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2007 Meetings:
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Upcoming meetings with special sessions relevant to comparative aeronomy:
EGU, Vienna, Austria, April 15-20, 2007 European Geosciences Union (http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/)
The web page http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2007/ contains general EGU / PS2.3: Atmospheres of terrestrial planets The current context of planetary sciences, with multiple missions observing Mars, Venus and Titan, gives a unique opportunity to share and spread latest advances in your research area. This session welcomes contribution discussing any aspect of planetary atmospheres. Convenors: W. Markiewicz (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany) and F. Montmessin (NASA, USA) EGU / PS2.5: Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres This session will cover experimental and theoretical works on spectroscopy The purpose of the session is to provide the opportunity to scientists Convenors:
EGU / PS3.0: Outer planets and satellites This session will include solicited, contributed and poster papers with Objects included in the session are the giant planets, Titan, Triton, This session is co-sponsored by IAMAS/ICPAE. Abstracts on rings and icy satellites without atmosphere should be Conveners: EGU / PS5: Planetary Plasma Physics The emphasis of the session is on all aspects of planetary plasma physics, particles, fields and waves, including (1) magnetospheres, ionospheres, auroras, of solar system and extrasolar planets and satellites (2) the solar wind interaction with inner planets, moons, asteroids, dust and comets, and (3) intercomparisons of planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres. Contributions are welcome which address previous, present (e.g. CASSINI, MARS EXPRESS) and forthcoming (e.g. VENUS EXPRESS, BEPI COLOMBO, MESSANGER, ROSETTA, CHANDRAYAAN-1) observations from space and from the ground. Theoretical modelling and simulations are also strongly encouraged, both in themeselves and as a basis for intercomparisons and interpretation of results. Conveners: EGU / PS5.5: Planetary Magnetism The wealth of magnetic field data obtained around Mars in the last years has triggered renewed interest in the study of planetary magnetism. New measurements are coming from Venus and from Saturnian system, and more mission are planned, in particular towards Mercury. This session will focus on two complementary aspects of planetary magnetism: 1) Interpretation of magnetic anomalies measured around the Moon, planets and asteroids. 2) Magnetic properties of extraterrestrial materials, including specific magnetization and demagnetization processes. 3) Internal and external magnetic field interactions. One important objective of the session is to create more intereaction between the scientific communities working on these 3 points. Contributions focused on planetary magnetic field and anomalies, and magnetic properties of extraterrestrial materials (lunar rocks, meteorites) and terrestrial or synthetic analogues are welcomed. Convener: Spring AGU, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-25, 2007 American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly (http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/)
Spring AGU / SA09: Interaction of the Solar Wind with Planetary Ionospheres An important part of the scientific activity that is conducted in current projects of space physics research is directed to studies of planetary ionospheres. Much of the effort has been related to examine and analyze the dynamics and composition of the plasma environment around the terrestrial and the jovian planets with particular attention to the region of interaction with the solar wind. Notable interest has been stressed on the ionosphere of Venus and Mars which are now in the center of extensive experimental scrutiny with spacecraft in orbit around those planets. Even though there is a significant amount of information obtained from previous vehicles that probed their vicinity (Mariner 5, the Venera 9-10, an the Pioneer Venus Orbiter in Venus; and the Mars 5, the Phobos 2 and the Mars Global Surveyor in Mars) there is now a wealth of new data that is being derived from measurements conducted with plasma instruments on board the Mars Express and the Venus Express vehicles which were successfully injected into orbit around those planets. The purpose of this session is to provide a joint forum for researchers involved in experimental and theoretical studies of planetary ionospheres to present and discuss results and ideas. The session includes topics related to the dynamics and composition of planetary ionospheres, their interaction with the solar wind and effects associated with their erosion, and that thus involve the evolution of the neutral populations of the planetary atmospheres. Convener: Rickard Lundin (Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Sweden) Spring AGU / SM05: Magnetospheres of the Inner Planets The solid suface planets, the Earth's Moon, and the comets and asteroids of the inner solar system all interact strongly with the solar wind. These interactions with global magnetic fields at the Earth and Mercury, crustal magnetic fields and atmosphere at Mars, an unshielded atmosphere at Venus and comets, and unshielded surfaces at the Moon and asteroids all affect the evolution of these bodies. At this time, a number of missions are (or soon will be) making important new measurements of these inner solar system