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2006 Workshop Agenda

19-23 June 2006
Sante Fe, New Mexico

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Monday 19 June 2006

 

CEDAR Student Workshop (Non-students Welcome)

Theme - Introduction to Incoherent Scatter Theory, Techniques, and Coordinated Science

Zia

Co-Chairs Michael Nicolls (Cornell)

and Carlos Martinis (BU)

(CEDAR student reps)

07:45 and 08:30 Bus departs from Fort Marcy Suites to Eldorado  
08:00-08:45 Breakfast, Registration, Sign Travel Vouchers in concourses
08:45-09:00 Student welcome Jan Sojka (CSSC chair) and Rich Behnke (NSF)
09:00-09:10 Agenda information; organizational details; activity information Mike Nicolls and Carlos Martinis (CSSC student reps)
09:10-09:40 Incoherent Scatter Radars: Past, Present, Future  (pdf) Bob Robinson (NSF)
09:40-10:40 Keynote: Introduction to Ionospheric Radar Remote Sensing (pdf) John Sahr (U WA)
10:40-11:00 --- Break ---  
11:00-12:10 An interactive introduction to incoherent  scatter  (pdf) and Outline (pdf) Josh Semeter (BU) and Phil Erickson (MIT)
12:10-12:40 Box Lunches from Eldorado  
12:40-13:00 Student introduction to AMISR John Kelly (SRI)
13:00-13:30 IS coordinated Science at High Latitudes (pdf) and ISR Fact Sheet (pdf) Jeff Thayer (U CO)
13:30-14:00 ISR coordinated science at equatorial latitudes  (pdf) Jorge Chau (Jicamarca)
14:00-14:20 --- Break ---  
14:20-14:50 IS coordinated science at low latitudes Nestor Aponte (Arecibo)
14:50-15:20 IS coordinated science at mid latitudes  (pdf) Anthea Coster (MIT)
15:20-16:00 Student Involvement with Incoherent Scatter Radar Science (pdf)  intro to student posters, and IS-related activities at CEDAR Elizabeth (Gerken) Kendall (SRI)
16:00 Adjourn  
16:10 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites
16:00-19:00 Free time for student recreation (volleyball, soccer etc) Ft. Marcy Recreation Center (gym 1630-1730, swim laps 1630-1830) and Ft. Marcy Park (first-come first-served)
19:15 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites for Eldorado  
19:30-21:00 Reception for Students and Non-Students Anasazi and Zia
21:00 Bus from Eldorado to Fort Marcy Suites (via grocery store)  



 

Tuesday 20 June 2006

07:15 and 07:45 Bus departs from Fort Marcy Suites to Eldorado  
08:00-08:10 Opening Addresses (Anasazi) Jan Sojka (CSSC)

Rich Behnke (NSF)

Art Richmond (NCAR)
08:10-08:20 Report on Student Workshop Michael Nicolls (Cornell)
08:20-08:30 Introduction of Students by Institution Carlos Martinis (BU)
08:30-09:15 CEDAR Prize Lecture: Incoherent Scatter Radar Perpendicular to B (pdf) Erhan Kudeki (U IL)
09:15-09:25 NSF Aeronomy Update Bob Kerr (NSF)
09:25-10:00 --- Break (Posters go up in Pavilion) ---  
10:00-11:30 Plenary Workshop (continued on Fri): Frontiers in CEDAR Science: A workshop to develop campaigns that advance the frontiers in CEDAR Science (Anasazi)  R. Collins, E. Donovan
11:30-01:00 Lunch on own (CSSC lunch at O'Keefe Cafe)  
  --- OR ---  
10:00-01:00 extra fee
  --- OR ---  
11:35 bus departs for shopping at Tin-nee-Ann Trading Company  
12:45 bus departs Tin-nee-Ann Trading Company for Eldorado  
01:00-03:00 - Equatorial Ionosphere and Scintillation Workshop (Anasazi South)

