Symposium of 10-Year Anniversary of
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
"Rain in a Changing Earth"
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
National Aerospace and Space Administration (NASA)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), and National Aerospace and Space Administration (NASA) will hold the symposium "Rain in a Changing Earth" to cerebrate the 10th year anniversary of observation by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM.)
The TRMM, which was launched in the end of November 1997 as a Japan-U.S. joint mission, is the first satellite mission whose objective is entirely focused on measuring "rainfall" accurately. TRMM is valued highly not only for scientific data it provides, but also for the successful collaboration as an international project.
"Rainfall" directly relates to our daily life. Furthermore, recent studies indicate the possibility that the distribution and variation of rainfall will be influenced by the climate change and global warming, which is one of the key questions of growing concern.
In this symposium, we will touch on various topics of general interest. Among many results derived from the ten-year observation of TRMM, we introduce some characteristics and behavior of "rainfall", findings about the rainfall distribution as water resources, and application of TRMM data to issues of public concerns through weather forecasts and flood predictions. We will also discuss the significance of rainfall measurement from satellite, its contribution to society, and the perspective on global precipitation measurement in the future.
| 1. Symposium: | Symposium of 10-Year Anniversary of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) "Rain in a changing Earth" |
| 2. Time and Date | 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. on December 8, 2007 |
| 3. Venue | Roppongi Academy Hills 49 Tower Hall (49th Fl., Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo 106-6108, Japan ) |
| 4. Sponsors | JAXA, NICT, NASA (Supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (TBD), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (TBD), and Japan Water Forum) |
| 5. Program | Please see the next page (Simultaneous interpretation available) |
| 6. Registration | Advanced registration is recommended by the following registration methods. (Maximum attendance is 300 and Attendance fee is free.) Through the Internet http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/TRMM/10th_symp/ For inquiries (Symposium secretariat): +81-3-5467-5539 PRIME INTERNATIONAL |
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Symposium of 10-Year Anniversary of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)/2007(PDF:42KB)
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