solar wind interactions including Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, Rossetta, Venus Express, MESSENGER, and BepiColombo. At the same time, MHD and hybrid global magnetospheric simulations are becoming increasingly capable of resolving the physical details of these interactions. This session will see major new observations and discoveries presented from current and recent missions to inner solar system bodies, important new advances in theory and numerical simulation, and previews of what will be forthcoming from MESSENGER and BepiColombo at Mercury. Finally, special encouragement will be given to contributions related to comparisons of two or more planets (including Earth) and the connection of solar wind interactions to broader scientific questions in planetary science. Convener: Dave Brain (UC Berkeley, USA) MOP, San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 25-29, 2007 Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Abstracts Due: 13 April 2007 The Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets (MOP) meeting is organized to share recent scientific results and foster in depth discussions on this intriguing topic. The next meeting will be held 25-29 June 2007 in San Antonio, TX at the Menger Hotel. This historic hotel is next to the Alamo in the center of downtown and is near the famous River Walk. We encourage papers regarding magnetospheric dynamics, auroral processes, magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere coupling, and solar wind interactions. Papers on related topics such as internal planetary fields and gas giant, satellite, and ring atmospheres are also encouraged (among others). Questions spurred by recent Cassini results regarding the spin periodicity of Saturn's internal field, the radial transport of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere, and the role of Enceladus' plume atmosphere in the Saturnian system are sure to be prominent topics of discussion, as will new observations of the Jovian system by the New Horizons spacecraft and many related earth-based campaigns. Dr. Kurt Retherford is the MOP 2007 organizer (kretherford at swri.edu, 210-522-3809), and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the host institute. For more information, see: http://mop.space.swri.edu or contact lead administrator Leah Roberson at lroberson at swri.edu. The MOP 2007 website, http://mop.space.swri.edu, is ready to accept abstract and registration submissions. Note the following deadlines: Abstracts Due: 13 April 2007 Registration Due: 4 May 2007 Hotel Reservation Discount Until: 30 May 2007 IUGG, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (http://www.iugg2007perugia.it/) - The International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA):
- The International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS):
IUGG/IAGA/ASII014: Planetary Ionospheres/Thermospheres The solar system represents an opportunity to study a variety of diverse planetary bodies. These bodies present various combinations of thermospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres. Such planetary bodies therefore provide examples of complex coupling systems which occur between the thermosphere and the ionosphere, and in some cases through magnetic field mediation to the magnetosphere. Studying them in a comparative sense augments our understanding about processes and physical phenomena occurring in these regions. This session will address observational, theoretical and modelling studies pertaining to physical, chemical, and dynamical processes occurring in thermospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres of the planets and their moons, as well as external driving by the solar wind. The session will encourage presentations that use a comparative approach to a phenomena occurring in different planetary environments Convener: Emma Bunce (Univ. of Leicester, UK) IUGG/IAGA/ASIII027: Other Magnetospheric Worlds While the terrestrial magnetosphere shares many common features with planetary magnetospheres, they display enormous variation from the terrestrial system providing a broad range of systems to inform our understanding of the fundamental physics underlying the interactions of magnetized bodies with space plasma environments. Given that planetary magnetospheres can have satellites, rings, dust, and high densities of neutral gas imbedded deep within them, there is much to be gained in asking how processes of transport, auroral generation, and others are maintained in these different environments and which processes are unique only to Earth or to some planets. Our focus will be on lessons learned from remote and in situ investigations of other magnetospheric systems, including in particular Saturn, although results from studies of the Jovian and other systems are most welcome. Papers that draw on the wealth of knowledge of other systems to identify broader themes relevant to astrophysical systems are also welcome as are papers which discuss current knowledge in the context of upcoming missions including the MESSENGER and BepiColombo missions to Mercury, the Pluto/Kuiper Belt Missions among others. Convener: P. Brandt (Johns Hopkins University, USA) IUGG/IAGA/ASIV033: Neutral-plasma Interactions for planets, moons, asteroids, and comets This session will be a forum for presenting recent progress in the space plasma physics of solar system bodies without measurable dynamo magnetic field. The interaction of Mars with the solar wind is mainly of the atmospheric type like Venus but with strong modifications of