IAGA/
URSI JOINT WORKING GROUP on:
V . E . R . S . I . M
The working group on VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of the Ionosphere
and Magnetosphere (VERSIM) is an international group of scientists interested
in studying the behaviour of the magnetosphere and ionosphere by means
of ELF (300 Hz - 3 kHz) and VLF (3-30 kHz) radio waves, both naturally
and artificially generated. The group was set up in 1975 by IAGA
(International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy) and URSI
(International
Union of Radio Science), as described in the working group history.
Originally the emphasis was on probing of the magnetosphere by whistlers,
but later the scope became somewhat broader. The group aims to promote
research in this field by facilitating the exchange of ideas, information
and experience between active research workers and other interested scientists.
This is done through regular meetings at IAGA and URSI Assemblies, a regular
VERSIM community workshop, and
via the circulation of a newsletter. The group has also been active in
sponsoring scientific symposia at IAGA and URSI Assemblies, in areas relevant
to its field of interest, and in coordinating observational campaigns.
At present the main subjects of interest include
Plasma structures and
boundaries - morphology and dynamics,
Wave-particle and wave-wave
interactions,
Wave-induced particle precipitation, Wave propagation
in magnetosphere and ionosphere,
Sprites and the effects of lightning
on the ionosphere. There are currently over 100 scientists from about 26
different countries on the VERSIM mailing list.
Some VERSIM Research Laboratories
(Please notify any additions/corrections to C.
J. Rodger.)
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Institute of Space
Physics, Belgium
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INPE, Brazil
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Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech
Republic
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State Key Laboratory for Space Weather,
China
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Oulu University, Finland
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LPCE Orleans,
France
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University of Poitiers, France
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University of Crete, Greece
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Eötvös University, Hungary
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Chiba University, Japan
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Communications Research Laboratory, Japan
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NIPR, Japan
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University of Electro-Communications,
Japan
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Kanazawa University, Japan
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University
of Otago, New Zealand
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IZMIRAN, Russia
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Space Research Institute of RAS, Russia
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Institute of Physics, Serbia
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University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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British Antarctic Survey,
UK
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University of Leeds, UK
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University of Sheffield, UK
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University of Southampton, UK
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University of
York, UK
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University of Washington, USA
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Augsburg
College, USA
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Dartmouth College, USA
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NASA, USA
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Stanford University, USA
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VLF Data on the Web
Forthcoming meetings
- 39th COSPAR Scientific
Assembly in Mysore, India from 14-22 July 2012. Early-bird
registration deadline is 30 April 2012.
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AOGS 2012, 13 - 17 August 2012 in Singapore
- 5th VERSIM Workshop,
Sao
Paulo, Brazil
from 2 - 8 September. Abstract deadline extended to 27 June 2012,
abstract template available through the workshop website.
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4th HEPPA Workshop
(High Altitude Particle Precipitation into the Atmosphere), 8-12th October
2012 in Boulder, USA. Joint with the SOLARIS community. More details to
come.
- 2012 Fall Meeting of the
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, USA from 6–10 December 2012.
URSI, Istanbul, 2011
The 30th
General Assembly
of URSI
was held in Istanbul, Turkey 13-20 August 2011. During the General Assembly there was a meeting of the VERSIM working
group during the Assembly, on 12:00 on Tuesday 11 August 2011. A report
on this meeting is available here. The next gathering is to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, in August 2011.
See the forthcoming meetings list for more details.
IAGA/IUGG Melbourne, 2011
The IAGA General Assembly was held in
Melbourne, Australia from 28 June-7 July 2011 as part of the larger IUGG meeting. There was a VERSIM business meeting at
1810 on Sunday 3 July 2010 during this conference. A report on
this meeting can be found from our website. The next IAGA
meeting will be held in Mérida, Mexico in late August 2013 (the next IUGG is to
be in Prague in 2015).
5th VERSIM Workshop,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2012
The
5th VERSIM Workshop
took place in September 2012 at
Mackenzie Presbyterian University (São Paulo, Brazil) Prague (Czech Republic), organized by the
Center for Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics Mackenzie (CRAAM),
Engineering School,, and supported by IAGA and URSI. This was
a chance for the VERSIM IAGA/URSI joint working group to meet and discuss current issues, developments, and techniques,
and was the first time the VERSIM workshop has taken place outside of Europe. Tthe
final day of the 5th VERSIM workshop was a special day devoted to Geophysical
and Radio techniques to asses Natural Disasters and Space Weather Impacts on the
Earth. This is part of a ICSU funded URSI/SCOSTEP-supported programme for South
America. The
programme
listing is online and we have asked for the abstracts to also be listed. The workshop attracted
54 participants from 5 continents, although a significant number of participants
were only present for the final day. A report on the 5th workshop is being
prepared.
During the 5th VERSIM Workshop there was a VERSIM
business meeting on the 3rd day (Wednesday
5 September 2012). The minutes of this meeting are available.
The community has indicated interest in a 6th VERSIM workshop, and the current
plan is for this to take place from
20-23
January 2014 at the University of Otago, in Dunedin (New Zealand). More details will follow.
VERSIM bibliography
Please send any additions or corrections to
Michel
Parrot
Obituaries
Previous editions of this page
VERSIM Newsletters
The VERSIM Newsletter (and its predecessor, the PEPM
Newsletter) has been published about 1-2 times per year. Newsletters up
to No. 13 were distributed on paper. From No. 14 onwards they will be distributed
electronically, either via the VERSIM
electronic mailing list or through this web page. Here is an archive
of past VERSIM Newsletters:
Further information
Contact one of the VERSIM working group co-chairmen:
IAGA Co-chairman C. J. Rodger; email crodger@physics.otago.ac.nz
URSI Co-chairman J.
Lichtenberger; email spacerg@sas.elte.hu
This document is maintained by C .J. Rodger and was last
updated 12 September 2012.
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