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Welcome to the 4th APOLO Conference

Advancement of POLarimetric Observations: instruments, calibration, and improved aerosol and cloud retrievals

SCOPE

The primary topic was remote sensing with light polarization, including, but not limited to:

  • Advances in the theory of polarimetric remote sensing

  • Scattering of light by terrestrial aerosols, clouds, oceans, and land surfaces

  • Polarimetric applications in astrophysics and planetary science

  • Improvement of polarimetric instrumentation quality and information content

  • Development of advanced retrieval algorithms and data processing

  • Upcoming and current satellite missions and field campaigns

  • Long-term calibration and validation

  • Climate modelling, elaborated in situ and ground-based validation observations
  • Models, In situ and Remote sensing of Aerosols (MIRA) Collaborations
  • EarthCARE

  • AOS (Atmosphere Observing System)

  • JAXA/GCOM-C

  • PACE mission

Local Organizing Committee and support team

Sonoyo Mukai, REESIT/KCGI (Kyoto, Japan)
Itaru Sano, Kindai University (Osaka, Japan)
Oleg Dubovik, CNRS/Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Romain De Filippi, CNRS/Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Yevgeny Derimian, CNRS/Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Souichiro Hioki, Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Anton Lopatin, GRASP-SAS (Lezennes, France)
Paula López, GRASP-SAS (Lezennes, France)
Masahiro Momoi, GRASP-SAS (Lezennes, France)
Benjamin Torres, Université de Lille (Lille, France)

Continuing conveners committee

Oleg Dubovik (co-chair), CNRS/Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Zhengqiang Li (co-chair), Aerospace Information Research Institute/CAS (Beijing, China)
Bojan Bojkov, EUMETSAT (Darmstadt, Germany)
Adrien Deschamps, CNES (Toulouse, France)
Hal Maring, NASA Headquarters (Washington, DC, USA)
Jérôme Riedi, Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Feng Xu, The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK, USA)
Ping Yang, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA)

Program committee

Oleg Dubovik (co-chair), CNRS/ Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Zhengqiang Li (co-chair), Aerospace Information Research Institute/CAS (Beijing, China)
Sharon P. Burton, NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, USA)
Brian Cairns, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York, NY, USA)
Weibiao Chen, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (Shanghai, China)
David Diner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA, USA)
Bertand Fougnie, EUMETSAT (Darmstadt, Germany)
Meng Gao, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD, USA)
Jin Hong, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics/CAS (Hefei, China)
Otto Hasekamp, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Chris A. Hostetler, NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, USA)
Amir Ibrahim, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD, USA)
Kirk Knobelspiesse, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD, USA)
Ruediger Lang, EUMETSAT (Darmstadt, Germany)
Pavel Litvinov, GRASP-SAS (Lezennes, France)
Yiming Zhao, Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing, China)
Thierry Marbach, EUMETSAT (Darmstadt, Germany)
Vanderlei Martins, University of Maryland/Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Yasjka Meijer, European Space Agency (Noordwijk, The Netherlands)
Teruyuki Nakajima, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
Jeffrey S. Reid, Naval Research Laboratory (Monterey, CA, USA)
Lorraine Remer, University of Maryland/Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Jérôme Riedi, Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Jeroen Rietjens, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Itaru Sano, Kindai University (Osaka, Japan)
Felix Seidel, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA, USA)
Snorre Stamnes, NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, USA)
Didier Tanré, CNRS/Université de Lille (Lille, France)
Dengxin Hua, Xi’An University of Technology (Xi’An, China)
Lei Yan, Peking University (Beijing, China)
Ping Yang, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA)
Peng Zhang, National Satellite Meteorological Center/CMA (Beijing, China)

Important Dates

Abstract Submission opening March 1
Abstract Due Date May 15
Conference Registration opening August 1
Conference Registration closing September 15
Call for Nominations 2024
François Arago Award
September 1
Program Announcement October 15
Conference November 18-21

10-5 Nishikujo Teranomaecho,Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8405

97 Okazaki Nishitennocho,Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8341

Meet our Keynote Speaker

The University of Tokyo (Japan)

Emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo, contributing to researches for atmospheric radiative transfer theory, remote sensing of aerosol and cloud microphysics, and modeling study of anthropogenic aerosol effects on the earth’s climate. Served as Director of Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo; Chief Scientist of JAXA Earth Observation Research Center; President of IAMAS International Radiation Commission (IRC), Secretary General of IAMAS Bureau; Member of Science Council of Japan, and others. IPCC lead authors for TAR, AR5, and Special Report for aviation effect. Awarded Japan Purple Ribbon Medal; Japan Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays; IRC Gold Medal; AGU Kaufman Award, and others.

Meet our Invited Speakers

Juan Cuesta

Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, IPSL (France)

 

Bertrand Fougnie

EUMETSAT (Germany)

 

Otto Hasekamp

SRON (The Netherlands)

 

Makiko Nakata

Faculty of Applied Sociology, Kindai University (Japan)

 

Hajime Okamoto

Kyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics (Japan)

 

Miho Sekiguchi

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (Japan)

 

Kazuhiro Tanaka

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/GCOM-C Team (Japan)

 

Xiaobing Sun

Optical Remote Sensing Research Center, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (China)

 

Tickets & Registration fees

Register to the workshop

Regular

Standard Registration Fees

JPY 30000/person
Standard conference registration that comes with one banquet ticket
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Early Career

Reduced Registration Fees

JPY 15000/person
Reduced conference registration that comes with one banquet ticket, applicable to students and participants within 5 years of obtaining the degree
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Guest Banquet

Only for accompanying person

JPY 12000/person
Banquet ticket for an accompanying person (guest) who is not registered to the conference
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Exploring APOLO’s Past Editions

A look back at previous workshops

Hefei, China
(October 2017)

Lille, France
(November 2019)

Washington DC, USA
(August 2022)

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

The APOLO conferences aim to promote international collaboration and informal, but deep, scientific cooperation on polarimetric observations.

Collections of articles from APOLO-2017APOLO-2019 and APOLO-2022 have been published in the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT). We intend to continue this tradition for APOLO-2024.

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