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PRO Workshop Nov 10–12: Agenda Available and Remote Registration Still Open
by Hui Shao 05 Nov '25

05 Nov '25

Dear IROWG, The Polarimetric Radio Occultation (PRO) Workshop will be held next week, November 10–12, in Darmstadt, Germany with remote access. The workshop agenda is now available online <https://www.eventsforce.net/eumetsat/frontend/reg/tAgendaWebsite.csp?pageID…> . If you still would like to participate in this workshop remotely, please register through the website. <https://www.eventsforce.net/eumetsat/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pag…> The remote access information will be sent to you. In case you have any question or require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the organising team: events(a)eumetsat.int Best regards, Hui on behalf of the PRO workshop organizing committee

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a survey for using the STAR GNSS RO data products
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Dear colleagues We cordially invite you to spend less than 5 minutes completing a survey on the STAR GNSS RO data you have downloaded, any comments on the data, and the data products and/or tools you prefer. Additionally, please let us know how we can improve our service to you. The survey link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWfOrLpER0Do4kgI0Rws63OoNTMsW-Kvo… Your inputs are valuable to us and to NOAA’s GNSS RO program. Thanks Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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Website and abstracts for International Conference on GPS Radio Occultation (ICGPSRO) 28-30 October 2025
by Jan-Peter Weiss 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 7th International Conference on GPS Radio Occultation (ICGPSRO) 2025 website is now available: https://hmsstc.ncku.edu.tw/ICGPSRO/ <https://hmsstc.ncku.edu.tw/ICGPSRO/> The conference will be held on 28-30 October 2025 at the National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. The conference will address the scientific progresses of radio occultation missions and advanced GNSS technologies for the exploration of meteorology, climate, and space science. Tentative solicited topics are as follows. 1. Missions and programs (new missions and operations) 2. Retrieval methodology and science 3. Numerical weather prediction data assimilation advances and validation studies 4. Atmospheric physics and climate 5. Space weather 6. GNSS-Reflectometry 7. Innovative GNSS technologies Abstracts are now being accepted via the conference website, with a due date of September 24, 2025. Looking forward to seeing you in Tainan, Taiwan. Charles Lin and Jan-Peter Weiss on behalf of the organizing committee. 1. Vick Chu (Executive Vice Director of TASA) 2. Jan-Peter Weiss (UCAR COSMIC) 3. Cheng-Yun Huang (FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 Program Director, TASA) 4. Wen-Hao Yeh (TRITON Mission Program Director, TASA) 5. Shu-Chih Yang (Department of Atmosphere Science, NCU) 6. Su-Ya Chen (GPS-ARC, NCU) 7. Nick Pedatella (NCAR HAO) 8. Charles Lin (Department of Earth Sciences, NCKU)

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The end-to-end (L0/L1A to L1B and L1B to L2) daily STAR RO processed COSMIC-2 is online
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 05 Sep '25

05 Sep '25

Dear Colleagues, We are very pleased to let know you that the end-to-end (L0/L1A to L1B and LB to L2) daily STAR RO processed COSMIC-2 is online https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download_star_nrt.php You may also download our near-real-time (as soon as the L0/L1A data are pushed to STAR) End-to-end processed Spire and PlanetiQ data under the same link. The reference for the L0/L1A processed package can be downloaded from https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/14/3288. The reference for the L1B to L2 processed package (using the STAR FSI RO processing algorithm) can be downloaded from https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/9/1793. Please email me (shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov) or the STAR data manager, Dr. Xi Shao (xi.shao(a)noaa.gov) if you have any questions. Please let us know how we can serve you better. Best regards, Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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Reminder: registration open for 3rd GNSS Polarimetric Radio Occultations Workshop
by Hui Shao 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

Dear all, The “3rd GNSS Polarimetric Radio Occultations Workshop” will take place 10-12 November 2025, at the EUMETSAT headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Registration is now available at the workshop main page <https://www.eventsforce.net/eumetsat/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=30083&ev…>. The deadlines are: - *15 October - Presentation submission deadline* - *25 October 2025 - Registration deadline* This third workshop follows on to the “2nd GNSS Polarimetric Radio Occultation workshop” from 2023. It represents a forum for addressing multiple uses and applications that have been studied in the seven years that polarimetric RO (PRO) data have been available, align the presentation of these results, and prepare recommendations for meteorological, space and research organizations (e.g., CGMS agencies, the EUMETSAT ROM SAF) and satellite data providers. The workshop will feature presentations and discussions in the following areas: Status of current and future polarimetric-capable RO observations Precipitation, convection, extreme precipitation events Use of PRO to evaluate model microphysical parameterization schemes NWP and climate model evaluation Assimilation of PRO observations Simulations and comparisons between PRO and passive MW radiances Recommendations to space agencies and data providers ROM SAF consultation process While the workshop will offer a hybrid attendance format, in-person attendance is encouraged. If you would like to present materials at the workshop, you can enter (even a tentative) title at the time of registration. An abstract is not required. Further information and an agenda will be provided after registration closes. With kind regards, Christian Marquardt on behalf of Estel Cardellach (IEEC) and Joe Turk (JPL)

