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IAGA/ URSI JOINT WORKING GROUP on:

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VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of Ionospheres and Magnetospheres

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

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VLF Data on the Web

Forthcoming meetings

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).

 

4th VERSIM Workshop, Prague, 2010

The 4th VERSIM Workshop 2010 took place in September 2010 at Prague (Czech Republic), organized by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and Charles Universities Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 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. The abstract listing is online. The workshop attracted 40 participants from 15 countries, ranging from New Zealand to Russia (ordered by latitude), and included 45 presentations. A report on the 4th workshop has been prepared, and is available from this website. This report has was published in the December 2010 editions of the URSI Radio Science Bulletin, and the IAGA newsletter.

During the 4th VERSIM Workshop there was a VERSIM business meeting on the last formal day (Thursday 16 September 2010). The minutes of this meeting are available. It has been widely accepted that following the strengths of our previous VERSIM workshops, there would be real value in a 5th VERSIM workshop. At this point it seems sensible to have this in 2012, as neither IAGA or URSI will meet that year. Jean-Pierre Raulin (Brazil) has invited the VERSIM community to meet in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 2012. More details will follow.

 

VERSIM bibliography

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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 5 September 2011.

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