | Overview of EUMETSAT [ Presentation ] | B. Bojkov |
| 10:15 | Meeting overview, goals, and agenda approval [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | WGCV Chair’s Report [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 11:15 | JAXA Agency Report and Vice Chair goals [ Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 ] | A. Kuze |
| 11:45 | CEOS Executive Officer Report – CEOS 2019-2021 Work Plan [ Presentation ] | S. Hosford |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Addressing GHG validation in WGCV [ Presentation ] | A. von Bargen |
| 13:45 | Greenhouse gas reference standards for interoperability [ Presentation ] | A. Kuze |
| 14:15 | Cal/Val for greenhouse gas observation spectrometers [ Presentation ] | A. Kuze |
| 14:30 | RadCalNet status [ Presentation ] | N. Fox |
| 14:45 | Site classifications, definitions, and updates to Landnet [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 15:00 | DEM Update and Discussion [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:50 | Communicating Terminology and definitions [ Presentation ] | All |
| Subgroup reporting | ||
| 16:10 | IVOS Subgroup Report [ Presentation ] | N. Fox |
| 16:30 | LPV Subgroup Report [ Presentation ] | M. Roman |
| 16:50 | MW Subgroup Report [ Presentation ] | X. Dong |
| 17:10 | SAR Subgroup Report [ Presentation ] | B. Chapman |
| 17:30 | Adjourn & Icebreaker at EUMETSAT | |
Wednesday, August 29th – Day 3
| WGCV Business | ||
| 09:00 | Day 1 Summary [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| GSICS/WGCV Interactions | ||
| 09:15 | Overview of Cal/Val activities at EUMETSAT [ Presentation ] |
J. Ackerman |
| 10:00 | GSICS/WGCV linkages [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 10:15 | L1 top-of-atmosphere interoperability [ Presentation ] | N. Fox |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| WGCV Interactions with other CEOS Virtual Constellations | ||
| 10:45 | Recent activities of Atmospheric Composition VC [ Presentation ] | J-C. Lambert |
| 11:05 | Recent activities of Ocean Colour Radiometry VC [ Presentation ] | E.Kwiatkovska |
| 11:20 | Recent activities of Ocean Surface Topography VC [ Presentation ] | R. Scharroo |
| 11:35 | Recent activities of Ocean Surface Vector Wind VC [ Presentation ] | S. Linow |
| 11:50 | Recent activities of Sea Surface Temperature VC [ Presentation ] | A. O’Carroll |
| 12:05 | Discussion of possible collaborative efforts with WGCV | All |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| WGCV Interactions with other CEOS Virtual Constellations | ||
| 13:30 | Calibration/Validation of SAR and reflectance ARD products [ Presentation ] | M.Thankappan |
| 14:15 | WGCV/ LSI-VC ARD product assessment process [ Presentation ] | S. Hosford |
| 14:45 | Proposed WGCV CARD4L assessment process [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 15:15 | Break | |
| Agency Reports | ||
| 17:15 | BelSpo [ Presentation ] | J-C. Lambert |
| 17:30 | CNES [ Presentation ] | A. Meygret |
| 17:45 | ESA [ Presentation ] | P. Goryl |
| 17:45 | Adjourn – Dinner Hosted by EUMETSAT | |
Thursday, August 30th – Day 4
| WGCV Business | ||
| 08:50 | Day 2 Summary [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| WGCV Work Plan Status | ||
| 09:10 |
WGCV Work Plan Actions [ Presentation ] :
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K. Thome |
| Agency Reports | ||
| 09:30 | CSIRO [ Presentation ] | C. Ong |
| 09:45 | GA [ Presentation ] | M. Thankappan |
| 10:00 | ISRO [ Presentation ] | A. Misra |
| 10:15 | NASA [ Presentation ] | X. Xiong |
| WGCV Interactions with other CEOS Working Group | ||
| 10:30 | WGClimate summary of recent activities [ Presentation ] |
J. Schultz |
| 10:45 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Summary of WGCV/WGISS interactions from WGCV-43 [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 11:10 | Data Formats and Interoperability in the framework of FDA [ Presentation ] | M. Thankappan |
| 11:30 | Quality Indicators in Discovery Metadata [ Presentation ] | N. Fox |
| 11:50 | CEOS Data Cubes & Test Site Data Access [ Presentation ] | G. Stensaas |
| 12:10 | Standardization and Best Practices (e.g. ISO 19159-3) [ Presentation ] | C. Ong |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| Calibration/Validation Updates | ||
| 13:15 | Overview of FY-3D commissioning test [ Presentation ] | X. Hu |
| 13:30 | Cal/Val for FY-3D Microwave sensors (MWTS/MWHS/MWRI) [ Presentation ] | Q. Lu |
| 13:45 | CMA FY-3D/HIRAS calibration and validation [ Presentation ] | C. Qi |
| 14:00 | FY-3D/MERSI-II commission test [ Presentation ] | N. Xu |
| 14:15 | Post-launch Calibration and Data Quality Assessment of Chinese High-Resolution Satellites [ Presentation ] |
L. Ma |
| 14:30 | Sentinel-5p MPC Operational Validation Facility [ Presentation ] | J-C. Lambert |
| WGCV Business | ||
| 14:45 | Cal/Val Portal Update [ Presentation ] | P. Castracane |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 16:45 | Collaborative Environments for Cal/Val [ Presentation ] | A. Della Vecchia |
| Agency Reports | ||
| 17:15 | USGS [ Presentation ] | G. Stensaas |
| 17:30 | AOE [ Presentation ] | C. Li |
| 17:45 | NSSC [ Presentation ] | X. Dong |
| 18:00 | Adjourn | |
Friday, August 31st – Day 5
| WGCV Business | ||
| 08:30 | Day 3 Summary [ Presentation ] | K. Thome |
| 08:45 | Carbon Actions related to Biomass [ Presentation ] |
K. Thome |
| 09:15 | Results from a National Remote Sensing Validation Workshop and DLR agency report [ Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 ] | A. von Bargen |
| 09:45 | Update on Pre-launch calibration workshop [ Presentation ] |
N. Fox |
| 10:00 | ACSG Subgroup Report including GHG discussion [ Presentation ] | B. Bojkov |
| 10:15 | Vice Chair nomination and voting | All |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | ACIX final report [ Presentation ] |
P. Goryl |
| 11:00 | Cloud Mask Task Group and CMIX [ Presentation ] | P. Goryl |
| 11:15 | Continental scale surface reflectance validation [ Presentation ] | M. Thankappan |
| 11:45 |
Closure of WGCV actions (CV-01; CV-09; CV-13; CV-16) [ Presentation ] Action item summaries update [ Presentation ] |
K. Thome |
| 12:00 | Announcement of election results | K. Thome |
| 12:15 | Meeting summary | K. Thome |
| 12:30 | Future Directions and Meetings | C. Ong |
| 12:45 | Chair hand-over | K. Thome |
| 12:45 | Adjourn | |