Workshop

ObjectivesandOrganisation
JrmeBenveniste
ESAESRIN
EarthObservationScienceandApplicationDepartment
WorkshopOrganiser

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ThesecondInternationalGOCEUserWorkshop
isdedicatedtothememoryof

Christian Le Provost

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(1-VI-194329-II-2004)

Christianwillberememberedfortheexcellenceofhiscontribution
intidemodeling,meansealevel,oceancirculationandforhis
remarkableandinvaluableparticipationtonumerousinternational
oceanobservingandmodelingprogrammes,WOCE,GCOS,
GOOS,OOPC,GLOSS,GODAE,MERCATOR,FES,
CLIPPERERS,T/P,Jason,ENVISAT,ESALivingPlanet
Programme(andthislistisnotexhaustive!)
TheGOCEcommunitywillparticularlyrememberChristianforhis
convictionofthenecessityofaspacegravitymissiontoimprove
ourknowledgeofoceancirculationandforhispersuasiveness.

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ThesecondInternationalGOCEUserWorkshop
isdedicatedtothememoryof

Christian Le Provost

QuickTime and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

(1-VI-194329-II-2004)

Christianwillberememberedfortheexcellenceofhiscontribution
intidemodeling,meansealevel,oceancirculationandforhis
remarkableandinvaluableparticipationtonumerousinternational
oceanobservingandmodelingprogrammes,WOCE,GCOS,
GOOS,OOPC,GLOSS,GODAE,MERCATOR,FES,
CLIPPERERS,T/P,Jason,ENVISAT,ESALivingPlanet
Programme(andthislistisnotexhaustive!)
TheGOCEcommunitywillparticularlyrememberChristianforhis
convictionofthenecessityofaspacegravitymissiontoimprove
ourknowledgeofoceancirculationandforhispersuasiveness.

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Logistics

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Logistics
Transportation
Abuswilltakeyoubacktoyourhotelthiseveningafterthe
welcomecocktail
TomorrowmorningabuswilltakeyoutoESRIN
Tomorroweveningabuswilltakeyoutoyourhotelafterthelast
session(18:15)and45mnlaterwilltakeyoutoVillaGrazziolifor
thedinnerandbacktoyourhotel
WednesdayabuswillleaveESRINat14:15fortheFiumicino
Airport,thiswillgiveyoutimetohavelunchinESRIN
Ifyouwishtotravelbytaxi,youcanreserveonewiththetravel
agency(groundfloor)orasktheworkshophostesses.

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CoffeeandLunch
TheRestaurantislocatedonthegroundfloor,justbeneaththis
conferenceroom.Wewillbreakforlunchat13:00foranhour.
Coffeebreakswillbetakeninthereceptionhall

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Internet
AwirelessInternetserviceisatyourdisposalforconnectingyour
laptoptotheinternetinthisarea
Intheannexroomthereisacomputerconnectedtotheinternet
Intheannexroomthereareethernetcablestoconnectyourlaptop
totheinternetviaDHCP

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YourOralPresentation
Pleasegiveyouroralpresentation(onCDorUSBkey)to
VeronicaArpaiaBythismorningscoffeebreakatthelatest!!

YourProceedingsPaper
Forthefewofyouthathavenotyetuploadedtheirproceedings
paperontheGOCE04website,pleasedosoduringtheworkshop
usingtheinternetaccessfacilities.

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Logistics
Otherneeds?
Pleaseasktheworkshopcoordinator,VeronicaArpaia,or
hostessesattheregistrationdesk,ifyouhaveanyothersneeds
(phone,fax,photocopies,etc)

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GOCE,TheGeoidandOceanographypresentsa
uniqueopportunitytohavefirsthandinformation
onlatestdevelopmentsandtodiscusstheuseof
GOCEproductsforscientificresearchand
application,withESAandyourcolleagues.

