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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Workshop Agenda

November 8, 2004

The Keck Center of the National Academies

500 Fifth Street NW

Washington, D.C.

8:00–10:40

Mission Background and Current Context

 

Welcome—Gene Rasmusson, Chair

Current Decision Context at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)—Jack Kaye, NASA

Mission Beginnings and Evolution—Joanne Simpson, NASA

Overview of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)—Hitoshi Tsuruma, JAXA Washington, D.C., Office

Review of Earlier TRMM Workshop—Roger Pielke, Jr., University of Colorado

Overview of Science, Research, and Operational Performance of TRMM and Plans for GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement)—Robert Adler, NASA

11:00–12:30

Tradeoffs and Alternatives—Discussion led by Gene Rasmusson, Chair

 

A What are the data alternatives if TRMM ends in 2004?—Chris Kummerow, Colorado State University, and David Staelin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B What are the trade-offs for continuing the TRMM mission?

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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1:15–3:15

Future Research and Operational Benefits

 

Ed Zipser, University of Utah

Frank Marks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Ken’ichi Okamoto, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

Steve Lord, NOAA

Arthur Hou, NASA

Jason Ronsse, Joint Typhoon Warning Center

3:30–4:30

What are the distinctions with respect to TRMM’s future value between operating through 2005 versus through ~2010?—Discussion led by Bob Serafin, National Center for Atmospheric Research

4:30

Wrap up—Gene Rasmusson, Chair

5:00

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Launched jointly in 1997 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a satellite mission that placed a unique suite of instruments, including the first precipitation radar, in space. These instruments are used to monitor and predict tropical cyclone tracks and intensity, estimate rainfall, and monitor climate variability (precipitation and sea surface temperature). TRMM has been collecting data for seven years; this data is used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the National Center for Environmental Prediction, and the National Hurricane Center, among others worldwide. In July 2004, NASA announced that it would terminate TRMM in August 2004. At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the White House, and the science community, NASA agreed to continue TRMM operations through the end of 2004. Meanwhile, NASA asked a National Research Council (NRC) committee to provide advice on the benefits of keeping TRMM in operation beyond 2004. After holding a workshop with a number of experts in the field, the committee found that TRMM will contribute significantly to operations and science if the mission is extended; and therefore, strongly recommends continued operation of TRMM with the caveat that cost and risk will need to be further examined before a final decision about the future of TRMM can be made.

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