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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Dear colleagues,<br><br>we would like to draw your attention to the </span><span class=h1><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>INTER-ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span class=h2><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>JG05 - Remote Sensing and Modelling of the Atmosphere (IAG, IAGA, IAMAS, IAVCEI)</span></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>scheduled for the 27<sup>th</sup> IUGG General Assembly which will take place in Montreal, Canada, from July 8 to 18, 2019. </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span class=h2><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>JG05 - Remote Sensing and Modelling of the Atmosphere (IAG, IAGA, IAMAS, IAVCEI)</span></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Convener</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: Michael Schmidt (Germany, IAG)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Co-Conveners</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: Lung-Chih Tsai (Taiwan, IAG), Robert Heinkelmann (Germany, IAG), Claudia Stubenrauch (France, IAMAS), Veronika Barta (Hungary, IAGA), Arnau Folch (Spain, IAVCEI)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Symposium Description</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Satellite observations provide a continuous survey of our planet’s surrounding atmosphere, which is structured into distinct layers, according to e.g. temperature or charge state.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Ionosphere, plasmasphere and thermosphere are manifestations of space weather; its impacts and risks are gaining more and more importance in politics and sciences, since our modern society is highly depending on space-borne techniques, e.g. for communication and positioning.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Stratosphere and troposphere and their constituents are essential for life on our planet, and tropospheric water vapour is source of clouds and of precipitation, which in turn affect the large-scale circulation through heat transfer. The synergistic use of different instruments and modelling is leading to major advances in the understanding of our climate.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>This symposium invites contributions on advances in observing and understanding our atmosphere – from troposphere to magnetosphere. </span><span style='color:black'>Specific topics are:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(near) real-time approaches to monitor and forecast the ionospheric state</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>combination of various observation techniques and improvement of the representation of atmospheric key parameters</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>interaction between atmospheric layers and Global Navigation Satellite System reflectometry</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>studies on space weather research and coupling processes in the upper atmosphere</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>studies on empirical atmosphere models, e.g. for the upper atmosphere, and numerical weather models</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>aerosol, cloud and radiation processes and interactions in the climate system</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>use of synergetic satellite observations and modelling for a better understanding of cloud processes and feedbacks</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>The deadline for abstract submission is approaching, namely February 18, 2019. <br><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>We are looking forward to seeing you in Montreal.<br><br>Best regards,<br>Michael, Lung-Chih, Robert, Claudia, Veronika, and Arnau</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>