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Subject: Welcome to the mailing list! Date: Friday, 1 Sep 2000 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear colleague: Welcome to the discussion group on "Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System". For more information on this group as well as on the mailing system, please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Marina Galand and Michael Mendillo. (mgaland at bu.edu ; mendillo at bu.edu) Subject: Kelvin waves on Mars and Earth Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 From: Jeffrey Forbes <forbes at zeke.colorado.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Hello comparative aeronomy colleagues,    I recently presented a paper at COSPAR that may be of interest:    "Kelvin wave propagation in the upper atmospheres of Mars     and Earth", by J. Forbes, M. Hagan, S. Bougher and J. Hollingsworth We found the experience of comparing propagation of this type of wave in the atmospheres of the two planets illuminating.  It uses a new Mars version of the well-known Global Scale Wave Model (GSWM) to do these calculations.  We are currently working on similar calculations for migrating (sun-synchronous) and nonmigrating solar tides.  Keep your eyes open for:     "Diurnal Kelvin wave in the atmosphere of Mars: Towards an       understanding of 'stationary' density structures observed by      the MGS accelerometer" by J. Forbes and M. Hagan in an upcoming issue of GRL. If you would like preprints of either of these papers, send an  email to forbes at zeke.colorado.edu Regards, Jeff Forbes     Prof. Jeff Forbes     Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences     Campus Box 429     University of Colorado     Boulder, CO 80309-0429     for Express Mail, use   Engineering Center ECOT-634 before     Campus Box 429 in above address         http://spot.colorado.edu/~forbes/Home.html     tel:  303-492-4359     fax:  303-492-7881     office:  Engineering Center ECAE 161     e-mail: forbes at zeke.colorado.edu Subject: Newsletter #1 Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleagues, Have you recently looked at our web site?  http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Among others you will find more information on or link to: >> Upcoming Meetings: = DPS 2000 annual meeting, 23-27 October 2000 = Fall AGU 2000 meeting (especially P01 & P05), 15-19 December 2000 >> Recent books and review papers: = Ionospheres, Physics, Plasma Physics and Chemistry, by R.W. Schumk and A. Nagy. = Auroral emissions of the Giant Planets, by A. Bhardwaj and G.R. Gladstone, Rev. Geophys., 38, p.295-353, 2000. >> Do you want to contribute?  = Do you want to react to some news, to share some new results, to call our attention to some issues or to inform us about your web site or your recent paper, which could be of interest to our community? -> Send an email to: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Your message will be sent to all the subscribers of the mailing list "Comparative aeronomy in the solar system". = Do you have any comment on the newsletter, the mailing list or the website? -> Send an email to: mgaland at bu.edu Hope to hear from you soon, Marina Galand and Michael Mendillo. PS: To know more about our discussion group and how to use it, to consult our archives or to read the last news, please consult our web site: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Subject: NASA Planetary Systems Science (PSS) Working Group Report Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleagues, We would like to call your attention to the presence of Steve Bougher as part of the NASA Planetary Systems Science Working group and to  his constructive action regarding comparative aeronomy (see below). It is a great opportunity for our community, so do not hesitate  to send your comments, support, or suggestions:  - to the discussion list (aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu) - or directly to Steve Bougher (sbougher at lpl.arizona.edu) Hope to hear from you soon, Marina Galand and Michael Mendillo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planetary Systems Science (PSS) Working Group Report  (November 1, 2000): The Planetary Systems Science Working Group (PSSWG) met Sept.  14-15, 2000 in Flagstaff, AZ.  This PSSWG represents one of the nine new NASA clusters  (Planetary Systems Science) in the Office of Space Science. Our cluster  scientific disciplines consist of the traditional programs of Planetary  Atmospheres, Planetary Astronomy, and Near-Earth Objects. We are charged with  providing input based on representation from the scientific community on issues  and topics in planetary system science, including its health and future. One of  our most important and immediate tasks is to help prepare the PSS Cluster's  proposal for the Triennial Senior Review, which is due early in 2001. This is our opportunity to extol the virtues and accomplishments of Planetary Systems Science research and to advocate level or increased funding for the future. We will review the content and balance of the total PSS program. On a related note, I requested and was given the opportunity to make a presentation at this PSSWG meeting regarding Comparative Planetary Atmospheres research and funding in the US.  I presented the case for a more focused program that would specifically fund comparative atmospheres research. Recent interest/studies in comparative atmospheres were outlined for the PSSWG. I specifically noted the great interest and success of the Yosemite 2000  Conference, and the CEDAR 2000 Workshop : Aurora and Airglow in the Solar  System.  I was told that comparative atmospheres research is implicitly solicited in the annual Planetary Atmospheres NRA. My reply was that language in the ROSS NRA 00-OSS-01 seems to exclude comparative studies that involve the Earth's atmosphere. The PSSWG tasked me to go away and extract the exact language of the NRA and recommend changes that might be more inviting for soliciting comparative atmospheres research.  This is a first step in our efforts to get exposure and to eventually obtain a dedicated program in the OSS. I welcome your comments and suggestions as I continue to represent the interests of the Comparative Planetary Aeronomy community on  the PSSWG. Sincerely, Stephen W. Bougher LPL/U. of Arizona  sbougher at lpl.arizona.edu Submitted November 1, 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the "Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System" discussion group: Contribution to the discussion group? Email to aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Comments? Email to mgaland at bu.edu News, Archives? Consult http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Subject: Action for NASA Planetary Systems Science (PSS) Cluster Proposal Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleagues, We would like to call your attention to the request for input on NASA's planetary systems science cluster proposal. You may have seen this request in Nick Schneider's DPS newsletter #01-04 sent on February 8, 2001, and can find a copy of it at the end of this message. The reorganization and re-allocation of resources under consideration at NASA offer the first opportunity in quite some time to introduce a new program for our field. Now is the right time to write a letter to Drake Deming (ddeming at pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov) and copy it to Jack Brandt (jbrandt at as.unm.edu) to explain the benefits of comparative aeronomy for NASA planetary science. We think item (3) is the one to address: A new program for "Comparative Aeronomy" should be created. If you attended the Yosemite meeting, you might point to that as a demonstration of community interest and involvement. We encourage you to send your input by the end of February in order to have the topic incorporated into the PSS Proposal to be presented on 15 March, 2001. This is a critical time for voicing support for studies in comparative aeronomy and for helping avoid any further erosion of funding for atmospheric science at NASA. Thank you for your willingness to help out. Wish best wishes, Marina Galand and Michael Mendillo. (mgaland at bu.edu ; mendillo at bu.edu) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS: To know more about our discussion group on Comparative Aeronomy or to consult the Archives, please go to: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  REQUEST FOR INPUT ON NASA'S PLANETARY SYSTEMS SCIENCE CLUSTER PROPOSAL  The Planetary Systems Science/Management Operations Working Group  (PSS/MOWG) has been charged with preparing a proposal representing the NASA  Planetary Systems Cluster for the 2001 Senior Review. The PSS Cluster  includes Research and Analysis (R & A) work in planetary astronomy,  planetary atmospheres, and near-earth object research. The purpose of the  review is to evaluate the work for relevance to NASA's strategic goals and  for possible reallocation of R & A resources between clusters.  The Proposal rules call for (1) a few highlights from the past 2-3 years,  (2) highlights of work currently in progress, and (3) a description of one  research area in strongest need of augmentation/creation. The MOWG regards  this activity as extraordinarily important to the future of planetary  system science and requests community input on the items listed above. The  schedule dictates having a good draft of the Proposal by March 15, 2001.  Send suggestions (a paragraph or two of narrative and eye-catching  illustrations) to the Chair, Cluster Proposal Committee, Drake Deming of  the Goddard Space Flight Center, ddeming at pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov  For further information contact Jack Brandt, Chair PSS/MOWG,  jbrandt at as.unm.edu Subject: AGU Fall 2001 Special Session SA06: Future Directions in Aeronomy (SA, P, A, AE) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 From: Stephen Bougher <sbougher at lpl.arizona.