Technical Program
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Topic List
| Land | |
|---|---|
| L1 | Land Use and Land Cover Change |
| L2 | Soils and Soil Moisture |
| L3 | Forests and Vegetation |
| L4 | Wetlands and Inland Waters |
| L5 | Agroecosystems |
| Oceans | |
| O1 | Ocean Biology (Color) and Water Quality |
| O2 | Ocean Surface Winds and Currents |
| O3 | Ocean Temperature and Salinity |
| O4 | Ocean Altimetry |
| Atmosphere | |
| M1 | Precipitation and Clouds |
| M2 | Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation |
| M3 | Atmospheric Sounding |
| M4 | Aerosols and Atmospheric Chemistry |
| Cryosphere | |
| C1 | Land Ice and Snow |
| C2 | Sea Ice |
| Analysis Techniques | |
| T1 | Image Processing Techniques |
| T2 | Data Assimilation and Inverse Problems |
| T3 | Classification and Data Mining Techniques |
| T4 | Geographic Information Science |
| Applications | |
| A1 | Human Health and Landscape Epidemiology |
| A2 | Urban and Built Environment |
| A3 | Coastal and Wetlands |
| A4 | Geology and Solid Earth |
| A5 | Pollution and Contamination |
| A6 | Unexploded Ordnance and Landmine Remediation |
| A7 | Other |
| Electromagnetics and Radiative Transfer | |
| E1 | Microwave Scattering and Propagation |
| E2 | Optical and Infrared Modeling |
| Sensors and Platforms | |
| S1 | SAR Instruments, Missions and Calibration |
| S2 | SAR Processing |
| S3 | Active Microwave |
| S4 | Radiometer Instruments and Calibration |
| S5 | Lidar Sensors |
| S6 | Passive Optical and Hyperspectral Sensors |
| S7 | UAV and Airborne Platforms |
| S8 | Other |
| Education and Policy | |
| P1 | Data Management and Systems |
| P2 | Remote Sensing Data and Policy Decisions |
| P3 | Education and Remote Sensing |
Application Themes
The IGARSS’08 Technical Program will be highlighting four new and exciting application themes, for which remote sensing data have been transformational.
Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Radiance Data Assimilation
Weather forecast accuracy depends on the coverage and quality of observational data used to initialize numerical prediction models. This panel will explore how satellite measurements, improved modeling capabilities and advanced data assimilation systems may enable revolutionary advances in forecasting weather and natural hazards.
Ocean Synoptics and Weather
Distinct from marine weather, ocean weather is a new field that recognizes the fundamental importance of ocean dynamics and turbulence. This panel session will examine both the basic principles underlying ocean weather and the wide range of ocean science application areas that have been impacted by the availability of ocean altimetry, ocean vector winds and ocean color satellite observations.
Baseline Climate Identification and Global Change
Assessment of global change risks due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and land conversion requires the identification of a baseline climate state. This panel session will focus on the use of satellite observations to provide the global coverage needed to establish such a baseline, to monitor environmental changes and to assess their impacts.
Environmental and Human Health
Landscape epidemiology is an emerging application area for the use of remote sensing data. This panel session will explore the ways in which measurements of specific environmental variables, which are important for the growth and dispersal of health risks, are used to predict and mitigate disease propagation and pandemics.
Each Symposium day will begin with a Panel Session with invited presentations on the topic. During the remainder of that day and in parallel with the regular Technical Program, invited and regular oral and poster sessions will build on the day’s theme.