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1.14. International symposium on the figure and dynamics of the earth, moon and planets
1.13. INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM””
University of Zurich-Irchel,
Switzerland, 8-11 September 1986
The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS ‘86) was held at the University of Ziirich-Irchel, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 September 1986. It was sponsored by IEEE and several other organizations, including URSI, and attended by 480 participants. With the general theme ‘Remote Sensing-today’s solutions for tomorrow’s information needs’, IGARSS ‘86 was intended to highlight the possiblities and potentials of remote sensing systems and techniques to expand our knowledge of the Earth and man’s impact on its habitability. Aspects of setting up truly operational systems which provide pertinent information to solve the urgent needs of mankind today and in the near future were evaluated in a special panel discussion. The scientific progress was presented in approximately 350 papers, structured in 47 sessions. The topics ranged from hardware aspects, such as ‘Innovations in radar instrumentation’, to software problems such as ‘Image analysis systems/artificial intelligence’ or ‘Processing methods and algorithms’, and applications, such as ‘Stress detection in forestry and vegetation’ or the ‘Archimedes-Project’, etc. Sensors considered included Active and passive microwaves and laser fluorescence’, as well as ‘Optical and infrared systems’. Regarding satellite systems, a review was presented of all important international and national programmes with special reference to ERS-1 and other ‘Future Imaging Radar Missions’. The results are published in a digest of three volumes totalling 1700 pages. The proceedings are available from ESA-ESTEC Publishing Division, Nordwijk, Netherlands.
1.14. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE FIGURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH, MOON AND PLANETS’“”
Prague, Czechoslovakia,
15-20 September 1986
An International Symposium on the Figure and Dynamics of the Earth, Moon and Planets, sponsored by IAG and co-sponsored by COSPAR and IAU, was held in Prague from 15 to 20 September 1986. There were 7 sessions in which the following topics were discussed: (a) Figure and gravitational field parameters of the Earth, Moon, and planets; Comparative planetogeodesy. @)Extract from URSI Information Bulletin No. 239, December @)Extract from IUGG Chronicle No. 182, November 1986.
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(b) (c) (d) (e) (f )
(g)
Boundary value problems in physical geodesy, approximation methods of their solution and the representation of the gravitational potential. Tidal friction and the Earths rotation. Reference Coordinate Systems of the Moon and Planets. Rotation of the Earth -1ntercomparison of different techniques. Atmospheric excitation of variations in the Earths rotation. Miscellaneous
1.15. IAU SYMPOSIUM No. 128: EARTH’S ROTATION AND REFERENCE FRAMES FOR GEODESY AND GEODYNAMICS”6’
Coolfont Resort, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA, 20-24 October 1986 This symposium was held at Coolfont Resort in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA, 20-24 October 1986. The meeting was attended by 126 people from 17 countries. Support was provided by the US Naval Observatory, National Geodetic Survey, Naval Research Laboratory and Defense Mapping Agency. The Scientific Organizing Committee comprised D. McCarthy (Chairman, USA), M. Feissel (France), J. Kovalevsky (France), I. Mueller (USA), D. Robertson (USA), G. A. Wilkins (UK), Y. S. Yatskiv (USSR), Ye Shu-hua (China PR), K. Yokoyama (Japan). The Local Organizing Committee included W. Carter (Chairman, USA), A. Babcock, K. Johnston, D. McCarthy, G. Westerhout and W. Wooden. Sessions were devoted to: Celestial reference frames, Terrestrial reference frames, Possible future improvements in the concepts and realization of reference frames, Laser ranging, VLBI, Observations of Earth rotation parameters, Nutation and precession, Combination and prediction of Earth rotation parameters, Predicting Earth orientation, Geophysical interpretations. Several working groups also held meetings during the week: the IAU Working Group on Reference Frames, the Provisional Directing Board of the IERS, and the IAG Special Study Group on the Relationship between Atmospheric Angular Momentum and the Rotation of the Earth. Four resolutions were adopted. The proceedings of the Symposium are to be published by Reidel and edited by George Wilkins and Alice Babcock.
