AGENDA
(August 1 , 1999)
Remote Sensing and the Kyoto Protocol: A Review of Available and Future Technology for Monitoring Treaty Compliance
October 20-22, 1999 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI), USA
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Johnson Room, Lurie Engineering Center, 1221 Beal Ave., North Campus DAY 1 - October 20, 1999 |
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| Time | Topic | Panel Speaker |
| 8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:45 | Welcome | Fawwaz Ulaby, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan |
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Morning Session Theme: "Remote Sensing Implications of the Kyoto Protocol" |
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| 9:00 | (1:1) Carbon Cycle | Compton Tucker (NASA) |
| 9:30 | (1:2) Global Land Cover and
Biomass Assessment by Remote Sensing - Implications of the Kyoto Protocol |
Alan Belward (European Commission) |
| 10:00 | (1:3) The Kyoto Protocol Viewed from the US signatory | Dan Reifsnyder (US State Dept) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 | (1:4) International Legal Implications
of Trans-border Monitoring of Kyoto Protocol Treaty Compliance Using Remote Sensing |
Steven Mirmina (Office of General Counsel, NASA HQ) |
| 11:15 | (1:5) Ground Measurements,
Remote Sensing and Biomass Estimation in the Australian Context. |
Richard Lucas (Univ. of New South Wales) |
| 11:45-12:30 Open Floor Discussion | ||
| Lunch | ||
| Afternoon Session | ||
| 2:00 | (1:6) The Integrated Global Observation Strategy - IGOS | John Townshend (Univ. of Maryland) |
| 2:30 | (1:7) CEOS GOFC Project requirements
for forest biomass and structure measurements: a role for low-frequency SAR? |
Frank Ahern (Canada Centre Remote Sensing) |
| Theme: "The Potential of Contemporary Platforms" | ||
| 3:00 | (1:8) The Use of Optical Remote Sensing Systems for Monitoring Land Use and Biomass in the Context of the Kyoto Protocol | David Skole and Jiaguo Qi (Michigan State Univ.) |
| 3:30 | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:45 | (1:9) Capabilities of today's SAR Systems for Biomass Monitoring. | Craig Dobson (Univ. of Michigan) |
| 4:15 | (1:10) Potential of the NASA Vegetation Canopy LIDAR for Mapping Biomass | Ralph Dubayah (Univ. of Maryland) |
| 4:45 | (1:11) Future Platforms and Science
Partnerships Relevant to the Kyoto Protocol: A NASA Perspective |
Diane E. Wickland (Manager Terrestrial Ecology , NASA HQ) |
| 5:15-6:00 Open Floor Discussion | ||
| 6:45 NO HOST Dinner at Gandy Dancer | ||
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DAY 2 - October 21 Johnson Room, Lurie Engineering Center, 1221 Beal Ave., North Campus |
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Morning Session Theme: "Direct Mapping of Biomass - Low Frequency Radar Systems" |
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| 9:00 | (2:1) Monitoring Biomass by Airborne Polarimatric Multi-Frequency SAR -AIRSAR | Tony Milne (Univ. of New South Wales) |
| 9:30 | (2:2) The Vertical Structure of Vegetated Surfaces from Interferometric and Polarimetric Radar Data | Robert Treuhaft (NASA JPL) |
| 10:00 | (2:3) Will VHF Radio Significantly Increase Our Ability to Measure Biomass in Heavy Forests? An Early Perspective from the BioSAR Project | Marc Imhoff (NASA GSFC) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 | (2:4) Penetration of Very Dense Forest
Biomass Using VHF Airborne SAR systems: CARABAS |
Lars Ulander (Swedish Defence Research Establ.) |
| 11:15 | (2:5) Opportunities and Challenges
associated with spaceborne Low-Frequency SAR systems. |
Tony Freeman and Paul Siqueira (NASA JPL) |
| 11:45-12:30 Open Floor Discussion | ||
| Lunch | ||
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Afternoon Session Theme: "Spaceborne Low Frequency Radar Systems" (cont'd) |
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| 2:00 | Short Presentations (sign-up) | |
| 3:00 | Coffee Break | |
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Plenary Session 3:15 - 4:30 Theme Break-Outs 4:00 - 5:00 (2:6) Plenary Session |
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| 5:00 | Tour of Radiation Laboratory | |
DAY 3 - October 22, 1999
(Media Union Confenence Rooms)
Panelists only - Report compilation.