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Call for Papers on "Comparative Approach Applied to Solar System Bodies" as part of the AGU Fall 2001 Special Session SA06:  "Future Directions in Aeronomy". Terrestrial and planetary scientists are specifically invited to contribute papers (oral or poster) dealing with an assessment of present knowledge in mesospheric, ionospheric, and thermospheric processes and an exposition of the outstanding problems that are expected to occupy the spotlight in the years ahead. In particular, the "Comparative Approach Applied to Solar System Bodies" is becoming increasingly fruitful as spacecraft mission and ground-based datasets are assimilated and interpreted using state-of-the-art multi-dimensional models. The range and complexity of solar system environments available to study upper atmosphere processes attest to the planetary scope of aeronomy and its bright future. A portion of this special session will be devoted to comparative planetary topics. Your participation is most welcome. Please visit the following website for more information : (http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/SA06_01FallAGU.html). Also, contact co-conveners Marina Galand  (mgaland at bu.edu) and Steve Bougher (sbougher at lpl.arizona.edu) for more details regarding the comparative approach part of this session. Electronic Abstracts are due September 6, 2001, by 14 UT. Subject: Newsletter #2 Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleagues, Have you recently looked at our web site?  http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Among others you will find more information on or link to: >> Upcoming Meetings: = DPS 2001 annual meeting, November 27-December 1, 2001 with a presentation on "Comparative Understanding of Planetary Atmospheres" (consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/DPS01.html to know more about it) = 2001 Fall AGU meeting, 10-14 December 2001 (consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/FallAGU01.html to know more about presentations related to comparative aeronomy) >> Do you want to contribute?  = Do you want to react to some news, to share some new results, to call our attention to some issues or to inform us about your web site or your recent paper, which could be of interest to our community? -> Send an email to: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Your message will be sent to all the subscribers of the mailing list "Comparative aeronomy in the solar system". = Do you have any comment on the newsletter, the mailing list or the website? -> Send an email to: mgaland at bu.edu Hope to hear from you soon, Marina Galand and Michael Mendillo. Subject: Newsletter #3 Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleagues, BIG NEWS! A new AGU monograph, entitled "Atmospheres in the Solar System: Comparative Aeronomy" and edited by Michael Mendillo, Andrew Nagy, and J.H. Waite, will be very soon available. It should be on the stands at this coming Spring AGU. To know more about it and look at the table of contents, please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/monograph02.html We would like also to call your attention to a recent paper, which discusses the Io flux tube at UV, IR, visible, and radio wavelengths: Bhardwaj, A., G.R. Gladstone, and P. Zarka, An overview of Io flux tube footprints in Jupiter's auroral ionosphere, Advances in Space Research, 27, No.11, 1915-1922, 2001. Would you like to share some recent results or to announce a future workshop? Please, do not hesitate to send an email to aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu. Do you want to know more about the newsgroup or to look at previous newsletters? Please, consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Hope to hear from you soon, Marina Galand. Subject: ST16 Special Session at 2003 EGS-AGU Spring meeting Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear all, Just a reminder regarding the special session entitled "Comparative upper atmospheres and magnetospheres of planets and moons" at the EGS-AGU-EUG joint assembly at Nice, France,on 06-11 April 2003. The DEADLINE for ABSTRACT submission is JANUARY 15, 2003, at 24:00 Greenwich Mean Time. More information can be found below. Happy New Year to all and hope to see you in April! Marina. ******************************************************************** Special Session at EGS-AGU-EUG Nice, France, 06-11 April 2003 "Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of Planets and Moons" (ST16 joint with PS) 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 unique characteristics, which make them an exciting and enriching set of objects to contrast. Comparative studies are becoming increasingly fruitful as new information from various planetary bodies is assimilated (using comprehensive modeling tools). Within this context, we are calling for abstracts for 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. Ultimately, this approach will lead to further observations, data analysis, and modeling of extra-solar planetary systems. Abstracts are due by January 15, 2003. Details regarding this ST16 Session and abstract submission can be found at the following website: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/ST16_AGU_EGS03.html. Convenors: M. Galand (mgaland at bu.edu), S. W. Bougher (bougher at umich.edu) and M. Blanc (michel.blanc at astrsp-mrs.fr). Subject: ST16 Special Session at 2003 EGS-AGU Spring meeting Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, For those who are planning to go to EGS/AGU 2003 meeting in Nice, France, we would like to remind you of the special session ST16 entitled "Comparative Upper Atmospheres and Magnetospheres of planets and moons". You can find the session program and more information about the meeting at: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/ST16_AGU_EGS03.html Have a great meeting, All the best, Marina Galand. Subject: Newsletter 4 Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to the two following papers by Dr. Anil Bhardwaj: - "Soft X-ray Emissions from Planets, Moons, and Comets", A. Bhardwaj, G. R. Gladstone, R. F. Elsner, J. H. Waite, Jr., D. Grodent,  T. E. Cravens, R. R. Howell, A. E. Metzger, N. Ostgaard, A. N. Maurellis,  R. E. Johnson, M. C. Weisskopf, T. Majeed, P. G. Ford, A. F. Tennant,  J. T. Clarke, W. S. Lewis, K. C. Hurley, F. J. Crary, E. D. Feigelson, G.  P. Garmire, D. T. Young, M. K. Dougherty, S. A. Espinosa, J.-M. Jahn, ESA-Special Publication-514, 215-226 (2002). [Proc.36th ESLAB Symposium "Earth-Like Planets and Moons", June 3-8, 2002, ESTEC, The Netherlands, ESA SP-514, Ed. Bruce Battrick] Full paper in .pdf  available at  http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0209107 - "Io-Jupiter system: A unique case of Moon-Planet interaction", A. Bhardwaj, M. Michael, ESA-Special Publication-514, 115-121 (2002). Full paper in .pdf  available at  http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0209070 We would like also to encourage your contribution to the discussion group. If you would like to share your scientific findings on comparative aeronomy or to advertise an upcoming meeting on this subject, please do not hesitate to send an email to: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu More information can be found on the website: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Hope to hear from you soon, Have a great summer, Marina Galand. Subject: Aeronomy of the exoplanets Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to a recent paper written by Prof. Roger Yelle about the aeronomy of extra-solar giant planets at small orbital distances. It was just submitted to Icarus. A copy of it is attached to this email. Feel free to share your comments with the discussion group (aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu) or to send them directly to Prof. R. Yelle (yelle at lpl.arizona.edu). To those going to DPS, have a great meeting! And feel free to share any information of interest to the comparative aeronomy group (by sending an email to: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu). Best regards, Marina Galand. Subject: Titan's upper atmosphere Date: Wed, 10 Sept 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to a recent paper written by Dr. Ingo Müller-Wodarg et al. about the global distribution of neutral gases in Titan's upper atmosphere and its effect on the thermal structure. It will be published soon in JGR. A copy of it is attached to this email. You can also download the file from our website (http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html/MW_etal_2003.pdf). Feel free to share your comments with the discussion group (aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu) or to send them directly to Dr. I. Müller-Wodarg (i.mueller-wodarg at imperial.ac.uk). Your input is important. Please, feel free to share results of your research or comments on meetings with us! For more information on the discussion group, please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Best regards, Marina Galand. Subject: Special session at COSPAR04 Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2003 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to the C3.1 session at the upcoming 35th COSPAR scientific assembly, which will be held at Paris, France, on July 18-25, 2004. Please, find the information below. Feel free to share results of your research or comments on meetings with us! For more information on the discussion group, please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Best regards, Marina Galand. ****************************************************************************** C3.1/B0.7/D3.3 Planetary Upper Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Magnetospheres MSO : Bougher, S. (U. of Michigan, USA) DO(s): Blanc, M. (Observatoire Astronomique Marseille, France); Dougherty, M. (Imperial College, UK) ABSTRACT: -------------- This cross referenced symposium will address the inner and outer planetary upper atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres (and their comparisons), with an emphasis upon recent spacecraft data and corresponding model simulations that provide interpretation. Broad solicited talks plus focused contributed presentations will be highlighted in the program. The comparison of common features and processes across several planetary bodies is encouraged. The target audience will encompass terrestrial and planetary scientists who appreciate the value of comparative studies of planetary upper atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres. Both oral and poster contributed papers are welcome. The relevant Copernicus website advertising this COSPAR symposium is as follows: http://www.cosis.net/members/frame.php?url=www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/COSPAR.html Please contact the MSO (S. W. Bougher) for more information: Dr. Stephen W. Bougher Space Physics Research Laboratory AOSS Department 2455 Hayward Avenue University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143 Voice : (734)-647-3585 FAX : (734)-615-9723 EMAIL#1: bougher at umich.edu Subject: Newsletter 5 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at pocc.bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, Happy New Year to all of you, wishing you fruitful collaborations and stimulating findings in comparative aeronomy. On the program of the 5th newsletter: 1. CHANGE in the comparative aeronomy website address: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html 2. Recent paper on comparative cometology: Anil Bhardwaj, On the Solar EUV Deposition in the Inner Comae of Comets with Large Gas Production Rates, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 30, NO. 24, 2244, doi:10.1029/2003GL018495, 2003 (anilbhardwaj at sancharnet.in, bhardwaj_spl at yahoo.com). 3. AOGS meeting: "Planetary Upper Atmospheres and Ionospheres and their Coupling with Magnetopsheres" - Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2004 (more below) 4. AGU/CGU/SEG meting: Several special sessions focusing on "Comparative Studies of Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Magnetospheres of the Earth and Planets" - Electronic abstract sumission deadline: February 19, 2004 (more below) Do not hesitate to share the comparative aeronomy link with colleagues and to send your input to the discussion group. Please, consult the website for further information and links on the upcoming meetings. Best regards, Marina Galand. ****************************************************************************** 3. AOGS meeting, Singapore, July 05-09, 2004: First Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) SP18 Special Session on "Planetary Upper Atmospheres and Ionospheres and their Coupling with Magnetospheres" - Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2004 - Announcement-flyer-here!! Convenors: * Anil Bhardwaj, Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, India (anilbhardwaj at sancharnet.in, bhardwaj_spl at yahoo.com) * G. Randall Gladstone, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas. USA (randy.gladstone at swri.org) Brief Description of the Session: The solar system contains a variety of planetary bodies, which present unique and interesting combinations of atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere systems. Recent observations from various missions, spacecraft, and ground-based and orbiting observatories (supplemented by theoretical models) have made important contributions to our understanding of these systems and their interconnections, but have also led to new and interesting puzzles. This symposium will address observational, theoretical and modeling studies pertaining to processes occurring in the upper atmospheres and ionospheres of planetary bodies; specifically, inner and outer planets, comets, and planetary satellites with atmospheres, and their coupling with magnetospheres. The session will encourage presentations that use a comparative approach to phenomena occurring in different planetary environments and will include both invited and contributed presentations. Innovative experimental techniques and ideas for missions to study atmosphere-magnetosphere systems on planetary bodies will also be welcome. To submit the abstract log on to the AOGS website at http://www.asiaoceania.org/submitabstract/ and follow the steps provided there. The deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2004. Also, please send a text copy by e-mail to the Conveners. More details on the conference at http://www.asiaoceania.org and on Session at http://www.asiaoceania.org/proposals/sp/sp18.htm One can also get info on this session at http://www.papersinvited.com/displayOrgEvent.asp?eId=141288297830211&code=246249701808744 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. AGU/CGU/SEG meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21, 2004 - Electronic abstract submission deadline: February 19, 2004: SA06 Special Session on "Mesosphere-Thermosphere-Ionosphere Coupling Processes and Issues for the Earth and Planets" (formely SPA15) SA07 Special Session on "The Use of General Circulation Models to Study Global Dynamics, Energetics and Composition in Solar System Atmospheres" (formely SPA16) SA08 Special Session on "Surface-Boundary-Exospheres in the Solar System" (formely SPA18) SM07 Special Session on "Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Solar System" (formely SPA17) SM08 Special Session on "Comparative Magnetospheres and Solar Wind Interactions with Unmagnetized Bodies" (formely SPA19) AGU/CGU/SEC website: http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm04/. Further information on each session can be found below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call For Papers for AGU/CGU/SEG 2004 Joint Assembly Special Session SA06: Mesosphere-Thermosphere-Ionosphere Coupling Processes and Issues for the Earth and Planets (formely SPA15) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convener: Michael Hickey (Department of Physical Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA) (Michael.Hickey at erau.edu) The 2004 Joint Assembly of the AGU, CGU and SEG will be held in Montreal, Canada from 17 through 21 May, 2004. One of the special sessions at this meeting is SPA15, which will focus on comparative aeronomies of the Earth and planets. This is an exciting session, and enquiries from interested participants are most welcome. Papers are solicited that address the topics described below. Please follow the guidelines provided by the AGU (see www.agu.org/meetings), and send one copy to the convener (see below). Abstract submission deadlines are: 12 February 2004: Deadline for abstract submissions by postal or express mail 19 February 2004, 2359 UT: Deadline for online abstract submissions Session Description: Upward coupling of energy from tides, planetary waves and acoustic- gravity waves represents a major source of energetics and dynamics for the upper atmospheres of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres. For the terrestrial planets, slow rotation and flows over orographic features provide avenues for coupling unique to the inner solar system. For the giant planets, fast rotation, the lack of surface-atmosphere interactions, and weak sunlight make upward coupling an important energy source for outstanding problems in thermal structure and neutral dynamics. In this session, invited overviews and contributed progress reports will explore the scope and comparative importance of upward coupling throughout the solar system. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: AGU/CGU/SEG 2004 Joint Assembly Special Session SA07: The Use of General Circulation Models to Study Global Dynamics, Energetics and Composition in Solar System Atmospheres (formely SPA16) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convenor: Ingo Mueller-Wodarg (Imperial College, London, UK) (ingo at imperial.ac.uk) Session Summary: Global time-dependent models of atmospheric systems (General Circulation Models) provide a comprehensive way to study the global response of a planet's atmosphere to external inputs, such as solar photon flux and auroral forcing. By numerically solving the non-linear coupled equations of energy, continuity and momentum they calculate self-consistently atmospheric dynamics, chemistry and temperatures, considering also processes such as ionosphere-neutral interactions, coupling from above (magnetosphere or solar wind) and below (waves). Accounting for observed neutral temperature altitude profiles and global density variations on each of the planets, and for the associated wind systems represent some of the major challenges in need of GCM analysis. Recent years have seen concentrated efforts in developing mature GCM's for the lower and upper atmospheres of Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan as well as Gas Giants Jupiter and Saturn. This session is intended to provide a forum of discussion for model developers and users, reviewing current capabilities and scientific achievements, highlighting limitations and identifying future needs. The session forms part of a series of special sessions for the Spring AGU Meeting in Montreal organized jointly by SPA, P, and AS sections on the theme of "Comparative Studies of Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Magnetospheres (CAIM) of the Earth and Planets." Its aim is to promote the science yield that emerges from studying similar processes at multiple sites. To encourage participation, there is no restriction on the number of first-author abstracts for the SPA, AS, and P sections for this meeting. ABSTRACTS