Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:33:38 +0100 From: To: , Subject: [IGSMAIL-6063]: Beacon Satellie Symposium 2010: TEC measurements and models session Message-ID: User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 26 Jan 09:31:41 PST 2010 Message Number 6063 ****************************************************************************** Author: Rafal Sieradzki Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to a specific session in the next Beacon Satellite Symposium (BSS2010). The Beacon Satellite Symposium will be held June 7-11, 2010 at Barcelona, Spain. You will find information on the technical sessions, the registration form, hotel information, etc, at the website: www.bc.edu/beacon The TEC measurements and models session will cover the following items: Radio signals crossing the Ionosphere are affected by several effects (like signal delay) whose main dependency is on the ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC). The magnitude and behaviour of the TEC will then have an impact on the radio techniques measurements. For many applications (like communication and navigation), those measurements will be usable only if the ionospheric effect can be accounted for, either by estimation or by modelling. The TEC behaviour and its modelling is an issue of concern for the next years due to the proximity of the solar maximum, as this will be a period of enhanced impact on radio signals. This session will focus on presentations about TEC measurements and TEC models. Please pass-on this message to any colleagues that might be interested and missing from our mailing list. We are looking forward to seeing you in Barcelona! Deadline for submittal of abstracts: February 15, 2010 Sincerely yours, Andrzej Krankowski Esther Sardon