| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Atmospheric Coupling Processes in the Sun-Earth System |
| Main Convener | Dr. Duggirala Pallamraju (Physical Research Laboratory, India) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Charles Lin (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) Dr. Gang Lu (National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States) |
| Session Description | The Earth’s atmospheric regions are intricately coupled to one another via various dynamical, chemical, and electrodynamical processes. However, the manner in which the coupling takes place from the Sun and/or the magnetosphere and from the lower atmosphere is a question that is yet to be completely understood. The time scales of energy inputs varies from hours to days (e.g., Space Weather), to months (e.g., seasons), to years (Solar cycles). In recent years, research on interactions of the Sun-Earth system has grown manifolds but a systematic characterization of the coupling processes as well as their causal relationship are still lacking. The coupling processes include the modulations of waves from low to high altitudes, dynamical and electrodynamical interactions and compositional changes at different latitudinal regions of the globe. This session solicits papers dealing with experiments, observations, modeling, and data analysis that describe the effects of the various coupling processes within the Sun-Earth System. Results from the coordinated observational campaigns of Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) program are particularly welcome. |