The ScaRaB optical sensor has been successfully integrated at LMD (Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau). Mid-November, it was transferred to CNES/Toulouse for further tests and ground calibration operations. This is an important event,especially for the LMD and CNES engineers and technicians who have been…
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The IRS (International Radiation Symposium) conference is held every 4 years. This year it took place in Foz de Iguazu from 3 to 8 August 2008. Olivier Chomette was present for an oral presentation in session H (Radiation budget and…
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Mr Madhavan Nair, Chairman of ISRO, visited the Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, at Ecole Polytechnique. He was received by directors of Ecole Polytechnique. He visited in particular the ScaRaB instrument.
Darmstadt, Germany. The annual EUMETSAT satellite user conference was a good opportunity to advertise the futur MT satellite to a broad audiance. Dr Rémy Roca gave a presentation in the hydrometeorology session. The talk presented the anticipated coupling between the…
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Fort Collins, CO, USA. Dr Roca attended the Precipitation Measurement Mission workshop where a presentation of the status of the french MT rainfall related activities was presented. The discussions were very interesting and provided many perspectives to the on going…
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