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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Participants and Other Contributors." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Workshop Participants and Other Contributors

PARTICIPANTS AT THE WORKSHOP

Robert Adler, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Steve Bilanow, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ron Birk, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Frederick Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mary Cleave, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Gary Davis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Gerald Dittberner, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

John Durning, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

David Halpern, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Bob Hamilton, George Mason University

Arthur Hou, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

John Janowiak, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Gregory Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University

Ramesh Kakar, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jack Kaye, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Owen Kelley, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Chris Kummerow, Colorado State University

Steve Lord, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Johannes Loschnigg, U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee Professional Staff

Taroh Matsuno, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Participants and Other Contributors." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Frank Marks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tetsu Nakazawa, Japan Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Science Team

Steven Neeck, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Andrew Negri, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Richard Obermann, U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee Professional Staff

Ken’ichi Okamoto, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

Bill Olsen, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

John Pereira, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Roger Pielke, Jr., University of Colorado

Amanda Preble, Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Jason Ronsse, Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Kevin Schrab, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Bob Serafin, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Marshall Shepherd, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Joanne Simpson, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (retired)

Bob Simpson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (retired)

Eric Smith, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

David Staelin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hitoshi Tsuruma, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Greg Williams, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Greg Withee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ed Zipser, University of Utah

CONTRIBUTORS OF WRITTEN INPUT

Arthur Allen, U.S. Coast Guard

Peter Bauer, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Mel Briscoe, Office of Naval Research

Ralph Ferraro, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

Masaki Ichihashi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

John Janowiak, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

T. N. Krishnamurti, Florida State University

Michael Manton, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Richard Reynolds, National Climatic Data Center

Daniel Rosenfeld, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Robert Seaman, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Erich Stocker, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Charles Vörösmarty, University of New Hampshire

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Participants and Other Contributors." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Participants and Other Contributors." National Research Council. 2006. Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11195.
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Launched jointly in 1997 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a satellite mission that placed a unique suite of instruments, including the first precipitation radar, in space. These instruments are used to monitor and predict tropical cyclone tracks and intensity, estimate rainfall, and monitor climate variability (precipitation and sea surface temperature). TRMM has been collecting data for seven years; this data is used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the National Center for Environmental Prediction, and the National Hurricane Center, among others worldwide. In July 2004, NASA announced that it would terminate TRMM in August 2004. At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the White House, and the science community, NASA agreed to continue TRMM operations through the end of 2004. Meanwhile, NASA asked a National Research Council (NRC) committee to provide advice on the benefits of keeping TRMM in operation beyond 2004. After holding a workshop with a number of experts in the field, the committee found that TRMM will contribute significantly to operations and science if the mission is extended; and therefore, strongly recommends continued operation of TRMM with the caveat that cost and risk will need to be further examined before a final decision about the future of TRMM can be made.

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