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Thisworkshopisdesignedtoprovideaforumfor
presentingthetechnicalandprogrammaticstatus
oftheGOCEProjectandprogressinthe
developmentof:

theSatelliteanditspayload
theGroundSegmentuptoLevel1
theLevel12DataProcessing
theLevel3DataProductdevelopments
theGOCEDataExploitationpreparations
theNationalandECGOCEactivities.

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Background
Thescientificcommunityispreparingforthe
exploitationofhighresolutionGOCEgravitydata
alongwithothergeodeticandoceanographicdata
sources.Resultinghighprecisiongeoiddataare
expectedtohaveanimpactinOceanography,
SolidEarthPhysics,Geodesy,Glaciologyand
Climatechangeresearch.

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Background
ThegoaloftheGOCEmissionistodelivera
highprecisionandhighresolutionglobalgravity
fieldmodelaswellasglobalgriddedgeoidheights
andgravityanomaliestothescientificcommunity.
ESAispresentlycoordinatingeffortstoproducea
validatedhighresolutiongravityandgeoidmodel.
VariousEuropeangroupshavealsoexpressedan
interestindevelopmentofLevel2orLevel3
productsandinpursuingGOCErelatedresearch.

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ThisWorkshopwillfocusonoceanographic
applications,suchasderivationofabsolute
dynamictopography,ofGOCEdatain
conjunctionwithotherspacebornedata,suchas
radaraltimetry,andalsoinsitudataandmodels.

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ThisWorkshopprovidesanopportunityto
publicisethesehigherleveldataprocessing,
geophysicalvalidationplansandtocoordinate
suchdevelopmentandresearchactivities.

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WorkshopOrganisation
Inordertoavoidparallelsessionsandtofacilitate
scientificdiscussionamongtheparticipants,the
Workshophasbeenorganisedwithdedicated
plenaryinteractive(i.e.poster)sessionswith
exclusivetimeforviewinganddiscussing.
Theposterareawillremainopenforthedurationofthe
Workshop.
Ifyouhaventdonesoyet,putyourposterupduringthe
morningcoffeebreak.
Pleasetakeyourposterdownbeforegoingtolunchon
Wednesday.

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Theroundtablediscussionswillfacilitatethe
discussionaboutthematerialpresentedandissues
relevanttofuturedevelopments.Theywillbe
animatedbytwomoderators.
A(nonexhaustive!)setofseedquestionshave
beendraftedbythescientificcommittee,chairs,
animatorsandrapporteursandgiventoyouat
registrationdesk.

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TheroundtableswillalsoallowESAtocapture
alltheparticipantsrecommendationsfor:
theimprovementofGOCEservicesandproductsand
encourageproposalsfornewalgorithmsandproducts
development,
includingaUserToolbox.

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NeedofaUserToolbox?
Oceanographerswishtoderiveabsolutedynamic
topography(SSHgeoid)+errors
AUserToolboxcouldcompute
dynamictopography
geoidslopes
errorcovariancesanywhere

AUserToolboxcouldoutputnewproducts
Absolutedynamictopographyalongradaraltimetertrack
Griddeddynamictopography(level3)
Griddedmeandynamictopography(level3)(MSSgeoid)
Atuserrequiredresolutions

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Makeyourrecommendations
duringtheroundtable
discussiononWednesday!

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Schedule
5speakershavecancelledtheirparticipationtothe
Workshopsincetheprogrammewasprinted,2of
whicharereplacedbyoneoftheircoauthors
Pleasetakenoteofthefollowingmodifications

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Change!

Mass transports and mass distribution in the Earth system; .

R.
J. Flury filter methods for sea surface topography
Rummel
Discussion

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Coffee Break

16:00-16:20
16:20-16:40
17:00-18:00

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Is there a common future for GOCE and GRID? ... L. Fusc

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14:00-14:20
14:20-14:40
14:40-15:00

15:00-15:20
15:20-15:40
15:40-16:00
16:00-16:20
16:20-16:40
16:40-17:00
17:00-18:00

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(Continued)

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Change!
P. Knudsen

F. Hernandez

R. Koop,
J. Mller
B. Vermeersen,
R. Haagmans
M-H. Rio,
D. Stammer

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