Topics & Chairing next Web Meetings Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: 28 August 2018 Topics & Chairing next Web Meetings

GSICS Web Meetings 2016/17 Date Group Topics 2016 GRWG - VIS/NIR Joint web meeting with IVOS, ACSG on use of SBAF tool GRWG VIS/NIR - S.Wagner Lunar Inter-Calibration Double-difference between MODIS/VIIRS and GIRO GDWG - P.Miu GSICS Working Groups' Actions Tracking Tool Requirements and Discussion GRWG - T.Hewison Scoping inter-calibration opportunities using NWP bias monitoring statistics GCC GSICS instrument performance monitoring and reporting Dave update to reference solar spectrum to convert from radiance to reflectance

Date, Place & Format of next GRWG/GDWG Meetings Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: 28 August 2018 Date, Place & Format of next GRWG/GDWG Meetings

Duration/Format 4 days? 5 days? Option 1 – As 2015/2016 Monday: Mini Conference Tuesday: Agency Reports & Briefings in Plenary Wednesday: VIS/NIR Sub-Group + GDWG Thursday: IR Sub-Group + GDWG Friday: Cross-cutting issues + Wrap-up in Plenary Option 2 – As 1, but drop Mini Conference Option 3 – Multiple sessions for GRWG Option 4 – Change to workshop format – Chairs define topics in advance Ask for lead presenters and discussion participants Mix of GRWG + GDWG Could mix with total change in WG structure and management

Place/Date Visa issues Travel ease March 2017 Hosts prior commitments?

Previous GRWG/GDWG Meetings Jan 2007 NOAA, Camp Springs GRWG Only 2 days Jun 2007 EUMETSAT, Darmstadt GRWG+GDWG 3 days Feb 2008 3 days (Snow!) Jan 2009 JMA, Tokyo Feb 2010 CNES, Toulouse March 2011 KMA, Daejeon 4 days March 2012 CMA, Beijing March 2013 NASA, Williamsburg March 2014 4.5 days March 2015 IMD, New Delhi 5 days Feb 2016 JMA/JAXA, Tsukuba 2017 ? 2018 CMA?

Closing Ceremony Thanks to JMA/JAXA Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: Special Issue of the IEEE TGRS on “Inter-Calibration of Satellite Instruments”: 28 August 2018 Closing Ceremony Thanks to JMA/JAXA