Chapman Conference on
Solar Energetic Plasmas and Particles
Turku, Finland
2-6 August 2004
Conveners
Introduction
Conference Objectives
Conference Format
Program Committee
Conference Topics
Potential Cosponsors
Abstract Submissions
Travel Support
Registration
Accommodations and Travel Information
Further Information
Conference Venue
Conference Reports and Publications
Introduction
SEPs have assumed new importance because they are being actively studied by
international Space Weather and Living with a Star (LWS) communities. Since
the discovery of SEPs nearly six decades ago, tremendous progress has been made
in their understanding over the recent years, thanks to the vast array of space
and ground based instruments observing the SEPs and the related solar and interplanetary
disturbances such as shocks, CMEs and eruptive flares. The solar, interplanetary,
and heliospheric communities have been able to synthesize imaging and time-series
data to obtain a detailed picture of the origin, composition, and propagation
of SEPs as well as their geospace impact.
Conference Objectives
To bring together solar, interplanetary, and heliospheric communities involved
in the study of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles
(SEPs).
To enable better communication amongst these communities of scientists for a deeper understanding of the connection between SEPs and CMEs.
Conference
Format
The conference will include four days of presentations and discussions plus
one day devoted to a field trip to the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki,
a well-known institute involved in all aspects of Sun-Earth connections. Each
day of the conference will be devoted to a major topic that will have a tutorial
lecture followed by invited and contributed papers. Invited speakers will include
experienced researchers who can provide historical perspectives on the major
topics of discussion. Afternoon sessions will be shorter to allow ample time
for viewing posters and for informal discussions among participants. Graduate
students are encouraged to give poster presentations.
Program
Committee
This committee consists of international members who all do not agree on the
current paradigms, but agree that convening this conference provides an opportunity
to make significant progress.
E. W. Cliver, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, USA
B. Giles, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
L. Kocharov, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
K. L. Klein, University of Paris, Meudon, France
H. Kunow, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
M. Lee, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
R. P. Lin, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
G. Mason, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
R. Mewaldt, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
M. Popecki, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
G. Simnett, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
T. Terasawa, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
B. J. Thompson, NASA Goddard Space, Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
Conference
Topics
To focus the conference on a broad but tractable set of issues related to Coronal mass ejections and
Solar Energetic Particles, the following topics will be addressed.
Abstract Submissions: Abstract Deadline : 06 May 2004
Submission Instructions
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS BY E-MAIL: Compose your abstract on your E-mail software exactly as you would a normal message, using a MAXIMUM of 75 standard ASCII characters per line. Re-set your margins, if necessary, so that the text wraps from line to line, to avoid the insertion of hard returns. Follow the instructions below. A sample E-MAIL abstract is provided at the end.
I) TITLE- The title of the abstract should be composed in a standard title format, capitalizing the first letter of all words of four or more letters. Insert one blank line after title. Please BOLD, but do not underline.
II) AUTHOR BLOCK - The author block should contain the name of a presenting author that should be enclosed in brackets and asterisks, like so: [*I M First*]. If there is no presenting author, then input [*---*] at the beginning of the author block. Input your author block by typing the author's name, then putting their address, phone, fax, and e-mail information in parentheses, ( ). Do not put each author on a separate line, but rather, separate each author's information with a semi-colon (;). Leave one blank line after the author block.
III) ABSTRACT TEXT - Special symbols or graphics should not be used in composing the abstract. Leave one blank line between paragraphs and after the body.
IV) SUBMITTAL INFORMATION - This section is to record information about which meeting the abstracts being submitted to and to obtain contact information. Please provide the following:
1. Title of meeting (Chapman Conference on Solar Energetic Plasmas and Particles) (VERY IMPORTANT!)
2. Indicate INVITED, CONTRIBUTED, or POSTER.
3.
a. Corresponding address: Give name, affiliation, and mailing address of the author to whom all correspondence regarding this abstract should be sent.
b. Corresponding author's telephone number.
c. Corresponding author's fax number.
d. Corresponding author's E-mail address.
4. Indicate whether the first author is a student.
V) SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT - Send the abstract to the following E-mail address: mbrill@agu.org.
VI) CONFIRMATIONS - Confirmations of received abstracts will be sent via electronic mail within one business day of submission. If you have not received confirmation, please call the AGU at +1-202-777-7331 or fax: +1-202-328-0566, or e-mail: meetinginfo@agu.org.
SAMPLE E-MAIL ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
Remote Sensing of Alpine Snow Properties: A Review of Techniques and Accomplishments Using the Visible Wavelengths Through the Microwave
[*J S Smith*] (Department of Geology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3060; ph. 805-893-2308; fax 805-893-2578; e-mail: imfirst@eos.ucsb.edu); A C Cohen (Hydrology Department, Watertown University, Watertown, MA 02172; ph. 413-789-1234; fax 413-789-1256; e-mail: ursecond@ocean.hydro.edu)
Topography causes wide variations in the properties of alpine snow within small areas, and a knowledge of the spatial variation of many properties is essential for the application of distributed hydrologic models and for establishing the surface boundary condition for regional climate models. However, the topography affects the electromagnetic remote sensing signal by shadowing some terrain and by modifying the angles of incidence, emission, and reflection of the signal, and our knowledge of the elevation model is usually not precise enough to allow a priori calculation of the geometric relationships between the surface, sensor, and the Sun. Hence remote sensing algorithms must be robust to such uncertainties, except in areas where topographic knowledge is especially good. The most elementary snow property is the presence or absence of a snow cover, and snow mapping -- discrimination of snow from other types of surfaces and from clouds -- is best accomplished with a combination of visible and near-infrared wavelengths.
1. Chapman Conference on Solar Energetic Plasmas and Particles
2. Invited
4. No
3. (a) J S Smith Department of Geology University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3060
(b) 805-893-2309
(c) 805-893-2578
(d) imfirst@crseo.ucsb.edu
If you have questions, please contact Marlie Brill at: E-mail: mbrill@agu.org; Phone: +1-202-777-7331
Travel
Support
Application Deadline: 06 May 2004 has past. Applications have been made to several agencies to support some conference participants who need travel support.
Accommodations and Travel Information
For information on hotel accommodations, maps, travel arrangements, and general information about the city of Turku, please visit http://www.srl.utu.fi/Chapman/
Further
Information
Additional information will be placed online when it becomes available. To be
placed on a mailing list e-mail meetinginfo@agu.org
or call +1-202-777-7331.
Conference
Venue
Photos of the city of Turku and the University of Turku are posted here.
Conference
Reports and Publications
The conveners, in collaboration with the program committee, will prepare a report
on the meeting for publication in EOS. The conveners will submit a proposal
for an AGU monograph. Pending approval of the proposal by the AGU Books Board,
speakers presenting talks that are of exceptional quality will be asked to submit
papers for the book.
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