Message-ID: <49662658.2030307@unb.ca> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:14:16 -0400 From: Marcelo Santos User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) To: "igsmail @ igscb.jpl.nasa.gov"@mailserv.unb.ca Subject: [IGSMAIL-5878]: Atmosphere "sub-session" at IAG2009 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 08 Jan 09:18:16 PST 2009 Message Number 5878 ****************************************************************************** Author: Marcelo Santos Call for Papers on *Modelling and remote sensing of the atmosphere* IAG Scientific Assembly "Geodesy for Planet Earth" August 31 to September 4, 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.iag2009.com.ar/ Dear colleagues: Please consider submitting a paper to session 4.2 "Modelling and remote sensing of the atmosphere." Deadline for abstract submissions: 31 January 2009. Regards, Marcelo Santos (msantos@unb.ca) Jens Wickert (wickert@gfz-potsdam.de) Cathryn Mitchell (c.n.mitchell@bath.ac.uk) DESCRIPTION This session deals with the treatment, interpretation and modelling of atmospheric measurements collected for improving geodetic positioning as well as for developing a better understanding of the atmosphere itself. Even though GNSS techniques are seen here as the primary research tools, other sensors which bring important information on the atmosphere are also considered in the context of this Session. Dedicated satellites, having on-board GNSS receivers and also global and regionally densified GNSS ground networks can contribute to atmospheric studies by exploring the atmosphere-induced excess phases of GNSS signals to (i) furnish round-the-clock weather data (ii) monitor climate change and (iii) improve space weather forecasts. Novel advancements in modelling the atmosphere as applied to positioning, error sources, instrumentation, dedicated missions, and real- or near real-time data access are also of interest. Papers are also encouraged to be submitted on modeling and analysis, especially (i) ionosphere models which can be used for both the correction of electromagnetic measurements and the study of ionospheric features and their spatial-temporal evolution; (ii) atmospheric refractivity, TEC and ionospheric scintillation and (iii) GNSS-based sounding of the ionosphere. The use of numerical weather predictions for positioning dealing with technical aspects of using Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) to improve geodetic applications are also considered. -- =================================================================== Marcelo C. Santos, Ph.D, P.Eng. Associate Professor Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Tel: (1-506) 453-4671 University of New Brunswick Tel: (1-506) 453-4698 P.O.Box 4400 Fax: (1-506) 453-4943 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3 E-mail: msantos@unb.ca ===================================================================