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13th International Laser Ranging
Workshop
"Toward Millimeter Accuracy"
Preliminary Agenda
| Thursday, October 03, 2002 | |||
| 09:00 | 17:00 | ILRS Analysis Working Group Meeting, HTSI, Lanham, MD | R. Noomen |
| Friday, October 04, 2002 | |||
| 09:00 | 17:00 | ILRS Analysis Working Group Meeting, HTSI, Lanham, MD | R. Noomen |
| Sunday, October 06, 2002 | |||
| 08:30 | 17:00 | Time available for Working Group Meetings | |
| 16:00 | 20:00 | Registration at Hyatt Regency | |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | Meeting of the Program Committee to finalize the program | M. Pearlman |
| Monday, October 07, 2002 | |||
| 07:00 | 09:00 | On-Site Registration at Hyatt Regency | |
| 09:00 | 09:45 |
Welcome |
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| 09:45 | 10:25 | Overview of Space Geodesy Techniques | M. Pearlman, J. Degnan |
| 09:45 | 10:05 | SLR Contribution to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (Invited) | Z. Altamimi |
| 10:05 | 10:25 | Time-Variable Gravity Analysis Using Satellite-Laser-Ranging as a Tool for Observing Long-Term Changes in the Earth’s Systems (Invited) | C. Cox |
| 10:25 | 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 | 12:05 | Scientific Achievements, Applications, and Future Requirements | R. Noomen, S. Klosko |
| 10:45 | 10:50 | Workshop Logistics | M. Pearlman |
| 10:50 | 11:10 | The Development of NASA Gravity Field Models and their Dependence on SLR (Invited) | F. Lemoine |
| 11:10 | 11:25 | Evaluation of Potential Systematic Bias in GNSS Orbital Solutions | G. Appleby |
| 11:25 | 11:45 | Contributions of SLR to the Success of Satellite Altimetry Missions (Invited) | R. Scharroo |
| 11:45 | 12:05 | SLR and the CHAMP Gravity Field Mission (Invited) | L. Grunwaldt |
| 12:05 | 12:30 | Group Photo in Hyatt Regency lobby | |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Scientific Achievements, Applications, and Future Requirements | R. Noomen, S. Klosko |
| 14:00 | 14:20 | The SLR Contribution to Precision Orbit Determination in the GPS Era | S. Luthcke |
| 14:20 | 14:40 | Prospects for an Improved Lense-Thirring Test with SLR and the GRACE Gravity Mission (Invited) | J. Ries |
| 14:40 | 15:00 | Lunar Geophysics, Geodesy, and Dynamics (Invited) | J. Dickey |
| 15:00 | 15:20 | Seasonal Changes in the Icecaps of Mars from Laser Altimetry and Gravity | D. Smith |
| 15:20 | 15:40 | Future Interplanetary Laser Ranging; Science Goals and Methods (Invited) | K. Nordtvedt |
| 15:40 | 15:55 | Break | |
| 15:55 | 17:45 | Scientific Achievements, Applications, and Future Requirements | R. Noomen, S. Klosko |
| 15:55 | 16:15 | Geophysical Applications of SLR Tidal Estimates (Invited) | J. Wahr |
| 16:15 | 16:35 | Laser Ranging Contributions to Monitoring and Interpreting Earth Orientation Changes (Invited) | R. Gross |
| 16:35 | 16:55 | Monitoring the Origin of the TRF with Space Geodetic Techniques (Invited) | E. Pavlis |
| 16:55 | 17:15 | Absolute Earth Scale from SLR Measurements (Invited) | P. Dunn |
| 17:15 | 17:30 | First Results of the French Transportable Laser Ranging Station during the 2002 Corsica Campaign for the JASON-1 Calibration and Validation Experiment | J. Nicolas |
| 17:30 | 17:45 | Preliminary Orbit Determination of GRACE Satellites using Laser Ranging Data | J. Zielinski |
| 18:00 | 19:30 | Reception at Hyatt Regency | |
| 19:30 | 21:00 | Networks and Engineering Working Group Meeting | W. Gurtner |
| 21:00 | 22:30 | Prediction Format Study Group Meeting | R. Ricklefs |
| Tuesday, October 08, 2002 | |||
| 08:30 | 09:30 | Laser Technology Development | K. Hamal, H. Donovan |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Lasers for Multiwavelength Satellite Laser Ranging | K. Hamal |
| 08:45 | 09:00 | Kilohertz Laser Ranging at Graz | G. Kirchner |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | High-Power, Short-Pulse Microlaser - Power Amplifier System | P. Moulton |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | Mechanical measurement of laser pulse duration | J.-L. Oneto |