the local ionospheric structure by the crustal fields. Their exosphere makes these planets also share common physical processes with comets. The interaction of Titan with the fast co-rotating plasma inside the magnetosphere of Saturn is another example of such interaction in a different parameter range. The session will be in particular devoted to new results from Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Express at Mars (e.g., Martian aurorae), from Cassini around Saturn’s moons including Titan, Enceladus, Rhea and others, and results from Venus Express. Numerous open issues include upstream waves, plasma boundaries and their dynamics, atmospheric and ionospheric escape, influence of Martian crustal fields, etc. Recent results in data analysis and theoretical results, including numerical simulations are encouraged. Papers related to forthcoming space missions (including Rosetta and New Horizons) or future projects are also welcome. Convener: Christian Mazelle (CESR, France) IUGG/IAMAS/JMS012: Planetary Atmospheres and Their Evolution Papers are invited which report important progress on all aspects of our current understanding of the evolution of atmospheres of all planets, moons and comets. The emphasis, however, will be on the outer solar system and on insights gained from recent space missions, including Cassini-Huygens and other satellites. Contributions describing the atmosphere-related objectives of the relevant missions, analysis of observations, and the results of model simulations of atmospheric evolution are also welcome. Convener: A. Coustenis (Paris-Meudon Observatory, France) IUGG/IAMAS/JMS013: Aeronomy of Planetary Atmospheres: Comparative Planetology Papers are invited on the physics and chemistry of the lower, middle and upper atmosphere and ionosphere of the inner and outer planets and their satellites. Studies of comparative atmospheres, including the atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars, are also invited, with emphasis on the differences and similarities in their climates. Results from recent missions to Mars and Venus are of particular interest. Reports on improvement in general circulation models of the thermosphere and lower atmospheres of the planets and descriptions of future planetary missions are also invited. Convener: A. Coustenis (Paris-Meudon Observatory, France) AOGS, Bangkok, Thailand, July 30-August 4, 2007 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2007/) Deadline for abstract submission: 15 March 2007 (but seems still on [March 21])
AOGS / PS01-AS08: Microwave Investigations of Atmospheres in the Solar System This session will address all aspects of microwave investigations of the terrestrial and other atmospheres in the Solar System containing molecular emission/absorption lines in the millimetre- and submillimetre spectral range. This includes new ground-based, air- and spaceborne instrument developments, development proposals and related topics (i.e. receivers, spectrometers, components, mechanisms, concepts, calibration, the baseline problem, etc.), radiative transfer and retrieval simulations (uplooking, nadir, limb), new atmospheric observations (Earth, planets, comets, moons), their interpretation (structure, evolution, kinematics, dynamics and chemistry of atmospheres) and validation (intercomparisons). Conveners: AOGS / PS04-ST07: Comparative Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Magnetospheres The solar system contains a variety of planetary bodies, which present unique and interesting combinations of atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres. These spheres are connected to solar wind on one end and surface on the other, thus providing a complex coupling between the surface-neutral-plasma systems. Studying them in comparative manner enhances our thinking and knowledge about processes and physical phenomena occurring in these regions. This symposium will address observational, theoretical and modeling studies pertaining to physical, chemical, and dynamical processes occurring in atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres of planets, moons, and comets as well as their coupling among themselves and with solar wind. Studies on energetic neutral atoms (ENA) will also be addressed in this session. The session will encourage presentations that use comparative approach to a phenomena occurring in different planetary environments and will include both invited and contributed presentations. Innovative experimental techniques and ideas for missions to study surface-atmosphere-magnetosphere systems on planetary bodies will also be welcome. Conveners: AOGS / PS05: Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus This session will address the latest results of the different ongoing missions in orbit around Venus and Mars as well as on the surface of Mars. It will cover all fields of research from the ionosphere, the atmosphere to the surface and planetary interior. With Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, there are actually four spacecrafts orbiting Mars while the two MER rovers continue their field trip on ground. Venus Express finally is exploring Venus from orbit. All these missions are extending and modifying our understanding of the two planets substantially. The session is primarily targeted at presentations of new measurements, but authors presenting papers on theory and modelling in support of the analysis of new results will be most welcome. The second objective of the session is to discuss upcoming future mission programs and the results obtained from new