Program of CREW 3

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Preliminary program EUMETSAT's third Cloud Retrieval Evaluation Workshop

15 - 18 November 2011 Madison, Wisconsin, USA
hosted by University of Wisconsin

Bryan Baum, Ulrich Hamann, and Rob Roebeling

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

• Welcome
  

• Session on Instrument calibration
  Calibration methods, generation of Fundamental Climate Data Records, and assessments of uncertainties in radiative transfer models.
  

• Session on Cloud reference observations
  Cloud properties retrievals from active sensors, passive microwave and multiple-angle imagers; sensitivity studies; at level-2 (and level-3).
  

• Session on Cloud detection from passive imagers
  Cloud detection retrievals and sensitivity studies at level-2 (and level-3).
  

• Poster session
  

• Ice breaker
  
  

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

• Session on Cloud property retrievals from passive sensors
  Cloud properties retrieval algorithms and validation and sensitivity studies at level-2 (and level-3).
  

• Session on CREW-3 Inter-comparison and validation
  Simulation and validation studies related to the selected CREW-3 Golden Days for all cloud parameters
  
• Panel discussion: First comments of the CREW-3 (inter)-comparison
• Dinner and social event
  
  

Thursday, 17 November 2011

• Workshop
  Three break-up sessions to discuss the results of the CREW-3 comparison study:
  

- 1- WG Cloud vertical placement
- 2- WG Cloud microphysical properties
- 3- WG Generation of climate datasets

• Session on Cloud Climatologies
  GEWEX-CAW, climate data records, generation of and uncertainties in Level-3 datasets
  
• Panel discussion: How to prepare better climate datasets?

Friday, 18 November 2011

• Workshop (Continued)
  Break-up sessions to discuss the findings of the Golden Days comparison of cloud retrievals
  
• Final discussion
  Results of the workshop, recommendations for next meeting, plans for publications.