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Foreword
| ISTP8 was held from 18-23 October, 2009 on the campus of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The conference is jointly organized by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI) and the Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft). |
General Objective and Scope
Climate change, severe weather and air quality are among the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Improved understanding and forecasting of the state of the atmosphere depends critically on advances in observations and modeling techniques. At this conference the needs of the research community will be presented as well as benefits from improved tropospheric profiling. Recent progress in observing technologies, the combination of different sensors and retrieval algorithms will be assessed. Also applications such as sensor and model validation, data assimilation, process studies, and climate monitoring will be presented.
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Proceedings Online
The full proceedings of the conference are now accessible online via this link.
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Conference Topics
| As in previous editions of ISTP our topics will include a broad range of tropospheric profiling measurements, instruments and measurement needs. Contributions at the forefront of integrating technologies, sensor synergy and application of profiling data are especially welcome. Topics include: |
- Profiling of wind, aerosols, clouds, water vapour, trace gases / air pollution, temperature
- New Instruments and Algorithms
- Integrated systems / synergies
- Field Campaigns
- Stations / Networks
- Space-based instruments
- Validation of measurements and models with in-situ and remote sensors
- Assimilation of tropospheric profiling data
- Application Areas; Interaction of Aerosols, Clouds and Radiation, Transboundary Transport of Air Pollution, Convection and Turbulence Precipitation
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