Global Ionospheric Forecasting Techniques (GIFT)

Wednesday 19 June 2002
Silverthorne
03:30-05:30 pm

Convenors: David Anderson, NOAA Tim Fuller-Rowell, NOAA
  Jan Sojka, USU  
Speakers:  
      Introduction Tim Fuller-Rowell, NOAA
      Use of Kalman filters in ionospheric data assimilation Ludger Scherliess, USU
      Use of Kalman filters for neutral composition specification Cliff Minter, CU
      Ensemble Kalman Filters Mihail Codrescu, CU
      The use of Empirical Orthogonal Functions in data assimilation Tomoko Matsuo, HAO-NCAR
      Application to TEC and ionospheric depletions Cesar Valladares, BC
      Introduction to adjoint techniques Andy Moore, CU & Univ. of Oxford
      General Discussion All

The goal of the GIFT workshop is to continue to explore the ways data assimilation can be used to improve specification and forecasting of the Earth’s ionosphere and thermosphere. Major new initiatives are being undertaken to develop global data assimilation models primarily using Kalman filters. Last year the GIFT workshop introduced these ideas through tutorials. This year's GIFT workshop will begin to develop presentations that are more technical in nature, in an attempt to stimulate further discussion on the use of Kalman filters. There will also be a presentation introducing the ideas of adjoint data assimilation techniques.

The talks are designed to stimulate discussion and interaction, and encourage enthusiastic exchange among the participants. All interested CEDAR attendees are welcome.


-- Updated 5 June 2002 by tcantrel@ucar.edu