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SESSION 1: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL METHODS
SESSION 1: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL METHODS
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<br>Sub-Topic 1.1 Existing retrieval methods
 
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08:45 '''Keynote: Overview of combined retrievals from active instruments'''
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Sub-Topic 1.1 Existing retrieval methods
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08:45 [[Media: S1.1_01_hogan_crew_2014.pdf | '''Keynote: Overview of combined retrievals from active instruments''']]
<br>''Robin Hogan''
<br>''Robin Hogan''
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09:15 '''The MODIS cloud optical and microphysical property product: Overview of the Collection 6 algorithm and preliminary results'''
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09:15 [[Media: S1.1_02_Platnick_et_al_CREW4.pdf | '''The MODIS cloud optical and microphysical property product: Overview of the Collection 6 algorithm and preliminary results''']]
<br>''Steve Platnick et al. (presenter Kerry Meyer)''
<br>''Steve Platnick et al. (presenter Kerry Meyer)''
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09:30 '''The Community Cloud Optimal Estimation Retrieval for Climate (CC4CL): Retrieval System and Application to AVHRR and MODIS sensors'''
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09:30 [[Media: S1.1_03_mjerg_Cloud_CCI_crew_2014_final.pdf | '''The Community Cloud Optimal Estimation Retrieval for Climate (CC4CL): Retrieval System and Application to AVHRR and MODIS sensors''']]
<br>''M. Jerg et al., and the ESA Cloud CCI team''
<br>''M. Jerg et al., and the ESA Cloud CCI team''
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09:45 '''Enhancing the PPS cloud mask confidence in the polar night with the VIIRS Day-Night band'''
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09:45 [[Media: S1.1_04_pps_dnb_enhancement_dybbroe2014.pdf | '''Enhancing the PPS cloud mask confidence in the polar night with the VIIRS Day-Night band''']]
<br>''Adam Dybbroe and Ronald Scheirer''
<br>''Adam Dybbroe and Ronald Scheirer''
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10:00 '''Cloud and Radiation Parameter Retrievals from Satellites Using Updated NASA Langley Algorithms'''
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10:00 [[Media: S1.1_05_Minnis.CREW.IV.Clouds.pdf | '''Cloud and Radiation Parameter Retrievals from Satellites Using Updated NASA Langley Algorithms''']]
<br>''Patrick Minnis''
<br>''Patrick Minnis''
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Sub-Topic 1.2 New methods
Sub-Topic 1.2 New methods
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10:45 '''Application of a Spectrally Consistent Multichannel Adiabatic Retrieval to the MODIS Cloud Product'''
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10:45 [[Media: S1.2_01_JDR_CREW4_rev1.pdf | '''Application of a Spectrally Consistent Multichannel Adiabatic Retrieval to the MODIS Cloud Product''']]
<br>''John Rausch et al.''
<br>''John Rausch et al.''
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11:00 Cloud optical properties of multilayer clouds from solar and thermal SEVIRI channels  
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Luce Bugliaro  
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11:00 [[Media: S1.2_02_CREW4_LucaBugliaro_20140217.pdf | '''Cloud optical properties of multilayer clouds from solar and thermal SEVIRI channels ''']]
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11:15 Retrieving cloud microphysical properties in a fully 3D environment using active and passive sensors
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<br>''Luce Bugliaro''
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Mark Fielding  
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11:30 MODIS Cloud Thermodynamic Phase Discrimination for Collection 6 and Comparisons with CALIOP and POLDER.
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11:15 [[Media: S1.2_03_MFielding_2014CREW_oldstyle.pdf | '''Retrieving cloud microphysical properties in a fully 3D environment using active and passive sensors''']]
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Benjamin Marchant  
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<br>''Mark Fielding''
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11:45 A Methodology for Simultaneous Retrieval of Ice and Liquid Water Cloud Properties
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O. Sourdeval et al.
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11:30 [[Media: S1.2_04_BenjaminMarchant_CloudPhase.pdf | '''MODIS Cloud Thermodynamic Phase Discrimination for Collection 6 and Comparisons with CALIOP and POLDER''']]
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12:00 LUNCH BREAK
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<br>''Benjamin Marchant''
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11:45 [[Media: S1.2_05_Sourdeval_CREW4_Multilayer.pdf | '''A Methodology for Simultaneous Retrieval of Ice and Liquid Water Cloud Properties''']]
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<br>''O. Sourdeval et al.''
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Sub-Topic 1.3 New sensors
Sub-Topic 1.3 New sensors
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Chairperson: Jerome Riedi
 
