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ASC

FS3/COSMIC

Oct. 1 Wednesday
October 1 Wednesday
(Room103)
October 1 Wednesday
(Conference Room)

October 1 Wednesday (Room201) October 1 Wednesday
(Room 101)

Oct. 2 Thursday

October 2 Thursday
(Room103) October 2 Thursday
(Conference Room)

October 2 Thursday (Room201) October 2 Thursday
(Room 101)

Oct. 3 Friday

October 3 Friday
(Room103) October 3 Friday
(Conference Room)

October 3 Friday
(Room 101)

Poster Session / Student Competition ( GROUP 1 )

Poster Session / Student Competition ( GROUP 2 )

Poster Session / Student Competition ( GROUP 3 )

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Oct. 1 Wednesday

08:30-09:15
Registration (1F Lobby)

09:15-10:00

Opening Remarks ( 2F Convention Hall)
Chairperson: Dr. Jiun-jih Miau Diretor General,
National Space Organization

10:00-10:10
Program Announcement

10:10-10:45

Keynote Speech
Dr. Chao-Han Liu
Vice President, Academia Sinica

10:45-11:10

Group Photo/ Break

11:10-11:50

Keynote Speech
Dr. Richard A. Anthes
President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

11:50-12:00

Dr. David Soo
International Institute for Asian Studies

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:45
Data & Validation
(1F Conference Room) Ionosphere I
(1F Room 101) Space System--
Mission Design
(1F Room 103) Earth Observation--
Image Processing & Analysis
(2F Room 201)

14:45-15:00

Break

15:00-16:30
Impact Study I
(1F Conference Room) Ionosphere I
(1F Room 101) Space System--
Satellite Bus
(1F Room 103) Earth Observation--
Image Processing & Analysis
(2F Room 201)

15:30-17:00

Student Competition/ Poster Session

18:30

Banquet

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Agenda_All Oct. 2 Thursday
08:30-10:30	Current and Future RO Missions (1F Conference Room)		Space System-- Satellite Subsystems (1F Room 103)	Socio--Economic (2F Room 201)
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	RO Data Analysis ( 1F Conference Room)	POD, Data Quality & Control Operation (1F Room 101)	Space System-- Satellite Subsystems (1F Room 103)	Space System-- Instruments & Sensors I (2F Room 201)
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-14:45	Impact Study II (1F Conference Room)	Ionosphere II (1F Room 101)	Space System-- Satellite Subsystems (1F Room 103)	Earth Observation-- SAR & RSI (2F Room 201)
14:45-15:00	Break
15:00-16:30	RO Data Application I ( 1F Conference Room)	Ionosphere II (1F Room 101)	Space System-- Launchers & Sounding Rockets (1F Room 103)	Space System-- Instruments & Sensors II (2F Room 201)
16:00-17:00	Student Competition/ Poster Session
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Agenda_All Oct.3 Friday
08:30-10:15	RO Data Application II (1F Conference Room)	Ionosphere III (1F Room 101)	Space System--Ground Systems (1F Room 103)
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-11:20	Wrap-up and Suggestions ( 1F Conference Room)		Next Host Organization Announcement (1F Room 103)
11:20-12:00	Closing Remarks
12:00-13:00	Lunch
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OPENING CEREMONY 2F Convention Hall
08:30-09:15	Registration (1F Lobby)
09:15-10:00	Opening Remarks Chairperson:Dr. J. J. Miau Director General, National Space Organization
10:00-10:10	Program Announcement
10:10-10:45	An Overview of the Space Program in Taiwan from 1991 to 2008 Dr. Chao-Han Liu Vice President, Academia Sinica
10:45-11:10	Group Photo/ Break
11:10-11:50	Observing Earth for Science and Society-An International Opportunity and Imperative Dr. Richard A. Anthes President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
11:50-12:00	Dr. David Soo International Institute for Asian Studies
12:00-13:00	Lunch

