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MONDAY, JULY 23RD 14:20 - 16:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS GEOSS Challenges and Opportunities Mo01AH1 Room: 128 Chair: Helen Wood CoChair: Melba Crawford COSMO-SkyMed Mission and Applications Mo02AH1 Room: 131 Chair: Simona Zoffoli CoChair: Fabrizio Battazza Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Demining Mo03AH1 Room: 133 Chair: Paul D. Gader CoChair: Joseph Wilson Ocean Surface Processes-I Mo04AF Room: 120 Chair: David Weissman CoChair: Vladimir Irisov Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing I Mo05AF Room: 121 Chair: Kamal Sarabandi CoChair: Jose Luis Alvarez-Perez Bistatic and Multistatic Radar Mo06AF Room: 122 Chair: Paco Lopez-Dekker CoChair: Francesc Junyent SAR Data Processing Mo07AF Room: 123 Chair: Jordi J. Mallorqui CoChair: Pau Prats SAR Polarimetry: Theory and Applications Mo08AF Room: 124 Chair: Carlos López-Martínez CoChair: Eric Pottier Space Agencies Missions and Technologies Mo09AF Room: 129 Chair: David Kunkee CoChair: Shabeer Ahmed Microwave Radiometer Technology Mo10AF Room: 130 Chair: Steven Reising CoChair: Adriano Camps Feature Extraction and Reduction Mo11AF Room: 132 Chair: Gregoire Mercier CoChair: Gustavo Camps-Valls 16:20 - 18:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Ocean Surface Processes-I Mo04AF Room: 120 Chair: David Weissman CoChair: Vladimir Irisov Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing I Mo05AF Room: 121 Chair: Kamal Sarabandi CoChair: Jose Luis Alvarez-Perez Bistatic and Multistatic Radar Mo06AF Room: 122 Chair: Paco Lopez-Dekker CoChair: Francesc Junyent SAR Data Processing Mo07AF Room: 123 Chair: Jordi J. Mallorqui CoChair: Pau Prats SAR Polarimetry: Theory and Applications Mo08AF Room: 124 Chair: Carlos López-Martínez CoChair: Eric Pottier Space Agencies Missions and Technologies Mo09AF Room: 129 Chair: David Kunkee CoChair: Shabeer Ahmed Microwave Radiometer Technology Mo10AF Room: 130 Chair: Steven Reising CoChair: Adriano Camps Feature Extraction and Reduction Mo11AF Room: 132 Chair: Gregoire Mercier CoChair: Gustavo Camps-Valls GEOSS Architecture and Implementation Mo12AH2 Room: 128 Chair: Granville Paules CoChair: Jay Pearlman Data Fussion II: Pan-sharpening and Resolution Enhancement Mo13AH2 Room: 131 Chair: Jocelyn Chanussot CoChair: Paolo Gamba Image Information Mining Mo14AH2 Room: 133 Chair: Mihai Datcu CoChair: Roger King 18:00 - 19:30 POSTER SESSIONS Electromagnetic Models Mo03EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Alexander Yarovoy CoChair: Valery Zavorotny Image Calibration, Correction and Registration Mo04EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Javier Marcello CoChair: Francisco Eugenio Feature Extraction and Reduction Mo05EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Francisco Eugenio CoChair: Javier Marcello Detection and Object Recognition Mo06EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Javier Marcello CoChair: Francisco Eugenio Data Compression Techniques Mo07EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: James Fowler CoChair: Adriano Meta SAR Data Processing Mo08EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Antoni Broquetas CoChair: R. Keith Raney Instrumentation and Techniques I (Active) Mo09EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Alberto Moreira CoChair: Antoni Broquetas Mapping & Urban Remote Sensing Applications Mo10EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Thomas Knudsen Electromagnetic scattering Mo11EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Jose Luis Alvarez-Perez CoChair: Kun Shan Chen Electromagnetic Problems Mo12EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Simonetta Paloscia CoChair: Santo V. Salinas Electromagnetics Mo13EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Yang Du CoChair: Jay K. Lee Agriculture Mo14EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Yann Kerr CoChair: Brian Hornbuckle SAR Image Processing Techniques Mo15EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Alberto Moreira CoChair: Jordi J. Mallorqui Ocean Surface Process Posters Mo16EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: William Emery CoChair: David Weissman TUESDAY, JULY 24TH 09:00 - 10:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Land Cover Data Products Tu01MH1 Room: 123 Chair: Fernando Camacho Data Compression Techniques Tu02MH1 Room: 132 Chair: James Fowler CoChair: Adriano Meta Atmospheric applications Tu03MF Room: 120 Chair: Peter Schluessel CoChair: Gail M. Skofronick-Jackson Student Prize Paper Competition Award Session Tu04MF Room: 121 Chair: Werner Wiesbeck CoChair: Anthony Milne CLOUDSAT & CALIPSO and the Potential of the A-Train Virtual Observatory Tu05MF Room: 122 Chair: Stephen Volz CoChair: Dave Winker Pol-InSAR Techniques and Applications Tu06MF Room: 124 Chair: Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou CoChair: Elise Colin ENVISAT ASAR Land Applications Tu07MF Room: 128 Chair: Yves-Louis Desnos CoChair: Marcus Engdahl Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture I Tu08MF Room: 129 Chair: Jasmeet Judge CoChair: Jean-Pierre Wigneron Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow - I Tu09MF Room: 130 Chair: Jiancheng Shi CoChair: Leung Tsang Educational activities in Remote Sensing Tu10MF Room: 131 Chair: Andrew Blanchard CoChair: Nina Jackson Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Applications on the African Continent Tu11MF Room: 133 Chair: Mohamed A. Mohamed CoChair: Charles A. Luther 11:00 - 12:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Atmospheric applications Tu03MF Room: 120 Chair: Peter Schluessel CoChair: Gail M. Skofronick-Jackson Student Prize Paper Competition Award Session Tu04MF Room: 121 Chair: Werner Wiesbeck CoChair: Anthony Milne CLOUDSAT & CALIPSO and the Potential of the A-Train Virtual Observatory Tu05MF Room: 122 Chair: Stephen Volz CoChair: Dave Winker Pol-InSAR Techniques and Applications Tu06MF Room: 124 Chair: Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou CoChair: Elise Colin ENVISAT ASAR Land Applications Tu07MF Room: 128 Chair: Yves-Louis Desnos CoChair: Marcus Engdahl Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture I Tu08MF Room: 129 Chair: Jasmeet Judge CoChair: Jean-Pierre Wigneron Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow - I Tu09MF Room: 130 Chair: Jiancheng Shi CoChair: Leung Tsang Educational activities in Remote Sensing Tu10MF Room: 131 Chair: Andrew Blanchard CoChair: Nina Jackson Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Applications on the African Continent Tu11MF Room: 133 Chair: Mohamed A. Mohamed CoChair: Charles A. Luther Multisource Land Cover Mapping Tu12MH2 Room: 123 Chair: Melba Crawford CoChair: Hugo Carrão Image Calibration, Correction and Registration Tu13MH2 Room: 132 Chair: Jordi Inglada CoChair: Adele Fusco 14:20 - 16:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Environment Tu01AH1 Room: 122 Chair: Ellsworth LeDrew CoChair: Pablo Clemente-Colón Ocean Surface Process-2 Tu02AF Room: 120 Chair: Mark Bourassa CoChair: Werner Alpers Special Session Celebrating the Contributions to Remote Sensing Science of Tanos Mikhaël Elfouhaily Tu03AF Room: 121 Chair: Donald Thompson CoChair: Joel Johnson Measurement-based Data Systems Tu04AF Room: 123 Chair: Liping Di CoChair: Mathew Schwaller RADARSAT Tu05AF Room: 124 Chair: Shabeer Ahmed CoChair: Paris Vachon ERS SAR and ENVISAT ASAR Performance, Calibration, Validation and Optimisation Tu06AF Room: 128 Chair: Betlem Rosich CoChair: Andrea Monti Guarnieri Microwave Monitoring of Vegetation at both Local and Global Scales Tu07AF Room: 129 Chair: Simonetta Paloscia CoChair: Thomas Jackson Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow - II Tu08AF Room: 130 Chair: Leung Tsang CoChair: Jiancheng Shi Image Processing Tu09AF Room: 131 Chair: Yoshikazu Iikura Image Classification - Joint GRSS-ISPRS Session Tu10AF Room: 132 Chair: Roman Arbiol CoChair: John Richards Hyperspectral Processing and Analysis Tu11AF Room: 133 Chair: David Goodenough CoChair: Stephen Ungar 16:20 - 18:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Ocean Surface Process-2 Tu02AF Room: 120 Chair: Mark Bourassa CoChair: Werner Alpers Special Session Celebrating the Contributions to Remote Sensing Science of Tanos Mikhaël Elfouhaily Tu03AF Room: 121 Chair: Donald Thompson CoChair: Joel Johnson Measurement-based Data Systems Tu04AF Room: 123 Chair: Liping Di CoChair: Mathew Schwaller RADARSAT Tu05AF Room: 124 Chair: Shabeer Ahmed CoChair: Paris Vachon ERS SAR and ENVISAT ASAR Performance, Calibration, Validation and Optimisation Tu06AF Room: 128 Chair: Betlem Rosich CoChair: Andrea Monti Guarnieri Microwave Monitoring of Vegetation at both Local and Global Scales Tu07AF Room: 129 Chair: Simonetta Paloscia CoChair: Thomas Jackson Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow - II Tu08AF Room: 130 Chair: Leung Tsang CoChair: Jiancheng Shi Image Processing Tu09AF Room: 131 Chair: Yoshikazu Iikura Image Classification - Joint GRSS-ISPRS Session Tu10AF Room: 132 Chair: Roman Arbiol CoChair: John Richards Hyperspectral Processing and Analysis Tu11AF Room: 133 Chair: David Goodenough CoChair: Stephen Ungar User Applications in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Contributions Tu12AH2 Room: 122 Chair: Ellsworth LeDrew CoChair: Lixin Wu 18:00 - 19:30 POSTER SESSIONS Radar and SAR Calibration Tu01EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Rainer Lenz CoChair: Paco Lopez-Dekker Pol-InSAR Applications Tu02EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Jong-Sen Lee CoChair: Carlos López-Martínez Geological Applications Tu03EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Rainer Lenz CoChair: Oscar Mora Atmospheric applications Tu04EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Georg Heygster CoChair: Tim J. Hewison Water Monitoring and Hazards Tu05EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Christian Gout CoChair: Tim Malthus Hyperspectral Data Classification Tu06EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Antonio Plaza Agricultural Applications of Remote Sensing Tu07EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Josée Lévesque CoChair: Abdou Bannari Modeling Tu08EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Rui Liu CoChair: Buhe Aosier Soil Moisture Tu09EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Jasmeet Judge CoChair: Peggy O‘Neill Image Processing Tu10EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Roman Arbiol CoChair: Francesca Bovolo Change Detection and Multitemporal Analysis Tu11EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Roger King Digital Elevation and Surface Models Tu12EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Masanobu Shimada Urban Applications Tu13EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Paolo