Session Details | |
Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
Session Title | General Session for Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere |
Main Convener | Dr. Nanan Balan (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom) |
Co-convener(s) | Prof. Shigeto Watanabe (Hokkaido University, Japan) |
Session Description | Contributions addressing issues in MLT, and Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere physics, which are not covered in any of the special sessions, are solicited to this general session. The topics for this general session include mean winds, tides and waves in MLT region and thermosphere, equatorial and auroral electrojets, sporadic E and metallic layers, anomalies in ionosphere and thermosphere, TEC and tomography, ionospheric indication of earthquake, plasma irregularities including plasma bubbles, spread F and scintillations, air glow, TIDs and TADs, thermospheric and ionospheric storms, and space weather. Contributions using local and global in situ and ground-based observations, and theoretical and numerical modelling are solicited. |