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Monday 23 July 2007
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome address
M. Blanc
Introduction - Chaiperson: J.P. Lebreton
9:15 – 10:15
A REVIEW OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
Y. Yair
10:15 – 10:45
GLOBAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IN SOLAR SYSTEM ATMOSPHERES
K. Aplin
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee Break

The Global Electric Circuit - Chairpersons: K. Aplin / M. Rycroft
11:15 – 12:00
MEASUREMENTS OF NON-THUNDERSTORM TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY
G. Harrison
12:00 – 12:45
OVERVIEW OF DEMETER SCIENTIFIC RESULTS IN RELATION TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS WORKSHOP
M. Parrot
12:45 – 13:15
Discussion & other contributions to the session
14:15 – 15:00
ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY AT SATURN (“THE SATURN EXAMPLE”)
G. Fischer et al.
15:00 – 15:45
THE CONDUCTIVITY OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE, AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF THE GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
M. Rycroft et al.
15:45 – 16:15
Tea Break

16:15 – 17:00
THE EARTH'S SURFACE/SUBSURFACE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
M. Uyeshima
17:00 – 17:45
THE SCHUMANN RESONANCE: A TOOL FOR EXPLORING THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUBSURFACE OF THE PLANETS AND THEIR SATELLITES
F. Simoes et al.
17:45 – 18:30
Discussion of the book layout & other contributions to the session
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Ionisation Processes in Planetary Atmospheres - Chairpersons: G. Harrison / H. Tammet
9:00 – 9:45
ENERGETIC PARTICLES IN THE TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERE
G. Bazilevskaya
9:45 – 10:30
COSMIC RAY INDUCED IONIZATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE ON DIFFERENT TIME SCALES
I. Usoskin et al.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45
ATMOSPHERIC IONS: COMPOSITION, PROCESSES, AND ROLES
F. Arnold
11:45 – 12:30
Discussion & other contributions to the session
14:00 – 14:45
CHARGE IN PARTICLE NUCLEATION
Jan Kazil
14:45 – 15:30
ION AEROSOL PHYSICS IN ATMOSPHERES
S. Tripathi et al.
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break

16:00 – 16:45
METEORIC IONS IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
G. J. Molina-Cuberos
16:45 – 17:30
Discussion of the book layout & other contributions to the session
Wednesday 25 July 2007
Hazards and Measurements Related to Lightning - Chairpersons: J.-P. Lebreton / J.-J. Berthelier
9:00 – 9:30
LIGHTNING MEASUREMENTS BY RADIO INTERFEROMETER FROM THE GROUND AND THE SPACE
Z. Kawasaki
9:30 – 10:00
TARANIS – A MICRO-SATELLITE PROJECT DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF IMPULSIVE TRANSFERS OF ENERGY BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT
R. Roussel Dupré et al.
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:00
IN-SITU INSTRUMENTATION AND OBSERVATIONS
J.-J. Berthelier et al.
11:00 – 11:30
GROUND-BASED AND SPACE-BASED RADIO OBSERVATIONS OF PLANETARY LIGHTNING
P. Zarka (Given by G. Fisher)
11:30 – 12:00
ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY HAZARDS TO SPACE VEHICLES, INSTRUMENTATION AND ASTRONAUTS
R. Lorenz
12:00 – 12:30
Discussion of the book layout & other contributions to the session
Thursday 26 July 2007
Charging formation - Chairperson: Y. Yair
9:00 – 9:45
CHARGE SEPARATION MECHANISMS IN CLOUDS
C. Saunders
9:45 – 10:30
CHARGE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS IN THUNDERSTORMS
M. Stoltzenburg et al.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45
ELECTRIFICATION OF VOLCANIC PLUMES
M. James
11:45 – 12:30
Discussion & other contributions to the session
14:00 – 14:45
ELECTRIC ACTIVITY AND DUST LIFTING ON EARTH AND BEYOND
N. Renno et al.
14:45 – 15:30
CHARGING OF PLANETARY RINGS
A. Graps
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break

16:00 – 16:45
FORMATION OF CHARGE LAYERS IN THE ATMOSPHERE
E. Mareev
16:45 – 17:30
Discussion of the book layout & other contributions to the session


The Japanese mission to Venus
Y. Takahashi
Friday 27 July 2007
Physics of discharges - Chairpersons: R. Treumann, Z. Klos, M. Parrot
08:45-09:00
PHYSICS OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES - AN INFORMAL INTRODUCTION
R. Treumann
09:00-09:30
KINETIC CALCULATIONS OF RUNAWAY AND CONVENTIONAL BREAKDOWN IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
R. Roussel-Dupre et al.
09:30-10:00
THE SPOKES OF SATURN’S RINGS: THE RESULT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY?
G. Jones
10:00-10:30
BLUE JETS FORMATION AND EFFECTS IN THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE
E. Mishin et al.
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-11:30
SPRITE-ASSOCIATED TRANSIENT ELECTRIC FIELDS AND INFRASOUND WAVES AS A SORCE OF LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS IN THE IONOSPHERE.
S. Shalimov
11:30-12:00
IONISATION PRODUCTION IN RELATION TO SPRITES AND ELVES
A. Mika
12:00-12:30
MAGNETIC SIGNATURES OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN A FREQUENCY RANGE BELOW THE SCHUMANN RESONANCE T. Bösinger et al.
14:00 – 14:45
Summarising discussion

14:45 – 15:30
Plan for the book