AURORA on Earth

Photo Credit: Jan Curtis, UAF, GI
Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System

2008 Meetings: 

AURORA on Ganymede

Photo Credit: NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute

 

Upcoming meetings with special sessions relevant to comparative aeronomy:

AGU Chapman Conference on the Solar Wind Interaction with Mars, San Diego, CA, January 22-25, 2008

EGU 2008,Vienna, Austria, April 13-18, 2008

AOGS 2008, Busan, Korea, June 16-20, 2008

COSPAR 2008, Montréal, Canada, July 13-20, 2008

AGU Chapman Conference on the Solar Wind Interaction with Mars, San Diego, CA, January 22-25, 2008

(http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~brain/chapman/chapman.html)

Co-sponsors: NASA Mars Program Office, NASA Mars Fundamental Research Program
Conveners: D. Crider (crider at cua.edu), D. Brain, and R. Lundin
Program Committee: M. Acuna, S. Barabash, C. Bertucci, E. Dubinin, J. Fox, A. Krymskii, H. Lammer, J. Luhmann, A. Nagy, and H. Shinagawa

This Chapman Conference will be the first community-wide focused forum in over 15 years for scientists involved in the study of the solar wind interaction and upper atmosphere of Mars and other bodies. The workshop will address 5 fundamental science questions about the interaction of the solar wind with Mars:


1. How is the structure of the interaction region formed and maintained?
2. How do crustal magnetic fields affect the interaction locally and globally?
3. How does the interaction affect upper atmospheric structure and escape?
4. How do models implement the physics and variability of the system?
5. How does the Martian environment compare to other solar system bodies?

We aim to summarize the current understanding and outstanding questions in the field, facilitate movement from a phenomenological description of the Mars atmosphere/solar wind interface to a physical understanding of the responsible processes, place the many recent spacecraft observations and simulation results in context with each other and past work, and compare the Martian interaction and upper atmosphere to those at other solar system bodies.
The meeting will promote the cross-fertilization of research ideas for Mars by attracting experts from a variety of research backgrounds, perspectives, and fields, as well as new-comers to Mars-related research.

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2008,Vienna, Austria, April 13-18, 2008

( http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/ )

Deadline for abstracts: January 14, 2008

Session PS4.0: Outer planets and satellites

Conveners: Athena Coustenis (Athena.Coustenis at obspm.fr), Sushil Atreya

This session will include solicited, contributed and poster papers with
the focus on observations from the earth and spacecraft, together with
papers on theoretical interpretations, results of modelling and pertinent
laboratory measurements. Neutral atmospheres and their relationship to
surface, interior and magnetospheres of the outer planetary systems will
be emphasized. Presentations on new results from the Cassini-Huygens mission and from earth-based observations will receive special
consideration.

Objects to be discussed in this session are the giant planets, Titan, Triton,
Enceladus, Galilean satellites with atmospheres and Pluto. Comparative
planetology approach is encouraged, where applicable.

Abstracts on rings and icy satellites without atmosphere should be
sent to Session PS4.1.

Session PS7: Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres

Conveners: Javier Martin-Torres (Francisco.Martin-Torres-1 at nasa.gov),
David Crisp, Jean-Marie Flaud, Martin Mlynczak , Larry Rothman

This session will cover experimental and theoretical works on spectroscopy and radiative transfer. Papers are solicited on results of observational, experimental, theoretical and modeling studies in the Spectroscopy, Retrieval Techniques and Radiative Transfer areas applied to the characterization of planetary atmospheres.

The purpose of the session is to provide the opportunity to scientists working in the fields of spectroscopy, retrieval and radiative transfer modeling to exchange their mutual interests and needs. Examples of welcome contributions are: spectroscopic laboratory measurements and techniques, theoretical spectroscopic studies, radiative transfer modeling algorithms and methods, validation of radiative transfer techniques, specific techniques for spectral information from planetary atmospheres, and, in general, spectroscopic and radiative results with implications for the characterization of solar system - including Earth - and extra solar planetary spectra.

5th Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Busan, Korea, June 16-20, 2008

(http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2008/)

Deadline for abstracts (extended): February 7, 2008

Session PS07-ST31: Comparative Planetology

Conveners: Dr. A. Bhardwaj [anil_bhardwaj at vssc.gov.in] (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India),
Prof. Yasumasa Kasaba (Tohoku University, Japan),
Prof. Yongha Kim (Chungnam National University , Korea, South),
Dr. Marina Galand (Imperial College London, United Kingdom),
Dr. Tariq Majeed (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates),
Dr. Francois Leblanc (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France),
Dr. Mao-Chang Liang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

The solar system contains a variety of planetary bodies, which present unique and
interesting combinations of atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres.
These regions are connected to the solar wind on one end and a surface, ocean or
deep atmosphere on the other, thus providing an environment of complex coupling
processes between neutral-plasma systems. Studying them in a comparative manner
enhances our thinking and knowledge about processes and physical phenomena
occurring in these regions under different conditions. 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. It will also address on any given body the coupling
processes among different regions and their coupling with the solar wind.
The session will encourage presentations that use a comparative approach to a
phenomenon 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. This will be a joint PS-ST session.

COmmittee on SPAce Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly 2008, Montréal, Canada, July 13-20, 2008

(http://www.cospar2008.org/)

Deadline for abstracts: February 17, 2008

Session C32: Planetary Upper Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Magnetospheres

Conveners: Steve Bougher (bougher at umich.edu) and Esa Kallio

This jointly listed symposium will address the latest results from recent spacecraft missions (e.g. Cassini, Mars Express, Venus Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) that focus upon upper atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres. Both recent data and model interpretation are appropriate, as well as presentations that compare aspects of various planetary environments. Both contributed and solicited presentations are welcome. This symposium encompasses all solar system bodies, except the Earth.

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