| 09:30 | 10:15 | New and Upgraded Systems -- Poster
Summaries (one viewgraph/three minutes per paper) |
F. Pierron, Y. Fumin |
| SLR2000 Software: Current Test Results and Recent Developments | J. McGarry | ||
| McDonald Ranging: 30 Years and Still Going | J. Ries | ||
| Replacement of the LURE Telescope Controller Using COTS Components Using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Components | D. O'Gara | ||
| System Stability Improvement of Changchun SLR System | Y. Zhao | ||
| Improving SALRO Accuracy | A. Azzeer | ||
| Ultra mobile station FTLRS: Software Control | M. Pierron | ||
| The New MLRS Encoder System: Progress Report | J. Wiant | ||
| Improvements of the French Transportable Laser Ranging Station to high accuracy level | F. Pierron | ||
| Upgrading of the Simeiz-1873 SLR Station | S. Filikov | ||
| First Laser Ranging Results of the new Potsdam SLR System | L. Grunwaldt | ||
| System Upgrades of the NASA SLR Network | D. Carter | ||
| Upgrades of Shanghai Satellite Laser Ranging Station | Y. Fumin | ||
| NASA SLR Network MCP PMT Upgrade | H. Donovan | ||
| GUTS -- A New SLR System for Japan | T. Oldham | ||
| Integration of 1.5m Telescope and Ranging System in CRL | H. Kunimori | ||
| 10:15 | 11:00 | Break and Poster Viewing | |
| 11:00 | 12:20 | Timing Devices | E. Samain, P. Gibbs |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | ILRS Timing Devices: Specifications, Error Analysis, BEST Calibration Practices | V. Husson |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | Range comparison results for various EUROLAS SR timers | P. Gibbs |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Counter Calibrations at Zimmerwald | W. Gurtner |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | A010 Family of Time interval Counters Adapted to SLR Applications | K. Lapushka |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | An ultra stable event timer | E. Samain |
| 12:15 | 12:20 | Operational Performance of GPS Steered Rubidium Oscillators (Poster Summary) | L. Stewart |
| 12:20 | 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Detectors and Optical Chain Components | G. Kirchner, L. Grunwaldt |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | New Detection Package at Graz | G. Kirchner |
| 14:15 | 14:30 |
Time walk compensation of a SPAD with linear photo detection |
E. Samain |
| 14:30 | 14:45 |
The advantages of Avalanche Photodiode (APD) arrays in laser ranging applications |
J. Strasburg |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | SPAD Detector Package for Space Born Applications | I. Prochazka |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | Characterization of a Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tube with a High Sensitivity GaAs Photocathode | J. Martin |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | Testing of MCP PMTS: Use of Fiber Optic Coupled Gbps Laser Drivers to Create Ersatz Laser Return Pulses | T. Cuff |
| 15:30 | 15:50 | Break | |
| 15:50 | 18:00 | Automation and Control Systems | J. McGarry, F. Koidl |
| 15:50 | 16:10 | Berne/Herstmonceux Timebias Service | R. Wood |
| 16:10 | 16:30 | Intelligent Scheduler, Prioritize on the Fly | C. Clarke |
| 16:30 | 16:35 | Incorporation of GPS Data into HTSI Prediction Cycle to Support the ICESat Mission (Poster Summary) | J. Horvath |
| 16:35 | 16:55 | Improvements in the Automation of the Zimmerwald SLR Station | W. Gurtner |
| 16:55 | 17:15 | Automated Operational Software at the Shanghai SLR Station | Z. Zhang |
| 17:15 | 17:20 | Sun Avoidance Software (Poster Summary) | Z. Zhang |
| 17:20 | 17:40 | Infrared Sky Camera -- The Production Model | T. Mallama |
| 17:40 | 18:00 | SLR2000: Closed Loop Tracking with a Photon-Counting Quadrant Detector | J. McGarry |
| 18:00 | 19:30 | Data Formats and Procedures Working Group Meeting | W. Seemueller |