- Ground-Based Coordination with the AIM Satellite Mission (Anasazi North)

- Sensitivity Study in Global Thermosphere/Ionosphere Simulations and Comparison with Observations (Sunset)

- Continuing on Towards an Integrated Data Environment with the Virtual Observatories (Zia)
- O. de La Beaujardiere, D. Anderson, C. Lin, D. Hysell, M. Kelley, J. Chau

- M. Taylor, J. Russell, S. Bailey

- Y. Zhang, W. Wang

- M. Weiss, J. Holt, P. Fox, D. Morrison, S. Nylund
03:00-04:00 --- Break ---  
04:00-06:00 - New Research Opportunities with the AMISR and Co-Located Instruments at Poker Flat Alaska (Anasazi South)

- Ionosphere-Thermosphere Research Using Measurements in Space -- What's Needed? What's Possible? What's Realistic? (Sunset)

- Ionospheric Effects of Lighting (Zia)
- J. Kelly, B. Watkins

- J. Grebowsky, R. Pfaff

- N. Liu, M. Stanley, M. Taylor
18:10 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites  
07:30-09:30 - Midlatitude Nighttime Ionospheric Structures: Theory, Modeling and Physical Explanations (Zia) - J. Makela, J. Mathews, J. Meriwether
20:45 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites for Eldorado  
2100-midnight? Salsa Party in Sunset with Carlos Martinis
22:30 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites  

 

Wednesday 21 June 2006

07:15 and 07:45 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites to Eldorado  
08:00-09:00 Tutorial #1: Comparative Aeronomy: Thermospheres and Ionospheres in the Solar System (pdf) Michael Mendillo (BU)
09:00-09:20 The CEDAR Database and Virtual Observatory Efforts Peter Fox (NCAR)
09:20-09:35 Post-Doc #1: Comparative Aeronomy at Earth and Mars (pdf) Paul Withers (BU)
09:35-10:05 --- Break ---  
10:05-10:20 Post-Doc #2: Estimating Thermospheric Density and Temperature from Combined Optical and Radar Measurements (pdf) Lara Waldrop (U IL)
10:20-10:35 Post-Doc #3: Monthly Climatology of Mean Values and Tides in Mesopause Region Temperature and Winds (pdf) Tao (Titus) Yuan (CSU)
10:35-10:50 Post-Doc #4: Unlocking the Meteor Toolbox for Aeronomy and Planetary Science (pdf) Lars Dyrud (CRS)
10:50-11:10 The Low-latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network (LISN) Distributed Observatory: Deployment Phase  (pdf) C. Valladares (BC)
11:10-11:20 Post-Doc #5: Investigating Mesospheric Gravity Wave Propagation and Momentum Flux at Low Latitudes Mitsumu Ejiri (USU)
11:20-11:30 Post-Doc #6: Multi-Instrument AMISR-Jicamarca Observation of Equatorial Electrojet Irregularities (pdf) Josef Drexler (Cornell)
11:30-01:00 --- Lunch on own ---  
01:00-03:00 or 04:00 - Structure and Irregularities in the Mid-Latitude Ionosphere and Thermosphere (Anasazi to 16:00)

- Data Assimilation in Space Sciences (Sunset)

- Applications of the Consortium of Resonance and Rayleigh Lidars to CEDAR Science (Zia)
- M. Ruohoniemi, R. Pfaff, G. Earle

- M. Codrescu

- J. Thayer, X. Chu, D. Fritts, J. She, G. Swenson
03:00-04:00 --- Networking Break ---  
04:00-07:00 Poster Session #1 (Ionosphere/Thermosphere, Long-Term Variations, Solar-Terrestrial Interactions, Polar Aeronomy, Irregularities) Pavilion with Break
  --- OR ---  
03:30-07:30 Bus trip to Tsankawi Ancient Cavedwellers tour (sign up with Santa Fe Destinations) extra fee
19:30 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites  
07:30-09:30 - Jicamarca Amigos (Zia) - D. Hysell, J. Chau

