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6th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling

General

Foreword

The 7^th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling: Needs and Technologies (ISTP) will be held in Boulder, Colorado from June 11^th-17^th, 2006. It is hosted by the National Center for Atmospheric Researchand the National Ocianic and Atmospheric Administration at the University of Colorado. The symposium is the seventh in a series that started in Boulder, Colorado, in 1988. Originating from a German-American collaboration with main focus on wind profiling in the lower troposphere, the symposium meanwhile attracts an international group of scientists, engineers, and program managers with broad experience in atmospheric measurement and modeling. Profiling of atmospheric state parameters and constituents, the understanding of tropospheric processes, and the use of experimental data in atmospheric models are now the major topics of the conference.

History of the symposium

1^st	ISTP	Boulder, Colorado	31 May - 3 June 1988
2^nd	ISTP	Boulder, Colorado	10-13 September 1991
3^rd	ISTP	Hamburg, Germany	30 August - 2 September 1994
4^th	ISTP	Snowmass, Colorado	21-25 September 1998
5^th	ISTP	Adelaide, Australia	4-8 December 2000
6^th	ISTP	Leipzig, Germany	14-20 September 2003
7^th	ISTP	Boulder, Colorado	11-17 June 2006

General Objective and Scope

Improved understanding and forecasting of the state of the atmosphere depends critically on advances in modeling and observation techniques.

At this symposium the needs of the user community as well as benefits to be provided from improved tropospheric profiling will be presented. Recent progress in technology also considering the combination of different sensors and retrieval algorithms will be assessed. Contributions that discuss applications such as sensor and model validation, data assimilation, process studies, and climate monitoring are especially welcome.

Conference Topics
As in the past Symposia our topics will broadly include tropospheric profiling measurement, instruments, measurement needs. General topics include:

	Profiling of wind, water vapor, temperature, and trace gases
	Validation of measurements and models with in-situ and remote sensors
	Aerosols, clouds, and radiation
	Assimilation of tropospheric profiling data
	Convection and turbulence
	Precipitation
	Networks and integrated systems
	New instruments and algorithms

We would also encourage papers covering needs and technologies related to:

Assimilation of network data into models;
Aerosol properties applicable to air quality and climate;
Combinations of diverse profiling measurements and the synergies they produce.