List of Colloquium Lecturers with Bios and Presentations

Dr. Nancy L. Baker, Navy/NRL
Bio
NRL Satellite Assimilation Activities

Dr. Christopher D. Barnet, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Bio
Introduction to Remote Sounding Infrared
Introduction to Infrared Radiative Transfer

Dr. Lidia Cucurull, JCSDA
Bio
Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Occultation (RO) Data Assimilation

Dr. John Derber, NWS/NCEP
Atmospheric Data Assimilation at NCEP

Dr. Stephen English, UKMO
Bio
Atmospheric Data Assimilation at the Met Office

Dr. Ronald M. Errico, NASA/GSFC
Bio
Introduction to Adjoint Models
The Design, Validation, and Applications of Observing System Simulation Experiments
Issues Regarding the Assimilation of Precipitation Observations

Dr. Ronald Gelaro, NASA/GSFC
Bio
Estimating Observation Impact Using the Adjoint of a Data Assimilation System
Atmospheric Data Assimilation at NASA/GMAO

Dr. (Hans) Xiang-Yu Huang, NCAR
Bio
Regional 4D-Var

Dr. Kayo Ide, University of Maryland
Bio
Ocean Data Quality Control [and Assimila6on]

Dr. Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland
Bio
Introduction to Ensemble Kalman Filter
Ensemble Kalman Filter: Comparisons with 3D and 4D-Var and EnKF Diagnostics

Dr. Rolf Langland, Navy/NRL
Overview of Adaptive Observing

Dr. Andrew C. Lorenc, UKMO
Bio
Fundamentals of Data Assimilation
A Bayesian View of Data Assimilation
Atmospheric Data Quality Control and Its Impact on Data Assimilation

Dr. Robert N. Miller, Oregon State University
Bio
Ocean Satellite Observations and Challenges
Ocean Data Assimilation

Dr. R. Bradley Pierce, NESDIS/STAR
Bio
Constituent and Aerosol Assimilation

Dr. R. James Purser, NWS/NCEP
Bio
Covariance Modeling - Principles
Covariance Modeling - Practical Applications

Dr. Rolf Reichle, NASA/GSFC
Bio
Land Data Assimilation

Dr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA
Bio
Overview of the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
The Global Observing System
Developments in Satellite Observations

Dr. Tom Rosmond, Navy/NRL
Bio
Computational Issues

Dr. Yannick Trémolet, ECMWF
Bio
Variational Data Assimilation Current Status
Variational Data Assimilation Weak Constraint 4D-Var

Dr. Fuzhong Weng, NESDIS/STAR
Bio
Microwave Remote Sensing: 1. Microwave Radiometry Principle
Microwave Remote Sensing: 2. Theory, Algorithms and Applications
Radiative Transfer in the Earth Atmosphere: The Fundamentals
Radiative Transfer in the Earth Atmosphere: Community Radiative Transfer Model