UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7
8400 Oostende
Belgium
| 1. | INTRODUCTION |
| 1.1. | Welcoming words |
| 1.2. | Administrative Issues |
| 1.3. | Course Objectives |
| 1.4 | Training Schedule |
| 1.5 | Expectations |
| 2. | INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS |
| 2.1. | IOC and its IODE |
| 2.2. | NOAA |
| 2.3. | EUMETSAT |
| 2.4. | Presentations by Participants |
| 3. | IODE SEMINAR II - Satellite Wind and Wave Products for Marine Forecasting |
| 3.1. | Towards a Truly Integrated Global Observing System (Dr Mikael Rattenborg) |
| 3.2. | Operational Ocean Observing Systems in Europe (Dr Barbara Ryan) |
| 3.3. | Challenges in teh Use of Satellites to Marine Forecasting (Dr Stan Wilson) |
| 4. | SCATTEROMETER WINDS |
| 4.1. | Scatterometer remote sensing principles and characteristics of wind data |
| 4.2. | Ku-band systems, orbit, swath geometry, data characteristics, accuracy and limitations, overview of nowcasting applications and major impact of data use |
| 4.3. | C-Band systems, orbith, swath, geometry, data characteristics, accuracy and limitations |
| 4.4. | Introduction to forecasting applications of wind data. Methds, benefits and limitations, handling of quality information in the products |
| 4.5. | Case study: use of scatterometer winds on forecasting applications in Northern Latitudes |
| 4.6 | Case study: use of scatterometer winds on forecasting applications in the Northern Atlantic |
| 4.7 | Practical excercise: |
| 4.8 | Case Study: Use of scatterometer winds on forecasting applications in the tropics |
| 4.9 | Practical excercise: |
| 5. | ALTIMETER WAVE |
| 5.1 | Altimeter Remote Sensing principles and characerisation of significant wave height data |
| 5.2 | Altimeter Systems, orbit, swath geometry, data characteristics, accuracy and limitations |
| 5.3 | Case study: Use of Altimeter significant wave height on forecasting applications |
| 5.4 | Case study: Use of Altimeter significant wave height on forecasting applications |
| 5.5 | Practical excercise: Altimeter significant wave data handling and visualisation using the BRAT Tool |
| 6. | WIND AND WAVE SYNERGY |
| 7. | PRODUCTS |
| 7.1 | Products |
| 7.2 | Data access |
| 7.3 | Product manuals |
| 7.4 | Helpdesk |
| 8. | Southern Hemisphere experiences |
| 9. | Practical work |
| 9.1 | Case study/Product access and handling |
| 9.2 | Practical excercise: use of scatterometer winds and altimeter wave on forecasting applications |
| 10. | OTHER APPLICATIONS |
| 10.1 | My Ocean and other ocean programmes/projects in Europe |
| 10.2 | OSCAR: operational ocean currents |
| 10.3 | Sea level rise |
| 10.4 | Sea ice monitoring |
| 10.5 | Soil moisture |
| 11. | Closing |