| Session 3 | 
|  | Special Session on Latest Developments in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing | 
|  | Chair: William L. Smith, Sr., Hampton University, Hampton, VA 
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|  | 3:30 PM | 3.1 | Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS): An advanced sounder offering two orders of magnitude improvement  Hank Revercomb, Univ. of Wisconsin/SSEC, Madison, WI; and B. Smith, G. A. Bingham, and C. Velden
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|  | 4:00 PM | 3.2 | Inferring convective weather characteristics with geostationary high spectral resolution IR window measurements: A look into the future  Justin Sieglaff, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, P. Menzel, and S. Ackerman
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|  | 4:15 PM | 3.3 | Comparisons between GOES and LEO hyperspectral IR soundings over CONUS  Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Weisz, T. J. Schmit, J. P. Nelson, J. Li, and Z. Li
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|  | 4:30 PM | 3.4 | Five-year climatology of dry air intrusions as viewed by AIRS/Aqua  Sean P. F. Casey, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. E. Dessler and C. Schumacher
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|  | 4:45 PM | 3.5 | First results on IASI assimilation in the global Canadian forecast system    Sylvain Heilliette, EC, Dorval, QC	, Canada; and L. Garand
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