Session outline
| Space and Planetary Sciences(P) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Session Sub Category | Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Electromagnetism & Space Environment | |
| Session ID | P-EM11 | |
| Title | Mesosphere-Thermosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Earth's Atmosphere | |
| Short title | MTI Coupling | |
| Main Convener | Name | Loren Chang |
| Affiliation | Institute of Space Science, National Central University | |
| Co-Convener 1 | Name | Huixin Liu |
| Affiliation | Earth and Planetary Science Division, Kyushu University SERC, Kyushu University | |
| Co-Convener 2 | Name | Akinori Saito |
| Affiliation | Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University | |
| Co-Convener 3 | Name | Tzu-Wei Fang |
| Affiliation | ||
| Language | EE | |
| Scope | Vertical coupling mechanisms throughout the whole atmosphere are critical to understanding the near Earth space environment, as well as its sensitivity to the solar, geomagnetic, and atmospheric drivers. This international session focuses on physical/chemical processes occurring in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere (MTI) from both the poles to the equatorial region. Both quiet and disturbed states in response to lower atmospheric forcing or solar forcing are important for understanding the MTI system and its coupling to other regions. We invite presentations of observations and observational concepts with ground-based and/or space-borne instruments, theoretical studies, numerical simulations, and development of data analysis systems for various kinds of temporal and spatial variations in MTI system. | |
| Type of presentation | Oral and Poster presentation | |
| Invited authors |
Hanli Liu(National Center for Atmospheric Research. Boulder, CO, USA) Delores Knipp(University of Colorado. Boulder, CO, USA) Larisa Goncharenko(MIT Haystack Observatory) Fabrizio Sassi(Naval Research Laboratory. USA.) Martin Mlynczak(NASA Langley Research Center. Washington DC, USA.) Tarun Pant(ISRO Space Physics Laboratory. India.) Takuo Tsuda(University of Electro-Communications, Japan.) Brett Carter(RMIT University, Australia) Tetsu Yokoyama (NICT, Japan) | |