24th International SST Users’ Symposium and GHRSST Science Team Meeting (GHRSST24) October 2023

Local host: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Space Application Center (SAC)

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Abstract submission

The abstract submission is now CLOSED.

• • 10 July 2023: Deadline for abstracts

• • 10 July -17 August 2023: Evaluation of the abstracts

• • 17 August 2023: Communication of the evaluation outcome to authors

• • 17 August 2023: Deadline for registering for the in-person part of the event

Participation fee

Our hosts will cover the coffee breaks and the icebreaker event during the Symposium. Please note that the organisers will pay a separate fee for the social event and dinner.

International Travel and Covid-19

The event will be organised following the rules set by the local government. For more information: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/

You will be required to wear a mask for the meeting.

NEW! Logistics

Contact names, VISA, hotel bookings, venue, and more information for organising your travel are available in this presentation

0627-GHRSST24_General_Info

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NEW! Draft agenda V. 3 (20 September 2023)

• Monday, October 16, 2023
• GHRSST Science Team Meeting
• Tuesday, October 17, 2023
• Science Session 1: Science applications for operational users of SST in India
• Science Session 2: Processing and product generation
• Science Session 3: Calibration, Validation and Product Assessment
• Wednesday, October 18, 2023
• Science Session 4: Retrieval Algorithms
• Session 5: Computing and products
• Thursday, October 19, 2023
• GHRSST Task Teams
• Science Session 6: High-resolution future satellite missions

Outline of the Symposium

• • Six Science Sessions: Check the outline of the science sessions

• • Data producers updates (RDACs reports)

• • A hands-on training session on GHRSST products (on the Friday afternoon)

• • CEOS SST-VC Meeting

• GHRSST Task Teams’ Reports

• • GHRSST Advisory Council Meeting

Session 1: Science applications for operational users of SST in India

Chair: T. Srinivas Kumar (INCOIS), Co-chair: Neeraj Agarwal (ISRO)

Keynote

Impact of satellite-derived sea surface temperature data in the variational assimilation system, Imranali M Momin, J. P. George and V. S. Prasad, National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

Talks

• Sea surface temperature anomaly over the south-eastern Arabian Sea with the changing phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole, Simi Mathew, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Monitoring phytoplankton bloom occurrence and its associated parameters in the North Eastern Arabian Sea using GHRSST data, Greeshma K. U., National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal
• Space-based Coral Bleaching Monitoring over Indian Reef Region: Need for High-resolution SST Data, Nandini Ray Chaudhury, Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO
• Impact of different GHRSST data sets on simulation of the Indian summer monsoon, Neeraj Agarwal, Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO
• Assimilation of in-situ and remote sensing data in the Regional Ocean Modeling System for the Indian Ocean, Balaji Baduru, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES), Government of India

Session 2: Processing and product generation

Co-chair: Pallavi Govekar (BoM)

Keynote

A 40-year Sea Surface Temperature Climate Data Record from the ESA Climate Change Initiative, Owen Embury, University of Reading and National Centre for Earth Observation

Talks

• Significant Diurnal Warming Events and Ocean Warm Skin Signals Observed by Saildrone at High Latitudes, Chong Jia, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
• A satellite-based surface temperature climate dataset of the Arctic ocean and sea ice, 1982–2021, Pia Nielsen-Englyst (Speaker: Jacob L. Høyer), Danish Meteorological Institute
• Joint reconstruction of ocean surface currents and temperature through deep learning algorithms, Daniele Ciani, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine
• Invited talk Sea Surface temperature reprocessing of Himawari-8 Archive, Pallavi Govekar, Bureau of Meteorology

Session 3: Calibration, Validation and Product Assessment

Chair: Mingkun Liu (OUC), Co-chair: Prasanjit Dash (NOAA)

Keynote

Validation of Himawari-8 Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals Using Infrared SST Autonomous Radiometer Measurements, Haifeng Zhang, Bureau of Meteorology

Talks

• Identification of Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface: Salinity Fronts along the California Coast: Application Using Saildrone and Satellite-Derived Products, Jorge Vazquez, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology
• Inter-comparison of GHRSST Sea Surface Temperature Products from Different Resolutions and Datasets: A Case Study in the Indian Ocean Region, Surisetty V V Arun Kumar, Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
• Ship-Borne Inter-Comparison of Thermal Infrared and Passive Microwave Instruments for Sea Surface Temperature Measurements, Guisella Gacitúa, Danish Meteorological Institute
• Importance of Uncertainties and Benchmark Metrics in the Diagnostics and Intercomparisons of Sea Surface Temperature Records, Boyin Huang, NOAA/NCEI

Session 4: Retrieval Algorithms

Chair: Pradeep Thapliyal (ISRO), Co-chair: Rishi Kumar Gangwar (ISRO)

Keynote

Effects of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption on MODIS-retrieved Sea Surface Temperatures Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Chong Jia, University of Miami

Talks

• A sea surface temperature retrieval algorithm for CIMR, Jacob L. Høyer, Danish Meteorological Institute
• TRISHNA Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals: comparison of multiple algorithms, Emilie Delogu, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• MAESSTRO: Masked AutoEncoders for Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction under Occlusion, Alice R. Yepremyan, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology
• Inter-comparison of various AI/ML techniques for SST retrieval from INSAT-3D Imager, Rishi Kumar Gangwar, Space Applications Centre (ISRO)

Session 5: Computing and products

Chair: Edward Armstrong (NASA/JPL), Co-chair: Nitant Dube (ISRO)

Keynote

Optimizing Data and Services in the Cloud for User Exploitation, Ed Armstrong, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology

Talks

• Temporal and geospatial characterization of trends in sea surface temperature, Prasanjit Dash, NOAA NESDIS STAR / CSU CIRA
• Searching and selecting GHRSST data with Opensearch, Jean-François Piollé, Ifremer
• TRISHNA products format and content for water users, Jean-Louis Raynaud, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• An evaluation of the LLC4320 global ocean simulation based on the submesoscale structure of modelled sea surface temperature fields Institute for Defense Analyses, Katharina Gallmeier, IDA Headquarters, IDA Systems and Analyses Center

Session 6: High-resolution future satellite missions

Chairs: Emmanuelle Autret (IFREMER), Co-chair: Bimal Bhattacharya (ISRO)

Keynote 1

TRISHNA – A joint Indo-French TIR-VSWIR science mission towards global water and food security, Bimal K Bhattacharya, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Keynote 2

Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) Mission, Steffen Dransfeld, European Space Agency

Talks

• Designing new ultra-high-resolution Sea Surface Temperature products in coastal areas for the future TRISHNA mission, Emmanuelle Autret Ifremer, Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Laboratoire d’Oceanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS)
• Coastal-zone sea surface temperature at ~100 m resolution, Christopher Merchant, University of Reading and National Centre for Earth Observation
• Enhanced continuity of SST measurements from Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical, Paolo Cipollini, European Space Agency
• Towards the next generation Sentinel instruments: The Advanced SLSTR, Jonathan Mittaz, University of Reading

Organising team

For the GHRSST24 agenda, science sessions, presentations, posters:

Ms Chiara Bearzotti, GHRSST Project Office, GPO Coordinator, Danish Meteorological Institute, email: chb@dmi.dk

Ms Erika Hayashi, GHRSST Project Office, Project Manager, Danish Meteorological Institute, email: erh@dmi.dk

For any other business/official requests or query:

Dr Neeraj Agarwal, ISRO, member of the GHRSST science team, email: neeraj@sac.isro.gov.in