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From TOPEX/POSEIDON to Jason-1, 11 Years of
Progress in Oceanography
Science Working Team Meeting
On December 7, 2001, the Jason-1 satellite was launched from
Vandenberg (CA) to take over TOPEX/POSEIDON's altimetry mission which has been
running since August 1992 and has led to remarkable results and progress in
both physical oceanography and other geophysical fields. The regular meetings
of the T/P-Jason-1 Science Working Team provide the opportunity for a progress
report, a presentation of the most notable scientific achievements in the recent
past and for technical and scientific teams to discuss data processing, performance
and potential areas for improvement. The last two meetings, June 2002 in Biarritz
and October 2002 in New-Orleans, were mainly dedicated to the assessment of
the Jason-1 system, the calibration and validation of operational and interim
geophysical data, and the checking of the in-flight performances. It was thus
confirmed that the pre-launch specifications and performances were met and that
the system was ready for the operational phase.
The 2003 Arles meeting will highlight several events including: the recent starting
of the Jason-1 GDR production, the first science results based on the T/P and
Jason-1 tandem mission as well as the combined 11 year data record, the release
of near-real time data for operational applications and the support to the on-going
GODAE experiment...This SWT meeting will mark also the end of the current SWT
team, in place since 1998, and will precede the announcement of the new team.
This is why we intend to use this Arles meeting to review the accomplishment
made by the team over the past years. All Pis (or CoIs representing their team)
will have the opportunity to present their work and findings to the group for
further discussion and exchanges.
In order to provide sufficient time to Pi/CoIs presentations, this SWT meeting
will last for 4 days, with at least 2 days dedicated to the science presentations.
Project progress status will also be presented. As usual, the SWT meeting will
be structured around working sessions on technical or scientific issues along
with plenary sessions to introduce and close discussions and to present scientific
major findings. Posters will also be displayed during the 4 days.
Members of the T/P-Jason-1 science working team and members of the project's
technical teams are strongly encouraged to participate and to present their
work. This SWT meeting is opened to all interested parties working on the subject
of the meeting, providing that they first contact
the organizers of the meeting. All authors of papers shall send
an abstract to this website by following the instructions as indicated (deadline
October 6).
Participants will find all the practical
information they need together with the registration
form on this website.
Yves MENARD and Lee-Lueng FU