International Workshop on Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography: Summer Lecture Series and Scientific Applications

A joint workshop of IAG Section III Special Study Group SSG3.186 (Altimetry Data Processing) and

IAG Section II (Advanced Space Technology)

 

  Dates: September 8-13, 2002, Wuhan, China

 

Organized by

Wuhan University, National Chiao Tung University and Ohio State University

 

Contents:

Introduction and invitation

Scientific committee

Local organizing committee

Sponsors

Program

Abstract submission

Publications

Registration and fees

Accommodation

Tours

Exchange rates

Host city

Location of Wuhan

Workshop venue

Visas

Weather

Arrival in Wuhan and workshop venue

Important dates

Downloading lecture notes

Discount/waiver of registration fee

Traveling grants

Forms  

Take a look at the received abstracts

Registered participants

Important announcements

Submit your paper for the proceedings volume in the IAG series

　

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Introduction and invitation                           

Over the past three decades, satellite altimetry has contributed significantly to the progress of geodesy, geophysics and oceanography. As altimetry data are accumulated over time, more sophisticated data processing techniques need to be developed and more applications need to be explored. This international workshop provides six free lectures on various aspects of altimetric research for beginners and for advanced researchers, and provides a forum for presentations and discussions of latest results in altimetric research. On behalf of IAG, the scientific committee and the local organizing committee invite world scientists to attend this workshop.

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Scientific Committee                              

Chairman: Cheinway Hwang, IAG SSG3.186 Chair/Chiao Tung University

Co-Chairman: Jingnan Liu, Vice President, Wuhan University

Members:

Wolfgang Bosch, DGFI

Anny Cazenave, CNES

Dingbo Chao, Wuhan University

Lee-Lueng Fu, NASA/JPL

Houze Hsu, Wuhan Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics

Cheng Huang, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Jiancheng Li, Wuhan University

Cho-Teng Liu, National Taiwan University

CK Shum, Ohio State University

Yaozhong Zhu, Chinese Academy of Science

　

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Local Organizing Committee                              

Chairman: Jiancheng Li, Dean, School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University

Co-chairman: Caijun Xu, Vice Dean, School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University

Members:

Ting Chen, Wuhan University

Xiaohong Zhang, Wuhan University

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Sponsors                               

International Association of Geodesy  (IAG)

Wuhan University

National Chiao Tung University

Asia GIS & GPS Co., Ltd.

National Center for Ocean Research (NCOR)

China Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Chung-Hsing Surveying Co., Ltd.

Huanyu Surveying Engineering Consultants, Ltd.

Real-World Engineering Consultants, Inc.

　

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Program                              

September 8 (Sunday)

　

　

 

 

　

　

　

September 9 (Monday): Lectures on satellite altimetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 10 (Tuesday): Lectures on satellite altimetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 11 (Wednesday): Geodesy

 

 

 Geodetic application of satellite altimetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 12 (Thursday): Geophysics and oceanography

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

　

 

September 13 (Friday): Oceanography

 

 

 

 

 

　

　

September 11-13: Poster Session

 

 

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Abstract submission                              

Please submit your abstract to LOC via email, or submit it by fax at +86-27-87868571, or submit it to the LOC at the following address:

 

Xiaohong Zhang
School of Geodesy and Geomatics
Wuhan University
No. 129 Luoyu Road 

Wuhan 430070, Hubei 
P.R. China
　

The format of abstract is given in this example (word 2000 or PDF). Please indicate the preference of presentation (oral or poster) in the abstract. An abstract is limited to a maximum of one page in single space (including the submission information). The deadline of submission is May 15, 2002.

　

The Scientific Committee reserves the right to accept/reject abstracts.

 

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Publications                              

Selected papers will be peer reviewed and, if accepted, be published in the workshop proceedings.  Authors should prepare at least three hard copies of your full papers and electronic files when attending this workshop.

