NDACC and TOLNET Annual Meeting | 2018

5th TOLNet / 2018 NDACC LWG Meeting

7-11 May 2018

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Host: Mike Newchurch (Mike.Newchurch@uah.edu)

Location: Cramer Research Hall, 320 Sparkman Drive, NW, Huntsville, AL

Website: https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/TOLNet NDACC/index.html

AGENDA v4.1 (May 4rd)
(all times are approximate and topics may be moved to make best use of the time available)

Monday May 7, 2018 (TOLNet)
8:00 Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

8:30 Welcome/Introduction/Logistics

·       The view from HQ B. Lefer, remotely (30 min)

 

9:00 TOLNet Station Reports

·       TMF T. Leblanc (20 min) | view presentation

·       ESRL C. Senff (20 min) | view presentation

·       UAH S. Kuang (20 min) | view presentation

 

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30 TOLNet Station Reports

·       ECCC K. Strawbridge (20 min) | view presentation

·       GSFC J. Sullivan/T. McGee (20 min) | view presentation

·       LaRC T. Berkoff (20 min) | view presentation

·       LaRC Data and website M. Shook for G. Chen (20 min) | view presentation

 

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break catered at Cramer Research Hall

13:00 TOLNet Sessions

·       Evolution of TOLNet M. Newchurch (15 min) | view presentation

·       How Can TOLNet Help to Better Understand Tropospheric Ozone? A Satellite Perspective   ARC – M. Johnson (45 min) | view presentation

 

·       Some Findings from CABOTS and FAST-LVOS ESRL – A. Langford (45 min) | view presentation

 

14:45-15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 TOLNet Sessions

·       SCOOP Campaign Results: Update TMF – T. Leblanc (15 min) | view presentation

·       Horizontal Lidar Measurements of the Near-Surface Ozone UAH – S. Kuang (45 min) | view presentation

·       Other discussions All (15 min) | tropomi - view presentation

 

16:45 Adjourn for the day

Tuesday May 8, 2018 (TOLNet AM, then Joint PM)
8:00 Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall
 

8:30 TOLNet Sessions

·       First Year Operation of an Autonomous Tropospheric Ozone, Water Vapor, Aerosol Lidar Facility in Northern Alberta K. Strawbridge (40 min) | view presentation

·       The Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study J. Sullivan (40 min) | view presentation

(OWLETS): Overview, Key Findings, and Looking Towards Summer 2018

·       The Pandora Global Network (PGN) update/plans B. Swap, remotely (15 min) | view presentation

10:05–10:20 Coffee break

10:20 TOLNet Sessions

·       O3 Titration from a Nearby Point Source: The Wonders of G. Gronoff (40 min) | view presentation

the Very Near Field (OWLETS Campaign)

·       New Ideas to Improve TOLNet Community Service G. Chen (40 min) | view presentation

·       Any other discussions? All (15 min)

 

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break walk across the street to Shelby Center, 2nd floor balcony.
Take group picture on the Shelby lawn on the way over.

13:00 NDACC LWG ice-breaker at Shelby Center 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL

·       Coffee, chats, and registration All (30 min)

 

13:30 Walk back across the street to Cramer Research Hall

13:45 Welcome NDACC LWG

·       Opening and Logistics M. Newchurch

·       Agenda review and update T. Leblanc and W. Steinbrecht

 

14:00 Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions

·       TOLNet and NDACC review, and why are we here together today? M. Newchurch (25 min) | view presentation

·       New automation capability of the NDACC/TOLNet tropospheric ozone lidar at JPL-Table Mountain Facility F. Chouza (15 min) | view presentation

·       OEM retrievals of Temperature, Water Vapor and Ozone from Rayleigh, Raman and Differential Absorption Lidar Data G. Martucci for B. Sica (30 min) | view presentation

·       Discussion 1: Tropospheric vs. stratospheric Lidars: The TOLNet and NDACC technical challenges and successes, (how) can we do better? All

 

15:15–15:45 Coffee break

15:45 Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions

·       Discussion 2: TROPOMI and other satellite validation: The TOLNet and NDACC technical challenges and successes, (how) can we do better? All

 

·       Discussion 3: The roles of TOLNet and NDACC in the world of atmospheric observation networks, where are we now, and (how) can we do better? All

·       NDACC-standardized vertical resolution and Uncertainty: Questions and answers and more clinic if relevant T. Leblanc and All

·       HDF Data Formatting Clinic in IDL, MATLAB, C++, etc., including questions and answers T. Leblanc and All

 

17:00 Adjourn for the day, bus shuttle to hotel

Wednesday May 9, 2018 (Joint)

8:00 Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

08:30 Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions

·       Welcome from Dean of College of Science S. Christopher (5-10 min)

·       TOLNet and NDACC – HQ Perspective J. Kaye, remotely (15 min)

·       An unexpected way to detect ultra-thin aged smoke layers in the UTLS T. Leblanc (15 min) \ view presentation

·       Aerosols in the UTLS: The Mother of all PyroCbs M. Fromm (30 min) | view presentation

·       Long Term Trends in Aerosols: volcanoes, smoke and LRT S. Khaykin, remotely (30 min) | view presentation

 

10:10–10:40 Coffee break

10:40 Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions

·       UTLS and STE: A Review with a tropospheric perspective A. Langford (30 min) | view presentation

