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TOLNet - Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network
Ground-Based Profiling of Tropospheric Ozone

TOLNet / NDACC LWG Meeting
7-11 May 2018
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Host: Mike Newchurch (Mike.Newchurch@uah.edu)
Location: Cramer Research Hall, 320 Sparkman Drive, NW, Huntsville, AL
https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/TOLNet_NDACC/index.html

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Day 1: Monday May 07, 2018 (TOLNet)

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00	Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

8:30	Welcome/Introduction/Logistics
	The view from HQ	B. Lefer, remotely (30 min)

9:00	TOLNet Station Reports
	TMF	T. Leblanc (20 min)
	ESRL	C. Senff (20 min)
	UAH	S. Kuang (20 min)

10:00–10:30	Coffee break

10:30	TOLNet Station Reports
	ECCC	K. Strawbridge (20 min)
	GSFC	J. Sullivan/T. McGee (20 min)
	LaRC	T. Berkoff (20 min)
	LaRC Data and website	M. Shook for G. Chen (20 min)

12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break catered at Cramer Research Hall

13:00	TOLNet Sessions
	Evolution of TOLNet (69 MB)	M. Newchurch (15 min)
	How Can TOLNet Help to Better Understand Tropospheric Ozone? A Satellite Perspective	ARC – M. Johnson (45 min)
	Some Findings from CABOTS and FAST-LVOS (97 MB)	ESRL – A. Langford (45 min)

14:45-15:15	Coffee Break

15:15	TOLNet Sessions
	SCOOP Campaign Results: Update	TMF – T. Leblanc (15 min)
	Horizontal Lidar Measurements of the Near-Surface Ozone	UAH – S. Kuang (45 min)
	Other discussions	All (15 min)

16:45	Adjourn for the day

Day 2:Tuesday May 8, 2018 (TOLNet AM, then Joint PM)

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00	Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

8:30	TOLNet Sessions
	First Year Operation of an Autonomous Tropospheric Ozone, Water Vapor, Aerosol Lidar Facility in Northern Alberta	K. Strawbridge (40 min)
	The Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study (OWLETS): Overview, Key Findings, and Looking Towards Summer 2018 (78 MB)	J. Sullivan (40 min)
	The Pandora Global Network (PGN) update/plans	B. Swap, remotely (15 min)

10:00–10:30	Coffee break

10:20	TOLNet Sessions
	O3 Titration from a Nearby Point Source: The Wonders of the Very Near Field (OWLETS Campaign)	G. Gronoff (40 min)
	New Ideas to Improve TOLNet Community Service	G. Chen (40 min)
	Any other discussions?	All (15 min)

12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break walk across the street to Shelby Center, 2nd floor balcony. Take group picture on the Shelby lawn on the way over.

13:00	NDACC LWG ice-breaker at Shelby Center 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL
	Coffee, chats, and registration	All (30 min)

13:30	Walk back across the street to Cramer Research Hall

13:45	Welcome NDACC LWG
	Opening and Logistics	M. Newchurch
	Agenda review and update	T. Leblanc and W. Steinbrecht

14:00	Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions
	TOLNet and NDACC review, and why are we here together today?	M. Newchurch (25 min)
	New automation capability of the NDACC/TOLNet tropospheric ozone lidar at JPL-Table Mountain Facility	F. Chouza (15 min)
	OEM retrievals of Temperature, Water Vapor and Ozone from Rayleigh, Raman and Differential Absorption Lidar Data	G. Martucci for B. Sica (30 min)
	Discussion 1: Tropospheric vs. stratospheric Lidars: The TOLNet and NDACC technical challenges and successes, (how) can we do better?	All

15:15–15:45	Coffee break

15:45	Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions
	Discussion 2: TROPOMI and other satellite validation: The TOLNet and NDACC technical challenges and successes, (how) can we do better?	All
	Discussion 3: The roles of TOLNet and NDACC in the world of atmospheric observation networks, where are we now, and (how) can we do better?	All
	NDACC-standardized vertical resolution and Uncertainty: Questions and answers and more clinic if relevant	T. Leblanc and All
	HDF Data Formatting Clinic in IDL, MATLAB, C++, etc., including questions and answers	T. Leblanc and All

17:00	Adjourn for the day, bus shuttle to hotel

Day 3: Wednesday May 9, 2018 (Joint)

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00	Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

08:30	Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions
	Welcome from Dean of College of Science	S. Christopher (5-10 min)
	TOLNet and NDACC – HQ Perspective	J. Kaye, remotely (15 min)
	An unexpected way to detect ultra-thin aged smoke layers in the UTLS	T. Leblanc (15 min)
	Aerosols in the UTLS: The Mother of all PyroCbs	M. Fromm (30 min)
	Long Term Trends in Aerosols: volcanoes, smoke and LRT	S. Khaykin, remotely (30 min)

10:10–10:40	Coffee break

10:40	Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions
	UTLS and STE: A Review with a tropospheric perspective	A. Langford (30 min)
	UTLS and STE: Chemistry and Dynamics in the Lower Stratosphere: Trends in Ozone and HCl + GMI/MERRA2 products for NDACC	S. Strahan (30 min)
	O3, H2O and Aerosol UTLS Observations at Zugspitze	H. Vogelmann (15 min)
	H2O and Temperature by Raman Lidar in the troposphere and in the UTLS above Payerne	G. Martucci (15 min)

12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break Catered at Cramer Research Hall

13:30	Joint TOLNet – NDACC Sessions
	UTLS Observations at Reunion Island	V. Duflot (15 min)
	Long Term Trends in O3: The 2018 WMO Assessment Report	W. Steinbrecht (30 min)
	Long Term Trends in O3: The First TOAR	A. Gaudel, remotely (30 min)
	Discussion: Challenges and successes inferring Trends in the UTLS and separating the composition, radiative and dynamical components: What can lidar do (better) about it?

