Program

Training Programme

Wednesday, 8 July 2026

08:30 – 08:35Welcome and Introduction to the Course
8:35-9:00Introduction to precipitation-related satellite missions – Chris Kidd (remote)
9:00-9:35Retrieval Methods: Passive Microwave – Chris Kummerow
9:35-10:10Retrieval Methods: Active Microwave – Takuji Kubota
10:10-10:45Merged Satellite Products. Focus on basics – George Huffman
10:45-11:05Break
11:05–11:40IMERG/GSMAP/HSAF – Huffman/Kubota/Panegrossi (Coordinated with Merged Talk to highlight specifics)
11:40-12:00Orographic Precipitation – Shoichi Shige (remote)

Thursday, 9 July 2026

08:30 – 08:50Snowfall/Particle Scattering – Huan Meng
08:50 – 09:10Land Surface – Sarah Ringerud
09:10 – 09:30CubeSat/SmallSat – Joe Munchak
09:30 – 09:50Data Assimilation – Alan Geer
09:50 – 10:10Machine Learning – Simon Pfreundschuh
10:10 – 10:30Validation/Baseline Surface Precipitation Network – Daniel Watters
10:30 – 10:50Break
10:50 – 11:10GPM data access – Erich Franz Stocker
11:10 – 11:30GSMaP websites – Takuji Kubota
11:30 – 11:50H-SAF data access – Bozena Lapeta
11:50 – 12:00Questions and wrap-up