Gamba CoChair: Tom Farr Image Classification Tu14EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Roman Arbiol CoChair: Sara Vidal Differential Interferometry Tu15EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Daniel Carrasco CoChair: Pau Prats Bistatic and Multistatic Radar Tu16EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Albert Aguasca CoChair: Francesc Junyent Education and Policy --Remote Sensing applications Tu17EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Charles A. Luther CoChair: Laerte Ferreira WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH 09:00 - 10:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Radar Polarimetry We01MH1 Room: 124 Chair: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner CoChair: Eric Pottier Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture II We02MH1 Room: 129 Chair: Thomas Jackson CoChair: Brian Hornbuckle Optical Calibration We03MH1 Room: 132 Chair: Ronald Hayes CoChair: Xiangqian Wu Clouds and precipitation We04MF Room: 120 Chair: Kultegin Aydin CoChair: Frank S. Marzano Forest Applications We05MF Room: 121 Chair: Lars Waser Forest Mapping with SAR Measurements We06MF Room: 122 Chair: Masanobu Shimada CoChair: Tazio Strozzi Change Detection and Multitemporal Analysis We07MF Room: 123 Chair: Lorenzo Bruzzone CoChair: Gregoire Mercier ENVISAT MERIS/AATSR Applications We08MF Room: 128 Chair: Peter Regner CoChair: Roland Doerffer Microwave Radiometer Calibration We09MF Room: 130 Chair: Chris Ruf CoChair: Niels Skou Geohazards-1 We10MF Room: 131 Chair: Waldir Renato Paradella CoChair: Darka Mioc Rapid Prototyping: A Concept for Moving Earth Science to Operations for Societal Benefit We11MF Room: 133 Chair: Verne Kaupp CoChair: E. Lucien Cox 11:00 - 12:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Clouds and precipitation We04MF Room: 120 Chair: Kultegin Aydin CoChair: Frank S. Marzano Forest Applications We05MF Room: 121 Chair: Lars Waser Forest Mapping with SAR Measurements We06MF Room: 122 Chair: Masanobu Shimada CoChair: Tazio Strozzi Change Detection and Multitemporal Analysis We07MF Room: 123 Chair: Lorenzo Bruzzone CoChair: Gregoire Mercier ENVISAT MERIS/AATSR Applications We08MF Room: 128 Chair: Peter Regner CoChair: Roland Doerffer Microwave Radiometer Calibration We09MF Room: 130 Chair: Chris Ruf CoChair: Niels Skou Geohazards-1 We10MF Room: 131 Chair: Waldir Renato Paradella CoChair: Darka Mioc Rapid Prototyping: A Concept for Moving Earth Science to Operations for Societal Benefit We11MF Room: 133 Chair: Verne Kaupp CoChair: E. Lucien Cox Pol-InSAR Applications and Methodology We12MH2 Room: 124 Chair: R. Keith Raney CoChair: Antonio Iodice Wetlands We13MH2 Room: 129 Chair: Pere Serra Surface Lidar Data Analysis We14MH2 Room: 132 Chair: John Kerekes CoChair: Clint Slatton 14:20 - 16:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Forest Mapping with VNIR Measurements We01AH1 Room: 132 Chair: H. Peter White CoChair: Mark Chopping Ocean Winds 1 We02AF Room: 120 Chair: Zorana Jelenak CoChair: Donald Thompson Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing II We03AF Room: 121 Chair: Simon Yueh CoChair: Albin Gasiewski Change Detection and Image Analysis We04AF Room: 123 Chair: Ryuei Nishii CoChair: Farid Melgani Repeat-Pass Differential Pol-SAR Interferometry We05AF Room: 124 Chair: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner CoChair: Kun Shan Chen ESA´s Optical Data Portfolio and Application in the Land Domain We06AF Room: 128 Chair: Bianca Hoersch CoChair: Francesco Sarti Mapping & Urban Remote Sensing Applications We07AF Room: 