GLI / AMSR Joint Meetings at June 1996

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    GLI/AMSR Joint Meeting Report at June, 1996.
    A meeting was held in Hakone, 26-28 June, for initializing the PI team activities of the GLI & AMSR project.
     
    Contents
    GLI & AMSR Joint Meeting
    1. ADEOS-II Science Status Report
    2. ADEOS-II Data Policy Status Report
    3. ADEOS-II Project Status Report
    4. Ground Segment Status Report
    5. Basic Policy on Cooperative Agreements

    GLI & AMSR Joint Meeting (13:00-15:00, 26 June)
    Mr. T. Tanaka, the director of the Earth Observing Research Center, NASDA, gave the opening address to welcome the attendance. Dr. K. Ya. Kondratyev has pointed out the importance of establishing an efficient earth observing system. Dr. M. D. King has overviewed the current status of the EOS project including the selection of AMSR on the EOS-PM1 platform.

    (1) ADEOS-II Science Status Report ( Toshiaki. Uesugi, EORC/NASDA )
    T. Uesugi , ADEOS-II coordinator of the Earth Observing Research Center, NASDA, gave PIs the information common for the GLI&AMSR projects as follows:
    • NASDA has offered the right to be PI to 37 and 23 scientists for GLI and AMSR PIs, respectively.
    • NASDA wants to finish all the PI selection procedure until September, 1996 including budget contract.
    • The research period will be two years beginning from October, 1996.

    1. The schedule of the research activities is as follows:
    2. Starts of algorithm research (Oct. 96)
    3. Delivery Evaluation datasets for Selection of standard algorithm (Dec. 96)
    4. 2nd GLI/AMSR Workshop and presentation of PIs calculation results (June. 97)
    5. Selection of standard algorithm (Oct. 97)
    6. Starts of algorithm development with Tool kit (Oct. 97)
    7. Final decision of standard algorithm (Sep. 98)
    8. Algorithm development way is different between AMSR and GLI, and this is shown in each session.
    9. There will be extension of the research period after the first two year period for the PI which has provided AMSR standard and a couple of candidate algorithms and who has a notable c ontribution to GLI algorithm development. Another RA will be issued in the end of this year for combined algorithm, science and validation.
(2) ADEOS-II Data Policy Status Report (N. Tomii, NASDA)
N. Tomii ,Earth Observation Planning Department, NASDA, explained that ADEOS-II Data Policy is not determined yet but may be same as ADEOS Data Policy and followed to EOICWG. The data distribution policy of ADEOS-II sensor categorized in data usage purpose is also shown.
(3) ADEOS-II Project Status Report (Yasuyuki Ito, EOS/NASDA)
Y. Ito, AMSR Instrument Manager of Earth Observation Satellite Department, NASDA, reported ADEOS-II Project Status, ADEOS-II instruments, Main characteristic, in orbit configuration, project organization, operation system.
          ADEOS-II Subsystem and core instruments EMs manufacturing is in progress, and some of PFM components manufacturing are started.
          He answered that GLI-6km data is broadcasted, but AMSR data is not. he also mentioned possibility study of AMSR on EOS-PM1. Its provision has not formally determined yet , but study is now going.
(4) Ground Segment Status Report (S. Horiyama/T. Uesugi, NASDA)
S. Horiyama, the Earth Observation Center(EOC) engineer, NASDA, reported that ADEOS-II Data Acquisition and Processing System overview, system feature, data transmission, acquisition, processing, distribution plan, AMSR/GLI products definition, and development schedule. Most of GLI-1 km and AMSR global data are to be acquired by Data Relay Satellite(DRS) at EOC.
          GLI-250m regional data are acquired by real time reception. ODR will be used for more efficient regional data.
          Science terms are requested to clarify the specification for development of science software by June, 1997.
(5) Basic Policy on Cooperative Agreements (Kuniko. Uchida)
K. Uchida, Research Planning Division of EORC, explained that the Cooperative Agreement describing rights and responsibilities of NASDA and PIs will hopefully be made by September 1996. However, the budget for Japanese PIs has been frozen to spend until the successful launch and the initial operation of ADEOS. NASDA's designated agent will arrange necessary research resources or funding for overseas participating organizations and Japanese governmental participating research institutes within the agreed limit. NASDA will arrange necessary funding for participating universities in Japan directly the same as we have already done in ADEOS and TRMM research activities.

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