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Observing surface currents from space
Thanks to satellite and in-situ observations, combined with high resolution numerical ocean models, the last decade has seen advances in the knowledge of the global ocean surface dynamics, filled with a large number of various mesoscale (~100 km) and sub-mesoscale (<~10 km) meandering surface currents and eddies. However, the challenge is to accurately quantify the surface current associated with these features. Multi-variable observations from past and presently operating remote sensing satellite sensors, including altimeters, gradiometers, scatterometers, SAR, IR and passive microwave radiometers and spectrometers provide information on various aspects of the ocean surface currents, but there is an inconsistency in coverage, spatial scales, depth representation and whether, for instance, tides and wind components are included. The ESA-funded GlobCurrent project aims to provide a synergistic combination of these multiple sensing technologies and their differing depth dependency together with a range of processing methods and tools.
Program
Wednesday 12 November 201
- 12:00-13:00 Registration and lunch
- 13:00-13:10 Welcome from Steve de Mora (Director Of Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
- 13:10-13:50 Johnny Johannessen: GlobCurrent -- Ocean Currents at your fingertips
- 13:50-14:30 Bertrand Chapron: New satellite sensors, new current data
- 14:30-15:00 Tea/Coffee break.
- 15:00-15:30 Invited 1 - Mike Bell (Met Office) - Modelling and forecasting
- 15:30-16:00 Invited 2 - Colin Grant (CG Metocean Consulting Limited)
- 16:00-16:30 Interactive introduction to GlobCurrent data
- 16:30-17:30 Open discussion (chaired by GlobCurrent - structure/content guided by attendees)
- 19:30 Conference Dinner (organised by GlobCurrent, attendees will cover their own costs)
Thursday morning 13 November 2014
- 09:00-09:30 Invited 3 - Maritime safety
- 09:30-10:00 Invited 4 - Shipping
- 10:00-11:00 Open discussion (chaired by GlobCurrent - structure/content guided by attendees)
- 11:00-11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30-12:15 Plenary, including report back from all discussions
- 12:15-13:15 Lunch.
- 14:00-16:00 Optional: Training (assumes not all will want to stay for hands-on work).
Important deadlines
| Submission of abstracts | 25 August 2014 |
| Deadline for registration (no fee) | 25 September 2014 |
| GlobCurrent User Consultation Meeting | 12-13 November 2014 |
Registration
There is no registration fee.
Confirmation of attendance is required by 25 September 2014.
Please register at: https://registrationpml.wufoo.eu/forms/globcurrent-user-consultation-meeting/
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