Details of Scientific Program The complete Scientific Assembly timetable indicating event dates and durations will be posted on the web in April 2024. In the mean- time, please see the abstract submission website (https://www.cospar-assembly.org) for updates and additional information, including institutional affiliation and contact details of scientific event organizers, completed lists of scientific event organizing committees, con- firmed solicited speakers, etc. MSO = Main Scientific Organizer ; DO = Deputy Organizer A0.1 What Are the Remaining Scientific Challenges above Equatorial Regions? How Small Satellites Could Fill the Knowledge Gap MSO/DO: Erick Lansard (Nanyang Technological University-NTU, Singapore), Jérôme Benveniste (European Space Agency-ESA, Italy) Organizing Committee: Mioara Mandea (Centre National d’Études Spatiales-CNES, France), Charles Elachi (California Institute of Technology-Caltech, USA), Daniel Baker (University of Colorado, USA), Florence Tan (NASA, USA), K. Rajeev (ISRO, India), Shufan Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Dale Barker (CCRS, Singapore), Benoit Taisne (EOS, Singapore), TBD (INASA-BRIN, Indonesia) Event Information: Many satellites of different costs and performances have been deployed by several countries over the years to better understand the environmental phenomena that are impacting our planet, in a context of increased extreme events due to climate change yet also harmful geo-hazards in more populated areas. Although significant scientific progress has been made over the years, it appears that many equatorial phenomena are not yet fully understood, and that models and forecast are not accurate enough to mitigate the risks (e.g.: Tropical thunderstorms; Atmospheric propa-gation of volcanic ashes, aerosols, GHG and other pollutants; Tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, wildfires; Coastal erosion and flooding etc.). This is mainly due to the lack of data over the equatorial regions, the equatorial belt being poorly covered by polar satellites. The objectives of this special event are (i) to review the remaining scientific challenges above equatorial regions (e.g.: Atmosphere and Troposphere; Marine and Coastal; Solid Earth and Land; Ionosphere and Space Weather), (ii) to review how small satellites could improve the current approach, at different levels (e.g.: Systems sensors; Data processing modelling; Applications Services), to significantly enhance the scientific value of existing satellites. For example, exploiting the complementarity between high performance/poor revisit polar satellites and mid-low performance/high revisit small/very small satellites might allow a disruptive design of low-cost, fast and sober solutions with potentially high scientific value, for the mutual benefit of both equatorial and non-equatorial countries. A0.2
Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
MSO/DO: Severine Fournier (NASA Jet Propulsion Lab-JPL / Caltech, USA), Jérôme Benveniste (ESA, Italy) Organizing Committee: Angelica Tarpanelli (IRPI-CNR, Italy), Marco Restano (Serco-ESRIN, Italy), Sonia Ponce de León (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Sarah Gille (Scripps Inst. Oceanography, UCSD, USA), Ad Stoffelen (KNMI, Netherlands), Joana Fernandes (University of Porto, Portugal), Luis Pedro Almeida (Co-lab+ATLANTIC, Portugal), David Cotton (SatOC Ltd, UK), Clara Lázaro (University of Porto, Portugal), Christine Gommenginger (NOC, UK), Fernando Niňo (LEGOS-IRD, France), Karina Nielsen (DTU-Space, Denmark), Jesus Gomez-Enri (University of Cadiz, Spain) Event Information: The Earth system involves interactions between atmosphere, ocean, and land. These interactions affect energy, water, and carbon cycles, and thus the biosphere. Understanding the underlying processes of the interactions and quantifying the fluxes across different elements of the Earth’s system are of fundamental importance to human society. Satellite measurements allow us to observe different elements of the integrated Earth system, greatly increasing the capabilities to conduct interdisciplinary research. Sustaining and enhancing space-based integrated observing system for the Earth system is essential for the development of Earth System model, analysis, and prediction systems, which has important implications for the ability to project future climate change. Space Research Today
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