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13:00 Keynote: Overview on cloud retrievals from passive sensors
 
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Ralf Bennartz
 
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13:15 Combining vertical resolved ground observations and geostationary satellite observations by use of a forward model approach
 
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Anja Hünerbein et al.
 
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13:30 Evaluation of cloud products for Himawari-8/-9
 
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Kazuki Shimoji et al.
 
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13:45 A Simultaneous Cloud-Atmosphere-Surface Retrieval Algorithm Using  Hyperspectral Data
 
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Xu Liu et al. (presenter Nadia Smith)
 
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14:00 South Korea’s geostationary satellite cloud retrievals: current status and plans for GK-2A in 2017
 
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Yong-Sang Choi et al.
 
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14:15 COFFEE BREAK
 
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14:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS TOPIC 1
 
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Breakout Session Topics:
 
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A) Calibration requirements and way forward
 
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B) Cloud modelling issues for retrievals
 
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C) Strength and weaknesses of the retrieval approaches
 
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D) Synergistic retrievals
 
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16:15 Summary & Recommendations
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13:00 [[Media: S1.3_01_bennartz_crew6.pdf | '''Keynote: Overview on cloud retrievals from passive sensors''']]
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<br>''Ralf Bennartz''
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18:00 ICE BREAKER (sponsored by CM SAF)
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13:15 [[Media: S1.3_02_CREW4_Huenerbein.pdf | '''Combining vertical resolved ground observations and geostationary satellite observations by use of a forward model approach''']]
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<br>''Anja Hünerbein et al.''
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13:30 [[Media: S1.3_03_CREW4_Shimoji_0304_1330.pdf | '''Evaluation of cloud products for Himawari-8/-9''']]
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<br>''Kazuki Shimoji et al.''
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13:45 [[Media: S1.3_04_crew4_xu_liu_2014.pdf | '''A Simultaneous Cloud-Atmosphere-Surface Retrieval Algorithm Using  Hyperspectral Data''']]
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<br>''Xu Liu et al. (presenter Nadia Smith)''
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14:00 [[Media: S1.3_05_ysc_GK2a_final.pdf | '''South Korea’s geostationary satellite cloud retrievals: current status and plans for GK-2A in 2017''']]
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<br>''Yong-Sang Choi et al.''
   
   
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Wednesday 5 March 2014
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== Wednesday 5 March 2014 ==
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SESSION 2: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL EVALUATION
SESSION 2: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL EVALUATION
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Sub-Topic 2.1 Retrieval evaluations
Sub-Topic 2.1 Retrieval evaluations
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Chairperson: Robin Hogan
 
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08:30 Keynote: Inter-comparison of cloud observations from CALIOP and passive sensors
 
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Dave Winker
 
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09:00 Extension of the CREW-type Analysis to VIIRS
 
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Andrew Heidinger
 
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09:15 CREW: Update on the evaluation of SEVIRI cloud parameter retrievals
 
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Ulrich Hamann et al.
 
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09:30 The inter-comparison of cloud properties retrieved from AVHRR and MODIS using three state-of-the-art retrieval schemes
 
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Martin Stengel et al.
 
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09:45 Validation of SEVIRI cloud top height retrievals from A-Train data
 
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Chu-Yong Chung et al.
 
