The Norwegian Technical Scientific Academy of Science (NTVA) and the Norwegian Polar Academy of Science will host a meeting on Marine Satellite Monitoring at the Nansen Center on 29 September from 1400 - 1800.  The meeting is open for all.

NTVA – Polar Academy

Invitation to Meeting on Marin Satellite Monitoring

Tuesday 29 September 1400 -1800  followed by dinner

Nansen Senteret, Thormøhlensgate 47, Bergen

Program

1400 – 1410:   Welcome (J.A. Johannessen, Chairman of the Program Committee NTVA and O. M. Johannessen, President Polar Academy)

1410 – 1435:   Overview of ESA´s Earth Observation Program (J.A. Johannessen, NERSC)

1435 – 1500:   Arctic ROOS – The important role of satellites (S. Sandven, NERSC)

1500 – 1525:   Greenland Ice Sheet: Joker for climate change (O.M. Johannessen, NERSC)

1525 – 1550:   KSAT as a provider of operational services for extended European maritime environment, safety and security (L. Steinbakk, KSAT)

1550 – 1610:   Leg stretching – coffee and tea

1610 – 1635:   Cleaner and safer ocean and coastal seas (J.L. Ervik, Kystverket)

1635 – 1700:   Flotsam and jetsam: Forecasting the drift of containers, oil and sailboats (Ø. Breivik, met.no)

1700 – 1725:   Egg and larvae drift: Observations and simulations (F. Vikebø, IMR)

1725 – 1800:   Discussion

1830:                Dinner