Topical Discussion Meeting - Using the Ny-Ålesund facilities for space weather purposes

Yngvild Andalsvik (Norwegian Mapping Authority); Jean Lilensten (IPAG)
Friday 9/11, 14:00-15:15
MTC 00.15, Small lecture room

Svalbard is a unique place to develop middle and upper atmosphere studies. Several scientific bases already address such researches, in Longyearbyen, Hornsund or Ny Alesund.
The Ny Alesund Science Managers Committee (NySMAC) was established to enhance cooperation and coordination among researchers and research activities in Ny-Ålesund. Its most recent Atmosphere Flagship program includes for the first time a working group devoted to middle and upper atmosphere research (http://nysmac.npolar.no/research/flagships/), especially space weather activities. This is a new and important way to strengthen international collaboration and develop further our space weather researches.

This Flagship program is community driven. This topical discussion aims at (i) presenting the already existing facilities in Ny Alesund, Longyearbyen, Hornsund or more largely in the Arctics, (ii) to ease and promote multi-instrument campaigns, (iii) to exchange data and knowledge on the polar middle and upper atmosphere and (iv) invite participants to participate to multi-instruments future campains.

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Annexes - Presentations

* NyÅlesund_Flagship_ESWW.pdf