The 4th workshop of the Network for Optical Auroral Research in the Arctic Region. PGI, Apatity, May 24-27, 2010

Monday 24 May

Session 1. Status report and presentations (Chair Vladimir Safargaleev)

10:00Vladimir Safargaleev. Welcome and practical information, Program of Workshop
10:20Status report from Kiruna
10:30Status report from Oulu
10:40Status report from Sodankyla
10:50Status report from FMI
11:00Status report from KTH
11:10Status report from PGI
11:20 – 11:40Coffee break
11:40Kozelov B. New equipments for multi-scale auroral observations in Apatity, plans for next winter season
12:00Borovkov L. Ground-based optical spectral observations at Apatity: today state and future plans
12:20 – 13:00PGI poster session: Pilgaev S. Optical instrumentation in the Polar Geophysical Institute (Nordauropt stipend for presentation at 37 AM in Spain); Dashkevich Zh. The design and preliminary result of new spectrometers operated in Barentsburg
13:00 – 15:00Lunch

Session 2. Presentations (Chair Noora Partamies)

15:00Kozlovsky A. Electrodynamics of polar cap arcs (results of the recent EISCAT campaign)
15:20Sergienko T. Modeling of optical emissions enhanced by the HF pumping of the ionospheric F-region
15:40Axelsson (TBD)
16:00Dahlgren H. Combined multi-station, multi-monochromatic optical and incoherent scatter observations of asymmetric auroral arc
16:20 – 16:40Coffee break
16:40All. Inventory of topics for the breakout sessions (Chair Tima Sergienko)
17:00Work in breakout sessions
18:00End of session
19:00Icebreaker party (PGI)

Session 3. «Introduction of PGI» (Chair Vladimir Safargaleev).

10:00Kornilov I Applying image-processing methods for auroral TV cameras recordings
10:20Golovchanskaya I. Auroral structuring produced by scale-free electric field of magnetospheric origin: simulation results
10:40Chernouss S. Aurora as indicator of GPS positioning at Kola Peninsula and Spitsbergen
11:00Kornilova T. Breakup study on the base of TV and spacecraft data
11:20 – 12:00Coffee break, excursion on the institute (Sergey Chernouss)

Section 3, continuation (Chair Alexander Kozlovsky)

12:00Kornilov I. Auroral structures at the northern border of the oval and substorm development
12:20Yahnin A. Proton aurora equatorward of the proton oval: Visualization of the ion-cyclotron interaction regions in the near-Earth magnetosphere.
12:40Roldugin V. Connection between auroral and geomagnetic Pc4-5 pulsations according to observations at Spitsbergen
13:00 – 15:00Lunch

Section 3, continuation (Chair Ilya Kornilov)

15:00Safargaleev V. Global auroral response to solar wind pressure pulses: application to generation mechanism of SC associated magnetic disturbances
15:20Belahhovsky V. Response of morning auroras and cosmic noise absorption to negative solar wind pressure pulse: a case study ((Nordauropt stipend for presentation at 37 AM in Spain)

Section 4. Presentations (Chair Sergey Chernouss)

15:40Sigernes F. Real time aurora oval forecasting: preliminary results
16:00Lorentzen D. Polar cap patch formation during the ICI-2 sounding rocket launch.16:20 Andalsvik L. Optical related projects University of Oslo
16:40 – 17:00Coffee break

Section 4, continuation (Chair Hanna Dahlgren)

09:30 – 13:00Tour of the Polar Alpine botanical garden, bus from Hotel Amethyst. (Sergey Chernouss)
13:00 – 15:00Lunch

Session 4. Ground based infrastructure for space studies (Chair Carl-Fredrik Enell).

15:00Esa Turunen. EISCAT 3D road map.
16:00Urban Brandstrom. A collaborative ground based optical infrastructure for space and atmospheric studies in the Barents region (presented by Carl-Fredrik Enell)
16:20 – 16:40Coffee break
16:40All: Proposal for the KolaArctic application (Chair Esa Turunen)
17:40End of session
19:00Conference dinner (Restaurant Amber)

Session 5. Advanced Optical School for Ph.D. students and young scientists (Chair Ira Golovchanskaya)

11:00Ingrid Sandahl (via Skype) Proposal for an advanced optical School.

11:30All: Optical School discussion

12:00 – 12:20Coffee break

12:20All: Continue of Optical School discussion

13:00 – 15:00Lunch

15:00Conclusions and agreement on the Optical School (Chair TBD)

15:30Conclusions and agreement on future plans and action items (Vladimir Safargaleev, Tima Sergienko)

16:00 – 16:20Coffee break

16:20Excursion to Museum (Vladimir Safargaleev)