15:00 (or later)	Adjourn for the day, Bus shuttle to hotels

17:00-19:00	Tour at the Space and Rocket Center

19:00	Group Dinner at the Space and Rocket Center

Day 4: Thursday May 10, 2018 (NDACC)

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00	Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

08:30	NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)
	Polar stations
	» Thule	T. Di Iorio, remotely
	» McMurdo / Dome C	M. Snels, remotely
	Other remote presentations (time difference critical)
	» Haute-Provence	S. Godin-Beekmann, remotely
	» Tor Vergata	G. Liberti, remotely
	» Potenza	P. Di Girolamo, remotely
	» London, Canada	B. Sica, remotely

10:00 10:30	Coffee break

10:30	NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)
	Polar stations (cont.)
	» Ny Ålesund and AWI MARL	C. Ritter remotely
	» Søndre Strømfjord	Asti Bhatt, remotely
	» Eureka	A. Tikhomirov
	» Andoya	W. Steinbrecht for M. Gausa
	Northern Mid-latitude Stations
	» Hohenpeissenberg	W. Steinbrecht
	» Garmisch	H. Vogelmann

12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break: Walk across the street to Shelby Center 2nd floor balcony

13:30	NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)
	Northern Mid-latitude Stations (cont.)
	» Payerne	G. Martucci
	» Huntsville	S. Kuang, M. Newchurch
	» Table Mountain	T. Leblanc
	Tropical Stations
	» Mauna Loa O3 lidar	T. Leblanc
	» Mauna Loa Aerosol lidar	J. Barnes
	» Reunion Island	V. Duflot

15:00-15:30	Coffee break

15:30	NDACC Station Operations (12 + 3 = 15 min total each, NO exception)
	Southern Mid-latitude Stations
	» Lauder ozone/temperature	T. Leblanc for R. Querel and D. Swart
	» Lauder aerosol	B. Liley, remotely
	» Rio Gallegos	T. Leblanc for J. Salvador
	Mobile Stations
	» GSFC ALVICE	D. Whiteman, remotely
	» GSFC AT, STROZ, and TROPOZ	J. Sullivan, T. McGee

17:00	Adjourn for the day, Bus shuttle to Hotel

Day 5: Friday May 11, 2016 (NDACC)

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00	Bus shuttle from Hotel to Cramer Research Hall

08:30	NDACC Network Operational Issues (discuss. leaders: TL and WS)
	News from the NDACC Steering Committee	T. Leblanc (20 min)
	LWG contribution to NDACC
	» NDACC data archiving and website	J. Wild, remotely (30 min)
	» Inactive / non-submitting stations	All
	» Short Forms and Updates to M&A directory	All
	» Aging instruments, station continuity / staffing / retirements	All
	» NDACC LWG Website status, future	A. van Gijsel, remotely
	» Summary: Where do we stand compared to sonde, FTIR, μWave	W. Steinbrecht
	» Review of actions items pertaining to issues just discussed	All

10:00–10:30	Coffee break

10:30	NDACC Science Presentations: Aerosols and water vapor
	The SSiDRC SPARC activity	J. Barnes (20 min)
	SAGE-III Aerosol and Ozone Products: Using NDACC Lidar Data as Validation Toolset	T. Knepp (20 min)
	Calibrating Water Vapour Lidars with a Radiosonde Trajectory Method in combination with solar background	S. Hicks (20 min)
	Status of the Raman H2O lidar at Zugspitze	H. Vogelmann (20 min)
	Discussion: review of H2O lidar calibration methods currently in use	All

12:00 – 13:30	Lunch break Catered at Cramer Research Hall

13:30	NDACC Science Presentations: Temperature and Ozone
	The Eureka ozone DIAL revived	A. Tikhomirov (20 min)
	SAGE III/ISS Ozone Validation with NDACC Sonde Data	S. Kizer (20 min)
	The OCTAV-UTLS SPARC Activity	T. Leblanc (15 min)
	Discussion on the use of NDACC data for satellite validation	All

15:00–15:30	Coffee break

15:30	NDACC LWG Meetings and Co-Chairs’ terms, and other NDACC operational business
	Co-chair election/renewal for 2018 to 2022	All
	» Wolfgang Steinbrecht term as co-chair continues until 2020
	» Thierry Leblanc’s 4-year co-chair term ends this year
	» TL interested to continue one more term
	» Other candidates over the upcoming period 2018-2022 and beyond?
	2020 and 2022 LWG Meetings: Volunteers needed!	All
	Final discussions and closing remarks	All
17:00	Adjourn for the day, Bus shuttle to Hotel

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