129 Chair: Paolo Gamba CoChair: Tom Farr Frequency Allocation for Remote Sensing and RFI Mitigation for Microwave Radiometry We08AF Room: 130 Chair: Joel Johnson CoChair: Thomas vonDeak Weather Radar Networks: Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere We09AF Room: 131 Chair: Charles A. Luther CoChair: Steven Reising Atmospheric Lidar We10AF Room: 122 Chair: John A. Reagan CoChair: Gary Gimmestad Hyperspectral Programs & Applications We11AF Room: 133 Chair: Thomas Cooley CoChair: John Kerekes 16:20 - 18:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Ocean Winds 1 We02AF Room: 120 Chair: Zorana Jelenak CoChair: Donald Thompson Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing II We03AF Room: 121 Chair: Simon Yueh CoChair: Albin Gasiewski Change Detection and Image Analysis We04AF Room: 123 Chair: Ryuei Nishii CoChair: Farid Melgani Repeat-Pass Differential Pol-SAR Interferometry We05AF Room: 124 Chair: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner CoChair: Kun Shan Chen ESA´s Optical Data Portfolio and Application in the Land Domain We06AF Room: 128 Chair: Bianca Hoersch CoChair: Francesco Sarti Mapping & Urban Remote Sensing Applications We07AF Room: 129 Chair: Paolo Gamba CoChair: Tom Farr Frequency Allocation for Remote Sensing and RFI Mitigation for Microwave Radiometry We08AF Room: 130 Chair: Joel Johnson CoChair: Thomas vonDeak Weather Radar Networks: Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere We09AF Room: 131 Chair: Charles A. Luther CoChair: Steven Reising Atmospheric Lidar We10AF Room: 122 Chair: John A. Reagan CoChair: Gary Gimmestad Hyperspectral Programs & Applications We11AF Room: 133 Chair: Thomas Cooley CoChair: John Kerekes Lidar Sensing of Forest Structure We12AH2 Room: 132 Chair: Adolfo Comeron CoChair: Francesc Rocadenbosch 18:00 - 19:30 POSTER SESSIONS Optical Techniques We01EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: John Kerekes Instrumentation and Techniques II (Passive) We02EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Ignasi Corbella CoChair: Serni Ribó Solid Earth 1 We03EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Kiyo Tomiyasu CoChair: Diane Evans Data Mining and Archival We04EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Roger King CoChair: Hampapuram Ramapriyan Weather Radar Networks: Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere We05EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Madhu Chandra CoChair: Steven Reising Multisensor Analysis and Data Fusion We06EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Lori Mann Bruce CoChair: Jocelyn Chanussot Soil Properties We07EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Alessandra Monerris Belda CoChair: Jean-Pierre Wigneron Lidar We08EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Francesc Rocadenbosch CoChair: Barry Lienert Hyperspectral Image Analysis We09EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Antonio Plaza CoChair: Andrew Dyk Evapotranspiration We10EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada CoChair: Xiwu Zhan Ocean Wind Posters We11EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: David Weissman CoChair: William Emery Hyperspectral Applications We12EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Antonio Plaza Clouds and precipitation We13EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Shannon Brown CoChair: LUCA Baldini Land Cover We14EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Simonetta Paloscia CoChair: Jose Moreno Land Use Change We15EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Roland Goetzke CoChair: Beatriz