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Dr Remedios is head of the EOS team in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Leicester. He received his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1991 for studies of infrared laboratory spectroscopy and remote sounding of the atmosphere. He has muchexperience in infrared radiative transfer, satellite surface temperature measurements, as well assatellite data for atmospheric composition studies of the troposphere and stratosphere, and trace gas profile retrieval using the optimal estimation technique. He is well connected to major infrared satellite teams, including participation in the ESA AATSR Quality Working Group (QWG) and the Cal/Val Teams for MIPAS on ENVISAT, collaboration with the MOPITT/EOS-TERRA team, participation in cal/val and science exploitation for IASI on Metop, and involvement in key ESA studies of future space instruments for both limb and nadir sounding. He is a member of the AATSR QWG, the GERB GIST, and the UK HIRDLS Project Steering Group and is Chairman of the NERC steering committee for the Molecular Spectroscopy Facility. He is a co-PI of the NERC/DIUS CEOI.  He has just been appointed as Co-Chair of the Defra GMES Action Group on Atmosphere. His research interests include surface temperature retrievals, retrievals and exploitation of tropospheric pollution and stratospheric composition from space particularly carbon gases (CO, CO2, CFCs and organic compounds), laboratory studies of the infrared spectroscopy of atmospheric gases, sub-visible cirrus and Saharan dust, atmospheric correction and surface temperatures, validation, and design/calibration of satellite instruments.  He is a member of the (A)ATSR Science Advisory Group (SAG) and has been am active members of the AATSR PI science and AATSR validation team since March 2002.

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