[A-TT32] Brand-new geoscientific observations by GNSS-Reflectometry

Mon. May 21, 2018 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 105 (1F International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Kaoru Ichikawa(Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University), Kosuke Heki(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University), Chairperson:Ichikawa Kaoru(RIAM, Kyushu University), Heki Kosuke(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University)

GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) dares to use indirect GNSS signals reflected by an object, which cause multi-path errors in the positioning system, and extracts status information of the reflecting surface itself. It requires low-power and light-weight GNSS receivers alone, so that any platform can be adopted, including microsatellites or UAVs. This session will present various observations using GNSS-R, such as sea surface wind speeds, waves, sea surface height, soil moisture and ice detection.
In addition, possible scientific impacts are discussed with unprecedentedly frequent global observations by multiple satellites, such as NASA's eight-microsatellite CYGNSS GNSS-R mission.

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Introduction (3:30 PM - 3:35 PM)

3:35 PM - 4:00 PM

[ATT32-01] The NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)

★Invited Papers

*Christopher S Ruf¹ (1.University of Michigan Ann Arbor)

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

[ATT32-02] An impact of CYGNSS surface wind speed observation on air-sea flux estimate

*Hiroyuki Tomita¹, Kaoru Ichikawa² (1.Institute for Space-Earth Environmental, Nagoya University, 2.Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

[ATT32-03] Detection of sea surface height and wave height using Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R)

*Osamu Isoguchi¹, Taku Izumiyama², Kaoru Ichikawa³, Yukihito Kitazawa² (1.Remote Sensing Technology Center, 2.IHI Corporation, 3.Kyushu University)

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

[ATT32-04] Objective Mapping GNSS-R Altimetry for Tsunami Detection

*Y Tony Song¹ (1.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

[ATT32-05] Soil Moisture Measurements Based on GNSS-R

*Toshihiro Shibukawa¹, Satoshi Ikari¹, Ryu Funase¹, Shinichi Nakasuka¹ (1.University of Tokyo)