 

Thursday 22 June 2006

07:00 and 07:45 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites to Eldorado  
07:15-08:00 Student Breakfast (from hallway) with NSF alcove in Eldorado Court
08:00-09:00 Tutorial #2: UV Remote Sensing (pdf) Larry Paxton (APL/JHU)
09:00-09:05 Announcement of new CSSC members NSF
09:05-09:30 --- Break ---  
09:30-11:30 - Opportunities of Research in Aeronomy in Latin America (Anasazi)

- Thermospheric Density and Composition (Sunset)

- MLT Structure and Dynamics in Tropical/sub-tropical Regions (Zia)
- D. Janches, C. Martinis

- A. Richmond

- X. Chu, J. Friedman, G. Swenson
11:30-01:00 -- Lunch on own (CSSC lunch at O'Keefe Cafe) --  
  --- OR ---  
11:30-01:00 - World Day Planning (Pinon, lunch provided) W. Swartz
01:00-04:00 - Meteors and the Upper Atmosphere (Anasazi South to 16:00)

- Incoherent Scatter Radar Long-Duration Experiments and CEDAR (Anasazi North to 16:00)

- Plasma Structures and Turbulence (PSAT) (Sunset to 16:00)

- Recent Progress in Fabry-Perot Applications to CEDAR Science (Zia to 16:00)
- L. Dyrud, D. Janches

- S. Zhang, L. Goncharenko

- E. Mishin, A. Streltsov

- J. Meriwether, R. Niciejewski
04:00-07:00 Poster Session #2 (MLT, Coupling, Sprites, Meteors, Planetary Atmospheres) Pavilion with Break
  --- OR ---  
03:30-07:30 Bus trip to Easy Hike to Tent Rocks (sign up with Santa Fe Destinations) .pdf extra fee
19:30 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites  
07:30-09:30 - Radar Meteor Studies: Where Next? (Zia) - J. Mathews, S. Close, L. Dyrud

 

Friday 23 June 2006

07:15 and 07:45 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites to Eldorado  
08:00-09:00 Tutorial #3: Ionosphere: Past, Present and Future Problems (pdf) Robert Schunk (USU)
09:00-09:10 Announcement of Poster Prize Winners Rick Doe (CSSC)
09:10-09:30 --- Break (winning posters go in hallway) ---  
09:30-11:30 - Penetration Electric Fields and Ionospheric Storms (Anasazi South)

- Climatology / Long-Term Trends (Zia)

- TIMED/CEDAR Collaborative Atmospheric Dynamics (Anasazi North)
- C.-S. Huang, S. Sazykin

- J. Sojka

- E. Talaat, J.-H. Yee, S. Palo, I. Azeem
11:30-01:00 --- Lunch on own ---  
  --- OR ---  
11:45-12:45 Plenary Workshop (continued from Tue) with pizza lunch: Frontiers in CEDAR Science: A workshop to develop campaigns that advance the frontiers in CEDAR Science (Anasazi South) R. Collins, E. Donovan
01:00-03:00 - Optical Calibration Techniques and Issues (Zia)

- Global Electrodynamics and Storm Effects at Mid and Low Latitudes (Anasazi North)
- S. Nossal

- T. Fuller-Rowell
  --- OR ---  
02:00-03:30 Chile Amor! Cooking Class  extra fee
03:00 --- ADJOURN ---  
  --- OR ---  
03:30-07:30 Bus trip to Pecos National Monument  extra fee
19:30 Bus departs Eldorado for Fort Marcy Suites  

 

Saturday 24 June 2006

08:30 Bus departs Fort Marcy Suites for Eldorado (and Colorado)  
08:45 Bus departs Eldorado for drive back to Colorado  
08:30-13:00 Float/Rafting Trip along Rio Grande River