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session where various space agencies leads/
representatives were invited to present their
respective agency's vision, strategy and plans
related to space-based lidar measurements. The
following Agency representatives gave overview
talks by discussing remote sensing strategy for
their respective agencies: J.-Y. Le Gall (President
of the CNES), G. Komar (Program Director of
the NASA Earth Science Technology Office),
T. Kimura (JAXA Satellite Development), M.
Drinkwater (Head of ESA Mission Science Division), and H.-P. Luttenberg (Head of DLR Earth
Observation Division).
Space agency representatives (G. Komar-NASA, M. Drinkwater-ESA, T. Hamazaki-JAXA)
During the 5-day workshop, participants
with the local chair (Ph. Keckhut-LATMOS/IPSL), and CNES president (J-Y. Le Gall).
first reviewed the scientific basis for space-based
lidar measurements, and assessed the maturity
of lidar techniques to meet the scientific and
societal needs. The workshop was structured in
the following six topical areas:
1) Topography, Cryosphere, and Biomass
(Chair: D. Harding-NASA/GSFC, USA and
co-Chair: K. Asai-Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan)
2) Greenhouse and Trace Gases Measurements
(Chair: G. Ehret-German Aerospace Center
(DLR), Germany and co-Chair: R. MenziesP. McCormick on behalf of LITE (left) and Marie-Lise Chanin, A. Hauchecorne and
NASA/JPL, USA)
Jacques Porteneuve of ALISSA (right) teams were awarded for their pioneering
3) Clouds, Aerosols and Oceans (Chair: P.
works on space Lidar by the Workshop chair (Upendra Singh-NASA, USA), Co-Chair
McCormick-Hampton University, USA and
(K. Mizutani-NICT, Japan) and Local Organizing Chair (P. Keckhut-IPSL, France).
co-Chair: J. Pelon-LATMOS/IPSL, France)
4) Winds Measurements (Chair: M. Hardesty-U.
of Colorado/NOAA, USA and co-Chair: A. Straumeorganizing committee was chaired by Dr. Philippe Keckhut
Lindner-ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
(LATMOS/IPSL).
5) New and Emerging Space Lidar Technology (Chair: G.
On the opening day of the workshop, participants gathKomar/P. Millar-NASA/ESTO, USA and co-Chair: B.
ered at the University of Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) and
Cugny-CNES, France)
were first welcomed by the local organizers: P. Keckhut
6) Space Lidar Reliability and Lifetime in Space Environ(LATMOS/IPSL), N. Papineau (IPSL), B. Meyer (UPMC),
ment (Chair: F. Hovis-Fibertec Inc.-USA and co-Chair:
and P. Delecluse (CNRS-INSU). The Workshop Chair,
G. Tzeremes (ESA/ESTEC).
Dr. Upendra N. Singh, Chair of the Lidar Working Group
The second and third day of the workshop were held at
of IFT, IEEE-GRSS set the stage by giving an overview of
the Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
workshop objectives and vision, provided guidelines for
(OVSQ). Over the course of the two days, several invited and
the sessions, and defined the roles and responsibilities of
contributed presentations were given during the first four
the technical session chairs. This was followed by a Plenary

Participants of the IEEE/GRSS sponsored The First International Workshop on Space-based Lidar Remote Sensing Technique and Emerging
Technologies gathered at the Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Guyancourt, Paris.
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