ARE DUE ON FEB 19, 2004 (23:59 UT). Please submit your abstract on the meeting web site at http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: AGU/CGU/SEG 2004 Joint Assembly Special Session SA08: Surface-Boundary-Exospheres in the Solar System (formely SPA18) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convenor: Ann Sprague (University of Arizona, AZ, USA) (sprague at lpl.arizona.edu) Session Summary: Tenuous atmospheres generated from surface materials represent one of the least understood areas of environmental science in the solar system. Mercury, the Moon, asteroids, comets and satellites of the giant planets have gaseous envelopes generated by the evaporation or sputtering of regoliths. The roles of sunlight, energetic particles and impinging micro-meteors in generating exospheres from surfaces are studied using low-light-level observations, Monte-Carlo modeling, and laboratory experiments. In this session, invited overviews and contributed progress reports will discuss the current status of surface-boundary-exospheres and the areas in need of further investigation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: AGU/CGU/SEG 2004 Joint Assembly Special Session SM07: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Solar System (formely SPA17) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convenor: Barry Mauk (The Johns Hopkins University, APL, Laurel, MD, USA) (Barry.Mauk at jhuapl.edu) Session Summary: Magnetospheric processes at strongly magnetized planets in the solar system provide significant input to upper atmospheres via energetic particle precipitation, Joule heating, and electric fields and currents. In turn, upper atmospheres and ionospheres moderate magnetospheric processes via ionospheric conductivities, ionospheric extraction, and upper atmosphere wind-driven dynamos. Auroral emission signatures are a major visible effect of these processes, often signaling strong two-way interactions between magnetospheres and ionospheres at strongly magnetized planets. In this session, invited overviews and contributed progress reports will compare the solar-system-wide connectivities between ionospheres and magnetospheres on diverse bodies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS: AGU/CGU/SEG 2004 Joint Assembly Special Session SM08: Comparative Magnetospheres and Solar Wind Interactions with Unmagnetized Bodies(formely SPA19) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convenor:Kabin Konstantin (University of Alberta, CAN) (kabin at phys.ualberta.ca) and Steven Ledvina (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) (ledvina at ssl.berkeley.edu) Session Summary: Plasma flow past planets and moons involve a rich set of physical processes in diverse solar system settings. Small comet-like systems occur at Venus and Mars, and large-scale magnetospheres envelop Earth and the Giant Planets. Assessing the responses to changing solar wind conditions require multi-point observational systems and complex simulation techniques. Within the magnetospheres of the jovian planets, the corotational motion of flux tubes past moons with ionospheres presents a new problem of active study, as is the case of solar wind flow past the crustal magnetic fields at Mars. In this session, invited overviews and contributed progress reports will explore the broad spectrum of plasma flow processes that occur among solar system bodies. Subject: Mars ionosphere + AOGS 2004 Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to two recent papers about the ionosphere of Mars and its comparison with the terrestrial ionosphere: - Martinis, C.R., J.K. Wilson, and M. Mendillo, Modeling day-to-day ionospheric variability on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 108, A10, 1383, doi:10.1029/2003JA009973, 2003. - Mendillo, M., S. Smith, J. Wroten, H. Rishbeth, and D. Hinson, Simultaneous ionospheric variability on Earth and Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 108, A12, 1432, doi:10.1029/2003JA009961, 2003. You can find a pdf copy of these papers at: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html under "Latest messages". Feel free to share your comments with the discussion group (aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu) or to send them directly to Prof. M. Mendillo (mendillo at bu.edu) or C. Martinis (martinis at bu.edu). We would like also to remind you that the abstract submission deadline for the AOGS meeting has been extended to April 15, 2004. You may want to consider to participate to the special session "Planetary Upper Atmospheres and Ionospheres and their Coupling with Magnetospheres" organized by Dr. Anil Bhardwaj and Dr. Randy Gladstone. More information can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/sol-sys-emails.html#AOGS04 Your input is important. Please, feel free to share results of your research or comments on meetings with us! For more information on the upcoming meetings (AGU/CGU/SEG, AOGS, COSPAR), please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Best regards, Marina Galand. Subject: Newsletter #6 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Colleague, We would like to call your attention to a special issue of Advances in Space Research on "Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Plasma Interactions" (Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 121-241, 2004), edited by E. Kallio and H. Shinagawa. For your information, the list of papers published is provided below. Your input is important. Please, feel free to share any information of interest to the comparative aeronomy group by sending an email to: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu or to mgaland at bu.edu. For more information on the upcoming meetings (AGU/CGU/SEG, AOGS, COSPAR), please consult: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Hope to hear from you soon, Best regards, Marina Galand. Table of content of Advances in Space Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 121-241 (2004) "Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Plasma Interactions" Edited by: E. Kallio and H. Shinagawa * Preface, Page 121 H. Shinagawa and E. Kallio * Tides in the middle and upper atmospheres of Mars and Venus, Pages 125-131 Jeffrey M. Forbes * Advances in the aeronomy of Venus and Mars, Pages 132-139 J. L. Fox * Possible temperature effects of energetic neutral hydrogen atoms on the Martian exosphere, Pages 140-144 H. Lichtenegger , H. Lammer , D. F. Vogl and S. J. Bauer * Ionospheres of Venus and Mars: a comparative study, Pages 145-151 K. K. Mahajan and A. K. Dwivedi * The influence of crustal magnetism on the solar wind interaction with Mars: recent observations, Pages 152-160 Dana H. Crider * Global hybrid model of the solar wind interaction with the Venus ionosphere: ion escape processes, Pages 161-166 N. Terada , H. Shinagawa and S. Machida * Plasma erosion in the Venus nightside ionosphere, Pages 167-175 H. Pérez-de-Tejada * Venus/Mars pickup ions and ionosheath wave structures, Pages 176-181 J. M. Grebowsky , D. H. Crider , D. S. Intriligator , R. E. Hartle and M. H. Acuña * Interchange instability of the Venusian ionopause, Pages 182-186 I. L. Arshukova , N. V. Erkaev , H. K. Biernat and D. F. Vogl * The solar wind interaction with Venus and Mars: energetic neutral atom and X-ray imaging, Pages 187-193 Mats Holmström and Esa Kallio * The ionospheres-thermospheres of the giant planets, Pages 197-211 T. Majeed , J. H. Waite, Jr. , S. W. Bougher , R. V. Yelle , G. R. Gladstone , J. C. McConnell and A. Bhardwaj * The ionosphere of Titan: an updated theoretical model, Pages 212-215 T. E. Cravens , J. Vann , J. Clark , J. Yu , C. N. Keller and C. Brull * Dissociative recombination of the methane family ions: rate coefficients and implications, Pages 216-220 C. H. Sheehan and J. -P. St.-Maurice * Ambient ion distributions in Saturn's magnetosphere near Titan during a non-Voyager type interaction, Pages 221-226 S. A. Ledvina , J. G. Luhmann and T. E. Cravens * A modified Chapman function for the polar regions of oblate planet ionospheres, Pages 227-231 P. I. Y. Velinov , V. Kostov and M. Buchvarova * Method for calculation of ionization profiles caused by cosmic rays in giant planet ionospheres from Jovian group, Pages 232-239 P. I. Y. Velinov , H. Ruder , L. Mateev , M. Buchvarova and V. Kostov Subject: Newsletter #7: 2005 Spring AGU and 2005 AOGS Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear comparative aeronomy colleague, We would like to call your attention to several special sessions at the upcoming 2005 Spring AGU and 2005 AOGS to which you may be interested to submit an abstract: (1) Spring AGU Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, 23-27 May 2005 (http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm05/) Electronic abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2005 (http://submissions5.