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SPECIAL Workshop 2000
Programme

Programme (see abstracts)

The ESF Network Coordination Committee will meet on the morning of 8 November and on the afternoon of 11 November.

Please note that in addition to the programme below the following three posters will be presented throughout the workshop: (1) K. L. Aplin and R. G. Harrison; Modern atmospheric ion measurements; (2) J. Chum, J. Vojta, and J. Lastovicka; High Altitude Lightning Observation System - HALOS; and (3) Th.Ulich; Ground-based monitoring of space weather in Finland and Northern Scandinavia.

                                                                                                                                       
 
8 November
Commencement
Chair: M. Füllekrug
14.00
 K. Schlegel; Welcome, and notices
14.10
 M. J. Rycroft; Some suggested objectives for the SPECIAL meeting in Lindau, 8 to 11 November
14.30
 K. Schlegel; Solar and geomagnetic data and data sources for SPECIAL investigations
14.50
 Y. Tulunay, E. Tulunay, E. T. Senalp; Development of neural net based models for the SPECIAL Network
15.10
 DISCUSSION
GROUP 1: The DC, and AC, global atmospheric circuit
Chair: M. Füllekrug
15.30
 S. Pulinets; Ground-atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling conception
15.50
 H. Tammet, S. Israelsson; Variation of fair weather atmospheric electricity at Marsta Observatory, Sweden, 1993-1998
16.10
 R. Tyler; The potential for monitoring the global circuit from ocean straits
16.30
 BREAK
17.00
 S. Israelsson; Effect of wind on antennas collecting the vertical air-Earth electric current.
17.20
 R. G. Harrison, K. L. Aplin; Atmospheric ion-aerosol interactions
17.40
 B. A. Tinsley; Electroscavenging and the production of ice in cold clouds and of large condensation nuclei in warm clouds
18.00
 DISCUSSION
18.40
 END
Dinner at Hotel
 
9 November
GROUP 2: Tropospheric and stratospheric responses to well-observed space weather events
Chair: B. A. Tinsley
09.00
 L. N. Makarova, A. V. Shirochkov; Variations of the temperature and ozone density in the middle atmosphere as explained in the framework of the global electric circuit
09.20
 J. Lastovicka; Effects of geomagnetic storms and Forbush decreases of cosmic ray flux on total ozone at higher middle latitudes
09.40
 E. Turunen, Th.Ulich, P. Verronen, E. Kyrölä; Effects of precipitating high energy particles in the mesosphere: Present and future applications of the Sodankylä Ion Chemistry Model
10.00
 V. Grewe; Modelling the NOx - Production by lightning and its impact upon the atmosphere
10.20
 DISCUSSION
10.50
 BREAK
11.20
 H. Svensmark; Atmospheric ionisation by cosmic rays and Earth's cloud cover
11.40
 A. L. Morozova, M. I. Pudovkin; Variations of atmospheric pressure during solar proton events and Forbush decreases
12.00
 A. L. Morozova, M. I. Pudovkin; Variations of pressure altitudinal profiles at high-latitude stations
12.20
 DICUSSION
12.40
 BREAK
Lunch at MPI
GROUP 2: Tropospheric and stratospheric responses to well-observed space weather events
Chair: M. I. Pudovkin
13.40
 O. A. Troshichev, L. V. Egorova, V. Ya. Vovk; Variations of temperature and atmospheric pressure in the southern near-pole region: effects of galactic cosmic rays, solar protons and interplanetary shocks
14.00
 O. A. Troshichev, V. Ya. Vovk, L. V. Egorova; Disturbances in the Antarctic wind system, caused by variations of cosmic rays, and their possible relation to the southern atmospheric oscillation
14.20
 M. M. Lam, A. S. Rodger; The effect of Forbush decreases at South Pole
14.40
 J. Bochnicek, P. Hejda, J. Pycha; Possible geomagnetic and solar activity effects on pressure and wind directions in the winter lower troposphere
15.00
 DISCUSSION
15.30
 BREAK
16.00
 E. P. Bago, C. J. Butler; Sunshine, clouds and cosmic rays
16.20
 J. E. Kristjansson and J. Kristiansen; On possible connections between cosmic rays, global cloud cover and climate
16.40
 T. Baranyi, A. Ludmany; Interplanetary magnetic field effects on the troposphere
17.00
 A. Frank-Kamenetsky, G. Burns; Space processes and electrical changes influencing atmospheric layers
17.20
 N. F. Arnold; Space plasma forcing of the winter stratosphere via planetary wave coupling with the thermosphere
17.40
 DISCUSSION
18.30
 END
Dinner at Hotel
 
10 November
GROUP 3: Schumann resonances and sprites
Chair: M. J. Rycroft
09.00
 K. Schlegel; Solar activity and lightning
09.20
 Th.Ulich, M. Füllekrug, J. Manninen; Large scale campaign for simultaneous measurements of ionospheric conductivity profiles by ELF receivers, incoherent scatter radars and riometers in Northern Fenno-Scandia
09.40
 C. Price; Schumann resonance as an indicator of upper tropospheric water vapor
10.00
 Th.Ulich; How accurately do we know the lengths of the sunspot cycles?
10.20
 U. Inan; Conjugate purple sprites, relativistic electron curtains, sprite halos, early/fast conductivity changes, and electron precipitation events
10.40
 BREAK
11.10
 T. Neubert; Results from the first European Sprite Observation Campaign
11.30
 C. Price; Observations of ELF Sprites from Israel
11.50
 M. Füllekrug; Turning sprites upside down: a proposal
12.10
 P. Tonev; Lightning-induced quasi electrostatic fields above equatorial thunderstorms
12.30
 DISCUSSION
12.50
 BREAK
Lunch at MPI
Afternoon visit and dinner
 
11 November
Final Discussions
Chair: M. Füllekrug
09.00
 Plans: Group 1
09.30
 Plans: Group 2
10.00
 BREAK
10.30
 Plans: Group 3
11.00
 DISCUSSION
12.40
 END
Lunch at MPI
Last update: 2000-11-11, 1758 UT, by Th.Ulich, editor [e-mail | homepage].