PASI School/Workshop (6-day Program)

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SUNDAY, 3 October 2010
20:00- Icebreaker/Reception
School/Workshop Schedule
MONDAY, 4 October:  Atmospheric Dynamics
08:30-09:00Levato/Brunini/JanchesWelcome and Introduction
09:00-10:30R. Garcia (NCAR)Introduction to Dynamics and Transport PDF Bibliography
10:30-11:00Break
11:00-12:30R. Lieberman (NWRA)Tides in the Middle Atmosphere PDF
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
14:30-16:00D. Fritts (NWRA)Nonlinear Gravity Wave Dynamics, Instabilities and Turbulence, and their Atmospheric Effects PDF
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:00J. Alexander (NWRA)Estimating Gravity Wave Momentum Fluxes from Observations PDF
18:00-19:00Student presentations

TUESDAY, 5 October:  Atmospheric Chemistry
09:00-10:30A. Smith (NCAR)HOX-OX Chemistry of the Mesosphere Tutorial Bibliography
10:30-11:00Break
11:30-12:30D. Janches (CoRA)Astronomical properties of meteoroids and their impact on MLT aeronomy PDF
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
14:30-16:00J. Plane (U. of Leeds)MLT Metal Chemistry PDF
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:00D. Marsh (NCAR)Mesospheric Ice Clouds: Observations and Theory PDF
18:00-19:00Student presentations

WEDNESDAY, 6 October:  Long-term trends;  Ionosphere, Part I
09:00-10:30G. Brasseur (NCAR)Long-term trends in the MLT PDF
10:30-11:00Break
11:00-12:30L. Dyrud (APL/JHU)Meteor and Ionospheric Plasma Physics PDF
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
17:00-Social program and School banquet

THURSDAY, 7 October:  Ionosphere, Part II
09:00-10:30M. Abdu (INPE)Equatorial Spread F/Plasma Bubble Irregularities PDF
10:30-11:00Break
11:00-12:30F. Azpilicueta (UNLP)Ionospheric Anomalies PDF
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
14:30-16:00C. Brunini (UNLP)Gobal Ionospheric Model based on GNNS Data PDF
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:30Student presentations

FRIDAY, 8 October:  Observational techniques, Part I
09:00-10:30M. Taylor (USU)Investigating mesospheric phenomena and dynamics using imaging techniques PDF
10:30-11:00Break
11:00-12:30C. Martinis (BU)Optical diagnostics of ionospheric processes at low and mid latitudes PDF References
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
14:30-16:00B. Clemesha (INPE)Lidar for atmospheric studies: Past developments and present capabilities Notes Slides References
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:30Student presentations

SATURDAY, 9 October:  Observational techniques, Part II
09:00-10:30W. Hocking (UWO)MST Radar Observations of Turbulence and Gravity Wave Breaking PDF
10:30-11:00Break
11:00-12:30C. Heinselman (SRI International)Incoherent Scatter Radar PDF
12:30-14:30Lunch and informal discussions
14:30-16:00C. Valladares (BC)LISN: A network of GPS receivers, ionosondes and magnetometers PDF
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:30Roundtable discussion, closing remarks