Twenty Years of Space-Based Observations of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere System and a View to the Future
Twenty Years of Space-Based Observations of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere System and a View to the Future
Session ID#: 123216
Session Description:
This session will highlight scientific progress throughout the ongoing golden age of discovery for the past two decades of space-based observations of the Earth’s Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM) System. Multiple satellite missions have flown over the past twenty years and many of these are still operational and some are about to enter their third decade of science operations. One of the main discoveries of the past two decades is that the ITM is truly a coupled system, i.e., strongly coupled to the atmosphere below and to the space environment above. The session welcomes contributions that spotlight the key discoveries in ITM system science since the year 2000. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on looking ahead to the next 20 years through invited talks by a diverse group of young, emerging scientists who are expected to lead this discipline into the future.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AMS: American Meteorological Society -
- AOGS: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
- JpGU: Japan Geoscience Union -
Index Terms:
0340 Middle atmosphere: composition and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0342 Middle atmosphere: energy deposition [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0355 Thermosphere: composition and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0358 Thermosphere: energy deposition [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
Primary Convener: Martin G Mlynczak, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
Conveners: Jeng-Hwa Yee, Johns Hopkins Univ, Laurel, MD, United States, Larry J Paxton, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States and Aaron J Ridley, Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Primary Liaison: Martin G Mlynczak, NASA Langley Research Ctr, Hampton, VA, United States
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