InfraRed Sounder A Spot

IRS Mission Advisory Group (IRS MAG), May 2018

24-25 May 2018, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt.

InfraRed Sounder A Spot
InfraRed Sounder A Spot

Held: 24-25 May 2018, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt.

Last Updated

26 June 2024

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04 June 2024

The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of future European geostationary meteorological missions consists of two satellites: the imaging satellites (MTG-I) and the sounding satellites (MTG-S). The Infrared Sounder (IRS) is one of the two instruments hosted on board the MTG-S satellites.

The scope of the IRS mission is to provide the user community with information on time evolution of humidity and temperature distribution, as functions of latitude, longitude and altitude. In this context, EUMETSAT has established the IRS mission advisory group (IRS-MAG) with the mandate of providing independent advice on the scientific concepts, cal/val approaches, and data usability of the IRS mission.


Objectives and outcomes

The proceedings and outcomes of the meeting can be found in the minutes of meeting.


Programme and reports

Thursday 24 May

TitlePresenter/s
Welcome and agendaHerve Roquet, Bojan Bojkov
Review of ongoing actionsHerve Roquet, Bojan Bojkov
Report on ‘Open Issues’ discussion from former MIST/MIMAG groupChristina Köpken-Watts (DWD)
IRS instrument performances — StatusDaniel Lamarre (ESA)
Action M4 A9: Presentation of consolidated strategy about how to capture rare and special event (additional local PC or to give residuals)Tim Hultberg (EUM)
On the reversibility of MTG-IRS apodisation conversionsNigel Atkinson (Met Office)
Analysis of the detector responsivity correction method presented by UW at ITSC-21: application to MTG-IRSNigel Atkinson (Met Office)
Calibration of FY-4A GIIRS L0 data and comparisons to CrISDave Tobin (CIMSS)
IRS Level 1 format feedbackRory Hutson (EUM)
DiscussionAll

Friday 25 May

TitlePresenter/s
Introduction to the second dayHerve Roquet, Bojan Bojkov
Limb sounding challenges in the context of IRSClaude Camy-Peyret (IPSL)
Scientific roadmap for the development of Hyperspectral Infrared (HSIR) products: White Paper status updateDorothee Coppens (EUM)
IRS possible ApodisationDorothee Coppens (EUM)
IRS L2 ATBD – MAG review summaryJochen Grandell (EUM)
MTG-IRS L2 updateThomas August (EUM)
Discussion on the spectroscopyClaude Camy-Peyret (IPSL)
MTG-IRS science planJochen Grandell (EUM)
ARRHENIUS: a geostationary carbon process explorer for Africa, Europe and the Middle-EastJohannes Orphal (KIT)
DiscussionAll
Review of actions/recommendationsAll