AURORA on Earth

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

2003 EGS-AGU Meeting 

ST16 Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of Planets and Moons (co-sponsored by PS)

AURORA on Ganymede

Photo Credit: NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute

A special session dedicated to the “Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of planets and moons” will be organized at 2003 EGS-AGU spring meeting, held at Nice, France, on April 06-11, 2003.

  Program: Oral + Poster

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Look forward to hearing from you soon,

Marina Galand (mgaland at bu.edu), Steve Bougher (bougher at umich.edu), and Michel Blanc (michel.blanc at astrsp-mrs.fr), conveners of ST16.


u More Info on the ST16 Special Session?

ST16 Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of planets and moons (joint with PS) (PROGRAM):

The Solar System contains a rich ensemble of atmospheres and magnetospheres associated with its planets and moons. On the one hand, these environments are similar enough from one body to another to be compared. On the other hand, they have their unique characteristics, which make them an exciting and enriching set of objects to compare. The comparative approach for investigating atmospheres and magnetospheres is becoming increasingly fruitful as new information from various planetary bodies is assimilated: present and future missions (e.g., Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Nozomi, Mars Express, Dynamo, Bepi Columbo), ground-based and orbiting observatories (e.g., the Keck telescope, HST, and Chandra). With increasing capabilities, comprehensive modeling of these environments is now becoming available to make informed predictions and to support subsequent data analysis activities. Within this context, we would like to encourage presentations applying the comparative approach to the upper atmospheres or magnetospheres of planets and moons. The goal is to obtain a better understanding of aeronomic and magnetospheric processes occurring throughout the Solar System and, ultimately, for discussing observations, data analysis, and modeling of extra-solar planetary systems.

Convenors: M. Galand, Center for Space Physics, Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA, Tel: 617-353-7431, Fax: 617-353-6463, E-mail: mgaland at bu.edu; S. W. Bougher, Space Physics Reserach Laboratory, AOSS Department, 2455 Hayward Avenue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2143, USA, Tel: 734 - 647 3585, Fax: 734 - 615 9723, Email: bougher at umich.edu; and M. Blanc, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille, 2 Place Le Verrier, 13248 Marseille Cedex, FRANCE, Tel: +33 495 04 41 56, Fax: +33 497 04 41 58, Email: michel.blanc at astrsp-mrs.fr.

ST stands for "Solar Terrestrial Sciences".

PS stands for "Planetary and Solar System Sciences".

Invited speakers:

- Prof. Tom Cravens, University of Kansas, USA (comparative ionospheres)
- Prof. Roger Yelle, University of Arizona, USA (comparative neutral atmospheres)
- Dr. Emmanuel Lellouch,Observatoire de Paris, France (from solar system planetary atmospheres to exoplanet atmospheres)
- Dr. Emma Bunce, University of Leicester, UK (comparative intrinsic magnetospheres)
- Prof. Andy Nagy, University of Michigan, USA (comparative induced magnetospheres)


u How to Participate?
  • Abstract Submission 
We strongly encourage you to submit a contribution (oral or poster) on a topic related to the comparative approach of the upper atmospheres or magnetospheres of planets and moons. 
You may consider answering few of the questions proposed below.

All invited speakers and contributors (oral/poster) need to submit an abstract to ST16 special session (joint PS) through ST, before:

    • January 15, 2003, at 24 GMT, for receipt of abstracts.

     
  • Key Questions to Answer 
We strongly encourage you to discuss at least several of the points proposed below.
    1) Why choosing the comparative approach? What are your motivations? What are the benefits you got? What are the major issues/challenges you encountered?

    2) In which directions do you plan to go in the future regarding comparative aeronomy? Short term/long term plans?

    3) Have you exported or are you planning to export aeronomical/magnetospheric models developed for Earth to other bodies of the solar system?

    4) Which past/current/future near-Earth observatories, space missions, or ground-based instruments have been or will be providing observations relevant for your subject of interest?  Precise kind of observations.

    5) Which other (in situ, remote, or laboratory) observations would be of great interest for further comparative studies? Precise if it requires new measurement techniques.

    6) Do you have any suggestions for encouraging comparative studies?

u Program (Thursday, 10 April, 2003):

Poster (11:15-13:15 with authors) + Oral (14:15-16:45 in M5)

(Official Programme with abstracts)

ST16 Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of Planets and Moons (co-sponsored by PS)

Poster Programme: Thursday, 10 April 2003

Author in Attendance: Thursday, 10 April 2003 at 11:15 - 13:15
Display Time: Thursday, 10 April 2003 08:00 - Thursday, 10 April 2003 19:30
Poster Area: Poster Area Esplanade
Chairperson: BLANC, M.

P1097 EAE03-A-04467; ST16-1TH2P-1097
Crider, D.; Krymskii, A.; Breus, T.; Ness, N.
Factors controlling the location of the Martian magnetic pileup boundary

P1098 EAE03-A-09691; ST16-1TH2P-1098
Vennerstrom, S.; Olsen, N. ; Purucker, M. ; Acuña, M. H.; Cain, J. C.
Solar wind interaction with Mars - IMF By asymmetries.