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10:00 COFFEE BREAK
 
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Chairperson: Takashi Nakajima
 
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10:30 Keynote: Geometric cloud height assignment by Geosynchronous meteorological satellite - simulation and bias analysis
 
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Feng Lu
 
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11:00 Retrieval and validation of cloud properties from the AATSR instrument
 
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Caroline Poulsen et al.
 
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11:15 A Review of Cloud Property Retrievals over Snow and Sea-ice Surfaces
 
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Andi Walther and Andrew Heidinger
 
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11:30 Towards characterizing the uncertainty of in-situ cloud observations: A case study for the ESA CCI Cloud project validating satellite-based cloud amount in mountain and Polar Regions
 
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Jędrzej S. Bojanowski and Reto Stöckli
 
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11:45 Comparing OCA and DARDAR upper layer COT in multi-layer situations
 
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Phil Watts
 
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12:00 UW-Atmospheric PEATE cloud evaluation capabilities: resolving cirrus optical thickness retrieval differences between solar reflectance, IR, and CALIOP observations
 
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Robert Holz et al.
 
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12:15 LUNCH BREAK
 
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13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS TOPIC 2
 
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Breakout Sessions Topics:
 
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A) Validation sources and best-practises
 
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B) Inter-comparison and validation cloud parameters
 
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C) Uncertainty estimate assessments
 
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D) Retrievals over snow and sea ice
 
