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First Meeting

ISSI Bern, 29 January - 2 February 2007

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Agenda

Monday 29 January 2007

10:00-12:30 (Anna Belehaki, Jean Lilensten)

bulletOpening Remarks
bulletOverview of the objectives
bulletEvaluation of the current status

12:30 � 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 � 17:00 ( Mauro Messerotti, Veronique Delouille, Anna Belehaki)

bulletUse of solar observations and models (eg. magneto-hydrodynamic models of flux tubes) for predicting energetic particle events
bulletUse of solar observations and models for predicting coronal mass ejections
bulletModelling and prediction of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) which affects atmospheric density and hence drag on satellites at low Earth orbit altitudes
bulletEffects of solar activity on the ionosphere

 

Tuesday 30 January 2007

The radiation environment of the Earth (Rami Vanio, Daniel Heynderickx, Erwin Fl�ckiger, Laurent Desorgher)

10:00 � 12:30

bulletObservations of ionizing and neutral radiation on-ground and in near-Earth space
bulletThe use of neutron monitor and muon telescope observations in monitoring and forecasting space weather
bulletEmpirical and physical models of interplanetary fluxes and fluences of solar and galactic cosmic rays
bulletInteraction of solar and galactic cosmic rays with Earth's magnetosphere

12:30 � 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 � 17:00

bulletInteraction of solar and galactic cosmic rays with Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere
bulletEmpirical and physical models of trapped radiation
bulletPlasma waves in the radiation belts
bulletRadiation effects on technology and human health

 

Wednesday 31 January 2007

Interaction of solar wind disturbances with the Earth (Stefaan Poedts, Blai Sanahuja, Ermanno Amata)

10:00 - 12:30

bulletModelling the propagation of observed coronal mass ejections (CME) through the interplanetary medium to predict their arrival at Earth
bulletModelling and predicting the geomagnetic storms and ionospheric current systems from observations of the solar wind made by ACE

12:30 � 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 � 17:00

bulletModelling the electric fields induced in the ground by geomagnetic storms
bulletDatabase of recorded effects of geomagnetic storms on technological systems

 

Thursday 1 February 2007

Space Weather Observations and Services (Anna Belehaki, Jean Lilensten, Ermanno Amata, Iwona Stanislawska, Mauro Messerotti, Daniel Heynderickx)

10:00 � 12:30

bulletThe state of the art in space weather observational activities and data management in Europe
bulletThe state of the art in models and tools for the study, forecast and prediction of space weather in Europe
bulletThe requirements of the users � including the European industry - for space weather products

12:30 � 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 � 17:00

bulletConcept maps relevant to Space Weather
bulletEducation and outreach Space Weather activities
bulletThe European Space Weather Portal
bulletNOAA tables

 

Friday 2 February 2007

(Anna Belehaki, Jean Lilensten)  

10:00 � 11:00 Evaluation of the progress achieved

11:30 � 12:30 Plans for the continuation of the project

12:30 � 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 � 15:00 Summary and conclusions

 

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