Objectives
- Reviewing the latest advances and results in the use of EO technology to monitor and characterise the different components of the water cycle.
- Reviewing the progress and latest results in water cycle research with major focus on EO- advances in the domain of water and energy cycle, water cycle in climate, hydrology, hydro-climatic extremes and water resources and climate adaptation, water-energy-food nexus.
- Exploring the latest advances in novel EO technologies, mission concepts, new mission ideas and future EO missions under preparation by space agencies and industry
- Identifying the major scientific challenges, observation gaps and research needs for the coming years
- Identifying the coming opportunities offered by the increasing international EO capacity from space in synergy with in-situ observations, citizen science, advance modelling, new technologies and interdisciplinary research
- Exploring effective mechanisms to promote networking and collaborative research in global water sciences, bringing together different expertise, data and resources in a synergistic manner ensuring that the final result may be bigger than the sum of the parts
- Advancing towards the definition of major scientific priorities in water cycle research that may drive scientific activities of ESA and other partners in the coming years
Topics
- Future EO missions and coming observing capabilities of the water and energy cycle
- Advances in EO geophysical retrievals, algorithms and products over land, ocean and atmosphere, fluxes and transports
- Advances in water cycle sciences, process understanding and water climate research
- Hydro-climate extremes characterisation and prediction
- Water-energy-food nexus and water for the food baskets of the world
- Regional water cycle and hydro-climatic regional initiatives
- Water resources and climate adaptation and mitigation
- Water research and novel technologies. (e.g., AI, data intensive science, citizen science, big data,…)
Abstract submission by 21 Sep 2020
More info at http://eo4water2020.esa.int/