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15:00 COFFEE BREAK
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08:30 [[Media: S2.1_01_Winker_CREW-4_Grainau_5March.pdf | '''Keynote: Inter-comparison of cloud observations from CALIOP and passive sensors''']]
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15:30 Summary & Recommendations
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<br>''Dave Winker''
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POSTER SESSION
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Chairperson: Rob Roebeling
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09:00 [[Media: S2.1_02_heidinger_viirs_talk.pdf | '''Extension of the CREW-type Analysis to VIIRS''']]
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16:00 POSTER PRESENTATIONS (1 slides, appr. 1 min per poster)
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<br>''Andrew Heidinger ''
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16:15 POSTER SESSION
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18:30 END OF DAY 2
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09:15 [[Media: S2.1_03_2014-03-05_Hamann_CREW-4c.pdf | '''CREW: Update on the evaluation of SEVIRI cloud parameter retrievals''']]
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<br>''Ulrich Hamann et al.''
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Thursday 6 March 2014
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09:30 [[Media: S2.1_04_CREW4_MartinStengel_Intercomparison.pdf | '''The inter-comparison of cloud properties retrieved from AVHRR and MODIS using three state-of-the-art retrieval schemes''']]
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<br>''Martin Stengel et al. ''
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09:45 [[Media: S2.1_05_CREW-4_chung_20140305.pdf | '''Validation of SEVIRI cloud top height retrievals from A-Train data''']]
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<br>''Chu-Yong Chung et al.''
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10:30 [[Media: S2.1_06_Utilization_of_cloud_retrievals_at_CMA_(lufeng).pdf | '''Keynote: Geometric cloud height assignment by Geosynchronous meteorological satellite - simulation and bias analysis''']]
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<br>''Feng Lu''
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11:00 [[Media: S2.1_07_AATSR_crew_poulsen_v1.pdf | '''Retrieval and validation of cloud properties from the AATSR instrument''']]
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<br>''Caroline Poulsen et al.''
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11:15 [[Media: S2.1_08_Andi_Walther_crew_grainau_2014.pdf | '''A Review of Cloud Property Retrievals over Snow and Sea-ice Surfaces''']]
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<br>''Andi Walther and Andrew Heidinger''
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11:30 [[Media: S2.1_09_Bojanowski CREW4.pdf | '''Towards characterizing the uncertainty of in-situ cloud observations: A case study for the ESA CCI Cloud project validating satellite-based cloud amount in mountain and Polar Regions''']]
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<br>''Jędrzej S. Bojanowski and Reto Stöckli''
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11:45 [[Media: S2.1.10_CREWIV_PWATTS.pdf | '''Comparing OCA and DARDAR upper layer COT in multi-layer situations''']]
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<br>''Phil Watts''
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12:00 [[Media: S2.1.11_Holz_CREW-4_2014.pdf | '''UW-Atmospheric PEATE cloud evaluation capabilities: resolving cirrus optical thickness retrieval differences between solar reflectance, IR, and CALIOP observations''']]
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<br>''Robert Holz et al.''
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== Thursday 6 March 2014 ==
SESSION 3: NOWCASTING AND SEVERE WEATHER APPLICATIONS
SESSION 3: NOWCASTING AND SEVERE WEATHER APPLICATIONS
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Sub-Topic 3.1 Now casting applications
Sub-Topic 3.1 Now casting applications
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Chairperson: Anke Thoss
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08:30 Keynote: Cloud retrievals for severe weather forecasts
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Daniel Rosenfeld
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09:00 SAFNWC/MSG cloud products
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08:30 [[Media: S3.1_01_Rosenfeld_Satellite_severe_storms_Grainau_v3.pdf | '''Keynote: Cloud retrievals for severe weather forecasts''']]
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M. Derrien et al.
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<br>''Daniel Rosenfeld''
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09:15 Cloud properties retrieved from passive imagers and application to the shortwave flux estimation, regarding renewable energy
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Takashi Nakajima et al.
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09:00 [[Media: S3.1_02_NWCSAF_CREW4_0403204_MF.pdf | '''SAFNWC/MSG cloud products''']]
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09:30 New Methods to Infer Aircraft Icing Conditions from Satellite Cloud Retrievals
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<br>''M. Derrien et al.''
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William L. Smith Jr. et al.
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09:45 Impact of Smoke on Ice Cloud Properties in Geostationary Data
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09:15 [[Media: S3.1_03_CREW4_Nakajima_v2_presentation.pdf | '''Cloud properties retrieved from passive imagers and application to the shortwave flux estimation, regarding renewable energy''']]
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Bryan Baum and Andrew Heidinger
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<br>''Takashi Nakajima et al.''
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10:00 COFFEE BREAK
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09:30 [[Media: S3.1_04_Smith.Crew4.14.pdf | '''New Methods to Infer Aircraft Icing Conditions from Satellite Cloud Retrievals''']]
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<br>''William L. Smith Jr. et al.''
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09:45 [[Media: S3.1_05_Baum_CREW4_2014.pdf | '''Impact of Smoke on Ice Cloud Properties in Geostationary Data''']]
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<br>''Bryan Baum and Andrew Heidinger''
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SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH
SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH
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Sub-Topic 4.1 Medium and long-term cloud climatologies
Sub-Topic 4.1 Medium and long-term cloud climatologies
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Chairperson: Martin Stengel
 
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10:30 Keynote: What did we learn from the GEWEX Cloud Assessment
 
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Claudia Stubenrauch, S. Kinne and GEWEX Cloud Assessment Team
 
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11:00 Evaluation of cloud optical and microphysical property observations in the CLAAS dataset
 
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Jan Fokke Meirink et al.
 
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11:15 Ten Year Time Series of High Cloud Frequencies from HIRS and MODIS
 
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Richard Frey and W. Paul Menzel
 
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11:30 ESA Climate Change Initiative: Evaluation of the FAME-C cloud properties for the years 2007-2009
 
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Cintia Carbajal Henken et al.
 
