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ANGWIN workshop




The first
Antarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network workshop






 !! Nwes !!


Agenda
  March 13: Scientific presentations on Antarctic gravity wave and related studies including ANGWIN.
  March 14: (AM) Introduction/discussion of data analysis method on airglow imaging
                   (PM) Excursion
  March 15: (AM) Scientific presentations (continue from 13th)
                   (PM) Discussions on data analysis/standardization/collaborative observation/future plans of ANGWIN.

  Latest Program can be downloaded from here.
                  - Latest Program  -----> ANGWIN_program







 WELCOME



     Gravity waves have long been known as a key driver of the general circulation and the temperature structure of the lower and middle atmosphere through their ability to transport energy and momentum. Gravity waves also bring significant amounts of energy and momentum to the upper atmosphere. Recent understanding of gravity waves in the troposphere, middle atmosphere and thermosphere has been significantly improved by theoretical, observational and modeling studies, and their importance in modeling our atmosphere and its climate has been demonstrated. However, gravity waves in the polar region have not been sufficiently understood, especially around the Antarctic region in the southern hemisphere, due to lack of observations. ANGWIN (Antarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network) is an international project promoting and supporting an airglow imager network in the Antarctic; it seeks to reveal characteristics of mesospheric gravity waves, and to study sources, propagation, breaking of the gravity waves over the Antarctic and the effects on general circulation and upper atmosphere.

     This meeting is the first international workshop of ANGWIN. The three-day workshop is not simply for the report of airglow imaging studies/results but also devoted to related subjects/studies, including the integration of other ground-based*1 and satellite observations, numerical modeling and theories of gravity waves in the polar and other regions. Participation of the scientists from broader aspects is welcome.

*1) meteor/MF radars, lidars, airglow spectrometers, and other optical/radio instruments






 Date


March 13(Wed) – 15 (Fri), 2013






 Venue



National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), third floor seminar room (C301)
10-3, Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan






How to get to NIPR?



     Airports near NIPR are Narita Airport and Haneda Airport. There are trains and airport limousine service from each airport to Tachikawa. From Tachikawa station to NIPR, it takes about 25 minutes by walk while you can take monorail or bus.
See ACCESS for more detail.






 Deadlines



Indication of interest to participate:  January 31, 2013
     (Send your name, affiliation, and e-mail address to the following contact address.)
Submission of presentation title:   February 20






 Contact address









 Conveners


Mitsumu K. Ejiri, Takuji Nakamura (NIPR), Michael J. Taylor (USU)






 Organizing Committee



Michael J. Taylor (USU), Takuji Nakamura, Mitsumu K. Ejiri (NIPR),
Tracy Moffat-Griffin(BAS), Damian Murphy(AAD) and Hisao Takahashi(INPE)






 



                   



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