INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MEASURING HIGH WIND SPEEDS OVER THE OCEAN

15-17 November 2016

15-17 November 2016 | Met Office,

A three day workshop on the science and applications of remotely-sensed ocean surface winds, with a focus on high or extreme wind speeds. The workshop will be held at the Met Office headquarters in the cathedral city of Exeter.

Suggested topics include:

-Status of monitoring ocean-surface winds from space: current and future instruments

-Methods and models for retrieving high winds from satellite observing systems

-Ocean surface wind products, synergies, and validation of high wind speeds

-Applications for ocean-atmosphere interactions

-Applications for numerical weather prediction (NWP)

-Applications for tropical cyclone and extra-tropical storms-Climate applications

For registration and abstract submission please visit the web links given below:

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 June 2016

Click on the weblinks below to find out more details:

Webpage of the conference 

Registration

Abstract Submission

Organising Committee: Pete Francis, James Cotton (Met Office), Nicolas Reul (IFREMER), Cécile Salaun(Oceandatalab), Craig Donlon (ESA)

smosstorm2016@metoffice.gov.uk