Agenda_ASC October 1 Wednesday ( Room103 )
SPACE SYSTEM—Mission Design Chair : Yoshiaki Ohkami, A.M. Wu
13:10-13:15	Opening Remark
13:15-13:45 (Invited Talk)	Unmanned Autonomous Rendezvous Docking by Experimental Test Satellite VII	Yoshiaki Ohkami Keio University
13:45-14:05 S11-01	RSNAS Mission Concept in Taiwan	C.W. Hung NSPO
14:05-14:25 S11-02	C onstellation of Micro Satellites for Earthqucke Study- Toward International Collaboration	K I Oyama NCU
14:25-14:45 S11-03	The Constellation Design of Taiwan's Regional Navigation Satellite System	Meng-Lun Tsai NCKU
14:45-15:05	Break
SPACE SYSTEM— Satellite Bus Chair: Masahiro Nohmi, J.R. Tsai
15:05-15:10	Opening Remark
15:10-15:30 S11-04	Taiwan's First Self-Reliant Micro Satellite	Way-Jin Chen NSPO
15:30-15:50 S11-05	Mother-Daughter Satellite “STARS” for Short Tether Deploying Experiment	Masahiro Nohmi Kagawa University
15:50-16:10 S11-06	Status Update of the LEAP Micro-satellite	Jyh-Ching Juang NCKU
16:10-16:30 S11-07	A TUUSAT-1A Micro-satellite	Chin-Feng Lin NTOU
16:30:16:50 S11-08	Universal Small-Satellite Platform Conceptual Design	Mehran Mirshams K.N. Toosi University of Technology
15:30-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_ASC October 2 Thursday (Room103)
SPACE SYSTEM—Satellite Subsystems Chair : Richard W. Longman, C.R. Chen
08:55-09: 00	Opening Remark
09:00-09:30 (Invited Talk)	Active Methods to Cancel Vibration Disturbances on Spacecraft		Richard W. Longman Columbia University
09:30-09:50 S12-01	The Command and Data Management Unit for NSPO FORMOSAT-5 and Future Satellites		Albert Lin NSPO
09:50-10:10 S12-02	Analysis and Design of the LEAP Thermal Control System		Yin-Hui Hsieh NCKU
10:10-10:30 S12-03	FORMOSAT-3's Electrical Power System Performance At Its Mission Life		Jia-Jing Yeh NSPO
10:30-10:50	Break
SPACE SYSTEM—Satellite Subsystems Chair : Richard W. Longman, C.R. Chen
10:50-10:55	Opening Remark
10:55-11:15 S12-04	Analysis and Design of the LEAP Structure System	Chuen-Feng Hu NCKU
11:15-11:35 S12-05	Low Power Magnetic Layer Plasma Thruster Design and Plasma Parameter Measurement	Pei-Ci Li NDHU
11:35-11:55 S12-06	The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC FM6 67-Days-Outage Event	Chen-Joe Fong NSPO
12:00-13:10	Lunch