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11:45 A comparison of NOAA/AVHRR derived cloud amount with MODIS and surface observation data
 
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Liu Jian Yang Xiaofeng Cuipeng
 
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12:00 LUNCH BREAK
 
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10:30 [[Media: S4.1_01_Stubenrauch_cloud_assess_CREW4_v2.pdf | '''Keynote: What did we learn from the GEWEX Cloud Assessment''']]
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<br>''Claudia Stubenrauch, S. Kinne and GEWEX Cloud Assessment Team''
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11:00 [[Media: S4.1_02_meirink_crew4_20140306_final.pdf | '''Evaluation of cloud optical and microphysical property observations in the CLAAS dataset''']]
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<br>''Jan Fokke Meirink et al.''
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11:15 [[Media: S4.1_03_Frey_CREW-4_HIRS_MODIS_High_Clouds.pdf | '''Ten Year Time Series of High Cloud Frequencies from HIRS and MODI''']]S
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<br>''Richard Frey and W. Paul Menzel''
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11:30 [[Media: S4.1_04_Carbajal_CREW4.pdf | '''ESA Climate Change Initiative: Evaluation of the FAME-C cloud properties for the years 2007-2009''']]
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<br>''Cintia Carbajal Henken et al.''
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11:45 [[Media: S4.1_05_A comparison of NOAA CFR with others.pdf | '''A comparison of NOAA/AVHRR derived cloud amount with MODIS and surface observation data''']]
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<br>''Liu Jian Yang Xiaofeng Cuipeng''
   
   
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Sub-Topic 4.2 Aggregation methods and cloud data analysis
Sub-Topic 4.2 Aggregation methods and cloud data analysis
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Chairperson: Ralf Bennartz
 
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13:30 Keynote: Aggregation methods and their uncertainties
 
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Nadia Smith et al.
 
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14:00 Extending error characterization of cloud masking: Exploring the validity and usefulness of the Naïve Bayesian probabilistic cloud masking method
 
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Karl-Göran Karlsson
 
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14:15 The cloud cover vertical distribution and its diurnal cycle observed from Multi-Geostationary data
 
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Genevieve Seze
 
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14:30 An assessment of cloud liquid water path and droplet number concentration retrievals derived from MODIS-like observations: Comparison with large-eddy simulation and implications for aerosol indirect effect study
 
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Daniel Miller and Zhibo Zhang
 
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14:45 MODIS Collection 6 Clear Sky Restoral: Filtering cloud mask “not clear” pixels
 
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Kerry Meyer et al.
 
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15:00 COFFEE BREAK
 
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15:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS TOPIC 3 & 4
 
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Breakout Session Topics:
 
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A) Severe Weather Applications
 
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B) Aggregation Methods
 
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C) Inter-comparison of cloud property datasets, how to move on after the GEWEX CA, including new datasets and views
 
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D) How to improve outreach to the climate and weather community
 
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17:00 Summary & Recommendations
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13:30 [[Media: S4.2_01_CREW4_NSmith_UncertaintyAggregation.pdf | '''Keynote: Aggregation methods and their uncertainties''']]
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18:00 END OF DAY 3
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<br>''Nadia Smith et al.''
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Friday 7 March 2014
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14:00 [[Media: S4.2_02_PPS_prob_presentation_CREW-4.pdf | '''Extending error characterization of cloud masking: Exploring the validity and usefulness of the Naïve Bayesian probabilistic cloud masking method''']]
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<br>''Karl-Göran Karlsson''
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14:15 [[Media: S4.2_03_SEZE-CREW4.pdf | '''The cloud cover vertical distribution and its diurnal cycle observed from Multi-Geostationary data''']]
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<br>''Genevieve Seze''
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14:30 [[Media: S4.2_04_CREW4_DJMiller_LWP_and_CDNC_vertical_ret_biases.pdf | '''An assessment of cloud liquid water path and droplet number concentration retrievals derived from MODIS-like observations: Comparison with large-eddy simulation and implications for aerosol indirect effect study''']]
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<br>''Daniel Miller and Zhibo Zhang''
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14:45 [[Media: S4.2_05_Meyer_et_al_CREW4.pdf | '''MODIS Collection 6 Clear Sky Restoral: Filtering cloud mask “not clear” pixels''']]
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<br>''Kerry Meyer et al.''
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== Friday 7 March 2014 ==
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SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH (Continued)
SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH (Continued)
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Sub-Topic 4.3 Climate Model Analysis
Sub-Topic 4.3 Climate Model Analysis
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Chairperson: Bryan Baum
 