‘15)Extract from the IAU Information Bulletin No. 57, January 1987.
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University of Zurich-Irchel,
Switzerland, 8-11 September 1986
The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS ‘86) was held at the University of Ziirich-Irchel, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 September 1986. It was sponsored by IEEE and several other organizations, including URSI, and attended by 480 participants. With the general theme ‘Remote Sensing-today’s solutions for tomorrow’s information needs’, IGARSS ‘86 was intended to highlight the possiblities and potentials of remote sensing systems and techniques to expand our knowledge of the Earth and man’s impact on its habitability. Aspects of setting up truly operational systems which provide pertinent information to solve the urgent needs of mankind today and in the near future were evaluated in a special panel discussion. The scientific progress was presented in approximately 350 papers, structured in 47 sessions. The topics ranged from hardware aspects, such as ‘Innovations in radar instrumentation’, to software problems such as ‘Image analysis systems/artificial intelligence’ or ‘Processing methods and algorithms’, and applications, such as ‘Stress detection in forestry and vegetation’ or the ‘Archimedes-Project’, etc. Sensors considered included Active and passive microwaves and laser fluorescence’, as well as ‘Optical and infrared systems’. Regarding satellite systems, a review was presented of all important international and national programmes with special reference to ERS-1 and other ‘Future Imaging Radar Missions’. The results are published in a digest of three volumes totalling 1700 pages. The proceedings are available from ESA-ESTEC Publishing Division, Nordwijk, Netherlands.
1.14. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE FIGURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH, MOON AND PLANETS’“”
Prague, Czechoslovakia,
15-20 September 1986
An International Symposium on the Figure and Dynamics of the Earth, Moon and Planets, sponsored by IAG and co-sponsored by COSPAR and IAU, was held in Prague from 15 to 20 September 1986. There were 7 sessions in which the following topics were discussed: (a) Figure and gravitational field parameters of the Earth, Moon, and planets; Comparative planetogeodesy. @)Extract from URSI Information Bulletin No. 239, December @)Extract from IUGG Chronicle No. 182, November 1986.
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1986.
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f )
(g)
Boundary value problems in physical geodesy, approximation methods of their solution and the representation of the gravitational potential. Tidal friction and the Earths rotation. Reference Coordinate Systems of the Moon and Planets. Rotation of the Earth -1ntercomparison of different techniques. Atmospheric excitation of variations in the Earths rotation. Miscellaneous
1.15. IAU SYMPOSIUM No. 128: EARTH’S ROTATION AND REFERENCE FRAMES FOR GEODESY AND GEODYNAMICS”6’
Coolfont Resort, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA, 20-24 October 1986 This symposium was held at Coolfont Resort in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA, 20-24 October 1986. The meeting was attended by 126 people from 17 countries. Support was provided by the US Naval Observatory, National Geodetic Survey, Naval Research Laboratory and Defense Mapping Agency. The Scientific Organizing Committee comprised D. McCarthy (Chairman, USA), M. Feissel (France), J. Kovalevsky (France), I. Mueller (USA), D. Robertson (USA), G. A. Wilkins (UK), Y. S. Yatskiv (USSR), Ye Shu-hua (China PR), K. Yokoyama (Japan). The Local Organizing Committee included W. Carter (Chairman, USA), A. Babcock, K. Johnston, D. McCarthy, G. Westerhout and W. Wooden. Sessions were devoted to: Celestial reference frames, Terrestrial reference frames, Possible future improvements in the concepts and realization of reference frames, Laser ranging, VLBI, Observations of Earth rotation parameters, Nutation and precession, Combination and prediction of Earth rotation parameters, Predicting Earth orientation, Geophysical interpretations. Several working groups also held meetings during the week: the IAU Working Group on Reference Frames, the Provisional Directing Board of the IERS, and the IAG Special Study Group on the Relationship between Atmospheric Angular Momentum and the Rotation of the Earth. Four resolutions were adopted. The proceedings of the Symposium are to be published by Reidel and edited by George Wilkins and Alice Babcock.
‘15)Extract from the IAU Information Bulletin No. 57, January 1987.
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