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EarthCARE UK Science Meeting
6th June 2025
University of Reading
As EarthCARE completes its first year in orbit, we invite you to join a gathering of the community of UK scientists interested in EarthCARE’s suite of observations across the domains of aerosol, cloud, precipitation, radiation budget, and applications to weather and climate modelling.
Aimed at both current and prospective users, the objective of the meeting is to identify areas of common scientific interest and facilitate coordinated research, particularly seeding consortia for funding applications.
The day will include presentations summarising recent EarthCARE calibration/validation activities, introduce the EarthCARE data products, and showcase initial scientific results, including evaluation and assimilation into numerical weather and air quality models. Discussion sessions will prioritize topical and interdisciplinary themes, focused on identifying the most urgent and important needs from EarthCARE for research in the UK. There will be opportunities to display posters during breaks to highlight work-in-progress and drive networking.
This meeting is supported by the National Centre for Earth Observation, the University of Reading, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
Details
- Date: 6 June 2025
- Place: Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Brian Hoskins Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6ET, UK
- Registration/Abstract Submission: Book a place by 5pm on 15 May 2025
- Registration fee: None, including lunch and refreshments
- Contact address: adam.povey@le.ac.uk
Logistics
The meeting will be held in the Brian Hoskins Building, which is #58 on this map of the Whiteknights campus.
Walking or Cycling
Whiteknights campus is approximately two miles and around 40 minutes on foot from Reading Station. Please allow a further 10 minutes to reach a specific building or site once on campus.
Train
Reading train station is a mainline train station and is easily accessible from most other places in the UK. There are direct rail links from many major cities, including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol, and Exeter, as well as a number of routes through London.
If you are travelling from or via London, the quickest route to take is from London Paddington station. Trains from London Paddington to Reading run approximately every 15-20 minutes throughout the day and the average journey time is around 30 minutes.
Find out more at the National Rail website.
Bus
A taxi will cost you approximately £8 and a single bus journey will cost you £2.60 (a day ticket is £4.50. You purchase your ticket on the bus and will need either the exact change or a contactless bank card).
The buses that run from the train station to the University are as follows,
To Earley Gate: Purple 17 (frequent) or Little Oranges 19
To Shinfield Road: White Knight 20 or Claret 21
View central Reading bus stop, route maps, and find out more about travelling to the University from the surrounding area on the Reading Buses website. For more information about bus fares, discounts and other offers, please visit the Sustainability Portal.
Contact and Agenda
Contact address: adam.povey@le.ac.uk
Organising committee: Adam Povey (Uni. Leicester), Chris Westbrook (Uni. Reading), Thorwald Stein (Uni. Reading), Robin Hogan (ECMWF), Helen Brindley (Imperial College)
The draft agenda for the meeting can be found here.
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