 

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Registration and fees                              

All participants are required to register. Please fill out the registration form and email it to xhzhang@sgg.wtusm.edu.cn, or fax it to +86-27-87868571. For students and participants from developing countries, discount/waiver of registration fee is possible by application. The registration fee covers:

- admission to the six lectures and the scientific program

- refreshments/coffee/soft drink during meeting breaks

- book of abstracts

- Banquet admission

- Proceedings volume (will be available after the meeting)

 

	Before July 15, 2002	After July 15, 2002
Regular fee	USD 180	USD 200
Student fee	USD 80	USD 100

 

Note: Access to on-line lecture notes is possible only when you register for this workshop.

 

Approximate currency conversion: 1 Chinese dollar = 0.12 US dollar = 0.14 Euro dollar = 16.04 Japanese yen

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Accommodation

　

For convenience, the participants are recommended to stay at the Bin Hu Hotel(Lakeside Hotel), where the workshop will be held. Bin Hu Hotel is located nearby the East Lake (Donghu), a famous tourist attraction in Wuhan. The Hubei Provincial Museum is just across the street. The room rates shown below are under a special discount for the workshop participants. All rooms are new and comfortable.

　

Address: No.325, Donghu Road, Wuchang, Wuhan 430071, China

Phone: +86-27-86620266 (reservation), Fax: +86-27-86787440

 

Room type	Rates* per night
Single Room	300 Chinese dollars
Standard Room	320 Chinese dollars
Deluxe Standard Room	640 Chinese dollars

Rate includes taxes and breakfast

　

                        Single Room and Deluxe standard Room have one large bed, sofa and tables

                        Standard room has two single beds, sofa and tables. 160 dollars/day per person for sharing

                        Add 100 dollars/bed per day if you have accompanying persons

　

 

　

Please fill out the accommodation form and email it to xhzhang@sgg.wtusm.edu.cn, or fax it to +86-27-87868571.

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Tours 

Tours in Wuhan, tours to the Three Gorges will be arranged. The registration fee does not cover tours. If you wish to join the two- or three-day tour to the Three Gorges, please indicate so in the registration form.

Tours in Wuhan

Sep 9, 7:30—9:30pm:  Night piece of Wuhan (10 USD)

 

Sep 10, 2:00pm: Wuhan East Lake and Mo-Shan Mountain (20 USD)

 

Sep 11, 2:00pm: Wuhan Village of Chinese folk-custom  (20 USD)

 

Sep 12, 1:30pm: Yellow Crane Tower and Tortoise Hill (20 USD)

 

Three-day tour to the Three Gorges (205 USD), Sep 13 to 15

 

Sep 13 (Friday)

     12:00 Wuhan to Yichang

                   18:00 get on ship (two/three stars ship)

                   19:00 supper time, accommodated on the ship (deluxe stand room)

Sep 14 (Saturday)

                     7:00 After breakfast, visit Litter Three Gorges

                   13:30 lunch on boat

                            enjoying beautiful Wu-Gorge, Qutang Gorge

                   17:30 arrive Fengjie , stay in Fengjie (two star hotel)

Sep 15 (Sunday)

       7:00 breakfast in hotel

                     7:10 visit Baidi city, back to boat

                             run down from QuTang Gorge, Wu Gorge,Xiling Gorge

                             have lunch, supper on boat

                    16:00 Arrive Yichang

                    18:00 back to Wuhan

 

Two-day tour to the Little Three Gorges (105 USD), Sep 14 to 15

Sep 14 (Saturday)

                     8:00 Wuhan to Yichang by bus (Highway bus with air-condition)

                   12:00 lunch in Yichang city

                   14:00 Visit the Great Yangtze River Dam

                   18:00 get on boat

                   19:00 supper and accommodated on boat

                                           (standard room, no toilet)

Sep 15 (Sunday)

                     7:00 visit Little Three Gorges after breakfast

                   13:30 have lunch on boat

                   14:00 Return to Yichang by speed boat

                   17:00 Yichang to Wuhan (Highway bus with air-condition)

       

　

　

　 

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Exchange rates                              

http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u

 

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Host city                              

Wuhan is the largest city in central China and the capital of China’s Hubei province. It is at the junction of two major rivers of China – Yangtze River and Han River, with a population of 5 million. Wuhan’s pivotal geographic location in China, as well as its rich culture and rich history, has made Wuhan a potentially major city in the world. See also http://www.chinapages.com/hubei/wuhan/wuhan.htm to find out more about Wuhan.

