Final Circular – Workshop of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) – Dust devils
16 – 20 February 2015
Conveners
Matthew Balme (Open University, UK)
Ralph Lorenz (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, USA)
Lynn Neakrase (New Mexico State University, USA)
Dennis Reiss (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany)
Angelo Pio Rossi (Jacobs University, Germany)
Aymeric Spiga (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France)
John Zarnecki (ISSI Bern).
Local organisation: Jennifer Fankhauser-Zaugg, ISSI, Jennifer.Fankhauser@issibern.ch
Phone: +41 31 631 48 96, Fax: +41 31 631 48 97
Objectives of the Workshop
The impact of dust devils on the climate of Earth and Mars is poorly understood, so the main goal of the proposed workshop is to quantify the contribution of dust entrainment by dust devils on Earth and Mars. Many recent studies in the last years improved our knowledge in specific areas of dust devil processes (i.e., terrestrial field and laboratory measurements, remote sensing and rover measurements on Mars, progress in numerical models), but the wealth of new information was never combined to quantify the global dust contribution by dust devils on Earth and Mars.
The Workshop will review observations and theory of dust devils on Earth and Mars as well as their effects on the atmosphere and climate on both planets.
The workshop will cover the following main them:
- Observations and measurements (Earth & Mars)
- Theoretical / Modeling / Laboratory (Earth & Mars)
- Impact on Atmospheres and Climate (Earth & Mars)
Short presentations by those attending will be structured around the above headings. This list could, subject to discussion and assessment at the Workshop, become the set of chapter headings for the ISSI book. All of those attending will be expected to contribute to one or more of the chapters or for the discussions during the talks.
Product
Following the Workshop, its output will be published as a volume in the Space Science Series of ISSI by Springer, in parallel with the publication of the papers in Space Science Reviews. It is expected that a total of about 4 sections and between 10 and 15 review style and quality papers, submitted to the usual refereeing process will be published in the book. Papers will be based on talks presented at the Workshop and will reflect the discussions that will be held among the participants during the Workshop. A realistic schedule for the publication of the contributions will be discussed and agreed at the end of the Workshop.
Advice to Speakers
The conveners would like to remind the speakers that ISSI workshops differ in many ways from other, larger gatherings called “workshop”. The guiding spirit of the ISSI workshops is interaction between the attendees who are representing, in this case, all aspects of dust devils on Earth and Mars. The resulting multi-author chapters should provide a broad view of the current status of this important discipline but, the Workshop should focus on the future directions of the subject – what we are seeking to achieve in the future and what we need to do to get there. This latter aspect includes new missions, new instrumentation and observing methodologies, new analysis techniques and the development of theory. With this in mind, presenters are encouraged to spend a fraction of their talks in addressing future directions and challenges and the barriers that need to be overcome. We anticipate that the extended discussion sessions will seek to emphasize also these aspects.
Location
The Workshop will be held at the International Space Science Institute, Hallerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland (See Logistics).
Attendance
This will be by invitation only. The draft version of the Workshop programme is attached to this 2nd circular.
Young scientists
Under its special programme for supporting young scientists, ISSI will invite four to five early career scientists, within two years of their PhD, to take a full part in the Workshop.
Funding
ISSI will provide the subsistence costs (hotel and a per diem to cover meals) to all participants but not the travel costs. There will be no registration fee for the Workshop.
Travelling to Bern
Bern can be reached easily from two international airports: Zurich (ZRH) and Geneva (GVA). Direct intercity trains to Bern depart every half hour from inside the airport buildings; see www.rail.ch for detailed departure times. The travel time is ~1.5 hours from Zurich airport and ~2 hours from Geneva airport.
There is also a local airport (Bern, BRN https://www.flughafenbern.ch/), located a 20 minute shuttle ride from the city centre, with direct connections to Munich, Berlin Schönefeld, Hamburg, Amsterdam, London City, Vienna and Paris Orly.
Bern is connected to many European cities by fast intercity trains (e.g. TGV Paris-Bern in 4.5 hours, or Frankfurt-Bern 5 hours). Timetable information of trains within and around Switzerland can be found at www.rail.ch. Also check out our website www.issibern.ch/ for a few more travel tips such as links to city maps of Bern, weather forecasts, tourist information etc.
Hotel reservations
A block booking has been made in city centre hotels for the Workshop. All participants at the workshop have already been requested to contact the workshop secretary, Jennifer Zaugg (Tel. +41-31-631-4896, Fax: +41-31-631-4897, email: Jennifer.Zaugg@issibern.ch), to indicate their arrival and departure dates and times, as well as any special requests they may have (e.g. double room). Please note that all hotel reservations have to be made by the ISSI Secretariat.
A confirmation will be returned within a few days. Block bookings have been made in nearby hotels; please see https://www.issibern.ch/localguide/location.html for maps that indicate the location of ISSI and of the hotels (go to “hotels”, and near the bottom of the page “map of hotels”).