[IGSMAIL-7256] GNSS Natural Hazards Session at BSS Meeting in Italy This June

[Komjathy, Attila (335G)]

Author: Attila Komjathy

(apologies for cross-posting)


Dear Colleagues,

We would like to bring your attention to our session at the 2016 Beacon Satellite Symposium (BSS) to be held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy on June 27 to July 1, 2016.
http://t-ict4d.ictp.it/beacon2016

The deadline for abstract submissions is March 1, 2016
http://t-ict4d.ictp.it/beacon2016/submissions

The 2016 BSS sessions are listed at
http://t-ict4d.ictp.it/beacon2016/sessions


The session that might be of interest to you is as follows:

Monitoring Natural Hazards: Signatures of Earth, Ocean Coupling to the Ionosphere

Natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis have been significant threats to humans throughout recorded history. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and others have become primary sensors to measure signatures associated with such natural hazards. These signatures typically include GNSS-derived seismic deformation measurements, co-seismic vertical displacements, and real-time GNSS-measured ocean buoy positioning estimates. Another way to use GNSS observables is to compute the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) monitor post-seismic and pre-seismic ionospheric disturbances caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. These measurements provide new scientific insight into the geophysical source phenomenology, wave propagation physics, and electromagnetic coupling processes.

We solicit observational, theoretical and modeling contributions that specifically address the societal benefits that can be realized through the routine monitoring of atmospheric and ionospheric disturbances. Innovative concepts for the monitoring of seismic and tsunami hazards that make use of Earth to ionosphere coupling via acoustic gravity waves are particularly welcome. Precursory signals and perturbations consecutive to recent earthquakes are also pertinent. With improved knowledge of the various geophysical processes involved, these means have the potential to enhance natural hazards warning systems in order to save human life and mitigate economic damage.

We look forward to hearing and receiving abstracts from you.


Best wishes,


Co-chair Dr. Attila Komjathy
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, USA

Co-chair Prof. Sergey Pulinets
Space Research Institute
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russia



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