SPACE SYSTEM—Satellite Subsystems Chair : M.H. Shie, G.S Chang
13:10-13:15	Opening Remark
13:15:13:45 (Invited Talk)	Orbital Science Session
13:45-14:05 S12-07	On the Antenna Gain Requirement Derivation and Antenna Orientation Arrangement for Satellite Remote Sensing Data Downlink	I-Young Tarn NSPO
14:05-14:25 S12-08	NCT Solar Power System	Ming-Huey Huang NUU
14:25-14:45 S12-09	An Integrated Windows-Based Flight Software Validation Facility	Ming-Yuan Yeh NSPO
14:45-15:05	Break
SPACE SYSTEM— Launchers & Sounding Rockets Chair : Y.S. Chen
15:05-15:10	Opening Remark
15:10-15:30 S12-10	Sub-Orbital Experiments Using Sounding Rockets in Taiwan	Bill Wu NSPO
15:30-15:50 S12-11	Low-cost Launch Opportunities Provided by the Falcon Family of launch Vehicle	Aaron Dinardi SpaceX
15:50-16:10 S12-12	GPSRs Refinement in Sounding Rocket Environments	Li-Mei Chen NSPO
16:10-16:30 S12-13	Development, Testing and Launch of the Reentry Capsule for Sounding Rocket VI Mission in Taiwan	S.B. Jiang NCU
16:00-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_ASC October 3 Friday (Room103)
SPACE SYSTEM— Ground Systems Chair : Vicky Hwa, Shin-Fa Lin
08:55-09: 00	Opening Remark
09:00-09:30 (Invited Talk)	Hubble Space Telescope Servicing: A Case Study in Analysis and Presentation of Space Program Risk Information	Vicky Hwa NASA
09:30-09: 50 S13-01	Ground Control System's Database Design for Constellation	Shin-Fa Lin NSPO
09:50-10:10 S13-02	An SDR-Based Architecture Ground Station for Small Satellite Tracking	Chiu-Teng Tsai NCKU
10:10-10:30 S13-03	Lesson Learned From NOAA Ground Stations Transition	Shin-Fa Lin NSPO
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:05	Invited Speech ASC history and perspective	David Soo IIAS
11:05-11:20	Next Host Organization Announcement Chair : David Soo
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Agenda_ASC October 1 Wednesday (Room201)
EARTH OBSERVATION -Image Processing & Analysis Chair : N.Y. Chen, Mitsuhiro Tomosada
13:10-13:15	Opening Remark
13:15-13:30	SPOT Image Session
13:30-13:5 S21-01	RFM-based Geometric Correction for FORMOSAT-2 Satellite Imagery	Liang-Chien Chen NCU
13:50-14:10 S21-02	The In-flight Radiometric Calibration of FORMOSAT-2 Remote Sensing Instrument	Kuo-Hsien Hsu NSPO
14:10 -14:30 S21-03	Band Selection and Noise Band Elimination of Hyperion Image Using Fractal Dimension	Anjin Chang Seoul National University
14:30-14:45	SSC Session
14:45-15:05	Break
EARTH OBSERVATION -Image Processing & Analysis Chair : N.Y. Chen
10:05-10:10	Opening Remark
15:10-15:40	Invited Speech	Choen Kim KSRS
15:40-16:00 S21-04	Automatic Mixed Pixel Classification of Multispectral Image	Mitsuhiro Tomosada ISM
16:00-16:20 S21-05	Ecotone Monitor Through Multi-Temporal Multi-Resolutions Remotely Sensed Data - A Case Study of Mangrove Along Dan-Shiu River	Luyi. Jse NTNU
16:20-16:40 S21-06	Three-Dimensional Tiling Technique to Process Huge Size High Resolution Satellite Image	Changyu Jung Satrec Initiative Co.
16:40-17:00 S21-07	View of Human Environment Interaction From Space : The History of Shihmen Reservoir Watershed Development	Ying-Jung Chen NTNU
15:30-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_ASC October 2 Thursday (Room201)
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Chair : Koichi Yonemoto, S.S. Chen
09:05-09:10	Opening Remark
09:10 -09:30 S22-01	Pattern and Tendency Analysis for Space Technology Development in Asia			Feng-Tai Hwang NSPO
09:30-09:50 S22-02	Educational Projects of Space Engineering in Kyushu Institute of Technology			Koichi Yonemoto Kyushu Institute of Technology
09:50-10:10 S22-03	The Impact of Compass/ Beidou-2 on Future GNSS: A Perspective From Asia			Meng-Lun Tsai NCKU
10:10-10:30 S22-04	Humanitarian Aid from a Polar Ground Station			Børre Pedersen Kongsberg Satellite Services
10:30-10:50	Break
SPACE SYSTEM—Instruments & Sensors (I) Chair : R. Liu, Jyh Ching Juang
10:50-10:55		Opening Remark
10:55-11:15 S22-05		Geographical and Seasonal Characteristics of The Relationship Between CG-flash Density and Precipitation Over Taiwan	S.K.Kar NCU
11:15-11:35 S22-06		The Data Readout System of Nuclear Compton Telescope	Chang Yuan-hann NCU
11:35-11:55 S22-07		Comparison of Acquisition and Tracking Methods for GPS Signal Processing in Software Defined Receiver	Li-Ta Hsu NCKU
12:00-13:00		Lunch