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STAR RO Monthly Mean Specific Humidity
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

Dear all, I am pleased to inform you that we (the STAR GNSS RO program, see https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php) have completed our initial monthly mean water vapor humidity profile data from multiple RO missions (i.e., MetOp-A, COSMIC-1, CHAMP, C/NOFS, GRACE, SAC-C, and TerraSAR-X) spanning the period from 2002 to 2014. The water vapor profiles are generated from the STAR-derived 1D var algorithm, see S.-P. Ho, Stanislav Kireev, Xi Shao, Xinjia Zhou, Xin Jing: Processing and Validation of the STAR COSMIC-2 Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles in the Neutral Atmosphere, *Remote Sens. 2022, 14(21), 5588*, DOI: 10.3390/rs14215588 <https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/21/5588>. You can download the data from https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download_mmha.php. Let me or Dr. Xi Shao (our data manager, xi.shao(a)noaa.gov) know if you have any questions. Best, Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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the ground tracker tool is added to the STAR data download homepage
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 17 Aug '25

17 Aug '25

Dear all, Thanks for downloading the STAR-processed RO data in the past two months. More than 1700 individual users had downloaded more than 75 TB of our data. We are pleased to announce that a new ground tracker function has been added to our STAR GNSS RO homepage (*https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>).* Please click the "Ground Tracker" tab at the top of the page. You may email me or our data manager, Dr. Xi Shao (xi.shao(a)noaa.gov) for further comments. Enjoy Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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the ground tracker tool is added to the STAR data download homepage
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Dear all, Thanks for downloading more than 75 TB of STAR-processed RO data in the past two months. We have recorded more than 1700 users who have downloaded our data. We are pleased to announce that a new ground tracker function has been added to our STAR data download homepage (*https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>).* Please click the "Ground Tracker" tab at the top of the page. You may email me or our data manager, Dr. Xi Shao (xi.shao(a)noaa.gov) for further comments. Enjoy Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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Reference for IROWG-10 Meeting Summary and Recommendations
by Hui Shao 25 Jul '25

25 Jul '25

Dear IROWG colleagues, With contributions from many of you, an overview of the IROWG-10 meeting highlights— including subgroup key discussion points and plenary recommendations—has been published in *Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS)*. This paper can serve as a formal reference for IROWG-10 outcomes and community priorities in GNSS-based remote sensing: Shao, H., Foelsche, U., Mannucci, A. J., Azeem, I., Bowler, N. E., Braun, J. J., Lonitz, K., Marquardt, C., Steiner, A. K., Ruston, B., & Vergados, P. (2025). *Advances in GNSS-Based Remote Sensing for Weather, Climate, and Space Weather: Missions, Applications, and Emerging Techniques. **Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society*, 106(7), E1471–E1477. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0138.1 Thank you to everyone who helped make IROWG-10 a success. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! Best regards, Hui ====================================== Hui Shao Co-Chair of IROWG UCAR/Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation ======================================

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STAR-processed daily commercial RO data are available on line
by Shu-peng Ho - NOAA Federal 22 Jul '25

22 Jul '25

Dear colleagues, I am very pleased to inform you that the STAR-processed (with a 90-120 minutes latency, although released daily for now) NOAA commercial RO (i.e., PlanetiQ and Spire since Jan. 2025) is available from https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download_star_nrt.php We are still refining our quality controls, excess phase processing, and improving our GNSS POD prediction algorithm. In general, these results demonstrate that the STAR-processed results are consistent with those from the references (ECMWF forecast and UCAR's results). We also added a function to track users and data downloads(for all the STAR data) on https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download_stats.php. We are pleased to have had at least 1,600 individual users download around 42 TB in the past two months. Any feedback, suggestions, and questions on these data and other STAR-processed data are welcome (shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov and xi.shao(a)noaa.gov) Best regards, Ben *==============================================* *Shu-peng Ben Ho, Ph. D.* *GNSS Radio Occultation** Program Lead Scientist* *NESDIS RO Science and Quality Assessment Grant Manager* *NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)* *NCWCP, E/RA-21 Office# 2824* *5830 University Research Court, * *College Park, MD 20740-3818* *Tel : (301) 683-3596* *Email: shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov <shu-peng.ho(a)noaa.gov>* *STAR GNSS RO Center: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/index.php>* *STAR GNSS RO Data Service: **https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php <https://gpsmet.umd.edu/gnssro/download.php>* *Publication: researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications <http://researchgate.net/profile/Shu-Peng-Ho/publications>* *==============================================*

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