iMST Lidar and Radar School

The iMST lidar and radar school is an offer - especially for students and newcomers - to get an introduction to scientific aspects of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere as well as to lidar and radar observations of the atmosphere. The theoretical explanations are accompanied by practical exercises. The iMST school will take place in Kühlungsborn (~30 km away from Rostock) at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP).

If you are planning to participate in the school, we request the following documents:

A letter of intent
A letter from your academic or professional supervisor

Please send the documents to mst16@iap-kborn.de .

Additionally please create an account at COMS with your email address, if you have not already done so.

All potential participants of the iMST lidar and radar school will be informed by email when the registration is open.

Draft Timeline

Date	Time	Topic		Lecturers
Friday, 06. Sep 24	08:45	Welcome and Introduction
	09:00	Atmospheric Dynamics: Mesocales and less		David Fritts
	10:00	Atmospheric Dynamics: Synoptic to Planetary scales		Huixin Liu
	11:00	Break
	11:30	Introduction to iMST Lidar		Alan Liu Michael Gerding
	13:30	Lunch
	14:00	Introduction to iMST Radar		David Hooper
	16:00	Break
	16:30	Hands-on lidar lab	Hands-on radar lab	Wayne Hocking, Nico Pfeffer, Michael Gerding
	19:00	Networking at the IAP
Saturday, 07. Sep 24	09:00	Data standards and networks		David Hooper
	10:00	Phased Arrays and Radar Imaging		Jorge Chau
	11:00	Break
	11:30	Instrument applications for studies of the atmosphere: Pros and Cons.		Gerd Baumgarten Jorge Chau
	13:00	Lunch
	14:00	Hands-on signal analysis 1		Irina Strelnikova Robin Wing Miguel Urco Matthias Clahsen
	16:00	Break
	16:30	New advances in iMST radar		Juha Vierinen
	17:30	New advances iMST Lidar		Bernd Kaiffler
	19:00	Brainstorming in the "Mantra"
Sunday, 08. Sep 24	09:00	Hands-on signal analysis 2		Irina Strelnikova Robin Wing Miguel Urco Matthias Clahsen
	11:00	Break
	11:30	Out of the Box Topics
		Use of atmospheric lidars on non-traditional topics		Bernd Kaifler
		Using existing knowledge in profoundly new ways		Wayne Hocking
		Other uses of signals from atmospheric radars		Juha Vierinen
	13:30	Lunch
	14:00	Adjourn

Lodging information

For students: For a limited number of students we have organized lodging in a guest house in Kühlungsborn, mainly in twin rooms. The rate will be covered by the IAP Kühlungsborn. Please mark your interest in the iMST school registration form (via COMS). Additional information will be sent later to registered participants.
For lecturers: We have arranged accomodation in a hotel in Kühlungsborn, we will inform you by email about details.
For other interested persons: There are several hotels in the town area of Kühlungsborn. Please organize your accomodation by yourself, and keep in mind that the begin of September is still ongoing holiday season in the seaside resort Kühlungsborn.

Registration fee

100 Euro.

Financial support

We have a limited financial support program available, please take information here.