EARTH OBSERVATION- SAR & RSI Chair : Jimmy Yaung, Liang-Chien Chen
13:00-13:05	Opening Remark
13:05-13:25 S22-08	Land Surface Deformation Mapping by Interometric SAR in Taiwan	Chih-Tien Wang NCU
13:25-13:45 S22-09	ALOS.PALSAR Mission Operation in Taiwan	Shu-Min Hsu NCU
13:45-14:05 S22-10	Asynchronous Imaging Mode Simulation and Its Effect on TDI-CCD Imager	Feng-Tai Hwang NSPO
14:05-14:25 S22-11	Remote Sensing Instrument Development in Taiwan	Bang-Ji Wang NSPO
14:25-15:05	Break
SPACE SYSTEM—Instruments & Sensors (II) Chair : Fu-Yuen Hsiao, R. Liu
15:05-15:10	Opening Remark
15:10-15:25	ISI Session
15:25-15:45 S22-12	ESEMS - AMEI BCU	Tse-Liang Yeh NCU
15:45-16:05 S22-13	Using Quantum Search Algorithm in Future Spacecraft Navigation	Fu-Yuen Hsiao Tamkang University
16:05:16:25 S22-14	Reliability Allocation & Prediction for Developing Small Satellite	Ming-Yu Hsieh NSPO
16:25-16:45 S22-15	Development of Miniature Digital Sun Sensors at NCKU	Artur Scholz NCKU
16:00-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 1 Wednesday ( Conference Room )

Data and Validation
Chair : Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Po-Hsiung Lin

13:00-13:20
( Invited Talk)

The use of satellite data in the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

Lars Peter Riishojgaard

13:20-13:40
( Invited Talk)
Status of the use of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC data at NOAA
Lidia Cucurull

13:40-13:55
C11-01

Global Comparisons of Atmospheric Soundings in the Lower Troposphere from COSMIC Radio Occultation, Radiosonde, and ECMWF Analysis

Shu-peng Ho

1 3:55-14:10
C11-02

A Seven Year Tropical Tropopause Climatology as derived from Multi-satellite Radio Occultation Measurements Compared to ECMWF and NCEP Analyses

Michael Borsche

14:25-14:40
C11-03

Validation of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC atmospheric retrieval profile with high-resolution in-situ sounding data

Po-Hsiung Lin

14:40-15:00
Break

Impact Study I
Chair : Sean Healy, Lidia Cucurull

15:00-15:20
( Invited talk)

The use of GPS radio occultation measurements at ECMWF

Sean Healy

15:20-15:40
( Invited talk)
Progress on the use of
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPSRO data in numerical weather prediction at the Met office
Michael Rennie

15:40-15:55
C11-04
The Impact of GPS Radio Occultation Data on Typhoon Predictions: An OSSE Study of Krosa
Ching-Yuang Huang

15:55-16:10
C11-05
Data Assimilation Experiments of GPS Radio Occultation Data into Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Japan
Yoshinori Shoji

16:10-16:25
C11-06
Assimilation impact of COSMIC radio occultation and ground-based GPS PWV to NWP
Jae-Won Lee

16:25-16:40
C11-07
Radio Occultation Retrieval of Atmospheric Profile in the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Mission : Early Results
C. Z. Cheng

16:40-16:55
C11-08
Water vapor tomography using the permanent GPS network and
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Shiou-Gwo Lin

15:30-17:00
Student Competition/Poster Session

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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 2 Thursday (Conference Room)

