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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco">Friends of MIRA, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco">A MIRA topic has been added to the
<b><span style="color:#0F9ED5"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapolo.loa.univ-lille.fr%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmira%40espo.nasa.gov%7C711b9b7517a64464388608dc652c9e60%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638496489507733500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=D5VzDCduDG3xPe4Udd8gl9X1CBII7a2MKfdwE%2B0%2F4Vs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://apolo.loa.univ-lille.fr/" shash="OPWT3RvMHO+zR9p1Z5ZH5HWd26dgcIURbVnmCjvr9decBVpGuJzwUAwDaYyTslvKTD37QI3kACRfIrukPr6fM3NS0oKhnvLzpCOB53iInqxV+nMZ9SU2u6Nc1cngv7422PHyWeBwcswRLKk1LAp70Kdud9ijQZl6LOs1xUm4/UY=" originalsrc="https://apolo.loa.univ-lille.fr/" shash="rgcePSIub/pZ1aZ3U8Qw+BuTWNlrfITPjp00WnaYJdqmBo5ZpgM7Eh18JI9Obn/tW9OVDLyXYye8LrqTJ5Yf1Ue0BLv/uuk6sxgNszJ3xiMFDv2d9yiBPCJ/4PZpUVAy+3PcXOUyg0ZE2sHU5macueG8nyXMqkn5da7/oGbQf/A="><span style="color:#0F9ED5">APOLO
 workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Nov 18-21, 2024</span></a></span></b> (thanks Oleg!). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco">Although the primary topic is remote sensing with light polarization, the scope includes other elements as well:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Advances in the theory of polarimetric remote sensing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Scattering of light by terrestrial aerosols, clouds, oceans, and land surfaces<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Polarimetric applications in astrophysics and planetary science<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Improvement of polarimetric instrumentation quality and information content<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Development of advanced retrieval algorithms and data processing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Upcoming and current satellite missions and field campaigns<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Long-term calibration and validation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Climate modelling, elaborated in situ and ground-based validation observations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Models, In situ and Remote sensing of Aerosols (MIRA) Collaborations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">EarthCARE<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">AOS (Atmosphere Observing System)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">JAXA/GCOM-C<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#EFEFEF">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">PACE mission<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco">Please submit your abstracts to
<b><span style="color:#00B0F0"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapolo.loa.univ-lille.fr%2Fabstract-submission%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmira%40espo.nasa.gov%7C711b9b7517a64464388608dc652c9e60%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638496489507733500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HoopiWMoGkMqr3fbUy2XvoSScgcxBPUd3V2uzsM%2BiLA%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://apolo.loa.univ-lille.fr/abstract-submission/" shash="jlMaXNDvmTgr1oivAMnOj8sOAQggjnVC0yh8xoZuXAaCypxoKud35FWAMIlOVWoIqMx6/TR5aEQYGLNw8U89saLbbNo4qdHxKLwZ44ItMxs0YqaPW+TkERPUMBp/HxiA88670WKGwdqXgNHQsHGVosnx5qi+d4S8pIKtK/TZE/E=" originalsrc="https://apolo.loa.univ-lille.fr/abstract-submission/" shash="JGQZeej+N4YS76XGBnRU/viK61FEFrd6IKXx5wXC1IS4mOYPkRKWdFB1djVnxj22IByorS79sxsdxoud4Ehp2ZkfjQJF0DQ/jQyVWRu6x32GZBLH525lft87HR69gwGzZie5JTiOGGb8H138yVhBoOMPFapBt4lWQTInVkFgGk8="><span style="color:#00B0F0">https://apolo.loa.univ-lille.fr/abstract-submission/</span></a></span>
</b>soon, as this helps the organizers with their planning. The deadline is May 1 (this coming Wednesday).
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco">-Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Monaco"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Gregory L  Schuster, PhD</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">NASA Langley Research Center</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Mail Stop 420</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Hampton, VA 23681</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Models, In situ, and Remote sensing of Aerosols (MIRA) webpage:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://science.larc.nasa.gov/mira-wg/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://science.larc.nasa.gov/mira-wg/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Subscribe to the Models, In situ, and Remote sensing of Aerosols (MIRA) news list at</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://espo.nasa.gov/lists/listinfo/mira"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://espo.nasa.gov/lists/listinfo/mira</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">and post relevant MIRA news (moderated) by sending email to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:mira@espo.nasa.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">mira@espo.nasa.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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