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp) Title of sessions which may be of interest to you (see abstracts through hyperlinks): * SA02: The Response of Planetary Ionospheres to Solar Irradiance * SA07: Comparative Studies of Planetary Thermospheres and Their Dynamics Using GCMs * P02: X-rays From The Solar System And Beyond * P06: Aeronomy of Titan and Saturn: Recent Advances from Cassini/Huygens Observations * SM02: Magnetospheric Physics at Saturn: Is It Earth-Like, Jupiter-Like, or Even Like It Was 25 Years Ago? * SH09: Universal Physical Processes in the Solar System (2) AOGS Meeting, Singapore, 20-24 June 2005 2nd Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (http://www.asiaoceania-conference.org/) Electronic abstract submission deadline: changed to March 1, 2005 (http://www.asiaoceania-conference.org/submit/abstract.htm) Title of sessions which may be of interest to you (see abstracts through hyperlinks): * PS04: Planets, Comets, and Satellites: Surface, Atmosphere, Ionosphere System and coupling with Magnetosphere SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT * PS05: Cassini/Huygens results and implications for outer planets systems * PS06: Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus * PS14: Recent Progress on Solar System Astronomy with Large Ground-Based Facilities * PS16-ST19: ENA observation: a powerful tool to study the planetary and heliospheric environments * PS17-ST20: Comparative Magnetospheres * ST01: The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Program: A Coordinated Effort to Understand the Entire Heliosphere For your convenience, a hyperlink version of the announcement of these special sessions at Spring AGU and AOGS along with the abstracts and convener list is available at: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/SAGU_AOGS_05.html More info on the comparative aeronomy newsletters can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Do not hesitate to send recent papers or findings to the discussion group and to share the comparative aeronomy link with colleagues. Wishing you fruitful collaborations and stimulating findings in comparative aeronomy in the New Year, Happy holidays to all of you! Best regards, Marina Galand. Subject: Newsletter #8: International Heliophysical Year + Upcoming meetings Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #8: (1) International Heliophysical Year 2007: What is it? Workshop held in Boulder on February 16-18, 2005 (2) Special sessions at Spring AGU (electronic abstract submission deadline: February 10) (3) Special sessions at AOGS (electronic abstract submission deadline: changed to March 1) Comparative Aeronomy Homepage: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Any comments, inputs, questions? Email Marina Galand (mgaland at bu.edu) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) International Heliophysical Year 2007 * What is it? - How to contribute? * Upcoming IHY North American Community Science Planning Workshop, Boulder, CO, 16-18 February 2005 (http://ihy.gsfc.nasa.gov/events/feb2005_agenda.shtml) (2) Spring AGU Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, 23-27 May 2005 (http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm05/) Electronic abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2005 (http://submissions5.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp) Title of sessions which may be of interest to you (see abstracts through hyperlinks): * SA02: The Response of Planetary Ionospheres to Solar Irradiance * SA07: Comparative Studies of Planetary Thermospheres and Their Dynamics Using GCMs * P02: X-rays From The Solar System And Beyond * P06: Aeronomy of Titan and Saturn: Recent Advances from Cassini/Huygens Observations * SM02: Magnetospheric Physics at Saturn: Is It Earth-Like, Jupiter-Like, or Even Like It Was 25 Years Ago? * SH09: Universal Physical Processes in the Solar System (3) AOGS Meeting, Singapore, 20-24 June 2005 2nd Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (http://www.asiaoceania-conference.org/) Electronic abstract submission deadline: CHANGED TO MARCH 1, 2005 (http://www.asiaoceania-conference.org/submit/abstract.htm) Title of sessions which may be of interest to you (see abstracts through hyperlinks): * PS04: Planets, Comets, and Satellites: Surface, Atmosphere, Ionosphere System and coupling with Magnetosphere SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT * PS05: Cassini/Huygens results and implications for outer planets systems * PS06: Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus * PS14: Recent Progress on Solar System Astronomy with Large Ground-Based Facilities * PS16-ST19: ENA observation: a powerful tool to study the planetary and heliospheric environments * PS17-ST20: Comparative Magnetospheres * ST01: The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Program: A Coordinated Effort to Understand the Entire Heliosphere Subject: Call for abstract submission (March 27): IAGA session GAII02 - Planetary ionospheres and thermospheres Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 From: Michel Blanc <blanc at oamp.fr> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear colleague, As convener of IAGA session GAII02 with H. Waite and G. M. Keating, I would like to kindly invite you to submit an abstract to this session, which is part of the programme of the coming IAGA scientific assembly in Toulouse, France, july 19th to 28th of this year. A detailed description of the scope of this session is given below. As you will see, this session is the place for presentation of many of the most recent results from presently flying space missions such as Mars Express and Cassini, and the ideal place for confrontation of the characteristics of ionosphere/thermosphere systems among solar system objects. We hope so see you in Toulouse. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 27th. You will find all information concerning the Toulouse IAGA assembly on the Assembly web site : www.copernicus.org/IAGA/2005/index.htm Yours very cordially, Michel Blanc ABSTRACT: Planetary ionospheres and thermospheres constitute the outer layer of the planets' upper atmospheres through which they interact with their space environment. In the long term, these layers partly control the loss of chemical species and therefore the evolution of planetary atmospheres. All of these phenomena depend on a diversity of factors: planetary gravity, heliocentric distance, atmospheric/ionospheric species sources and losses, magnetic field intensity and geometry etc. Planetary exploration reveals this diversity in unprecedented detail. This symposium will welcome all contributions to new observations, interpretations and models of planetary thermospheres and ionospheres contributing to the exploration and improved understanding of this diversity and of the underlying "universal" laws controling the planets' upper atmospheres. New results on the Mars, Saturn and Titan upper atmospheres provided by the Mars and Cassini/Huygens missions will be particularly welcome. CONVENER:  M. Blanc, Observatoire Astronomique Marseille Provence, 2 place Le Verrier, 13248 Marseille Cedex 04, France ; tel. + 33 4 95 04 41 59 ; fax + 33 4 95 04 41 58 ; e-mail : blanc at oamp.fr Co-CONVENERS:  H. Waite and G. M. Keating Subject: Newsletter #9: Spring AGU, AOGS, CEDAR, IAGA, IAMAS Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Comparative Aeronomy Colleagues, In the coming 4 months, several international meetings are going to host special sessions on comparative aeronomy and magnetospheres, starting with Spring AGU next week: . 1 - Spring AGU, New Orleans, LA, USA, 23-27 May 2005 * SA02: The Response of Planetary Ionospheres to Solar Irradiance * SA07: Comparative Studies of Planetary Thermospheres and Their Dynamics Using GCMs * P02: X-rays From The Solar System And Beyond * P06: Aeronomy of Titan and Saturn: Recent Advances from Cassini/Huygens Observations * SM02: Magnetospheric Physics at Saturn: Is It Earth-Like, Jupiter-Like, or Even Like It Was 25 Years Ago? * SH09: Universal Physical Processes in the Solar System 2 - AOGS meeting, Singapore, 20-24 June 2005 * PS04: Planets, Comets, and Satellites: Surface, Atmosphere, Ionosphere System and coupling with Magnetosphere SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT * PS05: Cassini/Huygens results and implications for outer planets systems * PS06: Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus * PS14: Recent Progress on Solar System Astronomy with Large Ground-Based Facilities * PS16-ST19: ENA observation: a powerful tool to study the planetary and heliospheric environments * PS17-ST20: Comparative Magnetospheres * ST01: The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Program: A Coordinated Effort to Understand the Entire Heliosphere 3 - CEDAR/GEM meeting, Santa Fe, 26 June - 1 July 2005 (general program + (j5) Comparative magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling workshop) 4 - IAGA meeting, Toulouse, France , July 19-28, 2005: GAII02. Planetary ionospheres and thermospheres 5 - IAMAS meeting, Beijing, China, August 2-11, 2005: I2. Aeronomy of Planetary Atmospheres: Comparative Planetology For more information on the meetings, feel free to consult the comparative aeronomy website: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Hope you can attend and participate to some of these sessions! Do not hesitate to send reports and comments, Best regards, Marina Galand. Subject: Newsletter#10: Fall AGU Date: Thu, 17 August 2005 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION - FALL AGU 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fall AGU meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 5-9 December 2005 Electronic abstract submission deadline: September 8, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SESSION TITLES which may be of interest to you (see abstracts through hyperlinks): * SA09: Comparative Planetology: Atmospheres and Aeronomy * SA05: International Heliophysical Year: Looking Through the Ionospheric Window to the Heliosphere * SA08: Optical Characterization of Extrasolar Planets for the Search for Life * SA11: Frontiers in Aeronomy * SH11: Solar Wind/Environment Interaction at Nonmagnetized Bodies: Mars, Venus, Titan, and the Moon Subject: Comparative Planetology Workshops Date: Thu, 8 November 2005 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Comparative Planetology Workshops Two workshops will be held in late 2005 and early 2006 with the objective of producing a report summarizing the comparative planetology vision and providing specific recommendations for actions by the research community and the funding agencies.  The initial focus will be on atmospheres and aeronomy, but other aspects of Earth and Planetary science will be included as participation grows. The first workshop will be held at the 2005 Fall Meeting of the AGU.  