Current and Future RO Missions Chair : Ying-Hwa Kuo, Vicky Chu
08:30-08:50 ( Invited talk)	The Impact of FORMOSAT3/COSMIC GPS Radio occultation	Ying-Hwa Kuo
08:50-09:10 ( Invited talk)	GRAS Radio Occultation Data Validation against COSMIC : Scenario Analysis of 2Metop in Orbit	Axel Von Engeln
09:10-09:30 ( Invited talk)	Science objectives and Requirements for GPS Radio occultation	Anthony J. Mannucci
09:30-09:45 ( Invited talk)	GPS radio occultation: Recent activities at GFZ	Jens Wickert
09:45-10:00 C12-02	Development Status of Radio Occultation Payleal in KOMPSAT-5	Sungki Cho
10:00-10:15 C12-03	THUNDERSAT- A successor of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	Vicky Chu
10:15-10:30	Discussion
10:30-10:45	Break
RO Data Analysis Chair : Michael Rennie, Kuo-Ying Wang
10:45-11:00 C12-04	Application of GPS Data on Environmental Studies	Kuo-Ying Wang
11:00-11:15 C12-05	The application of FORMOSAT-3 GPS RO Data on the East Asian Winter Cold Surge	Ming-Cheng Yen
11:15-11:30 C12-06	FORMOSAT-3 GPS radio occultation observations of gravity wave activity	Tsen-Chieh Chiu
11:30-11:45 C12-07	Analysis of Variations on Atmospheric Temperature Based on Radio Occultation Data of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	K. Wang
11:45-12:00 C12-08	Improvement on Vertical Resolution of Temperature Profiles in the Lower Stratosphere by Extending the FSI Method to 30km	Xinan Lin
12:00-13:15	Lunch
Impact Study II Chair : D Narayana Rao, Ming-Jen Yang
13:00-13:15 C12-09	An Impact Study of the FORMSAT-3/COSMIC GPS/RO data on the CWB GFS	Ming-Jen Yang
13:15-13:30 C12-10	A Comparative Study of Analysis Nudging and 3DVAR on Simulation of a Heavy Rainfall Events using WRF Modeling System	A. Routray
13:30-13:45 C12-11	Lower Stratospheric Temperature Differences between FORMOSAT-3 GPS RO Observations and Model Analyses	Song-Chin Lin
13:45-14:00 C12-12	Impact of FORMOSAT-3 GPS Data Assimilation on WRF Real Time Regional Weather Prediction	Pay-Liam Lin
14:00-14:15 C12-13	An impact study of dropsonde and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS data on WRF simulations	Fang-Ching Chien
14:15-14:30 C12-14	Observational Error Estimation of GPS Radio Occultation Refractivity and Excess Phase Data	Shu-Ya Chen
14:30-14:45 C12-15	Characteristics and statistical distribution of the integrated water vapor retrieved from ground-GPS, radiosonde, and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS Occultation	Huang-Kai Hung
14:45-15:00	Break
RO Data Application I Chair : Kefei Zhang, Y. A. Liou
15:00-15:20 ( Invited talk)	COSMIC Atmospheric Remote Sensing for Meteorology in South Hemisphere and Antarctica-Recent Australian Initiatives	Kefei Zhang
15:20-15:40 ( Invited talk)	Testing the Consistency of Radio Occultation Climatologies Obtained from Different Satellites	Ulrich Foelsche
15:40-15:55 C12-16	A Pico-satellite for Atmospheric Water Vapor Observation	Msanori Nishio
15:55-16:10 C12-17	Climatology of the Global tropopause observed by FORMOSAT3/COSMIC	J. Y. Tiger Liu
16:10-16:25 C12-18	A study of gravity wave activity in polar region using FORMOSAT 3 radio occultation data	Y. A. Liou
16:25-16:45 C12-19	Atmospheric Diurnal Tides of Temperature in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Using Radio Occultation Data From Formosat-3/COSMIC	Barbara Pirsche
16:45-17:00 C12-20	Temperature Variations in the atmosphere	Mao-Chang Liang
16:00-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 3 Friday (Conference Room)

