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GGOS serves as an integrating framework for all components of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), providing a clearinghouse for geodetic expertise and fostering interdisciplinary research. A current challenging topic is the modelling of spatio-temporal variations of the atmosphere (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere/plasmasphere) and the magnetosphere using geodetic and geophysical observations. Several colleagues are making great progress in this field, and therefore, GGOS is convening this meeting to bring together all these colleagues to share common research points and to identify new topics for study. The scope of the meeting also includes the participation of colleagues from the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA), with the main objective of establishing a multidisciplinary network of scientists to integrate geodetic and geophysical technologies for comprehensive monitoring of the atmosphere and categorise existing and potential new related applications that contribute to the dissemination and societal use of research results in this important field. Please click on the following link for more details about the meeting:

Detailed Meeting Description [PDF]

This meeting is supported by

• – International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG),
• – International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA),
• – International Association of Geodesy (IAG),
• – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,
• – Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM) der Technischen Universität München
• – Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, Austria (BEV)

Topics

Contributions on the following topics are welcome:

• – Integration/combination of geodetic and geophysical technologies for comprehensive monitoring of the atmosphere.
• – Application of machine learning techniques to the analysis of geodetic and geophysical observations relevant for the atmosphere.
• – Intra- and inter-technique comparison and combination of atmospheric delays and evaluation against numerical weather models.
• – Atmospheric ties to improve reference frames and coordinate solutions.
• – Analysis of ionospheric disturbances and their contribution to tsunami early warning systems or other geohazard monitoring.
• – Recent progress, current understanding, and future challenges in MIT (magnetosphere, ionosphere/plasmasphere, thermosphere) research, with focus on the coupling processes.
• – Combination of measurements from space geodetic observation techniques including radio occultations with observations from solar missions to produce global and regional high-resolution and high-precision models of MIT key parameters such as VTEC, electron density and neutral density.
• – Atmospheric data using newly developed geodetic observational methods and deployed satellites, such as those involved in GNSS reflectometry missions, and validating the results.
• – Development of modelling approaches for nowcasting and forecasting of MIT key parameters, e.g. by applying suitable assimilation methods and machine learning algorithms.
• – Definition of potential essential variables to characterise the lower, middle, and upper atmosphere.

Meeting Logistics

The meeting will be held over three days (October 7-9), with daily sessions between 8:30 and 17:00 and a lunch break between 12:30 and 14:00. The morning sessions will be devoted to oral presentations, while the afternoon sessions will be devoted to posters and panel discussions. In the two days following (October 10-11) the GGOS Topical Meeting, the GGOS Days 2024 will take place at the same location. Participants of the GGOS Topical Meeting are also welcome to attend the GGOS Days 2024 – more information here.

Venue, accommodation, visa issues

Please see details in the meeting description document.

Important Dates

• – July 15: Travel Award application deadline
• – July 31: Abstract submission deadline
• – August 15: Abstract acceptance notification
• – August 31: Schedule and conference program
• – August 31: Pre-registration deadline
• – September 5: List of participants
• – October 7-9: GGOS Topical Meeting
• – October 10-11: GGOS Days 2024 (seperate registration necessary)

Participation and Pre-Registration

The meeting will take place in-person only (online participation is not possible). All colleagues working on the topics of the meeting or related themes are invited to submit an before 31 July. Attendance is free (no registration fee), but pre-registration is required to ensure room capacity. Acceptance of abstracts will be confirmed by 15 August and registration will be confirmed by 5 September. If any pre-registered participant is not able to attend the meeting, he/she/they are asked to withdraw his/her/their pre-registration as soon as possible (by contacting the GGOS CO: ggos.org/contact). To attend the GGOS Days 2024, please register here.

Pre-Registration for the “GGOS Topical Meeting on the Atmosphere”:

Abstract Submission

Travel awards for early career scientists and colleagues from developing countries

Thanks to the support of IUGG, IAGA and IAG, we will be able to provide some financial support to early career scientists and colleagues from developing countries who wish to present their
research at the meeting. Applicants should send their application to the GGOS Coordination Office (ggos.org/contact) before 15 July. The application must include:

• – Applicant’s full name, address, email address, and date of birth
• – Institution and degree/position of the applicant (e.g. University, MSc or PhD student)
• – Title, authors and abstract of the paper to be presented (abstract should already be submitted)
• – Amount requested in Euro
• – Estimated travel costs (travel, accommodation, per diem, etc.) and sources of additional funding

Applicants will be informed of the acceptance/rejection of their application by email by 31 July. The money will be handed over during the meeting. More details in the meeting description document.

Contact

If you have any further questions or require more information, please contact the GGOS Coordinating Office: ggos.org/contact