P1099 EAE03-A-05798; ST16-1TH2P-1099
Gunell, H.; Holmström, M.; Barabash, S.; Kallio, E.; Janhunen, P.; Nagy, A. F.; Ma, Y.
Different Mars-solar wind interaction models: implications for ENA imaging

P1100 EAE03-A-03117; ST16-1TH2P-1100
Barabash, S.; THE ASPERA-4 TEAM
Investigations of the Venus plasma environment with the ASPERA-4 experiment on the ESA Venus Express mission

P1101 EAE03-A-08284; ST16-1TH2P-1101
Zhang, T. L.; Baumjohann, W.
Magnetic field investigation of the Venus plasma environment: what do we expect from the Venus Express mission

P1102 EAE03-A-09580; ST16-1TH2P-1102
Futaana, Y.; Machida, S.; Saito, Y.; Matsuoka, A.; Hayakawa, H.
Plasma environment in the vicinity of the lunar wake: Detection of counter-streaming electrons by NOZOMI spacecraft

P1103 EAE03-A-02534; ST16-1TH2P-1103
Lundin , R. ; Kangas , J.; Guglielmi , A. ; Potapov , A.
Ponderomotive interplay between the ion cyclotron waves and heavy ions in the equatorial zones of the planetary magnetospheres

P1104 EAE03-A-08660; ST16-1TH2P-1104
Sarantos, M.; Reiff, P. ; Killen, R.
Ion trajectories in Mercury's magnetosphere

P1105 EAE03-A-14392; ST16-1TH2P-1105
Harris, W. M.; THE SCOPE TEAM
Comparative studies of the interaction between the Sun and planetary near space environments with the Solar Connections Observatory for Planetary Environments (SCOPE)

P1106 EAE03-A-04600; ST16-1TH2P-1106
Millward, G. H.; Miller, S.; Aylward, A. D.
Global modelling of Jovian Ionosphere-thermosphere dynamics

P1107 EAE03-A-07704; ST16-1TH2P-1107
Clarke, J.; Gerard, J-C
Comparison of auroral processes at Jupiter and Saturn

P1108 EAE03-A-13094; ST16-1TH2P-1108
Shematovich, V.I.; Cooper, J.F.; Johnson, R.E.
Surface-bounded oxygen atmosphere of Europa

P1109 EAE03-A-07464; ST16-1TH2P-1109
Michael, M.; Johnson, R.E.; Luhmann, J.G.; Shematovich, V.; Leblanc, F.; Brecht, S.H.
Sputtering of Titan's atmosphere by Saturn's magnetospheric ions

P1110 EAE03-A-00090; ST16-1TH2P-1110
Clark, J.; Cravens, T.; Vann, J.; Yu, J.
Photoelectrons in the Ionospheres of Titan and Mars

P1111 EAE03-A-01542; ST16-1TH2P-1111
Bougher, S.; Roble, R.
Helium as a tracer of terrestrial planet upper atmosphere dynamics : Predictions for Mars

P1112 EAE03-A-07716; ST16-1TH2P-1112
Pesnell, W.D.; Grebowsky, J.M.
Meteors and Metal Ion Layers in the Atmospheres of Triton and Venus

Oral Programme: Thursday, 10 April 2003, at 14:15

Lecture Room: M5
Chairperson: BOUGHER, S.

14:15 - 14:30 EAE03-A-06150; ST16-1TH3O-001
Nagy, A.; Ma, Y.; Sokolov, I.
The solar wind interaction with Mars and Venus. (solicited)

14:30 - 14:45 EAE03-A-04437; ST16-1TH3O-002
Fok, M.-C.; Moore, T. E.; Collier, M. R.; Chin, G.; Tanaka, T.
Neutral atom imaging of solar wind interaction with the Earth and Venus

14:45 - 15:00 EAE03-A-08576; ST16-1TH3O-003
Bourdarie, S.; Boscher, D.; Sicard, A.
Comparative Earth and Jovian radiation belts

15:00 - 15:15 EAE03-A-06469; ST16-1TH3O-004
Bunce, E.J.; Cowley, S.W.H; Milan, S.E.; Nichols, J.D.
Solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents in the terrestrial, jovian and kronian magnetospheres (solicited)

15:15 - 15:30 EAE03-A-03660; ST16-1TH3O-005
Mueller-Wodarg, I. ; Mendillo, M.; Yelle, R.; Aylward, A.
Saturn and Titan: Why are their thermospheres so different?

15:30 - 15:45 EAE03-A-05197; ST16-1TH3O-006
Lellouch, E.
The upper atmospheres of extrasolar planets (solicited)

15:45 - 16:00 EAE03-A-12765; ST16-1TH3O-007
Yelle, R. V.
Comparative Upper Atmospheric Energetics on Jovian and Extrasolar Planets (solicited)

16:00 - 16:15 EAE03-A-04793; ST16-1TH3O-008
Forbes, J.M.
A fast semidiurnal tide in the lower thermospheres of Mars and Earth

16:15 - 16:30 EAE03-A-04022; ST16-1TH3O-009
Mendillo, M.; Smith, S.; Wilson, J.; Martinis, C.; Wroten, J.; Rishbeth, H.; Hinson, D.
Solar control of ionospheric variability on terrestrial planets

16:30 - 16:45 EAE03-A-01283; ST16-1TH3O-010
Cravens, T.
Comparative ionospheres (solicited)

16:45
END OF SESSION


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If you have any questions or comments regarding the comparative approach as part of the ST16 special session at 2003 AGU-EGS, feel free to contact: 
- Marina Galand (mgaland at bu.edu), Steve Bougher (bougher at umich.edu) or Michel Blanc (michel.blanc at astrsp-mrs.fr).

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