| Date: | 2010-04-30 09:08:00 | |
| Sender: | Hans-Peter Plag and Norman Miller <hpplag@unr.edu> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No. 1867: Joint IGCP 565 Project/GEO/GGOS Workshop on Separating | |
| Author: | Hans | |
| Content: | ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2010-04-30 09:08:00 UTC Message No. 1867 ******************************************************************************** Author: Hans-Peter Plag and Norman Miller Subject: Joint IGCP 565 Project/GEO/GGOS Workshop on Separating Subject: Joint IGCP 565 Project/GEO/GGOS Workshop on Separating =20 Subject: Joint IGCP 565 Project/GEO/GGOS Workshop on Separating =20 Hydrological and Tectonic Signals in Geodetic Observations Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Program Committee, we would like to invite you to =20 participate in an upcoming workshop on the separation of hydrological =20 and tectonic signals in geodetic observations. This workshop, the =20 third in a series of five, is jointly organized by the UNESCO =20 International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) 565 Project, the Group on =20 Earth Observations (GEO), the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS), =20 and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and the Nevada Geodetic =20 Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The workshop will =20 be held on October 11-13, 2010 in Reno, Nevada, USA. More information =20 on the workshop is available at =20 http://www.igcp565.org/workshops/Reno_2010. In regions like the Southwestern U.S., the Mediterranean, Northern =20 India, East Africa, and large parts of East Asia, tectonic processes =20 and changes in land water storage produce overlapping signals in =20 geodetic observations. At the same time, these regions experience =20 water scarcity and would benefit from improved water management =20 informed by additional data on water storage changes. Geodetic =20 observations of time-variable gravity, surface displacements, and =20 rotation potentially can be used to estimate changes in land water =20 storage. In order to fully utilize this potential, the tectonic and =20 hydrologic signals need to be separated, evaluated, and tested. The Workshop aims to bring together experts in the relevant fields =20 including geodesy, tectonics, hydrology, and hydrometeorology for a =20 review of the current state of knowledge with respect to the geodetic =20 fingerprints of the tectonic and hydrologic processes and recent =20 change. A primary goal is to identify the main challenges in modeling =20 and separating the various contributions, and to make progress towards =20 an agenda that address these challenges through focused research =20 projects. Together with a number of colleagues active in hydrology, =20 hydrometeorology, tectonics, and geodesy, we are currently developing =20 a diverse, comprehensive and exciting program covering the =20 characteristics of the relevant hydrologic and tectonic processes, the =20 state of the art in predicting geodetic fingerprints due to these =20 processes, the current capability to separate these signals in =20 geodetic observations, and case studies in selected regions. We hope =20 that you will be able to join us in Reno for this timely and exciting =20 workshop. Best regards Norman Miller and Hans-Peter Plag ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. From: hpplag@unr.edu ******************************************************************************** |