ground-based observations. Broad solicited talks and focused contributed presentations will be highlighted in the program. Comparative studies of common features and processes in the atmosphere/ionosphere of Venus and Mars are encouraged. Conveners: AOGS / PS09: Outer Planets and Satellites with an Atmosphere This session will enacompass observational, theoretical and numerical studies of the neutral atmospheres of the giant planets, Pluto, Titan, Enceladus, Triton, Io and Europa. The surface of Titan and the surface-atmosphere interactions will be considered. Papers on the results of observations from the earth and spacecraft, their interpretations, and on relevant laboratory measurements are encouraged. The session will include a mix of solicited, contributed and poster presentations. Conveners: AOGS / ST05-PS16: Solar System Radio Emissions This session aims to provide a forum for the discussion of radio emission in the solar system. Topics include (but are not limited to) solar and planetary radio emission, radio emission from planetary foreshocks, Earth's magnetospheric and ionospheric radiation phenomena, and radio emission from the outerheliosphere. Theoretical studies, numerical simulations and laboratory work on radio emission mechanisms, dynamics of particle-wave and wave-wave interactions are all welcome. Relevant observations not covered in other dedicated sessions are also welcome. Conveners: EPSC#2, Potsdam, Germany, 19-24 August 2007 2nd European Planetary Science Congress 2007 (http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2007/) Deadline for online abstract submission: 18 May 2007
EPSC / A01: Atmospheres of Gas and Ice Giants from Solar System to Exoplanets The session will focus on the observations and theoretical modelling of the atmospheres of solar system gas (Jupiter, Saturn) and ice giants (Neptune, Uranus) and will build a bridge to the atmospheres expected on extra-solar planets of these types. Especially after the successful launch of CoRoT in December 27, 2006, transiting sub-giant planets, so-called hot Neptune’s will be observed and questions have to be solved if the atmospheres of these planets may be different compared to solar system ice-giants. Conveners: EPSC / AO2/3: Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets Papers on the atmospheres of Venus and Mars, including but not limited to Conveners: EPSC / AO4: Atmospheres and Surfaces of Giant Planets and their Satellites This session will be scheduled as a Workshop aiming to discuss recent Conveners: EPSC / M1: Radio Emission from the Sun, the Planets and the Heliosphere Key topics of planetary and solar radio emissions as well as radiation from the heliosphere and from extrasolar planets will be discussed with special emphasis on current missions like Cassini, Voyager, Ulysses, Wind and STEREO, including further analysis of data from older missions such as Galileo. In addition to space observations and their interpretations, ground-based measurements in the decameter-to-meter wavelength range and new developments on giant radio telescopes (e.g. LOFAR, FASR) will be matters of discussion. Presentations should focus on problems like the modulation by planetary spin, highly structured features in dynamic spectra, their connection to plasma and magnetic processes, and other topics including theoretical modeling, simulations, and comparative studies. Key questions for potential future missions (e.g. Solar Orbiter, Juno) and projects (e.g. lunar-based radio observations) could also be addressed. Oral as well as poster presentations are welcome. Conveners: EPSC / M2: Planetary Magnetospheres No further information posted on April 2. Convener: EPSC / M4: Recent Progress on Escape of Volatiles to Space at Non-Magnetized Bodies The top of the atmosphere of a planetary body is the conduit through which the escape of gases to space occurs. The strong evidence for liquid water at the surface of Mars in its early history but not today suggests that dramatic climate change has occurred. Evidence points to loss to space as being a significant force behind this change. Escape of planetary ions in the wake of Mars and Venus via the interaction with the solar wind plasma is one channel for this escape and we have nowadays the unique opportunity to compare them with similar instrumentation on Mars Express and Venus Express. The session will also be devoted to new results from Cassini around Saturn's moons including Titan, Enceladus, Rhea and others, as well as theoretical studies or numerical simulation works. Paper relating to other space missions or future projects are also welcome. Conveners: EPSC / M6: Magnetospheric Interactions of Icy Moons at Giant Planets Five years after the death of Galileo and four years after the successful orbit insertion of Cassini around Saturn, a slew of observational data is available on the interactions of the icy moons with the parent planet’s magnetosphere. In this session we review what we have learned from Galileo and what we are learning from Cassini with respect to the interaction with the satellites’ atmospheres, Alfvén wings, plasma sputtering and pick-up, inductive magnetic field, current systems etc. Observations combined with theory and numerical modeling of these interactions will lead to better understanding of these various processes and will give directions for future missions to e.g. Europa. We would like to invite both observational and theoretical presentations. Conveners: EPSC / M8: Planetary Ionospheres and Auroras No further information posted on April 2. Convener: |