Martinez THURSDAY, JULY 26TH 09:00 - 10:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Ocean Winds 2 Th01MF Room: 120 Chair: Jochen Horstmann CoChair: David Weissman Current and Future Altimetry Missions and their Performance Th02MF Room: 121 Chair: Mònica Roca CoChair: Seymour Laxon GPM Th03MF Room: 122 Chair: V. Chandrasekar CoChair: Shuji Shimizu Radar Data Processing Th04MF Room: 123 Chair: Antoni Broquetas CoChair: Marco Martorella ALOS CALVAL Update 2007 Th05MF Room: 124 Chair: Masanobu Shimada CoChair: Richard Lucas SMOS (I): Instrument and Mission Th06MF Room: 128 Chair: Achim Hahne CoChair: Manuel Martin-Neira Agroecosystems and Crop Monitoring Th07MF Room: 129 Chair: Guadalupe Sepulcre CoChair: Paolo Ferrazzoli Active Microwave Remote Sensing in Hydrology Th08MF Room: 130 Chair: Paolo Pampaloni CoChair: Alexander Loew Geohazards-2 Th09MF Room: 131 Chair: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez Vegetation Fluorescence Th10MF Room: 132 Chair: Jose Moreno CoChair: Michael Berger Hyperspectral Data Classification Th11MF Room: 133 Chair: Melba Crawford CoChair: Lorenzo Bruzzone 11:00 - 12:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Ocean Winds 2 Th01MF Room: 120 Chair: Jochen Horstmann CoChair: David Weissman Current and Future Altimetry Missions and their Performance Th02MF Room: 121 Chair: Mònica Roca CoChair: Seymour Laxon GPM Th03MF Room: 122 Chair: V. Chandrasekar CoChair: Shuji Shimizu Radar Data Processing Th04MF Room: 123 Chair: Antoni Broquetas CoChair: Marco Martorella ALOS CALVAL Update 2007 Th05MF Room: 124 Chair: Masanobu Shimada CoChair: Richard Lucas SMOS (I): Instrument and Mission Th06MF Room: 128 Chair: Achim Hahne CoChair: Manuel Martin-Neira Agroecosystems and Crop Monitoring Th07MF Room: 129 Chair: Guadalupe Sepulcre CoChair: Paolo Ferrazzoli Active Microwave Remote Sensing in Hydrology Th08MF Room: 130 Chair: Paolo Pampaloni CoChair: Alexander Loew Geohazards-2 Th09MF Room: 131 Chair: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez Vegetation Fluorescence Th10MF Room: 132 Chair: Jose Moreno CoChair: Michael Berger Hyperspectral Data Classification Th11MF Room: 133 Chair: Melba Crawford CoChair: Lorenzo Bruzzone 14:20 - 16:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Radar Altimetry: On-board and On-ground Processing Techniques Th01AH1 Room: 121 Chair: Robert Hawley CoChair: Mònica Roca Multitemporal Land Cover Mapping Th02AH1 Room: 123 Chair: Mário Caetano CoChair: Alessandro Burini Optical Sensors Th03AH1 Room: 132 Chair: John Kerekes HR SAR Th04AF Room: 120 Chair: Mihai Datcu CoChair: Gottfried Schwarz TRMM Th05AF Room: 122 Chair: Shuji Shimizu CoChair: V. Chandrasekar TerraSAR-X: First Post-Launch Reports and Results Th06AF Room: 124 Chair: Achim Roth CoChair: Irena Hajnsek SMOS (II): Science Issues Th07AF Room: 128 Chair: Yann Kerr CoChair: Jordi Font Agricultural Applications of Remote Sensing Th08AF Room: 129 Chair: Josée Lévesque Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Th09AF Room: 130 Chair: Ellsworth LeDrew CoChair: Siri Jodha Khalsa Data Search, Access, Distribution and Specialized Services Th10AF Room: 131 Chair: Hampapuram Ramapriyan CoChair: Liping Di Hyperspectral Image Analysis Th11AF Room: 133 Chair: Maria Petrou CoChair: Lori Mann Bruce 16:20 - 18:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS HR SAR Th04AF Room: 120 Chair: Mihai Datcu CoChair: Gottfried Schwarz TRMM Th05AF Room: 122 Chair: Shuji Shimizu CoChair: V. Chandrasekar TerraSAR-X: First Post-Launch Reports and Results Th06AF Room: 124 Chair: Achim Roth CoChair: Irena Hajnsek SMOS (II): Science Issues Th07AF Room: 