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IERS Message No. 285                                   December 17, 2015
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GGOS Session at EGU GA 2016


Dear Colleagues -

As part of the EGU General Assembly that will be held in Vienna, Austria
during 17-22 April 2016 there will be a session on "The Global Geodetic
Observing System: Monitoring Geohazards". The description of the session
is given below.

On behalf of the conveners I would like to draw your attention to this
session and encourage you to participate in it. More information about
the EGU General Assembly 2016 can be obtained from its web site at
<http://www.egu2016.eu/>.

Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts is
13 January 2016.

Hope to see you in Vienna!

Best regards,
Richard Gross


G2.1/NH6.8
The Global Geodetic Observing System: Monitoring Geohazards
(co-organized)

Convener: Richard Gross
Co-Conveners: Erricos C. Pavlis, Daniela Thaller, John LaBrecque

Within the decade Global Navigation Satellite Systems will undergo more
than a fourfold expansion in the number of orbiting satellites coupled
with significant increases in the availability of real time GNSS data
from globally distributed ground networks. GGOS seeks to advance
geohazards monitoring and mitigation through network expansion and
advances in the real time GNSS data analysis of the International GNSS
Service's Multi-GNSS real time capabilities (IGSRT and M-GEX).

This session seeks to explore the possibilities of current and future
advances in these systems upon disaster mitigation and response. We seek
informed presentations on the current state of very low latency data
streaming for the various GNSS constellations. We also seek reports and
comparisons of techniques applied to the rapid assessment and early
warning of earthquakes and tsunamis in accord with Resolution #2 of the
IUGG 2015 regarding the utility and need for GNSS to focus upon
disasters associated with mega-thrust earthquakes. We also welcome
presentations related to advanced concepts and applications of real time
GNSS data related to the mitigation of other hazards such as volcanic
plumes, flood warning, severe storms, etc. 

Besides focussing on the use of geodetic observing systems for
geohazards monitoring, this session is also a forum for discussing past,
present, and future geodetic observing networks and the integration of
the technique-specific observing networks into an integrated geodetic
observing system.


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