| Session Details | |
| Section | SS - Special Sessions |
| Session Title | Environmental Research with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Data |
| Main Convener | Dr. Jack A. Kaye (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | |
| Session Description | The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is providing an important source of data for use in environmental research for areas as diverse as weather, climate, and ionospheric science. GNSS Radio Occultation (GNSS RO) has been a particularly important source of data about atmospheric temperature structure and water vapor distributions, and GNSS data have been shown to have a positive impact on weather forecasting when assimilated into operational models. More recently, the technique of GNSS Reflection has also been proposed for use and has a broad range of potential applicatons. Many nations and their satellite programs have been involved in the development and use of GNSS radio occultation sensors, and with newly added sources of GNSS signals as well as the entrance of new entities into the use of GNSS signals for environmental data, the opportunities for GNSS-enhanced science are increasing significantly. In this session, a review of the results of GNSS-enabled science for Earth system science and assessment of their future applications will be presented. |