128 Chair: Yann Kerr CoChair: Jordi Font Agricultural Applications of Remote Sensing Th08AF Room: 129 Chair: Josée Lévesque Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Th09AF Room: 130 Chair: Ellsworth LeDrew CoChair: Siri Jodha Khalsa Data Search, Access, Distribution and Specialized Services Th10AF Room: 131 Chair: Hampapuram Ramapriyan CoChair: Liping Di Hyperspectral Image Analysis Th11AF Room: 133 Chair: Maria Petrou CoChair: Lori Mann Bruce Special Session: A Tribute to Professor Mikio Takagi Th12AH2 Room: 121 Chair: Kiyo Tomiyasu CoChair: Motoyuki Sato Image Visualization Th13AH2 Room: 123 Chair: Holger Nies Sensor Application to International Disaster Management Th14AH2 Room: 132 Chair: Thomas vonDeak CoChair: Joel Johnson 18:00 - 19:30 POSTER SESSIONS Ground and Foliage Penetrating Radar Th01EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Ludovic Villard CoChair: Olga Lopera Optical Calibration Th02EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Gyanesh Chander CoChair: Pauli Heikkinen Radar Polarimetry Th03EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: R. Keith Raney CoChair: Xavier Fabregas Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Th04EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Ellsworth LeDrew CoChair: James Garrison Aerosols and Pollution Th05EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Elisa Palazzi CoChair: Fabrizio Cuccoli Forest Mapping and Structure Th06EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Yolanda Fernandez-Ordonez CoChair: Eriko Ito Inverse Problems and Parameter Estimation Th07EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Mahta Moghaddam CoChair: Francesc Rocadenbosch Passive Microwave: Missions and Calibration Th08EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Albin Gasiewski CoChair: Ignasi Corbella Scatterometry Th09EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Marcos Portabella CoChair: David Weissman Radar Interferometry Th10EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner CoChair: Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez General Hydrology Th11EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Vijendra Boken CoChair: Jean-Michel Martinez Wetlands and Flooding Th12EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Pere Serra Information Systems and GIS Th13EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Deyan Zang CoChair: Richard Ullman Web and Grid Services Th14EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Hampapuram Ramapriyan Solid Earth 2 Th15EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Diane Evans CoChair: Herve Yesou Image Visualization Th16EP Room: Foyer-2 Chair: Taejung Kim FRIDAY, JULY 27TH 09:00 - 10:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Inverse Problems and Parameters Estimation Fr01MH1 Room: 120 Chair: Josef Kellndorfer Data Mining, Web and Grid Services Fr02MH1 Room: 123 Chair: Nick Younan CoChair: Mihai Datcu Remote Sensing of Soil Properties Fr03MH1 Room: 130 Chair: Alessandra Monerris Belda CoChair: Magaly Koch Hyperspectral Imaging Training Fr04MH1 Room: 133 Chair: Antonio Plaza CoChair: Michael Schaepman Detection and Object Recognition Fr05MF Room: 121 Chair: Richard Bamler CoChair: Ludvik Lidicky Data Fusion I Fr06MF Room: 122 Chair: Paolo Gamba CoChair: Jocelyn Chanussot Radar Interferometry (I) Fr07MF Room: 124 Chair: Andreas Reigber CoChair: Jordi J. Mallorqui AMSR-E Fr08MF Room: 128 Chair: Elena Lobl CoChair: Akira Shibata SAR and Radar Technology Fr09MF Room: 129 Chair: Josef Mittermayer CoChair: Rafael Rincon Geologic and Environmental Applications Fr10MF Room: 