　

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Workshop venue                              

 

The workshop will be held at Bin Hu Hotel . This hotel provides facilities for both meeting and recreation. The participants will attend the workshop in this hotel and are also to be accommodated here.

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Visas                              

A Visa for entering China may be required for some countries. Please check the foreign affair agency of your government. If you need any assistance in entering China, please send an email to the LOC.
　

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Weather                              

The weather of Wuhan during the meeting period (mid September) is pleasant, with temperatures around 20 to 25ºC. Please check the web site http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V3.0e/weather/world/B68.htm or http://weather.com to see Wuhan’s weather.

 

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Arrival in Wuhan and workshop venue                              

For all foreign participants (including lecturers and invited speakers), please email your flight schedule to LOC at xhzhang@sgg.wtusm.edu.cn, or fax it to +86-27-87868571. The LOC will arrange a pickup for you at the Wuhan airport.

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Important dates                               

- Deadline of abstract submission: May 15, 2002

- Early registration: before July 15, 2002

- Lecture notes for downloading: starting Aug 1, 2002

- Deadline for application for discount/waiver of registration fee: July 15, 2002

- Deadline for application for traveling grants: July 15, 2002

- Decisions of discount/waiver of registration fee and traveling grants: Aug 1, 2002

 

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Downloading altimetry lecture notes                              

The six altimetry lectures are free of charge. Only registered attendees could attend the lectures.  In order to maximize the learning efficiency, it is suggested that the participants bring   hardcopies of the lecture notes to the classrooms. The LOC will not prepare the lecture notes for the participants.

　

Lecture 1: Principles of satellite altimetry and application to sea level change studies

Lecture 2: Ocean circulations and eddies from altimetry

Lecture 3: Ocean tide modeling with altimetry and geodetic applications

Lecture 4: Marine gravity and geoid from multi-satellite altimetry and applications

Lecture 5: Altimeter waveform retracking for land/ocean use

Lecture 6: Bathymetric estimation from altimetry

 

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Discount/waiver of registration fee                              

The purpose of discount/waiver of registration fee is to encourage students and scientists from developing countries to participate in this workshop. The fund needed to support this discount/waiver is from IAG and from institutions in the mainland China and Taiwan. The decision of discount or waiver will be made by the LOC. If you wish to apply discount/waiver  please indicate so in the registration form.  The deadline of application is July 15, 2002.

Eligibility: You must be a student or a scientist from a developing country and present a paper in this workshop.

 

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Traveling grants                                

Traveling grants are available for a limited number of participants from developing countries. If you wish to apply traveling grant please indicate so in the registration form. The decision will be made by the LOC. The deadline of application is July 15, 2002.

Eligibility: You must be a scientist from developing country and present a paper in this workshop.

 

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Forms                              

Registration form

Accommodation form

Example of abstract in (1) Word2000 format, and in (2) PDF format

 

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Take a look at the received abstracts                              

 

