Special Session

Space Agency Perspectives on the Remote Sensing of the Earth
02 August (Wednesday) | 10:20am – 12:20pm │MR335

The world’s space and/or environment agencies are making unprecedented contributions to studies of the Earth as an integrated system through a combination of new and existing observations that are providing an ever-expanding set of observations about the Earth’s interacting atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, land surface, and interior. Advances in both operational and research satellites are making a significant impact on both scientific understanding and forecasting, thus contributing to societal benefits in many areas. In this session, a summary of status, accomplishments, and plans of several of the space agencies engaged in using the vantage point of space to study the Earth system and to turn the resulting knowledge into scientifically and societally useful products.

Jack KAYE

Associate Director for Research
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA's Earth Science Division Program

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Na XU

Director
National Satellite Meteorological Center

Fengyun Meteorological Satellite Programs and Applications

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Shinichi SOBUE

ALOS-2 Project Manager
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency

JAXA's Earth Observation Mission

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Douglas HOWARD

Director of the Center for Satellite Applications and Research
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Remote Sensing Satellite Observations of the Earth: Data and Information for Societal Benefit

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Jhoon KIM

GEMS Principal Investigator
Professor of Atmospheric Science
Yonsei University

Space-borne Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Program of Korea: GEMS and Beyond

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