RO Data Application II Chair : Jens Wickert, Chris. Marquardt
08:30-08:50 ( Invited talk)	Raw Sampling Data from GRAS	Chris. Marquardt
08:50-09:10 C12-01	New Applications and Advances of the GPS Radio Occultation Technology as recovered by Analysis of the FORMOSAT-3 and CHAMP Data-Base	A. G. Pavelyev
09:10-09:25 C13-01	Tropospheric Warming and Stratospheric Cooling observed from GPS Radio Occultation Measurements	D Narayana Rao
09:25-09:40 C13-02	Vertical Fine Structure of the Upper Tropospheric Circulation over the Western Indian Ocean during Boreal Summer Observed by COSMIC RO	Nishi Noriyuki
09:40-09:55 C13-03	Effect of satellite-based land use information on the heavy rain prediction over the Indian monsoon region	Hsin-I Chang
10:10-10:30	Break
10:30-11:20	Wrap-up and Suggestions Chair : Ying-Hwa Kuo, Nick Yen
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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 1 Wednesday (Room101)

Ionosphere Session#1 Chair : J.Y. Tiger Liu; Chris Rocken
13:00-13:20 ( Invited Talk)	Measurements and Models of the Ionosphere: Results from the COSMIC mission	Stan Soloman
13:20-13:40 ( Invited Talk)	Characteristics of Atmospheric Waves in Startosphere Revealed in the Stratosphere revealed by Using GPS Radio occultation (RO) Data with COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3	Toshitaka Tsuda
13:40-14:00 ( Invited talk)	Evidenced that the Tunguska Event was due to a Comet	Michael Kelley
14:00 -14:15 C21-01	New features of the ionospheric plasma observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and other instruments	Tiger J. Y. Liu
14:15-14:30 C21-02	COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 tomography of SEP ionization in the polar cap	A. V. Dmitriev
14:30-14:45 C21-03	Response of Ionospheric Electron Densities to Geomagnetic Activities Characterized by Global Indices	Sunny Tam
14:45-15:00	Break
Ionosphere Session#1 Chair : L. C. Tsai; Toshitaka Tsuda
15:00-15:15 C21-04	Dusk time penetrating electric fields during geomagnetic storms and the development of ESF observed by CHAMP, COSMIC and ground based observations	S. Tulasi Ram
15:15-15:30 C21-05	Numerical modelling of the ionospheric electron density and total electron content based on the FormoSat-3/COSMIC GPS radio occultation data	L. C. Tsai
15:30-15:45 C21-06	An empirical model of the vertical scale height obtained by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	Kakinami
15:45-16:00 C21-07	The features of scale heights in the lower topside ionosphere based on the electron density profile retrieved from FORMOSAT 3/COSMIC Radio Occultation Measurements	Libo Liu
16:00-16:15 C21-08	Global/Seasonal/Local-Time Variations of Ion Density Structure at Low-Latitude Ionosphere and Their Relationship to the Post-Sunset Irregularity Occurrences	S. Y. Su
15:30-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 2 Thursday (Room101)