No.	Author(s)	Abstract title	Country (first author)
001	A. ArRajehi	Temporal variation of gravity field from Altimetry using combined data processing of GPS and grace satellites	Saudi Arabia
002	A. ArRajehi	Post-Oil-Rebound detected from temporal variation of aAltimetry observations	Saudi Arabia
003	Luo Jia and Li Jiancheng	Bathymetry prediction of South China Sea from altimetry data by FFT technique	China
004	D.L. Volkov and H.M. van Aken	Annual and Inter-annual Variability of the sea level in the northern North Atlantic Ocean	Netherlands
005	Cinzia Zuffada	Oceanography with GPS	USA
006	J. Klokočník, C.A. Wagner and J. Kostelecký	Accuravy assessment of the earth gravity field models by means of independent satellite crossover altimetry	Czech Republic
007	Zhang Ruihua, Shi Pan, Peng Fuqing, Xia Zheren and Liu Guangming	Determination of  marine gravity anomalies from multisatellite altimetry	China
008	Chen Lu-Ying and Xu Hou-ze	Determination of Sea Level Height Variation by Dynamics Crossovers Adjustment	China
009	Cheinway Hwang, Hsin-Ying Hsu and Rung-Jie Jang	Global mean sea surface and marine gravity anomaly from multi-satellite altimetry: applications of deflection-geoid and inverse Vening Meinesz formulae	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
010	J. Klokočník, C.A. Wagner and J. Kostelecký	On the use  of  ocean reflections of  GPS  signals to enhance  satellite altimetry	Czech Republic
011	Schuh, H.  , G. Estermann, J.-F. Crétaux , and T. van Dam	Investigation of hydrological and atmospheric loading by space geodetic techniques	Austria
012	Cheinway Hwang, Teh-Fu Tseng, Yao-Hsien Tseng and Cheng-Gi Wang	An analysis of Taiwan’s height datum using satellite altimetry, GPS and terrestrial data	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
013	Muhammad Nur Jason Philip Vella, Shahrum Ses, Abdul Majid Kadir and Ole B. Andersen	Recovery of shallow water constituents using satellite altimetry and combined numerical methods: a case study, of the Straits of Malacca	Malaysia
014	Li Li, Jindian Xu and Chunsheng Jing	A study of annual variation of dynamic topography and circulation in the South China Sea with satellite altimetry	China
015	Jianli Chen, Clark Wilson, Xiaogong Hu and Xinhao Liao	Oceanic Effects on Earth Rotational Change - A Case Study with Satellite Altimeter Observations	USA
016	Andrew Bingham and Kelley Case	Jason-1 altimetry products distributed by PO.DAAC	USA
017	Xiaojun Dong, Philip Woodworth, Philip Moore and Richard Bingley	Absolute Calibration of the Altimeters using UK Tide Gauges, GPS and Precise, Local Geoid-Differences	China
018	S. KAHLOUCHE, A. RAMI and S.A BENAHMED DAHO	Topex altimetric mean sea level and gravimetric geoid on the North of Algeria	ALGERIA
019	Cheinway Hwang, Ricky Kao and Chau-Ron Wu	The kinematics of mesoscale eddies from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry over the Subtropical Counter Current: case studies for a cyclonic eddy and an anticyclonic eddy	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
020	E.  Lucy Mathers	An intercomparison of parametric models of sea state bias for the TOPEX, Poseidon and Jason altimeters	Netherlands
021	Gustavo acuna and Wolfgang Bosch	Absolute comparison of satellite altimeter observations and tide gauge registrations in Venezuela	Venezuela
022	Carla Braitenberg, Elena Pagot, Yong Wang and Maria Zadro	Gravity inversion and flexural analysis in South China Sea	Italy
023	Cho-Teng Liu, Ching-Hsi Nan, Chung-Ru Ho , Nan-Jung Kuo, Ming-Kuang and Ruo-Shan Tseng	Altimetry and Tuna Catch	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
024	P. Medvedev, V. Nepoklonov and D. Medvedev	MULTI-MISSION SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA BASE FOR APPLICATION TO SOLVING GEODETIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS	Russia.
025	L.F. Bao and Yang Lu	A New Method Computing Vertical Deflections From Satellite Altimeter Data	China
026	Nanhua YU	Accuracy Assessment of Ocean Tide Models in the China Seas	China
027	Guoqi Han	Slope Current Variability off Atlantic Canada in the 1990s	Canada
028	Changyin Zhao, C. K. Shum and  Yuchan Yi	Ionosphere corrections of radar altimeters and calibration results of GFO	China
