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Agenda

Venue: Westin Hotel Sendai, Miyabi Room, 25th Floor

From the first floor lobby, proceed to the elevators on the right to the 25th Floor.

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Tuesday July 25: Setting the Stage

Presentations and discussion of the current state of research in the Application of GNSS Science and Technology for more effective and efficient Tsunami Early Warning Systems. 

Morning
 08:30-10:00    Plenary Session I       
 08:30-09:00      Opening Ceremony: Welcome with brief introductions.
 09:00 -10:00     Agency Perspectives

 10:00-10:15    Break                                  

 10:15-12:00    Plenary Session II – Capabilities of GNSS Science and Technology
 10:15-10:45      Basics of GNSS positioning, and how that shapes the GNSS contribution to tsunami early warning, Jeff Freymuuller, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
 10:45-11:15      How the real-time GNSS can contribute to tsunami early warning in association with other geophysical measurements, Yusaku Ohta, Tohoku University
 11:15-12:00      Discussion: GNSS Capabilities for TEWS

12:00-13:00   Lunch on your own                                                 

Afternoon
 13:00-14:30    Plenary Session III - Seismic Source Modeling
 13:00-13:30      Spontaneous rupture simulations of large earthquakes for tsunami early warning system, Eiichi Fukuyama, NIED
 13:30-14:00      Tsunami Squares Approach to Water Wave Generation and Propagation, Steven Ward, University of California, Santa Cruz
 14:00-14:30      Andrew Newman, Georgia Institute of Technology

 14:30-14:45    Break 

 14:45-15:45    Plenary Session III - Tsunami Modeling
 14:45-15:15     Rapid tsunami inundation and damage forecasting with precise tsunami source model with GNSS data, Shunichi Koshimura, Tohoku University
 15:15-15:30     Connecting earthquake source models to tsunami forecasts, Diego Melgar, University of California, Berkeley
 15:30-15:45     GPS-aided tsunami early detection System (GATES)—tsunami source modeling and requirements, Tony Song, Jet Propulsion Laboratory         

 15:45-17:00    Breakout Sessions      
       Breakout Groups: Seismology, Tsunami, Landslides, Other

18:00-20:00   Dinner                                                                                   

Evening
  20:00-22:00   Informal consultations and planning  


Wednesday, July 26: Data Issues

Focuses on data sharing, NGO data, data gaps, and data needs for geodetic and ionospheric observations. Panel discussions and working groups, allowing the identification of challenges.

Morning
  08:30-10:00    Plenary Session IV – Real Time Detection of Tsunamis from GNSS derived TEC Perturbations. 
  08:30-09:00     Advances in Understanding Natural-Hazards-Generated TEC Perturbations Using Ground-Based and Spaceborne Measurements, Attila Komjathy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
  09:00-09:30      Real-Time Detection of Tsunami Ionospheric Disturbances with Stand-Alone GNSS Receivers: A Prototype Implementation in the JPL’s GDGPS System, Giorgio Savastano, U. Rome / Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Mattia Crespi, U. Rome
  09:30-09:45      Ionospheric detection of tsunami earthquakes: observation, modeling and ideas for future early warning, Giovanni Occhipinti, IPGP 
  09:45-10:00      Discussion

  10:00-10:15    Break          

  10:15-12:00    Plenary Session V - Real Time Earthquake Characterization
  10:15-10:45      Real-time high-rate multi-GNSS and its noise characteristics for tsunami early warning over Asia-Pacific regions, Jianghui Geng, GNSS Res. Ctr. ,Wuhan U
  10:45-11:15      Global seismic monitoring with real-time GPS, Tim Melbourne, Central Washington U.
  11:15-12:00      Discussion                               

12:00-13:00   Lunch on your own

Afternoon
  13:00-15:15   Plenary Session VI - GNSS Networks
  13:00-13:30     The New Zealand GNSS Network, Elisabetta D’ Anastasio GNS New Zealand 
  13:30-14:00     GNSS data sharing in the Asia Pacific region: a governmental perspective on progress and challenges, John Dawson, UN-GGIM-AP
  14:00-14:15     International Network Capabilities and Challenges, David Phillips, UNAVCO
  14:15-14:30     Seismogeodesy applied to large earthquake characterization in Chile, Sebastian Riquelme, University of Chile
  14:30-14:45     GNSS waveform tomography, Kristy Tiampo, University of Colorado, Boulder
  14:45-15:15     Discussion           

  15:15-15:30   Break  

  15:30-17:00  Breakout Sessions        
      Breakout Groups: Networks, Data, Software   

18:00-20:00    Dinner  on your own                                                                                             

Evening
  20:00-22:00   Informal consultations and planning 


Thursday July 27:  The Way Forward

Morning       

  09:00-11:45   Plenary Session    

  • Plenary Discussion of Workshop report
  • Identify membership of the GNNS-TEWS Steering committee

  11:45-12:00   Closing ceremony                                                                                        

12:00-13:00    Lunch Advisory Committee only         

Afternoon  
  13:00-17:00   Advisory Committee and Operational Agencies closed meeting     

  • Future plans actions and commitments
  •  Assign responsibility for tasks

 

 

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