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09:00 Keynote: How to prepare satellite-based cloud information for use by modelers
 
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Robert Pincus
 
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09:30 Towards Traceable and Uniform Climate Data Records
 
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Rob Roebeling
 
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10:00 COFFEE BREAK
 
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FINAL DISCUSSION
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Chairpersons: Bryan Baum and Rob Roebeling
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09:00 [[Media: test.pdf | '''Keynote: How to prepare satellite-based cloud information for use by modelers''']]
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10:30 Presentations of WG Cloud parameter retrieval methods
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<br>''Robert Pincus''
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10:45 Presentations of WG Cloud parameter retrieval evaluations
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11:00 Presentations of WG Severe weather applications
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09:30 [[Media: S4.3_02_Presentation_CREW4_Keynote_Roebeling_4_.pdf | '''Towards Traceable and Uniform Climate Data Records''']]
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11:15 Presentations of WG Improving cloud parameter datasets
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<br>''Rob Roebeling''

Latest revision as of 19:58, 13 March 2014

Contents

Tuesday 4 March 2014

SESSION 1: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL METHODS


Sub-Topic 1.1 Existing retrieval methods


08:45 Keynote: Overview of combined retrievals from active instruments
Robin Hogan

09:15 The MODIS cloud optical and microphysical property product: Overview of the Collection 6 algorithm and preliminary results
Steve Platnick et al. (presenter Kerry Meyer)

09:30 The Community Cloud Optimal Estimation Retrieval for Climate (CC4CL): Retrieval System and Application to AVHRR and MODIS sensors
M. Jerg et al., and the ESA Cloud CCI team

09:45 Enhancing the PPS cloud mask confidence in the polar night with the VIIRS Day-Night band
Adam Dybbroe and Ronald Scheirer

10:00 Cloud and Radiation Parameter Retrievals from Satellites Using Updated NASA Langley Algorithms
Patrick Minnis


Sub-Topic 1.2 New methods


10:45 Application of a Spectrally Consistent Multichannel Adiabatic Retrieval to the MODIS Cloud Product
John Rausch et al.

11:00 Cloud optical properties of multilayer clouds from solar and thermal SEVIRI channels
Luce Bugliaro

11:15 Retrieving cloud microphysical properties in a fully 3D environment using active and passive sensors
Mark Fielding

11:30 MODIS Cloud Thermodynamic Phase Discrimination for Collection 6 and Comparisons with CALIOP and POLDER
Benjamin Marchant

11:45 A Methodology for Simultaneous Retrieval of Ice and Liquid Water Cloud Properties
O. Sourdeval et al.


Sub-Topic 1.3 New sensors


13:00 Keynote: Overview on cloud retrievals from passive sensors
Ralf Bennartz

13:15 Combining vertical resolved ground observations and geostationary satellite observations by use of a forward model approach
Anja Hünerbein et al.

13:30 Evaluation of cloud products for Himawari-8/-9
Kazuki Shimoji et al.

13:45 A Simultaneous Cloud-Atmosphere-Surface Retrieval Algorithm Using Hyperspectral Data
Xu Liu et al. (presenter Nadia Smith)

14:00 South Korea’s geostationary satellite cloud retrievals: current status and plans for GK-2A in 2017
Yong-Sang Choi et al.


Wednesday 5 March 2014

SESSION 2: CLOUD PARAMETER RETRIEVAL EVALUATION


Sub-Topic 2.1 Retrieval evaluations


08:30 Keynote: Inter-comparison of cloud observations from CALIOP and passive sensors
Dave Winker

09:00 Extension of the CREW-type Analysis to VIIRS
Andrew Heidinger

09:15 CREW: Update on the evaluation of SEVIRI cloud parameter retrievals
Ulrich Hamann et al.

