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ST1.1 Open Session on the Sun and Heliosphere (including Hannes Alfvén Medal Lecture)
Convener: Olga Malandraki Co-Convener: Volker Bothmer

ST1.2/PS5.3 Multipoint observations and modeling of the heliospheric plasma processes and their effects on the planets
Convener: Volker Bothmer Co-Conveners: Andrea Opitz , Christian Möstl , JA Davies

ST1.3 Particle acceleration mechanisms in solar system plasmas: observations and theory
Convener: Alessandro Retino Co-Conveners: Harald Kucharek, Hamish Reid, Drew Turner, Adam Masters

ST1.4/PS5.5 Preconditioning of interplanetary space - a Space Weather parameter
Convener: Manuela Temmer Co-Conveners: Tibor Torok, Jie Zhang, Volker Bothmer

PS5.2/ST1.5 Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions
Convener: Patrick Galopeau Co-Convener: Mohammed Y. Boudjada

ST2.1 Open Session on the Magnetosphere (including Julius Bartels Medal Lecture)
Convener: Natalia Ganushkina Co-Convener: Yulia Bogdanova

ST2.2 Multi-scale magnetospheric processes with multi-point observations and simulations
Convener: C.-Philippe Escoubet Co-Conveners: Rumi Nakamura, Arnaud Masson

ST2.3 Understanding the near-Earth space environment using highly accurate measurements of the geomagnetic field - A special session in honor of Hermann Lühr
Convener: Kristian Schlegel Co-Conveners: Robert Pfaff, Ari Viljanen

ST2.4 Radiation Belts: The balance of energization and loss processes
Convener: Ioannis A. Daglis Co-Conveners: S. Bourdarie, Yuri Shprits

ST2.5 Earth magnetosphere physics and geomagnetic storms
Convener: Sid-Ali OUADFEUL Co-Convener: Leila Aliouane

ST3.1 Open Session on the Ionosphere and Thermosphere
Convener: Jan Laštovička Co-Convener: Carlo Scotto

ST3.2 Magnetophere and atmosphere coupling into the ionosphere
Convener: Dalia Buresova Co-Convener: Olaf Amm

G5.1/ST3.3 Observation-based modeling of the ionosphere - from Sun to Earth
Convener: Marco Limberger Co-Conveners: Volker Bothmer, Michael Schmidt, Mahmut Onur Karslioglu, Denise Dettmering, Andrzej Krankowski

ST4.1 Theory and simulation of solar system plasmas
Convener: Giovanni Lapenta Co-Conveners: Jörg Büchner , Thierry Passot

ST4.2/NP6.8 Turbulence and Instabilities in Space Plasmas
Convener: Christopher Chen Co-Conveners: Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Olga Alexandrova

PS5.1/ST4.3 Planetary Plasma Physics and Interactions in the Solar System
Convener: Philippe Garnier Co-Conveners: Aikaterini Radioti, Anna Milillo

ST5.1/NH8.8 Predicting solar storms and their effects on short- and long-term
Convener: Christina Plainaki Co-Convener: Susanne Vennerstrom

ST5.2/NH8.9 Predicting radiation belts dynamics for space weather and long-term specification applications
Convener: S. Bourdarie Co-Conveners: Ioannis A. Daglis, Paul O'Brien

ST5.3/NH8.7/PS5.4 Space Weather and its Effects on Terrestrial and Geo-Space Environments: Science and Application
Convener: Hanna Rothkaehl Co-Conveners: Jean Lilensten, Andrzej Krankowski

Programme Group Chairs & Science Officers

Programme Committee

Description: This joint session invites papers that are related to the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. It addresses the topical fields of the VarSITI (Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact) program initiated by SCOSTEP, focusing on the role of the sun and the middle atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere in climate (ROSMIC). Contributions studying radiation, chemistry, energy balance, atmospheric tides, planetary waves, gravity waves, neutral-ion coupling, and the interaction of the various processes involved are welcome. This includes work on model data as well as measurements from satellites and ground based platforms such as ALOMAR.