Current and Future RO Missions Chair : Ying-Hwa Kuo, Vicky Chu
8:30-8:50 ( Invited Talk)	The Impact of FORMOSAT3/COSMIC GPS Radio occultation	Ying-Hwa Kuo
8:50-9:10 ( Invited Talk)	GRAS Radio Occultation Data Validation against COSMIC : Scenario Analysis of 2Metop in Orbit	Axel Von Engeln
9:10-9:30 ( Invited Talk)	Science objectives and Requirements for GPS Radio occultation	Anthony J. Mannucci
9:30-9:45 C12-01	New Applications and Advances of the GPS Radio Occultation Technology as recovered by Analysis of the FORMOSAT-3 and CHAMP Data-Base	A. G. Pavelyev
9:45-10:00 C12-02	Development Status of Radio Occultation Payleal in KOMPSAT-5	Sungki Cho
10:00-10:15 C12-03	THUNDERSAT- A successor of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	Vicky Chu
10:15-10:30	Discussion
10:30-10:45	Break
Precise Orbit, Data Quality, and Control Operation Chair : Cheinway Hwang; Bill Schreiner (Room101)
10:45-11:00 C22-01	Quality Assessment of GPS Radio Occultation Data From the COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3, CHAMP, GRACE, and SAC-C Missions	Bill Schreiner
11:00-11:15 C22-02	Status 2008 of POD and gravity field determination from COSMIC GPS data	Cheinway Hwang
11:15-11:30 C22-03	Exploring COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 GPS Signal to Noise Ratio problems in terms of antenna illumination and heating	Doug Hunt
11:30-11:45 C22-04	The FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Constellation Spacecraft System Performance After Two Years in Orbit	Chen-Joe Fong
11:45-12:00 C22-05	FORMOSAT-3 Status Report: Reaction Control Subsystem and Plume Impingement Studies	Kun-Chang Tseng
12:00-12:15 C22-06	FORMOSAT-3 Satellites Thermal Control Subsystem Development Lessons Learned from Ground to Orbit	Ming-Shong Chang
12:15-13:00	Lunch
Ionosphere Session#2 Chair: Sam Yee; Stanley C. Soloman (Room101)
13:00-13:20 ( Invited Talk)	Formosat-3 / COSMIC-- Ionospheric Signal and Noise	Chris Rocken
13:20-13:40 ( Invited Talk)	Equatorial plasma bubble/spread F variability from upward propagating atmospheric waves as observed by radars and digisondes	M. A. Abdu
13:40-14:00 ( Invited Talk)	Coupling between the Lower Atmosphere and Ionosphere as Observed by Formosat-3/COSMIC and TIMED	Sam Yee (Elsayed R. Talaat)
14:00-14:15 C22-07	JPL/USC GAIM: Validating COSMIC and Ground-Based GPS Assimilation Results To Estimate Ionospheric Parameters	Attila Komjathy
14:15-14:30 C22-08	New Ionospheric Structures observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	Charles Lin
14:30-14:45 C22-09	The variation of the top-side ionosphere and F2 layer during the strong geomagnetic storm using CHAMP measurements	Jong-Kyun Chung
14:45-15:00	Break
Ionosphere Session#2 Chair : Sunny W. Y. Tam; M. A. Abdu
15:00-15:15 C22-10	The Study of the NmF2 Seasonal Variations at Low-latitude by Assimilating FORMOSAT3 /COSMIC Radio Occultation Data with a Thermosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamics Global Circulation Model	M. Q. Chen
15:15-15:30 C22-11	Harmonic oscillation of hmF2 and NmF2 from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Ionospheric Radio Occultation Measurement at Mid-Latitude	Woo-Kyoung Lee
15:30-15:45 C22-12	Statistical Eigen Mode Analysis on the Ionospheric Data Observed from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC	Weixin Wan
15:45-16:00 C22-13	Improved Abel transform inversion: application to COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 ionospheric occultations	Angela Aragon-Angel
16:00-16:15 C22-14	Concurrent Ionospheric Observations by GOX and TIP	P. K. Rajesh
16:00-17:00	Student Competition/Poster Session
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Agenda_FS3/COSMIC
October 3 Friday (Room101)

Ionosphere Session#3 Chair : Charles Lin; Attila Komjathy
8:30-8:45 C23-01	Observations of TBB Signal Scintillation from the LITN Network of the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC TBB Program	T. Y. Hsiao
8:45-9:00 C23-02	First results of ionospheric tomography of beacon TEC data from a network experiment along 135oE longitude over Japan	Smitha V. Thampi
9:00-9:15 C23-03	Campaign Investigation of Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities in Sporadic E Region Using FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Satellite and Chung-Li 30 MHz Coherent Radar	Chien-Ya Wang
9:15-9:30 C23-04	Ionospheric electro-magnetic disturbances prior to Yutian 7.2 Earthquake in Xinjiang	Zhang Xumin
9:30-9:45 C23-05	Nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances detected by network GPS receivers in Taiwan	C. C. Lee