029	BAO Jing-Yang, CHAO Ding-Bo, ZHAO Jin-Ping and WANG Qi	Harmonic tidal analysis along T/P tracks in near China water and vicinity	China
030	BAO Jing-Yang, CHAO Ding-Bo, LIU Yanchun, ZHAO Jin-Ping and WANG Qi	An Assimilated regional tide models over The South China Sea	China
031	Sergey A. Lebedev, Oleg I. Zilberstein, Sergey K. Popov and Olga V. Tikhonova	Analysis of Annual Sea Level Variation of Barents and White Seas by Satellite Altimetry Data, Results of Hydrodynamic Simulation and Tide Gauge Stations Data	Russia
032	Yingbing Li,  Junyi Guo and Shaoquan Xu	The effects of atmospheric loading on vertical coordinates from Global Positioning System	China
033	Yih Yang and Cho-Teng Liu	Uncertainty reduction of estimated geostrophic volume transport with altimeter observations east of Taiwan	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
034	A. ArRajehi	Altimetry and Water Resources in Arabia Using the Global Positioning System	Saudi Arabia
035	J. BENVENISTE, M.P. MILAGRO-PEREZ, M. ROCA and G. LEVRINI	THE ENVISAT RA-2 RADAR ALTIMETER SYSTEM	Italy
036	Ole Baltazar Andersen	Global distribution of shallow water tides from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry	Denmark
037	Jacob Lorentzen Høyer and Ole Baltazar Andersen	Temporal and spatial description of sea level in the North Sea using altimetry and water level recorders	Denmark
038	Ole Baltazar Andersen, Per Knudsen and Brian Beckley	Regional Long-Term Sea Level And Sea Surface Temperature changes	Denmark
039	Xiaoli Deng and Will Featherstone	An Assessment of Altimeter Radar Waveform Retracking Algorithms in Coastal Regions	Australia
040	Ronald G. Trimmer, Tim Washechek, Keith C. Paulson and Ole Andersen	Altimetry derived gravity anomaly regional errors in near shore, shallow, and continental shelf edge areas	USA
041	Cheinway Hwang and Hsin-Ying Hsu	Marine gravity anomaly from satellite altimetry: a comparison of methods over shallow waters	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
042	Gao Jinyao, Jin Xianglong and Sun Peng	Application of Multi-Satellite Altimetry Data to Submarine Tectonic and Geodynamic Study in West Pacific	China
043	Georgios S. Vergos and Michael G. Sideris	High-Accuracy and High-Resolution Marine Geoid Determination Using Heterogeneous Data	Greece
044	W.Bosch	Geodetic Application of Satellite Altimetry	Germany
045	W.Bosch	OpenADB - an Open Altimeter Data Base	Germany
046	C.K. Shum, Yuchan Yi, Ole Andersen and Per Knudsen	EXTREME SOUTHERN OCEAN TIDE MODELING USING RADAR ALTIMETERS	USA
047	C.K. Shum	ALTIMETER  METHODS  FOR  SATELLITE  GEODESY	USA
048	Chung-yen Kuo, C.K. Shum and Yuchan Yi	CHARACTERIZATION OF GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE OBSERVED BY SATELLITE ALTIMETRY	USA
049	Felix Jose, Paul Samuel and Kurian N.P	Wind Speed and Significant Wave Height Distribution in the Western Indian Ocean from Altimetry Data	India
050	Zhengtao Wang, Jiancheng Li and Jianguo Hu	Sea level changes in China Sea detected by combining Satellite altimeter data with tide gauge records	China
051	Walter H.F. Smith and David T. Sandwell	Altimetric Bathymetry from Surface Slopes:  the ABYSS mission	USA
052	Y.Lu H.T.Hsu	Pseudo-harmonic representation of gravity field in south China sea	China
053	Andrew Bingham	Distribution of Jason-1 near-real-time data	USA
054	Jeong Woo Kim, Jong-Sun Hwang, Kyung Duk Min and Joong-Sun Won	Spectrally correlated sea surface heights between Topex/Poseidon and in-situ tide gauge measurements in the East Sea (Japan Sea)	Korea
055	Jeong Woo Kim, Daniel Roman and Ralph R.B. von Frese	Enhanced Free-air Gravity Anomalies by Satellite Radar Altimetry	Korea
056	Jiang Weiping, Li Jiancheng and Wang Zhengtao	Global Mean Sea Surface WHU2000 Derived from Multi-satellite Altimeter Data	China
057	Huang Motao, Zhai Guojun, Bian Shaofeng and Ouyang Yongzhong	Comparisons of Three Inversion Approaches for Recovering Gravity Anomalies From Altimeter	China
058	Huang Motao, Zhai Guojun, Ouyang Yongzhong and Bian Shaofeng	A new Method for Recovering Bathymetry from Altimeter Data	China

 

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