131 Chair: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez CoChair: Oscar Mora Spaceborne Lidar Fr11MF Room: 132 Chair: John A. Reagan CoChair: Ali Omar 11:00 - 12:40 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Detection and Object Recognition Fr05MF Room: 121 Chair: Richard Bamler CoChair: Ludvik Lidicky Data Fusion I Fr06MF Room: 122 Chair: Paolo Gamba CoChair: Jocelyn Chanussot Radar Interferometry (I) Fr07MF Room: 124 Chair: Andreas Reigber CoChair: Jordi J. Mallorqui AMSR-E Fr08MF Room: 128 Chair: Elena Lobl CoChair: Akira Shibata SAR and Radar Technology Fr09MF Room: 129 Chair: Josef Mittermayer CoChair: Rafael Rincon Geologic and Environmental Applications Fr10MF Room: 131 Chair: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez CoChair: Oscar Mora Spaceborne Lidar Fr11MF Room: 132 Chair: John A. Reagan CoChair: Ali Omar Instruments and GPS/GNSS Fr12MH2 Room: 120 Chair: Antonio Rius CoChair: James Garrison Information Systems and GIS Fr13MH2 Room: 123 Chair: Hampapuram Ramapriyan CoChair: Joan Serra-Sagrista Hydrologic Applications Fr14MH2 Room: 130 Chair: Okke Batelaan CoChair: David Mason Multichannel Coherent SAR Data Combination - Airborne Fr15MH2 Room: 133 Chair: Fabrizio Lombardini CoChair: Fabio Rocca 14:20 - 16:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Radar Interferometry (II) Fr01AH1 Room: 124 Chair: Jordi J. Mallorqui CoChair: Alberto Moreira Detection and Monitoring of Land Conversion Fr02AH1 Room: 129 Chair: Karsten Schulz CoChair: Laerte Ferreira Carbon Fluxes and Kyoto Monitoring Fr03AH1 Room: 131 Chair: Heiko Balzter CoChair: Scott Goetz GNSS-R Applications and Technologies Fr04AF Room: 120 Chair: Giulio Ruffini CoChair: Stephen Lowe Altimetry Applications Fr05AF Room: 121 Chair: William Emery CoChair: Richard Francis Multisensor Analysis and Data Fusion Fr06AF Room: 122 Chair: Jon Atli Benediktsson CoChair: Maria Teresa Merino Applications of Joint Time-Frequency Analysis (JTFA) to SAR Image Processing Fr07AF Room: 123 Chair: Paul Kersten CoChair: Laurent Ferro-Famil Radar and SAR Calibration Fr08AF Room: 128 Chair: Jeremy Nicoll CoChair: Adrian Schubert Passive Microwave: Missions and Calibration Fr09AF Room: 130 Chair: Ignasi Corbella CoChair: Francisco Torres Advances in Lidar Remote Sensing Fr10AF Room: 132 Chair: Barry Lienert CoChair: John Porter Multichannel Coherent SAR Data Combination - Spaceborne Fr11AF Room: 133 Chair: Fabio Rocca CoChair: Fabrizio Lombardini 16:20 - 18:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS GNSS-R Applications and Technologies Fr04AF Room: 120 Chair: Giulio Ruffini CoChair: Stephen Lowe Altimetry Applications Fr05AF Room: 121 Chair: William Emery CoChair: Richard Francis Multisensor Analysis and Data Fusion Fr06AF Room: 122 Chair: Jon Atli Benediktsson CoChair: Maria Teresa Merino Applications of Joint Time-Frequency Analysis (JTFA) to SAR Image Processing Fr07AF Room: 123 Chair: Paul Kersten CoChair: Laurent Ferro-Famil Radar and SAR Calibration Fr08AF Room: 128 Chair: Jeremy Nicoll CoChair: Adrian Schubert Passive Microwave: Missions and Calibration Fr09AF Room: 130 Chair: Ignasi Corbella CoChair: Francisco Torres Advances in Lidar Remote Sensing Fr10AF Room: 132 Chair: Barry Lienert CoChair: John Porter Multichannel Coherent SAR Data Combination - Spaceborne Fr11AF Room: 133 Chair: Fabio Rocca CoChair: Fabrizio Lombardini Land Use Change Fr12AH2 Room: 129 Chair: Laerte Ferreira CoChair: Jeff Masek New Intruments in UAV Fr13AH2 Room: 124 Chair: Joachim Ender CoChair: Shannon Rodriguez Water Monitoring and Hazards Fr14AH2 Room: 131 Chair: Mona Kaiser CoChair: Samir Ahmed