Open oral and poster scientific sessions (SA52A and SA53A, jointly by SPA, A, and P Sections) will be held on Friday 12/9 at Moscone Center West.  A smaller workshop session will occur between 08:30 and 17:00 Saturday 12/10 as an AGU "postmeeting" at the Marriott Hotel (attendance by prior arrangement). The second workshop is being planned for a Friday and Saturday in mid-March at SRI International's office in Arlington, VA.  The Friday session will be open and will include invited presentations of the views of NASA and NSF program managers.  The Saturday session will be devoted to finishing the report, which should be issued in April. The workshops and the report will be summarized in a talk given as part of another special session at the 2006 Joint Assembly, for which a proposal has been submitted. Everyone is encouraged to attend the open sessions.  Please also volunteer two of your Saturdays if you are interested in contributing as a coauthor of the report. For more information or to volunteer as a coauthor, contact David L. Huestis, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, david.huestis at sri.com Collaborators: Sushil K. Atreya, University of Michigan Stephen W. Bougher, University of Michigan Jeffrey M. Forbes, University of Colorado Marina Galand, Boston University / Imperial College London Michael Mendillo, Boston University Larry J. Paxton, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Tom G. Slanger, SRI International Yuk Yung, California Institute of Technology Subject: Newsletter #11: ICS-8, EGU, Spring AGU, Blois, AOGS, AIAA/AAS Date: Fri, 6 January 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #11 !!! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! * Upcoming Meetings relevant to Comparative Aeronomy: 1) ICS-8, March 27-31, 2006 - Abstract submission deadline: January 25, 2006 2) EGU, April 2-7, 2006 - Abstract submission deadline: January 13, 2006 3) Spring AGU, May 23-26, 2006 - Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2006 4) “Planetary Science: challenges and discoveries”, 18th Rencontres de Blois, May 28-June 2, 2006 5) AOGS, July 10-14, 2006 - Abstract submission deadline (extended!): February 15, 2006 6) AIAA/AAS, August 21-24, 2006 - Abstract submission deadline: January 27, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ICS-8, Banff, Canada, March 27-31, 2006 - More info “New Frontiers – Other planetary magnetospheres and cross-disciplinary research” 2) EGU, Vienna, Austria, April 2-7, 2006 - More info PS 3.03: “Outer planets and satellites with an atmosphere” PS 5: “Planetary Plasma Physics” PS 11: “Space weather at other planets” PS 13: “Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres” 3) Spring AGU, Baltimore, MA, USA, May 23-26, 2006 - More info U3: “Comparative Planetology – Atmospheres and Aeronomy” (FORUM!) 4) “Planetary Science: challenges and discoveries”, 18th Rencontres de Blois, May 28-June 2, 2006 - More info 5) AOGS, Singapore, July 10-14, 2006 - More info PS03-ST12: " Comparative Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Magnetospheres" PS06: “Outer planets and satellites with an atmosphere” 6) AIAA/AAS, Keystone, CO, USA, August 21-24, 2006 - More info "New Perspectives on the Satellite Drag Environments of Earth, Mars and Venus” Subject: Comparative Aeronomy - Two recent papers: Zhu (2005) and Galand et al. (2006) Date: Fri, 6 January 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear Comparative Aeronomy Colleague, We would like to call your attention to two recent papers which may be of interest to you: - Zhu X., Dynamics in Planetary Atmospheric Physics: Comparative Studies of Equatorial Superrotation for Venus, Titan, and Earth, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2005. - Galand M., A. Bhardwaj, and S. Chakrabarti, On the Importance of the Cross-Body Approach in Planetary Aeronomy, Advances in Geosciences, in press, 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #12 Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #12 (A) Recent Articles (B) Upcoming Meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) Recent Articles: - Forbes, J.M., S. Bruinsma, F.G. Lemoine, Solar rotation effects on the thermospheres of Mars and Earth, Science, Vol. 312, doi: 10.1126/science.1126389, 2006. introduced by: I.C.F. Mueller-Wodarg, Exploring other worlds to learn more about our own, Science, Vol. 312, doi: 10.1126/science1128497, 2006. - Mendillo M., P. Withers, D. Hinson, H. Rishbeth, and B. Reinisch, Effects of Solar Flares on the ionosphere of Mars, Science, Vol. 311, doi: 10.1126/science.1122099, February 24, 2006 (includes comparison with Earth) - Galand M., A. Bhardwaj, and S. Chakrabarti, On the Importance of the Cross-Body Approach in Planetary Aeronomy, Advances in Geosciences, in press, 2006. (updated version) - Zhu X., Dynamics in Planetary Atmospheric Physics: Comparative Studies of Equatorial Superrotation for Venus, Titan, and Earth, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2005. (updated version) - Prangé R., L. Pallier, K.C. Hansen, R. Howard, A. Vourlidas, R. Courtin, and C. Parkinson, An Interplanetary shock traced by Planetary Auroral Storms from the Sun to Saturn, Nature, Vol. 432, doi: 10.1038 /nature02986, November 4, 2004. Please, do not hesitate to send us references of your recent comparative aeronomy articles!!! (email: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu) (B) Upcoming Meetings relevant to Comparative Aeronomy: (B.1) Spring AGU, May 23-26, 2006 - U52A, U53A [this Friday (May 26)!] : “Comparative Planetology – Atmospheres and Aeronomy”: - Discussion of comparative aeronomy initiatives at the end of the session (U53A) - Zhu X., Comparative Studies of Equatorial Superrotation in Planetary Atmospheres, expanded version of Spring AGU invited presentation, Baltimore, May 2006. (B.2) “Planetary Science: challenges and discoveries”, 18th Rencontres de Blois, May 28-June 2, 2006 - More info (B.3) AOGS, July 10-14, 2006 - More info PS03-ST12: " Comparative Planetary Atmospheres, Ionospheres, and Magnetospheres" PS06: “Outer planets and satellites with an atmosphere" (B.4) COSPAR, Beijing, China , July 16-23, 2006 C3.2 Planetary Upper Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Magnetospheres C4.4 Progress on the Jupiter International Reference Atmosphere (JIRA) and Initial Consideration of Reference Atmospheres for Saturn and Titan (SIRA and TIRA) D1.2 Heliophysical Processes: Towards the International Heliophysical Year 2007 D3.3 Comparative Magnetospheres (B.5) AIAA/AAS, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit, August 21-24, 2006 - More info "New Perspectives on the Satellite Drag Environments of Earth, Mars and Venus” (B.6) EPSC #1, Berlin, Germany, September 18-22, 2006 ** Abstract submission deadline: June 14, 2006 ** http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2006/ [Check: programme --> Call-for-Papers] PA1 Atmospheric Structure, Dynamics and Composition PA2 Nitrogen in the stellar systems PA4 Comparative exospheres : From the upper atmospheres of Solar System gas giants to extra-solar Hot Jupiters (Oral session) MA1 Comparative Magnetospheres (Panel Discussion) MA2 Interaction of the Solar Wind with Surfaces and with Atmospheres (Oral session) MA3 Neutral-Plasma Interactions for Planets, Moons, Asteroids and Comets (Oral session) MA4 Space Weather and its Planetary Connection (workshop) MA6 Comparative Auroras (workshop) MA7 Planetary Radio Emissions (Panel Discussion) MA8 Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning in the Solar System (Oral Session) MA9 Planetary Magnetism (Oral Session) ON7 The early atmosphere of Earth and Earth-like planets (Oral Session) ... among many other sessions of possible interest to comparative aeronomers! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #13 Date: Wed, 28 June 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #13 (A) Recent Articles (B) AGU U3 Presentations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) Recent Articles: - Bhardwaj A., X-ray emission from Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth: A short review, published in Advances in Geosciences (by World Scientific), Vol.3 (planetary science), 215-230, 2006. - Zhu X., Maintenance of equatorial superrotation in the atmospheres of Venus and Titan, Planet. Space Sci., Vol. 54, 761-773, 2006. (B) AGU U3 Presentations: PRESENTATIONS GIVEN DURING THE U03 session, Spring AGU, Baltimore, MA, USA, May 23-26, 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Fall AGU special session on planetary aeronomy Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 From: Art Richmond <richmond at hao.ucar.edu > To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu 2006 Fall AGU special session on planetary aeronomy At the 2006 Fall AGU Meeting it is planned to have a special session on planetary aeronomy. Abstracts should be submitted to session SA01 (SPA-Aeronomy General Contributions, Including Planetary Aeronomy). If a sufficient number of abstracts on planetary aeronomy are received, it is expected there will be an oral as well as a poster session dedicated to this topic. We encourage you to present your latest results. Please note that the hard abstract deadline is 2006 September 7, 2359 UT (see www.agu.org/meetings/fm06/). Art Richmond and Steve Bougher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #14 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #14 Presentations from the Comparative Aurora workshop (EPSC#1) Invited presentations given at the Comparative Aurora workshop held during the European Planetary Science Congress meeting (EPSC #1) in Berlin this September are available: Introduction & Discussion (Marina Galand and Renée Prangé) Randy Gladstone (SWRI, USA): Planetary X-ray auroras (cross-body comparison) [abstract] Tom Stallard (UCL, UK): Infrared aurora in the Solar System (cross-body comparison) [abstract] Dave Brain (UC Berkeley, USA) and François Leblanc (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France): Aurora at planets lacking global magnetic fields (solar wind-ionosphere interaction) [abstract] Mervyn Freeman (BAS, UK): Auroral complexity (multi-scale approach) [abstract] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #15 Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #15 (1) The Future of Space Explorations: Solutions to Earthly Problems? SYMPOSIUM at Boston University, April 12-14, 2007 (2) SPECIAL SESSIONS at Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU): Sessions SA22A(oral) and SA33A(poster): "Planetary Aeronomy" (3) CALL FOR PAPERS: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007: Session PS2.5 "Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres" (4) CALL FOR PAPERS: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007: Session PS3.0 "Outer planets and satellites" (5) CALL FOR PAPERS: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics: ASII014: Planetary Ionospheres/Thermospheres [Joint IAGA] (6) CALL FOR PAPERS: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 2007: JMS012: Planetary Atmospheres and Their Evolution [Joint IAMAS] (7) CALL FOR PAPERS: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 2007: JMS013:Aeronomy of Planetary Atmospheres: Comparative Planetology [Joint IAMAS] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The Future of Space Explorations: Solutions to Earthly Problems? Symposium at Boston University Boston, MA, USA, April 12-14, 2007 Join us at Boston University to plan the next 50 years of space exploration. We will consider scientific and technological issues resulting in discoveries such as Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars and observational evidence for dark energy. We will be interested in questions such as the viability of space tourism, entertainment, colonization and resource mining to solve problems on the Earth. We will discuss the need for, and maturity of, alternative propulsion systems within the next 50 years. We will debate the intriguing question of extraterrestrial intelligence, the tantalizing possibility of biological evolutionary paths that may be significantly different from those seen on the Earth and the theological and social implications of such discoveries. For more information on the symposium, the confirmed speakers, or on the registration (limited seating), you can consult: http://www.bu.edu/pardee/events/conferences/2007/SPACE/MASTER/index.html Contact person: Prof. S. Chakrabarti (supc at bu.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11-15, 2006 Sessions on "Planetary Aeronomy": - SA22A(oral): Tuesday morning - SA33A(poster): Wednesday afternoon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #16 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #16 (at last!) (1) CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue of the JQSRT "Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres" (21 September 07) (2) The Future of Space Explorations: Solutions to Earthly Problems? SYMPOSIUM at Boston University, April 12-14, 2007 (3) SPECIAL SESSIONS AT: European Geosciences Union (4) SPECIAL SESSIONS at: Spring American Geophysical Union (5) SPECIAL SESSIONS at: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (6) SPECIAL SESSIONS at: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT) on: "Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres" Submission deadline: 21 September 2007 Guest Editors: Laurence Rothman, Javier Martin-Tores, Jean-Marie Flaud More on the call, topics, and guidelines for submissions in the .pdf file here! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) The Future of Space Explorations: Solutions to Earthly Problems? Symposium at Boston University Boston, MA, USA, April 12-14, 2007 Join us at Boston University to plan the next 50 years of space exploration. We will consider scientific and technological issues resulting in discoveries such as Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars and observational evidence for dark energy. We will be interested in questions such as the viability of space tourism, entertainment, colonization and resource mining to solve problems on the Earth. We will discuss the need for, and maturity of, alternative propulsion systems within the next 50 years. We will debate the intriguing question of extraterrestrial intelligence, the tantalizing possibility of biological evolutionary paths that may be significantly different from those seen on the Earth and the theological and social implications of such discoveries. For more information on the symposium, the confirmed speakers, or on the registration (limited seating), you can consult: http://www.bu.edu/pardee/events/conferences/2007/SPACE/MASTER/index.html Contact person: Prof. S. Chakrabarti (supc at bu.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #17 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #17 (1) X-ray review papers by Anil Bharwaj et al. (2) Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets (MOP): Abstract deadline: 13 April 07 (3) SPECIAL SESSIONS AT: European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC#2): Abstract deadline: 1 May 07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) X-ray review papers by Anil Bhardwaj et al.: * Bhardwaj A., et al., X-rays from Solar System Objects, Planetary and Space Science, in press, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2006.11.009, 2007. * Bhardwaj A. and C.M. Lisse, X-Rays in the Solar System, Chapter 35 in Encyclopedia of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, Edited by L. A. McFadden, P. R. Weissman, and T. V. Johnson, pp. 637-685, Academic Press, 2007. * Link of Current and Past Posted Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Chapman Conference on Mars Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 From: Dana Crider <crider at cua.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu 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) Deadline for Abstracts: September 15, 2007 Deadline for Travel Assistance Applications: September 15, 2007 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #18 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #18 (1) Call for papers for sessions PS4.0 and PS7, EGU 2008: Abstract deadline: 14 January 2008 (2) Call for papers for session PS07-ST31, AOGS 2008: Abstract deadline (extended!): 7 February 2008 (3) Call for papers for session C32, COSPAR 2008: Abstract deadline: 17 February 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Mars Express data workshops Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 From: Olivier Witasse <owitasse at rssd.esa.int> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu Dear colleague, ESA is organizing training workshops on Mars Express data, targeted to the science community at large. Mars Express Data Workshops are intended to provide users of the Planetary Science Archive (PSA: http://www.rssd.esa.int/PSA/ ) and scientists interested in exploring and using ESA Mars Express data the possibiilty to meet members of Instrument Teams and get experience with basic data handling, processing and integration. Both scientific & technical lectures and hands-on are planned. The 1st Mars Express Data Workshop was held on 11-15 June 2007, at the ESAC establishment of ESA in Villafranca del Castillo (Madrid, Spain), and focussed on HRSC and OMEGA data. A follow-on workshop on HRSC and OMEGA is being planned in Washington University, St. Louis (USA), 21-23 May 2008. Required: knowledge of IDL. A Data Workshop will be organised on 9-11 June 2008, at ESAC, and will focus on: June 9: Radio-Science data: radio-occultation data (neutral atmosphere and ionosphere) June 10 and 11: MARSIS data: subsurface and ionosphere data Useful: knowledge of MATLAB Information and updates will be available at the web page: http://www.rssd.esa.int/mexdataworkshops/ The attendance is limited to about 25 persons. First come, first served. If you are interested by attending the workshop in May on HRSC and OMEGA, please contact Thomas W Thompson <Thomas.W.Thompson at jpl.nasa.gov> . If you are interested by attending the workshop in June on Radio-Science and MARSIS at ESAC, please send me an email with the following information: - Name - Institution - Level: student, PhD, Post doc, ... - Interest for which data set: Radio-Science, Marsis ionosphere, Marsis subsurface Do not hesitate to forward this message to your colleagues. Best Regards, Olivier Witasse Mars Express Deputy Project Scientist European Space Agency Mail: owitasse at rssd.esa.int ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #19 Date: Sun, 20 July 2008 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #19 (1) Job Announcement (IRF, Kiruna) (2) Call for posters at IHY Chapman conference on Universal Heliophysical Processes (3) Special sessions at EPSC 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Job Announcement (IRF, Kiruna) From: Stas Barabash <stas at irf.se> A position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Solar System Space Physics is available at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna (IRF). The research field is the solar wind interaction with the solar system bodies; upper atmosphere and ionosphere; and planetary atmosphere evolution. The focus is on Mars and analysis of data from the Mars Express mission. For comparative studies, data from other institutes’ missions, Venus Express, Chandrayaan, Phobos-Grunt as well as numerical simulations can be used. A successful candidate will join the Solar System Physics and Space Technology Programme of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna and will be a faculty member at the Luleå University of Technology in Luleå. In addition to research the successful candidate is expected to participate in supervision of Ph. D. and M. Sc. students. The position is for 4 years. Candidates should have a Ph. D. degree in Space Physics. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed their Ph. D. after August 20, 2003. Applications including a short (1 page) description of research interests, a full CV and publication list and the names of three professional referees, should be sent to: The Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Registrator, P.O. Box 812, SE-981 28 Kiruna Sweden. Please make reference to "Dnr 31-180/08". The deadline for applications is August 20, 2008. More information may be obtained from the Programme Head, Prof. Stas Barabash (stas at irf.se), +46-980-79122. Union representatives are Urban Brändström (SACO), phone +46 980 79126 and Herman Andersson (ST) phone +46 980 79034. Information about the Solar System Physics and Space Technology programme is available at http://www.irf.se/program/p3/ . See http://www.irf.se/Topical/Vacancies/?group=P3&vacid=6&chosen=topical (2) Call for posters at IHY/AGU Chapman Conference on Universal Heliophysical Processes From: Nancy Crooker <crooker at bu.edu> Where: Mulberry Inn, Savannah, Georgia (USA) When: 10-14 November 2008 Why: To foster the IHY science theme of establishing physical laws that govern magnetically organized matter and its interaction with gravitationally organized matter, independent of location and initial conditions Format: Focus will be on extended discussion following a limited number of invited papers; contributed papers will be poster papers Abstract submission and pre-registration now open at the conference website: http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2008/gcall Deadline: 12 September 2008 Conveners Nancy Crooker, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Marina Galand, Imperial College, London, UK Program Committee Terry Forbes, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA Joe Giacalone, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Wing Ip, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan Chris Owen , University College London, Surrey, England, UK George Siscoe, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Roger Smith, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Jan-Erik Wahlund, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden Gary Zank, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA (3) Special sessions at EPSC 2008, September 21-26, 2008 GA1: Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres SB7: Comparative science of planetary Moons MG1: Radio emission from the Sun, the planets, the heliosphere and the exoplanets MG2: Planetary Magnetospheres, Ionospheres, and Auroras MG3: Solar Wind Interaction with Exospheres of Weakly and Non-Magnetized Planets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #20 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2008 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #20 (1) Job Announcement (ESA) (2) Call for papers to be published in a PSS special issue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Job Announcement (ESA) From: Olivier Witasse <owitasse at rssd.esa.int> ESA Postdoctoral Fellowships in Space Science The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science Programme. Areas of research include planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the summer or fall of 2009. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2008. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can be found on the world-wide web at this address: http://www.rssd.esa.int/fellowship Questions on the scientific aspects of the ESA Fellowship Programme in Space Science not answered in the above pages can be sent by e-mail to the fellowship coordinator, Guido De Marchi, at the address fellowship at rssd.esa.int (2) Call for papers to be published in a PSS special issue From: Athena Coustenis <Athena.Coustenis at obspm.fr> CALL FOR PAPERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL PSS ISSUE Dear colleagues, If you have recently given a presentation concerning outer planets and their systems at one of the 2008 Planetary meetings (EGU, AOGS, etc) or are planning to give a talk at this year's upcoming meetings (EPSC, etc) you may be interested to know that we are planning to put together a new special issue of Planetary and Space Science on the subject of the sessions : "Surfaces and atmospheres of the outer planets, their satellites and ring systems, Part V". All papers presented in these meetings (solicited, contributed oral and posters) and concerning results on the outer planets and their systems, as well as laboratory or modeling work for the analysis of such data, are welcome to an article in this issue of PSS. AS A FIRST STEP WE'D LIKE TO HAVE AN INDICATION OF INTEREST FROM THE AUTHORS SO AS TO KNOW HOW MANY PAPERS MIGHT BE EXPECTED. SO PLEASE SEND US SUCH AN INDICATION BY SEPTEMBER 12 2008 AND PREFERABLY BEFORE. The usual refereeing process is applied for publication in PSS. For this, we would like to ask you to please give us 3-4 names of potential reviewers when you submit your manuscript. The deadline for submission of the manuscripts for this issue will be October 31, 2008. We do not have a specific page limitation. Submitted manuscripts should be written in good, grammatical English. Care should be taken to ensure that the wording is matter of fact and not superfluous. The text should be long enough to deal with the subject in a scientific manner, and this varies depending on the subject being handled. Authors are invited to submit their paper in the appropriate PSS electronic format to one of the guest editors (see hereafter). For further instructions see the attached files with guidelines for the authors. The requirements for the preparation of the manuscripts are as indicated in the PSS Guide for Authors. The general instructions requested by Elsevier for the preparation of the manuscripts are also available on their web site : http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors And http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaper We very much hope that you'll take advantage of this great opportunity and look forward to seeing your contribution. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND US A LETTER OF INDICATION OF INTEREST FOR SUBMITTING SUCH AN ARTICLE ASAP. With best regards, The Conveners/Editors (Athena Coustenis <Athena.Coustenis at obspm.fr>) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #21 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #21 (1) Call for papers: "Comparative Planetology: Venus-Earth-Mars" (see below) - Abstract deadline: March 2, 2009 (2) Call for papers: AGU 2009 Joint Assembly - Abstract deadline: March 4, 2009 P05: Planetary Atmospheres: Dynamics, Chemistry, Climate, and Couplings (Venus, Earth, Mars) P06: Comparative Studies of Planetary Magnetospheres (3) Call for papers: AOGS 2009 - Abstract deadline: March 15, 2009 PS14: Comparative Planetology: Solar and Extra-Solar Planets PS01: Ionized environments of magnetized planets compared PS07: Comprehensive Understanding of Small Solar System Bodies PS11: Outer planets and satellites with an atmosphere PS12: Laboratory Planetary Sciences ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Comparative Planetology: Venus-Earth-Mars From: Olivier Witasse <owitasse at rssd.esa.int> The International Conference on Comparative Planetology: Venus-Earth-Mars will take place on 11-15 May 2009 at ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Further information on the scientific content, as well as on practical aspects, is available on the conference website: *_http://www.rssd.esa.int/eslab-2009/_ The abstract submission deadline for this ESLAB-09 conference is 02 March 2009. We are looking forward your enthusiastic participation. Best regards, Agustin Chicarro, and the Local Organizing Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Comparative Aeronomy Newsletter #22 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 From: Marina Galand <mgaland at bu.edu> To: aeronomy-sol-sys-l at bu.edu COMPARATIVE AERONOMY NEWSLETTER #22 (1) Post-doctoral position in comparative aeronomy (2) Outer Planet missions: EJSM goes ahead, TSSM for possible, later implementation (3) IAU Symposium No.264, "Solar and Stellar Variability Impact on Earth and Planets", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3-7 August 2009 - Abstract deadline: March 1, 2009 (more info here) (4) Call for papers: AGU 2009 Joint Assembly - Abstract deadline: March 4, 2009 P05: Planetary Atmospheres: Dynamics, Chemistry, Climate, and Couplings (Venus, Earth, Mars) P06: Comparative Studies of Planetary Magnetospheres U6: Connecting Atmospheric, Space, and Planetary Sciences ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Post-doctoral position in comparative aeronomy From: Roger Yelle <yelle at lpl.arizona.edu> Dear Colleagues, I would like to hire a post doc to work on several projects regarding the composition and chemistry of the atmospheres of Mars and Titan. Precise responsibilities depend on the interests and expertise of the successful applicant, however the work will be a mix of data analysis and interpretation. I can guarantee support for two years. Please let me know if you know of any potential candidates and feel free to distribute this email to other colleagues. Best Regards, Roger Yelle Dept. of Planetary Sciences University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~yelle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparative Aeronomy Homepage: http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/cp-aeronomy/aeronomy-sol-sys.html Your input is needed! Please email Marina Galand (m.galand at imperial.ac.uk) about comparative aeronomy publications, job announcements, and sessions or workshops at upcoming meetings. Thanks! Back to comparative aeronomy homepage.