4D Ionosphere

Programme

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TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER
09:00	Welcome and Registration
09:30	ESA Introduction
Session 1: "Multi-Scale Ionospheric Structures" Chairs: Claudia Stolle (IAP), Stefano Tebaldini (POLIMI)
09:45	"Where and how to move further in ionospheric and upper atmospheric science?", Wojciech Miloch (University of Oslo, Norway)
10:00	"Multi-scale Ionospheric Effects on SAR Observations: Challenges and Perspectives for L-band Missions", Giorgio Gomba (DLR, Germany)
10:15	"Joule heating effects on ionosphere-thermosphere coupling and neutral density (JOIN) project", Heikki Vanhamaki (University of Oulu, Finland)
10:30	"On the Statistical Coupling of Joule Heating and Topside Small-Scale Structuring in the Arctic Ionosphere", Luca Spogli (INGV, Italy)
10:45	"Visualizing Multi scale Structures of Ionospheric Space Weather Using SAR" Hiroatsu Sato (DLR, Germany)
11:00	Coffee break
Session 2: "Dynamic and Disturbed Ionosphere" Chairs: Vanina Lanabere (SISP), Francesco Banda (Aresys)
11:30	"Swarm-VIP-Dynamic project: past, present and future", Daria Kotova (University of Oslo, Norway)
11:45	"Investigation of the potential relation between the occurrence of sporadic E-layers, neutral D-region dynamics, and GNSS signal degradation over Central Europe", Meriem Abbes (DLR, Germany)
12:00	"(Stormy) Ionosphere seen in BIOMASS P-band Polarimetric Data", Jun Su Kim (DLR)
12:15	"Achievements of the FBURST project and future outlook", Andrew Dimmock (Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Sweden)
12:30	"The disturbed ionosphere-thermosphere dynamics and open questions", Anita Aikio (University of Oulu, Finland)
12:45	Session 1-2: Open Discussion
13:15	Lunch
Session 3: "Quiet Ionosphere" Chairs: Clemens Kloss (DTU), Constantinos Papadimitriou (NOA)
14:30	"Results of the 4D Ionosphere project QUID-REGIS", Carsten Schmidt (DLR, Germany)
14:45	"Driving the Mid-Latitude Ionosphere from Below: Observations Made Using the International LOFAR Telescope", Alan Wood (MET Office, UK)
15:00	"Understanding the electrodynamic state of the quiet-time ionosphere", Stelios Tourgaidis (DTU Space, Denmark)
15:15	"Ionospheric currents and their magnetic signatures during quiet times", Nils Olsen (DTU Space, Denmark)
15:30	Session 3: Open Discussion
15:45	Coffee break
16:15	Plenary Discussion: Day 1
17:15 18:30	Poster Session & Networking Aperitivo
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER
Session 4: "Vertical Ionospheric Structures" Chairs: Kostas Papathanassiou (DLR), Claudio De Luca (IREA/CNR)
09:30	"Mapping the Ionosphere from Space: VTEC Retrieval Using SMOS Radiometric Data", Arnau Ruiz Sebastián (Institute Of Marine Science, Spain)
09:45	"The Accuracy of TEC Recovery Using Faraday Rotation Estimated from SAR Data", Shaun Quegan (University of Sheffield, UK)
10:00	"Ionospheric Vertical Structure Effects on BIOMASS P-band Interferometric Data", Francesco Salvaterra (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
10:15	"NISAR Geocoded Single Look Complex (GSLC) Product: Assessment of Ionospheric Delay Correction for Geolocation Accuracy Improvement", Seongsu Jeong (JPL, USA)
10:30	"Characterising and Exploiting Ionospheric Effects in L-band SAR for Robust InSAR Processing", Heidi Hindberg (Norce Research, Norway)
10:45	"Towards Operational Use of GNSS Ionospheric Observations for Geo-Hazard Monitoring: The ALTRUIST Contribution", Michela Ravanelli (Observatorie de la cote d'azur)
11:00	Coffee break
Session 5: "Polar and High Latitude Ionosphere" Chairs: Dario Sabbagh (INGV), Carlos Molina (UPC-EDU)
11:30	"Ionospheric-Induced Degradation in Interferometric Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar data", Liliana Macotela (Norwegian Research Center, Norway)
11:45	"Radio Wave Propagation Revisited with Application to High-Latitude Ionospheric Conditions", Abdekhaq M Hamza (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
12:00	"Off-Great Circle HF Radio Propagation in the High Latitude Ionosphere", Taylor Cameron (Natural Resources Canada, Canada)
12:15	"Disentangling quiet wind-dynamo and solar wind-driven magnetic disturbances", Karl Laundal (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
12:30	"AGATA: the SCAR Scientific Research Programme as a platform for collaboration in the polar regions", Lucilla Alfonsi (INGV, Italy)
12:45	Session 4-5: Open Discussion
13:15	Lunch
Session 6: "Ionosphere-Thermosphere Modelling and Forecasting" Chairs: Claudia Borries (DLR), Alessio Pignalberi (INGV)
14:30	"AURORA - Modelling the Ionosphere at VHF Band and Analysing its Impact on Distributed Radar Sounders performance", Jose Barbosa (RDA Gmbh, Germany)
14:45	"THERION: Specification of the State of the Ionosphere–Thermosphere from Ionosonde and Satellite Observations", Loredana Perrone (INGV, Italy)
15:00	"Forecasting the Ionosphere & Thermosphere: Current Models and Future Plans at the UK Met Office", Alan Wood (MET Office, UK)
15:45	"Data Informed Specification of Neutral Wind in Physics-based Models of the Ionosphere", Astrid Maute (Leibniz-institut Für Atmosphärenphysik, Germany)
15:30	Session 6: Open Discussion
15:45	Coffee break
16:15	Plenary Discussion: Day 2
17:15 18:00	Poster Session
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER
Session 7: "Space Weather and Ionosphere" Chairs: Guram Kervalishvili (GFZ), Ewa Slominska (Obsee)
09:30	"Bridging the gap between the Earth's ionosphere and plasmasphere", Artem Smirnov (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
09:45	"Swarm Investigation of Space Weather and Natural Hazards Effects", George Balasis (National Observatory of Athens, Greece)
10:00	"Potential exploitation of the 21 cm solar flux by SMOS for ionospheric modelling", Federica Guarnaccia (Serco Italia, Italy)
10:15	"Swarm for EMIC Wave Study (Swarm-EMIC): Using Electric and Magnetic Measurements to Quantify the Link Between EMIC Waves and Radiation Belt Loss", Ivan Pakhotin, (Vi3d Labs, Canada)
10:30	"A sequence of magnetotail flows and the ionospheric responses", Stephan Buchert (SISP, Sweden)
10:45	"Investigating the Dynamics of the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Atmosphere System with the Canadian RADICALS Mission: Opportunities for ESA Mission Collaborations", Ian Mann (University of Alberta, Canada)
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Session 7: Open Discussion
11:45	Plenary Discussion "Where we stand and where we are going in Ionosphere Science"
13:00 13:15	ESA Closing Session
13:15	Lunch