| 19:30 | 21:00 | Missions Working Group Meeting | S. Wetzel |
| Wednesday, October 09, 2002 | |||
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Space Geodesy Overview (Invited) | J. Labrecque |
| 08:45 | 09:45 | Lunar Laser Ranging | P. Shelus, J.F. Mangin |
| 08:45 | 09:00 | Recent contributions to LLR analysis | P. Shelus |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | The OCA LLR Station: An Update | G. Vigouroux |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | APOLLO: Multiplexed Lunar Laser Ranging | T. Murphy |
| 09:30 | 09:45 | LLR Developments at Mount Stromlo: Towards Millimeter Accuracy | J. Luck |
| 09:45 | 10:15 | Break and Poster Viewing | |
| 10:15 | 12:00 | Station Performance Evaluation | C. Luceri, R. Wood |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | MyStationPerformance.COM | V. Husson |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | The Precise Data Processing in MCC Analysis Center | V. Glotov |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | The stability of the SLR stations coordinates determined from monthly arcs of LAGEOS-1 and LAGEOS-2 laser ranging in 1999-2001 | S. Schillak |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | Range Bias vs. Applied System Delay | T. Otsubo |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | Absolute and Relative Range Bias Detection Capabilities | V. Husson |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Status of the KACST SLR Program -- Past, Present and Future | T. Al-Saud |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | Results of the triple laser ranging collocation experiment at the Grasse observatory, France (September - November 2001) | J. Nicolas |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | Lunch and Free Time | |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | ILRS Governing Board Meeting | M. Pearlman |
| 13:30 | 15:00 | Local Surveys for SLR: A Primer (splinter session) | J. Long |
| 15:00 | 16:30 | System Calibration Techniques | I. Prochazka, U. Schreiber |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | Use of free surface of liquids in interferometric methods: application to split corner cubes | J.-L. Oneto |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | Portable Calibration Standard Mission Review | K. Hamal |
| 15:30 | 15:45 | Portable Calibration Standard Capabilities | I. Prochazka |
| 15:45 | 16:00 | High accuracy short range laser rangefinder for system calibration and installation | P. Sperber |
| 16:00 | 16:15 | An experimental common detector, coaxial Cassegrain laser telescope and its calibration | M. Paunonen |
| 16:15 | 16:20 | Local Surveys at Goddard | J. Long |
| 16:20 | 16:25 | Local Survey Relationships to System Calibration and Bias Identification | P. Stevens |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | Station Operational Issues | W. Gurtner, V. Husson |
| 16:30 | 16:40 | Creating a Consolidated Laser Ranging Prediction Format | R. Ricklefs |
| 16:40 | 16:55 | Operational Issues from the Stations | W. Gurtner |
| 16:55 | 17:10 | Operational Issues from an ILRS Central Bureau Perspective | V. Husson |
| 17:10 | 17:20 | Operational Issues from the Viewpoint of the SLR Data Analysis | G. Appleby |
| 17:20 | 17:30 | General Discussion | W. Gurtner |
| 18:00 | 22:00 | Excursion to GGAO for barbeque hosted by HTSI and tour | |
| Thursday, October 10, 2002 | |||
| 08:30 | 10:30 | Target Design, Signatures, and Biases | G. Appleby, V. Vasiliev |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Retroreflector Array Transfer Functions | D. Arnold |
| 08:45 | 09:00 | Difference of LAGEOS satellite response from raw data analysis of the collocation experiment between the Grasse Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging stations | J. Nicolas |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Recovery of target response function for centre-of-mass corrections of spherical satellites | T. Otsubo |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | International experiment in space for investigation of a novel-type laser retroreflector | V. Vasiliev |
