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2. Workshop Objectives and Organisation Jérôme Benveniste ESA-ESRIN Earth Observation Science and Application Department Workshop Organiser Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

3. The second International GOCE User Workshop is dedicated to the memory of Christian Le Provost (1-VI-1943—29-II-2004) Christian will be remembered for the excellence of his contribution in tide modeling, mean sea level, ocean circulation and for his remarkable and invaluable participation to numerous international ocean observing and modeling programmes, WOCE, GCOS, GOOS, OOPC, GLOSS, GODAE, MERCATOR, FES, CLIPPER… ERS, T/P, Jason, ENVISAT, ESA Living Planet Programme… (and this list is not exhaustive!) The GOCE community will particularly remember Christian for his conviction of the necessity of a space gravity mission to improve our knowledge of ocean circulation and for his persuasiveness. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

4. The second International GOCE User Workshop is dedicated to the memory of Christian Le Provost (1-VI-1943—29-II-2004) Christian will be remembered for the excellence of his contribution in tide modeling, mean sea level, ocean circulation and for his remarkable and invaluable participation to numerous international ocean observing and modeling programmes, WOCE, GCOS, GOOS, OOPC, GLOSS, GODAE, MERCATOR, FES, CLIPPER… ERS, T/P, Jason, ENVISAT, ESA Living Planet Programme… (and this list is not exhaustive!) The GOCE community will particularly remember Christian for his conviction of the necessity of a space gravity mission to improve our knowledge of ocean circulation and for his persuasiveness. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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7. Logistics Transportation • A bus will take you back to your hotel this evening after the welcome cocktail • Tomorrow morning a bus will take you to ESRIN • Tomorrow evening a bus will take you to your hotel after the last session (18:15) and 45 mn later will take you to Villa Grazzioli for the dinner and back to your hotel • Wednesday a bus will leave ESRIN at 14:15 for the Fiumicino Airport, this will give you time to have lunch in ESRIN • If you wish to travel by taxi, you can reserve one with the travel agency (ground floor) or ask the workshop hostesses. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

8. Logistics Coffee and Lunch • The Restaurant is located on the ground floor, just beneath this conference room. We will break for lunch at 13:00 for an hour. • Coffee breaks will be taken in the reception hall Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

9. Logistics Internet • A wireless Internet service is at your disposal for connecting your laptop to the internet in this area • In the annex room there is a computer connected to the internet • In the annex room there are ethernet cables to connect your laptop to the internet via DHCP Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

10. Logistics Your Oral Presentation • Please give your oral presentation (on CD or USB key) to Veronica Arpaia… By this morning’s coffee break at the latest!! Your Proceedings Paper • For the few of you that have not yet uploaded their proceedings’ paper on the GOCE04 web site, please do so during the workshop using the internet access facilities. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

11. Logistics Other needs? • Please ask the workshop coordinator, Veronica Arpaia, or hostesses at the registration desk, if you have any others needs (phone, fax, photocopies, etc…) Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

12. Workshop Objectives • “GOCE, The Geoid and Oceanography” presents a unique opportunity to have first-hand information on latest developments and to discuss the use of GOCE products for scientific research and application, with ESA and your colleagues. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

13. Workshop Objectives • This workshop is designed to provide a forum for presenting the technical and programmatic status of the GOCE Project and progress in the development of: • the Satellite and its payload • the Ground Segment up to Level 1 • the Level 1-2 Data Processing • the Level 3 Data Product developments • the GOCE Data Exploitation preparations • the National and EC GOCE activities. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

14. Background • The scientific community is preparing for the exploitation of high-resolution GOCE gravity data along with other geodetic and oceanographic data sources. Resulting high-precision geoid data are expected to have an impact in Oceanography, Solid-Earth Physics, Geodesy, Glaciology and Climate-change research. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

15. Background • The goal of the GOCE mission is to deliver a high-precision and high-resolution global gravity field model as well as global gridded geoid heights and gravity anomalies to the scientific community. • ESA is presently coordinating efforts to produce a validated high-resolution gravity and geoid model. • Various European groups have also expressed an interest in development of Level 2 or Level 3 products and in pursuing GOCE-related research. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

16. Workshop Objectives • This Workshop will focus on oceanographic applications, such as derivation of absolute dynamic topography, of GOCE data in conjunction with other space-borne data, such as radar altimetry, and also in-situ data and models. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

17. Workshop Objectives • This Workshop provides an opportunity to publicise these higher-level data processing, geophysical validation plans and to coordinate such development and research activities. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

18. Workshop Organisation • In order to avoid parallel sessions and to facilitate scientific discussion among the participants, the Workshop has been organised with dedicated plenary interactive (i.e. poster) sessions with exclusive time for viewing and discussing. • The poster area will remain open for the duration of the Workshop. • If you haven’t done so yet, put your poster up during the morning coffee break. • Please take your poster down before going to lunch on Wednesday. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

19. Workshop Organisation • The “round table” discussions will facilitate the discussion about the material presented and issues relevant to future developments. They will be animated by two moderators. • A (non-exhaustive!) set of “seed questions” have been drafted by the scientific committee, chairs, animators and rapporteurs and given to you at registration desk. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

20. Workshop Organisation • The round tables will also allow ESA to capture all the participants’ recommendations for: • the improvement of GOCE services and products and • encourage proposals for new algorithms and products development, • including a User Toolbox. Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

21. Need of a User Toolbox? • Oceanographers wish to derive absolute dynamic topography (SSH-geoid) + errors • A User Toolbox could compute • dynamic topography • geoid slopes • error covariances anywhere • A User Toolbox could output new products • Absolute dynamic topography along radar altimeter track • Gridded dynamic topography (level 3) • Gridded mean dynamic topography (level 3) (MSS- geoid) … At user required resolutions Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

22. Workshop Organisation • Make your recommendations during the “round table” discussion on Wednesday! Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

23. Schedule • 5 speakers have cancelled their participation to the Workshop since the programme was printed, 2 of which are replaced by one of their co-authors… Please take note of the following modifications… Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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25. R. Rummel Change ! Mass transports and mass distribution in the Earth system; …………………………………………………. J. Flury filter methods for sea surface topography Discussion Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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27. Change ! Coffee Break 16:00-16:20 16:20-16:40 17:00-18:00 Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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29. Change ! Is there a common future for GOCE and GRID? ……………….…………………………………………….. L. Fusco Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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31. Change ! 14:00-14:20 14:20-14:40 14:40-15:00 15:00-15:20 15:20-15:40 15:40-16:00 16:00-16:20 16:20-16:40 16:40-17:00 17:00-18:00 Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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34. Change ! P. Knudsen F. Hernandez R. Koop, J. Müller B. Vermeersen, R. Haagmans M-H. Rio, D. Stammer Workshop Objectives and Organisation J. Benveniste

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