Scientific Program

Sessions:

Session 1: Tropospheric and stratospheric dynamics and processes
(Conveners: David Hooper (MSO), Volker Lehmann, Sergey Khaykin)

Session 2: Planetary waves and tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
(Conveners Wayne Hocking (MSO), Kishore Kumar, Kaoru Sato)

Session 3: Gravity waves and turbulence
(Conveners: Michael Gerding (MSO), Alan Liu, Patrick Espy)

Session 4: Atmospheric and ionospheric layering
(Conveners: Erhan Kudeki (MSO), Gerald Lehmacher, Xinzhao Chu)

Session 5: Atmospheric and ionospheric vertical coupling studies
(Conveners: Yufang Tian (MSO), Daren Lyu, Huixin Liu)

Session 6: Synergistic use of instruments and analysis techniques
(Conveners: H. Luce (MSO), D. Lawrence, K. Nishimura)

Session 7: Recent advances and future plans
(Conveners: Iain Reid (MSO), Ralph Latteck (MSO), Guozhu Li, Bernd Kaifler)

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Tim Banyard, UK

Dr. Alexander Haefele, Switzerland

Dr. Haruka Okui, Japan

Dr. Yosuke Yamazaki, Germany

Prof. Dr. Tao Li, China

Prof. Xinan Yue, China

Dr. Amit Patra, India

Prof. Dr. Xinzhao Chu, USA

Dr. William Longley, USA

Prof. Daren Lyu, China

Dr. Qinzeng Li, China

Dr. Albert Sulaiman, Indonesia

Prof. Christopher Williams, USA

Dr. Wen Yi, China

Dr. Christopher Geach, Germany