16-18 june 2009: 8th GPM planning workshop

The 8th International Planning Workshop on Global Precipitation Measurement  (GPM) will be held  on 16-18 June 2009 in Paris, France, jointly hosted by CNES and CNRS, in the frame of the Megha-Tropiques mission. In anticipation of the upcoming launch of the  Megha-Tropiques satellite, which will contribute two microwave radiometers (MADRAS and SAPHIR) to significantly upgrade the sampling by the GPM constellation in the Tropics, this workshop will provide a programmatic forum. For more information, click here .