| 09:30 | 09:45 | Development and on-orbit performance of moderate-cost spherical retroreflector arrays for the STARSHINE program | R. Kessel |
| 09:45 | 10:00 | Reflector arrangement on H2A-LRE satellite | T. Otsubo |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment: a Mission Overview | A. Nicholas |
| 10:15 | 10:20 | Velocity Aberration (Poster Summary) | D. Arnold |
| 10:20 | 10:25 | Design of a laser retro-reflector for the first satellite ranging mission in S. Korea on an elliptical orbit (Poster Summary) | S. Kim |
| 10:25 | 10:30 | Laser Retroreflector Array (LARA) for IRS Mission (Poster Summary) | K. Elango |
| LAGEOS-2 spin rate and orientation (Poster Summary) | R. Wood | ||
| 10:30 | 10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50 | 13:10 | Atmospheric Correction and Multiwavelength Ranging |
S. Riepl, |
| 10:50 | 11:05 | Validation of Mapping Functions | S. Riepl |
| 11:05 | 11:20 | Zimmerwald Dual-wavelength Operation: First Experiences | W. Gurtner |
| 11:20 | 11:35 | Two-color laser ranging with the MLRO system | G. Bianco |
| 11:35 | 11:50 | Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions | E. Pavlis |
| 11:50 | 11:55 | Preliminary estimation of the atmospheric nonlinear frequency dispersion and absorption effects on the pulse SLR accuracy (Poster Summary) | Y. Galkin |
| 11:55 | 12:10 | Wavelength Dependence of Range Correction | D. Arnold |
| 12:10 | 12:25 | Atmospheric Contribution to the Laser Ranging Jitter | I. Prochazka |
| 12:25 | 12:40 | Modification of Laser Ranging Equation | X. Yaoheng |
| 12:40 | 12:55 | A Database of Atmospheric Refractivities from GPS Radio Occultations | M. de la Torre Juárez |
| 12:55 | 13:10 | Biaxial Rayleigh- and Raman-LIDAR for applications in atmospheric sounding and SLR | U. Schreiber |
| 13:10 | 14:45 | Lunch | |
| 13:10 | 14:45 | WPLTN Meeting | H. Kunimori |
| 14:45 | 15:45 | Advanced Systems and Techniques | B. Greene, T. Murphy |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | Millimeter Ranging Accuracy -- The Bottleneck | I. Prochazka |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | SLR2000: Progress and Future Applications | J. Degnan |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | Optimization of the Correlation Range Receiver Parameters in SLR2000 | J. Degnan |
| 15:30 | 15:45 | Overview of Data for the SLR2000 Tracking Mount Performance Testing | D. Patterson |
| 15:45 | 16:15 | Break | |
| 16:15 | 17:15 | Advanced Systems and Techniques | B. Greene, T. Murphy |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | Laser Tracking of Space Debris | B. Greene |
| 16:30 | 16:45 | Installing TIGO in Concepcion | S. Riepl |
| 16:45 | 17:00 | The MLRO Project: a Status Report | G. Bianco |
| 17:00 | 17:05 | Photon-Counting Airborne Microlaser Altimeter (Poster Summary) | J. Degnan |
| 17:05 | 17:10 | Time Transfer by Laser Link (Poster Summary) | E. Samain |
| 17:10 | 17:15 | A Satellite Laser Ranging System Based on a Micro-Chip Laser (Poster Summary) | H. Kunimori |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | Banquet in The Great Hall, Smithsonian Castle Building, Smithsonian Institution | |
| Speakers: Mr. Richard Stamm, Keeper of the Castle Collection, Smithsonian Institution Dr. Henry Plotkin, UMBC Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research Dr. Mary Cleave, NASA Deputy Administrator for Earth Sciences and Former Astronaut |
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| Friday, October 11, 2002 | |||
| 08:30 | 10:30 | ILRS General Assembly | M. Pearlman |
| 10:30 | 10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50 | 12:00 | ILRS General Assembly | M. Pearlman |
| 12:00 | 13:30 | Workshop Summary/Resolution/Closure | |
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