The LI MAG meeting #15 was devoted to:
- Communicating to the LI MAG members the status of the MTG programme and of the MTG LI Commissioning.
- Reporting on the status of the development of tools for monitoring LI Level 0 and Level 1b data. In addition, present to the forum the use of the tools for the analyses of the first LI Level 0 data.
- Discuss the role of the LI MAG in support of the LI Commissioning.
- Discuss relevant activities in the context of lightning science and lightning data visualisation.
Objectives and outcomes
1. Communicating to the LI MAG members the status of the MTG programme and of the MTG LI Commissioning.
The objective was accomplished by having key people from ESA and EUMETSAT presenting the status of the MTG programme, ground segment procurement, and MTG-I1 (both FCI and LI) Commissioning.
2. Reporting on the status of the development of tools for monitoring LI Level 0 and Level 1b data. In addition, present to the forum the use of the tools for the analyses of the first LI Level 0 data.
The objective was accomplished by having the LI Science Team reporting on the status of the activities aimed at achieving the end-to-end integration between the LI STAtistical and Reporting (LI-STAR) tool and the MTG Ground Segment Processing Facilities. Such presentations were complemented with a description of the results derived from the analysis of the first LI Level 0 data by means of LI-STAR.
3. Discuss the role of the LI MAG in support of the LI Commissioning.
The objective was accomplished by having a presentation on the status of the preparation of the LI MAG to support the LI Commissioning. In addition, details about the exchange of information between EUMETSAT and LI MAG members, reporting approach and policy of LI data sharing were discussed.
4. Discuss relevant activities in the context of lightning science and lightning data visualisation.
The objective was accomplished by several experts presenting their recent work devoted to the following topic: i) reprocessing of GLM data, ii) simulations of propagation of light from lightning within different cloud systems, iii) analysis of lightning detection from space in coincidence of ground-based measurements of strikes on wind turbines and iv) lightning data visualisation also in combination with products for cloud characterisation. All these presentations were relevant for one key topic in the context of LI mission: lightning performance assessment and optimisation.
Programme and reports
25 April
Title | Presenter/s |
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Opening and introduction of the participants | Bartolomeo Viticchiè and Jochen Grandell (EUMETSAT) |
MTG programme status | Alexander Schmid (EUMETSAT) |
Status of the MTG Ground Segment procurement | Ian Cunningham & Steven James (EUMETSAT) |
MTG LI Space Segment Commissioning | Pierre Kokou (ESA) |
MTG System Commissioning | Daniele Innorta (ESA) |
LI Level 0 routine monitoring | Sven-Erik Enno (EUMETSAT) |
LI Level 1b routine monitoring | David Navia (Exostaff) |
Review of the confluence page for LI Commissioning | Chaired by Bartolomeo Viticchiè (EUMETSAT) |
Report on LI MAG board activities | Eric Defer (UT3) |
Open discussion on LI MAG Board contribution to the LI Commissioning | Chaired by Bartolomeo Viticchiè (EUMETSAT) |
26 April
Title | Presenter/s |
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Re-processing of GLM data | Douglas Mach (USSRA) |
Radiative transfer of lightning light in realistic convective cloud to simulate imaging and photometric observations | Antoine Rimboud (Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, CNRS/University of Lille) |
ISS-LIS observation of flash striking on wind turbine | Joan Montanya (UPC) |
LI data visualization combined to FCI OCA product (current plan and discussion of future possibilities) | Alessio Bozzo & Loredana Spezzi (EUMETSAT) |
Visualization of MTG-I data with SIFT | Andrea Meraner (EUMETSAT) |
Outcome of the ESSL Workshop on lightning imagery from space | Eric Defer (UT3) & Stephan Bojinski (EUMETSAT) |
Review of actions and recommendations | Chaired by Bartolomeo Viticchiè (EUMETSAT) |
Next meeting: the dates of the LI MAG meeting #16 remain to be defined. During the LI Commissioning, the LI MAG secretary is aiming at having frequent meetings involving ESA and LI MAG.
The meeting participants
LI MAG members
- Daniele Biron (Servizio Meteorologico Italiano, Italy)
- Eric Bruning (Texas Tech University, USA)
- Eric Defer (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France)
- Graeme Marlton (MetOffice, United Kingdom)
- Andrei Diamandi (Administraţia Naţională de Meteorologie, Romania)
- Rafał Iwański (Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej, Poland)
- Philippe Lopez (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, France)
- Juan Montanya (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
- Antti Mäkelä (Ilmatieteen Laitos, Finland)
- Wolfgang Schulz (Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik & Austrian Lightning Detection & Information System, Austria)
- Dieter Poelman (Royal Meteorological Institute, Belgium)
- Douglas Mach (Universities Space Research Association, USA)
ESA observers
- Donny Aminou
- Pierre Kokou
External participants
- Antoine Rimboud (Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, CNRS/University of Lille)
LI-MAG secretary
Bartolomeo Viticchié (Chair) and Sven-Erik Enno
LI Science Team within the Remote Sensing and Products (RSP) Division
Eumetsat Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt
EUMETSAT
Germany
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Jochen Grandell
MTG Programme Scientist
Remote Sensing and Products Division (RSP)
Eumetsat Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt
EUMETSAT
Germany
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