09:30 The inter-comparison of cloud properties retrieved from AVHRR and MODIS using three state-of-the-art retrieval schemes
Martin Stengel et al.

09:45 Validation of SEVIRI cloud top height retrievals from A-Train data
Chu-Yong Chung et al.

10:30 Keynote: Geometric cloud height assignment by Geosynchronous meteorological satellite - simulation and bias analysis
Feng Lu

11:00 Retrieval and validation of cloud properties from the AATSR instrument
Caroline Poulsen et al.

11:15 A Review of Cloud Property Retrievals over Snow and Sea-ice Surfaces
Andi Walther and Andrew Heidinger

11:30 Towards characterizing the uncertainty of in-situ cloud observations: A case study for the ESA CCI Cloud project validating satellite-based cloud amount in mountain and Polar Regions
Jędrzej S. Bojanowski and Reto Stöckli

11:45 Comparing OCA and DARDAR upper layer COT in multi-layer situations
Phil Watts

12:00 UW-Atmospheric PEATE cloud evaluation capabilities: resolving cirrus optical thickness retrieval differences between solar reflectance, IR, and CALIOP observations
Robert Holz et al.


Thursday 6 March 2014

SESSION 3: NOWCASTING AND SEVERE WEATHER APPLICATIONS


Sub-Topic 3.1 Now casting applications


08:30 Keynote: Cloud retrievals for severe weather forecasts
Daniel Rosenfeld

09:00 SAFNWC/MSG cloud products
M. Derrien et al.

09:15 Cloud properties retrieved from passive imagers and application to the shortwave flux estimation, regarding renewable energy
Takashi Nakajima et al.

09:30 New Methods to Infer Aircraft Icing Conditions from Satellite Cloud Retrievals
William L. Smith Jr. et al.

09:45 Impact of Smoke on Ice Cloud Properties in Geostationary Data
Bryan Baum and Andrew Heidinger


SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH


Sub-Topic 4.1 Medium and long-term cloud climatologies


10:30 Keynote: What did we learn from the GEWEX Cloud Assessment
Claudia Stubenrauch, S. Kinne and GEWEX Cloud Assessment Team

11:00 Evaluation of cloud optical and microphysical property observations in the CLAAS dataset
Jan Fokke Meirink et al.

11:15 Ten Year Time Series of High Cloud Frequencies from HIRS and MODIS
Richard Frey and W. Paul Menzel

11:30 ESA Climate Change Initiative: Evaluation of the FAME-C cloud properties for the years 2007-2009
Cintia Carbajal Henken et al.

11:45 A comparison of NOAA/AVHRR derived cloud amount with MODIS and surface observation data
Liu Jian Yang Xiaofeng Cuipeng


Sub-Topic 4.2 Aggregation methods and cloud data analysis


13:30 Keynote: Aggregation methods and their uncertainties
Nadia Smith et al.

14:00 Extending error characterization of cloud masking: Exploring the validity and usefulness of the Naïve Bayesian probabilistic cloud masking method
Karl-Göran Karlsson

14:15 The cloud cover vertical distribution and its diurnal cycle observed from Multi-Geostationary data
Genevieve Seze

14:30 An assessment of cloud liquid water path and droplet number concentration retrievals derived from MODIS-like observations: Comparison with large-eddy simulation and implications for aerosol indirect effect study
Daniel Miller and Zhibo Zhang

14:45 MODIS Collection 6 Clear Sky Restoral: Filtering cloud mask “not clear” pixels
Kerry Meyer et al.


Friday 7 March 2014

SESSION 4: CLOUD PARAMETER DATASETS FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH (Continued)


Sub-Topic 4.3 Climate Model Analysis


09:00 Keynote: How to prepare satellite-based cloud information for use by modelers
Robert Pincus

09:30 Towards Traceable and Uniform Climate Data Records
Rob Roebeling