| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Comparative Planetology |
| Main Convener | Dr. Anil Bhardwaj (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Yasumasa Kasaba (Tohoku University, Japan) Prof. Yongha Kim (Chungnam National University, Korea, South) Dr. Marina Galand (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) Dr. Tariq Majeed (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) Dr. Francois Leblanc (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France) Dr. Mao-Chang Liang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) |
| Session Description | The solar system contains a variety of planetary bodies, which present unique and interesting combinations of atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres. These regions are connected to the solar wind on one end and a surface, ocean or deep atmosphere on the other, thus providing an environment of complex coupling processes between neutral-plasma systems. Studying them in a comparative manner enhances our thinking and knowledge about processes and physical phenomena occurring in these regions under different conditions. This symposium will address observational, theoretical and modeling studies pertaining to physical, chemical, and dynamical processes occurring in atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres of planets, moons, and comets. It will also address on any given body the coupling processes among different regions and their coupling with the solar wind. The session will encourage presentations that use a comparative approach to a phenomenon occurring in different planetary environments and will include both invited and contributed presentations. Innovative experimental techniques and ideas for missions to study surface-atmosphere-magnetosphere systems on planetary bodies will also be welcome. This will be a joint PS-ST session. |