21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Abstract Information

Abstracts are due by 15 August 2024 at 5:00 PM ET

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All presenters must also register for the meeting.

The 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climatology.

Student and Early Career Professionals Event

The 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellites will be co-hosting with other Conferences and Symposia the 11th Annual Speed Networking Event for Students and Early Career Professionals [11SPNE]. The Event allows students and early career professionals to network with mentors via “speed networking” where the mentors (meteorology and allied discipline professionals) roam between tables at set intervals introducing the students and early professionals to a wide array of professions in the field of meteorology. The Speed Networking will include a social with heavy hors d'oeuvres, providing a great time for open networking. This allows the students, the early career professionals, and the mentors of their selected discipline to have extended conversations after their speed-mentoring.

Call for Papers

Papers for the 21st Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems are solicited on the following:

  • Applications of the Next Generation GEO Satellites
  • DoD Weather Satellite Systems
  • Enabling Mission Through Enterprise Common Services
  • Engaging the Users to Prepare Them for the Operational Application of Data Products
  • Evaluation and Use of Commercial Data for Terrestrial and Space Weather Applications
  • Exploring Digital Twins for Earth Observations
  • Instruments and Capabilities of the Next Generation GEO Satellites
  • Leveraging International Collaboration to Advance the Environmental Satellite Missions
  • Monitoring Meteorological Impacts of the Total Solar Eclipse
  • New Space Missions for Precipitation Sensing
  • Next Generation Ground System Architecture for Weather Satellites
  • Next Generation Satellite Ground Architecture and Technological Advances
  • NOAA's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites Evolution - Needs, Plans, Opportunities (invited)
  • Other Topics in Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
  • Overview and Applications of the Next Generation LEO Satellite Series
  • Satellite Algorithm Development, Verification, Calibration, and Validation
  • Satellite Ground Studies, Demonstrations and Implementation
  • Satellite Sensing of Extreme or Unusual Weather and Environmental Events
  • Socioeconomic Value of Environmental Satellite Data & Products
  • 50 Years of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
  • Wildland Fires Observed from Space
  • Automated Handling of On-Orbit Satellite Anomaly using Artificial Intelligence
  • Commercial Earth Observation Data: Research and Applications

Joint Sessions

  • Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats for Observations and Measurements of Earth’s Atmosphere Thermodynamic Structure and Processes, Winds, and Water Cycle Processes, and to Improve Climate Monitoring, Weather Forecasting, or Space Weather Prediction (Joint with the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O)) 
  • National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited) (Joint with the15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O), the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, and the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships)
  • Satellite Data Products and Evaluation for Operational and Research Use (Joint with the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O), and the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation) 
  • Tracking RF Interference and its impact on Weather Forecasting (Joint with the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships)

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Awards

The 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, and the 15th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations are pleased to co-host Student Presentation Awards at the 105th Annual Meeting. Award certificates and cash prizes of up to $200 will be given for the best Student oral and poster presentations. Students who wish to be considered for these awards should indicate so when submitting their abstract. Please indicate your level of education at the time of submission, (examples: graduate student, undergraduate student, high school student). In order to be considered for an award, the Student must be the lead and presenting author.

The basis for an award will be:

  • Originality of the work,
  • Quality of the presentation (oral and poster/slides) and the Student’s delivery.

Award recipients will be informed of the committee's decision by mid-February 2025.

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact the program chairs: Gary McWilliams ([email protected]) and Satya Kalluri ([email protected]).