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<div>Author: Attila Komjathy</div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">(My apologies for multiple postings.)</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues:</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Please consider submitting an abstract to our Special Session "Space Weather Events and Assimilative Models" of the upcoming URSI National Radio Science Meeting at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO, January 9-12, 2013. </font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Space Weather Events and Assimilative Models Special Session</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Convenors: Attila Komjathy <Attila.Komjathy@jpl.nasa.gov> and Anthea Coster <ajc@haystack.mit.edu>.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, Sept 21, 2012.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">ABSTRACT</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Accurate forecasts of ionospheric conditions can be used to mitigate or avoid the adverse effects of ionospheric disturbances on communication and navigation systems during space weather events.
Despite improvements in modeling and increased quality and amounts of data, nowcasting and forecasting remain difficult. This session intends to combine a review of current space weather events and their implications, with a review of the latest developments
in ionospheric specification and forecasting. Papers are solicited on recent experimental observing techniques, theoretical results of modeling, and the combination of data and models into assimilative systems. Contributions on analysis of filtering methods,
data processing techniques for new applications and observing systems are encouraged.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">The web page http://www.nrsmboulder.org/ contains the general conference information, including abstract submission instructions and guidelines.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">We look forward to hearing from you.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Best wishes,</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Attila Komjathy and Anthea Coster</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Dr. Attila Komjathy</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 138-308C </font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Email: Attila.Komjathy@jpl.nasa.gov</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Tel: 818-393-6828</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Fax: 818-393-5115</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Anthea J. Coster, PhD</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">MIT Haystack Observatory</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Off Route 40</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Westford, MA 01886-1299</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Phone: 781-981-5753</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Fax: 781-981-5766</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Email: ajc@haystack.mit.edu</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century,sans-serif">Web: www.haystack.mit.edu/~ajc</font></div>
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