Paul KuceraNational Center for Atmospheric Research

Research Applications LaboratoryBoulder, Colorado, USA

Bozena LapetaSatellite Remote Sensing Centre 

Institute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute

Krakow, Poland

5th IPWG Workshop 11‐15 October 2010, Hamburg, Germany

Group photo – ask Christian

IPWG HistoryEndorsed by the CGMS 29th session (July 2001)Formation Meeting: June 2001, Fort Collins, US

IPWG‐1: September 2002, INM, Madrid, SpainIPWG‐2: October 2004, NRL, Monterey, USIPWG‐3: October 2006, BoM, Melbourne, AustraliaIPWG‐4: October 2008, NSMC; Beijing, ChinaIPWG‐5: October 2010, KC, MPI‐M, Hamburg, GermanyIPWG‐6: October 2012, INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

6th IPWG Workshop

55 Participants from 14 countries

Argentina, Boliva, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

6th IPWG Workshop Agenda

Five oral sessions (42 presentations )

Two poster sessions (23 posters)

Two Working Groups sessions

Special session on Megha‐Tropiques

Discussion about the future of IPWG and next activities 

Field trip on Friday

Ice breaker and workshop dinner

It is a going to busy, but productive five days

6th IPWG Workshop Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0700 Hotel Pickup

IPWG6 Field Trip

Registration Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup0800 Session 3:

Precipitation Datasets

Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty

Working Groups Session

2

Welcome and Introductions 0900

Coffee Break1000 Session 1:

Program Status updates, Global

Scale, and Climatology

Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

Session 4: Algorithms

Session 5: Working Groups Session

2 (contd.) 1100 Session 6: New

Methods, NWP, and Future Activities

1200 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1300

Session 2: Precipitation Applications

Session 4: Algorithms WG Reports

1400 Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty Working Groups

Session 1

1500 Future Direction

Poster Session 1 and Coffee

Wrap Up1600 Poster Session

1 and Coffee

Megha-Tropiques

Special Session

1700

IPWG6 Ice

Breaker 1800

1900 IPWG Dinner

Five Oral Sessions

6th IPWG Workshop Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0700 Hotel Pickup

IPWG6 Field Trip

Registration Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup0800 Session 3:

Precipitation Datasets

Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty

Working Groups Session

2

Welcome and Introductions 0900

Coffee Break1000 Session 1:

Program Status updates, Global

Scale, and Climatology

Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

Session 4: Algorithms

Session 5: Working Groups Session

2 (contd.) 1100 Session 6: New

Methods, NWP, and Future Activities

1200 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1300

Session 2: Precipitation Applications

Session 4: Algorithms WG Reports

1400 Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty Working Groups

Session 1

1500 Future Direction

Poster Session 1 and Coffee

Wrap Up1600 Poster Session

1 and Coffee

Megha-Tropiques

Special Session

1700

IPWG6 Ice

Breaker 1800

1900 IPWG Dinner

Two Poster Sessions

6th IPWG Workshop Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0700 Hotel Pickup

IPWG6 Field Trip

Registration Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup0800 Session 3:

Precipitation Datasets

Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty

Working Groups Session

2

Welcome and Introductions 0900

Coffee Break1000 Session 1:

Program Status updates, Global

Scale, and Climatology

Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

Session 4: Algorithms

Session 5: Working Groups Session

2 (contd.) 1100 Session 6: New

Methods, NWP, and Future Activities

1200 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1300

Session 2: Precipitation Applications

Session 4: Algorithms WG Reports

1400 Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty Working Groups

Session 1

1500 Future Direction

Poster Session 1 and Coffee

Wrap Up1600 Poster Session

1 and Coffee

Megha-Tropiques

Special Session

1700

IPWG6 Ice

Breaker 1800

1900 IPWG Dinner

Two Working Group Sessions and Working Group Summaries

6th IPWG Workshop Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0700 Hotel Pickup

IPWG6 Field Trip

Registration Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup Hotel Pickup0800 Session 3:

Precipitation Datasets

Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty

Working Groups Session

2

Welcome and Introductions 0900

Coffee Break1000 Session 1:

Program Status updates, Global

Scale, and Climatology

Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

Session 4: Algorithms

Session 5: Working Groups Session

2 (contd.) 1100 Session 6: New

Methods, NWP, and Future Activities

1200 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1300

Session 2: Precipitation Applications

Session 4: Algorithms WG Reports

1400 Session 5: Validation,

Verification, and Uncertainty Working Groups

Session 1

1500 Future Direction

Poster Session 1 and Coffee

Wrap Up1600 Poster Session

1 and Coffee

Megha-Tropiques

Special Session

1700

IPWG6 Ice

Breaker 1800

1900 IPWG Dinner

Ice Breaker on Monday, Dinner on Wednesday, Special Session on Megha‐Tropiques, and Field Trip on Friday

Update to the Schedule

Global Flood Estimation Using Satellite Rainfall Information and Hydrological Models: Status and Future: Bob Adler has moved from 1430 on Monday to 1330 Tuesday as remote presentation

Comparing a multi‐channel geostationary satellite precipitation estimator with the single channel Hydroestimator over South Africa: Estelle de Coninghas moved from 1410 on Tuesday to 1410 on Monday

1540 Group Photo before the poster session

NOAA Training on “New and Emerging Technologies, Sensors, and Datasets for Precipitation”

15‐17 October 2012

New and Upcoming Satellite Sensors

New and Existing Precipitation Products

Satellite Precipitation Product Applications and Applications for Improved NWP Predictive Capabilities

New and Existing Validation/Verification Techniques

Regional Focus: Precipitation in South America

18 Participants from 10 countries

Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Poland, Nigeria, Uraguay, United States

NOAA Training on “New and Emerging Technologies, Sensors, and Datasets for Precipitation”

15‐17 October 2012

6th IPWG Workshop Goals

To present and discuss the last results in the research on satellite precipitation;

To exchange scientific and operational information between the producers of precipitation measurements, the research community, and the user community.

To foster the cooperation between scientists in precipitation research;

To discuss and define future IPWG activities as well as the interactions between IPWG and CGMS and other ISWGs; 

To work out the recommendations for IPWG and CGMS;

Discuss the future direction and goals of IPWG – where should we go from here?

Many thanks to our sponsors:

INPE;

WMO;

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq);

NOAA; 

EUMETSAT;

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig)

We wish you interesting talks, inspiring

discussions, fruitful meeting and nice stay

in Sao Jose dos Campos