·       UTLS and STE: Chemistry and Dynamics in the Lower Stratosphere: Trends in Ozone and HCl + GMI/MERRA2 products for NDACC S. Strahan (30 min) | view presentation

·       O3, H2O and Aerosol UTLS Observations at Zugspitze H. Vogelmann (15 min) | view presentation

·       H2O and Temperature by Raman Lidar in the troposphere and in the UTLS above Payerne G. Martucci (15 min) | view presentation

 

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break Catered at Cramer Research Hall

13:30 Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions

·       UTLS Observations at Reunion Island V. Duflot (15 min) | view presentation

·       Long Term Trends in O3: The 2018 WMO Assessment Report W. Steinbrecht (30 min) | view presentation

·       Long Term Trends in O3: The First TOAR T. Leblanc for A. Gaudel (30 min, remotely) | view presentation

·       Discussion: Challenges and successes inferring Trends in the UTLS and separating the composition, radiative and dynamical components: What can lidar do (better) about it?

 

15:00 (or later) Adjourn for the day, Bus shuttle to hotels

17:00-19:00 Tour at the Space and Rocket Center

19:00 Group Dinner at the Space and Rocket Center

Thursday May 10, 2018 (NDACC)

8:00 Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

8:30 NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)

·       Polar stations

o Thule T. Di Iorio, remotely | view presentation

o McMurdo / Dome C M. Snels, remotely | view presentation

·       Other remote presentations (time difference critical)

o Haute-Provence Godin-Beekman, remotely | view presentation

o Tor Vergata G. Liberti, remotely | view presentation

o Potenza P. Di Girolamo, remotely

o London, Canada B. Sica, remotely | view presentation

 

10:00 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)

·       Polar stations (cont.)

o Ny Ålesund and AWI MARL C. Ritter remotely | view presentation

o Søndre Strømfjord Asti Bhatt, remotely | view presentation

o Eureka A. Tikhomirov | view presentation

o Andoya W. Steinbrecht for M. Gausa

·       Northern Mid-latitude Stations

o Hohenpeissenberg W. Steinbrecht | view presentation

o Garmisch H. Vogelmann | view presentation

 

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break: Walk across the street to Shelby Center 2nd floor balcony

13:30 NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)

·       Northern Mid-latitude Stations (cont.)

o Payerne G. Martucci | view presentation

o Huntsville S. Kuang, M. Newchurch \ view presentation

o Table Mountain T. Leblanc | view presentation

·       Tropical Stations

o Mauna Loa O3 lidar T. Leblanc

o Mauna Loa Aerosol lidar J. Barnes \ view presentation

o Reunion Island V. Duflot | view presentation

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30 NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)

·       Southern Mid-latitude Stations

o Lauder ozone/temperature T. Leblanc for R. Querel and D. Swart

o Lauder aerosol B. Liley, remotely | view presentation

o Rio Gallegos T. Leblanc for J. Salvador | view presentation

·       Mobile Stations

o GSFC ALVICE D. Whiteman, remotely

o GSFC AT, STROZ, and TROPOZ J. Sullivan, T. McGee | view presentation

 

17:00 Adjourn for the day, Bus shuttle to Hotel
 

Friday May 11, 2016 (NDACC)

8:00 Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

08:30 NDACC Network Operational Issues (discuss. leaders: TL and WS)

·       News from the NDACC Steering Committee T. Leblanc (20 min) | view presentation

·       LWG contribution to NDACC

o NDACC data archiving and website J. Wild, remotely (30 min) | view presentation

o Inactive / non-submitting stations All

o Short Forms and Updates to M&A directory All

o Aging instruments, station continuity / staffing / retirements All

o NDACC LWG Website status, future A. van Gijsel, remotely

o Summary: Where do we stand compared to sonde, FTIR, μWave W. Steinbrecht | view presentation

o Review of actions items pertaining to issues just discussed All

 

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30 NDACC Science Presentations: Aerosols and water vapor

·       The SSiDRC SPARC activity J. Barnes (20 min) | view presentation

·       SAGE-III Aerosol and Ozone Products: Using NDACC Lidar Data as Validation Toolset T. Knepp (20 min) | view presentation

·       Calibrating Water Vapour Lidars with a Radiosonde Trajectory Method in combination with solar background S. Hicks (20 min) | view presentation

·       Status of the Raman H2O lidar at Zugspitze H. Vogelmann (20 min) | view presentation

·       Discussion: review of H2O lidar calibration methods currently in use All

 

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break Catered at Cramer Research Hall
 

13:30 NDACC Science Presentations: Temperature and Ozone

·       The Eureka ozone DIAL revived A. Tikhomirov (20 min) | view presentation

·       SAGE III/ISS Ozone Validation with NDACC Sonde Data S. Kizer (20 min) | view presentation

·       The OCTAV-UTLS SPARC Activity T. Leblanc (15 min) | view presentation

·       Discussion on the use of NDACC data for satellite validation All

 

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30 NDACC LWG Meetings and Co-Chairs’ terms, and other NDACC operational business

·       Co-chair election/renewal for 2018 to 2022 All

o Wolfgang Steinbrecht term as co-chair continues until 2020

o Thierry Leblanc’s 4-year co-chair term ends this year

o TL interested to continue one more term

o Other candidates over the upcoming period 2018-2022 and beyond?

·       2020 and 2022 LWG Meetings: Volunteers needed! All

·       Final discussions and closing remarks All

 

17:00 Adjourn Meeting, Bus shuttle to Hotel