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AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) promotes the devel-opment and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. The Society’s goals are to:

• foster an environment in which the government, academic, and private sectors in the atmospheric and related sciences and services work cooperatively to serve the public good

• broaden the appreciation of advances in the atmospheric and related sciences and the value these advances provide to the nation and the world

Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of 14,000, publishes 11 atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals, sponsors at least 12 conferences annually, and off ers numerous programs and services. For further information, please visit http://ametsoc.org/

NOAA

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency that enriches life through science. Its reach extends from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean fl oor as we work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them.

From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fi sheries management, coastal restora-tion and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and aff ect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information when they need it.

NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informa-tion Service (NESDIS) is dedicated to providing timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, and enhance the US economy, security, environment, and quality of life.

2013 EUMETSAT METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE CONFERENCE

19TH AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS) SATELLITE METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, AND CLIMATOLOGY CONFERENCE

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

16-20 September 2013

Vienna, Austria

To fulfi l its responsibilities, NESDIS acquires and manages US operational environmental satellites, operates the NOAA National Data Centers, provides data and information services including Earth system monitoring, performs offi cial assess-ments of the environment, and conducts related research.

The NESDIS vision is to be the world’s most comprehensive source and recognized authority for satellite products, environ-mental information, and offi cial assessments of the environment in support of societal and economic decisions

EUROPEAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The EMS, founded in 1999, is an association of 36 meteorological societies in Europe. Twenty-nine Associate Members that include national meteorological and hydrological services, Europe-wide organisations, private service providers, manufacturers and educational institutions are an integral part of the community.

Its major purpose is to facilitate the exchange of information within the meteorological community in Europe and to support and enhance the activities of its Members by broadening their own role to the European scale. The major activity in that respect is the running the EMS Annual Meetings. For more information please visit www.emetsoc.org, www.ems2012.eu

ZAMG

The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), founded in 1851, is Austria’s national weather service.

The product and service quality conforms to the current scientifi c state-of-the-art based on experience from R&D projects and a continuous development of methods.

The further development of the position as Austria’s market leader in providing meteorological, geophysical data and services as well as competency in research projects are the most important unique selling points of ZAMG. For further information, please visit: www.zamg.at

Sharing knowledge, vision and experience, EUMETSAT and its US partners will jointly organise the combined 2013 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference & the 19th Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology Conference of the American Meteorological Society on 16-20 September in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. The European meteorological satellite organisation and the American Meteorological Society will be supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Austria’s national weather service, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) and the European Meteorological Society (EMS).

This event will build on the success of a similar joint venture held in Amsterdam in 2007.

The conference will be accommodated in the historic Hofburg Palace, the winter residence of the Imperial Family.

The overarching theme will be water vapour, clouds, and precipitation, and the use of current and planned Earth observation systems to improve our understanding and adequately monitor, trends and variability in the global hydrological system.

The global hydrological system is observed by a constellation of research and operational instruments and platforms. Earth observing systems need to further improve to effectively monitor the hydrological cycle and forecast the impact short- and long-term changes may have on people and societies, and biodiversity and ecosystems. Recent years have evidenced enormous precipitation extremes, leading to prolonged droughts and major flood events. A growing world population, combined with climate variability and change, combines to elevate water to one of the most important topics of our times.

Weather, ocean and climate observations as well as atmos-pheric composition will of course continue to be mainstay topics.

GUIDE TO SESSION TOPICS

• Current and future satellites, instruments and their applications

• Climate

• Advances in understanding cloud precipitation processes, with emphasis on satellite remote sensing and climate applications

• Cloud observations from satellites, including 30 years ISCCP

• Water vapour obervations from satellites

• Quantitative applications for nowcasting

• Satellite-based observations of the oceans

• Atmospheric composition

• Information production and the resulting issue of communication of results and observations to users (methodologies and how to create a weather- ready nation)

• Satellite impact on NWP

• Modelling and assimilation of water vapour, clouds and precipitation

• Data access for easy utilisation

• Calibration and characterisation

• Satellite-based observations of the cryosphere

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS

If your domain of expertise lies in one or more of these session topics and you wish to make a presentation, or if you are simply keen to learn more about progress in these areas, please respond to this First Announcement/Call for Papers using the online conference website.

If you wish to make an Internet-based presentation, please indicate this in the comments field when you submit your abstract. More details will be given at a later stage.

To submit an abstract or to simply register your interest, please go to: www.conferences.eumetsat.int

Please use the contact form on this website for enquiries relating to pre-registration and/or submission of abstracts.

You may submit an abstract for either a verbal or a poster presentation. Please do not forget to indicate your desired session topic. Depending on the numbers, posters may be split over two viewing periods, each two days long. The Scientific Programme Committee reserves the right to convert a request for a verbal presentation to a poster, or vice versa, if considered more appropriate.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:

Abstracts should be submitted in English and be no longer than one page. If there are several authors, we kindly ask for one coordinated response. Please note that the person who submits the abstract will automatically be identified as the presenter and point of contact for future correspondence. Unfortunately, submissions arriving after the deadline of 18 February 2013 cannot be processed.

Each session theme will be assigned a panel of experts, constituting the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC), whose task will be to review abstracts for inclusion in the conference programme. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified (via e-mail) in the mid-April 2013 time-frame, after the spring meeting of the SPC. The selected abstracts will be posted on the EUMETSAT website.

The Second Announcement will be available in mid May 2013 and can be accessed via the EUMETSAT website at: www.eumetsat.int.

The preliminary programme, hotel and general information will be issued with the Second Announcement. An email will be sent to those who have responded to the First Announcement, drawing their attention to the availability of the Second Announcement online.

The expected conference fee is EUR 240 (higher if payment is made after the initial registration deadline – to be given in the Second Announcement). Further details on payment will be provided in the Second Announcement.

If your institution is interested in sponsoring the conference, please contact madeleine.pooley@eumetsat.int for details.

EUMETSAT

The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany, currently with 26 European Member States and five Cooperating States.

EUMETSAT operates the geostationary satellites Meteosat-8 and -9 over Europe and Africa, and Meteosat-7 over the Indian Ocean.The third Meteosat Second Generation satellite, MSG-3 was launched on 5 July 2012 and will be renamed Meteosat-10 after commissioning is complete.

Metop-A, the first European polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, was launched in October 2006 and has been delivering operational data since 15 May 2007.

The Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellite, launched on 20 June 2008, added ocean surface topography to the missions EUMETSAT conducts.

The data and products from EUMETSAT’s satellites make a significant contribution to weather forecasting and to the monitoring of the global climate.

For further information please visit: www.eumetsat.int