IAGA/
URSI JOINT WORKING GROUP on:
V . E . R . S . I . M
VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of Ionospheres and Magnetospheres
The working group on VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of the Ionosphere
and Magnetosphere (VERSIM) is an international group of scientists interested
in studying the behaviour of the magnetosphere and ionosphere by means
of ELF (300 Hz - 3 kHz) and VLF (3-30 kHz) radio waves, both naturally
and artificially generated. The group was set up in 1975 by IAGA
(International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy) and URSI
(International
Union of Radio Science), as described in the working group history.
Originally the emphasis was on probing of the magnetosphere by whistlers,
but later the scope became somewhat broader. The group aims to promote
research in this field by facilitating the exchange of ideas, information
and experience between active research workers and other interested scientists.
This is done through regular meetings at IAGA and URSI Assemblies, and
via the circulation of a newsletter. The group has also been active in
sponsoring scientific symposia at IAGA and URSI Assemblies, in areas relevant
to its field of interest, and in coordinating observational campaigns.
At present the main subjects of interest include
Plasma structures and
boundaries - morphology and dynamics,
Wave-particle and wave-wave
interactions,
Wave-induced particle precipitation, Wave propagation
in magnetosphere and ionosphere,
Sprites and the effects of lightning
on the ionosphere. There are currently over 100 scientists from about 26
different countries on the VERSIM mailing list.
Some VERSIM Research Laboratories
(Please notify any additions/corrections to C.
J. Rodger.)
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Institute of Space
Physics, Belgium
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INPE, Brazil
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Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech
Republic
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Institute of Physics, Serbia
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Oulu University, Finland
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LPCE Orleans,
France
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University of Poitiers, France
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Eötvös University, Hungary
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Chiba University, Japan
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Communications Research Laboratory, Japan
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NIPR, Japan
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University of Electro-Communications,
Japan
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Kanazawa University, Japan
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University
of Otago, New Zealand
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IZMIRAN, Russia
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University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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British Antarctic Survey,
UK
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University of Leeds, UK
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University of Sheffield, UK
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University of Southampton, UK
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University of
York, UK
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Augsburg
College, USA
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Dartmouth College, USA
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NASA, USA
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Stanford University, USA
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VLF Data on the Web
Other forthcoming meetings
SGO VLF Workshop,
Sodankylä, 2004
The first
VLF
Workshop
was held at the
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory,
Finland from
27th
September to 1st October 2004,
sponsored by URSI Commission H and supported by the VERSIM IAGA/URSI joint
working group.
There was a meeting of the VERSIM
working group during the 2004 SGO VLF Workshop, at 1500 on
Wednesday
29 September 2004. A
report on the VERSIM meeting can be found
here.
The facilities and organisation of
this workshop was of a very high standard, and at the
end of the 2004 Workshop the participants gave a vote of thanks to the Local
Organising Committee for running the workshop so smoothly. Their efforts ranged
from keeping the timetable realistic and picking up people at the airport to
arranging for some of Sodankylä's souvenir shops and restaurants to open late
for workshop participants. A full report on the 2004 SGO
VLF Workshop, which discusses plans for future VLF workshops
is available.
IUGG, Sapporo, 2003
The 23rd
General Assembly of the International Union
of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), which encompasses IAGA, was held in
Sapporo, Japan, 30 June - 11 July 2003. There was a meeting of the VERSIM
working group during the Sapporo Assembly, at 1900 on Monday 7 July 2003. A
report on this meeting can be found
here.
At this business meeting Craig Rodger (New Zealand) was nominated to take up
the role of IAGA co-chairman, and elected by those present. The incoming IAGA
co-chair proposed a vote of thanks on behalf of our working group to Andy Smith
for all of the efforts he has undertaken to support the VERSIM community. This
was supported by the meeting, and is surely agreed by the rest of the working
group who could not attend.
URSI, Maastricht, 2002
The 27th General Assembly
of URSI
was held in Maastricht, the
Netherlands 17-24, August 2002. There was a meeting of the VERSIM working
group during the Assembly, on 19 August 2002. A report is here.
VERSIM bibliography
Please send any additions or corrections to
Michel
Parrot
Obituaries
Previous editions of this page
VERSIM Newsletters
The VERSIM Newsletter (and its predecessor, the PEPM
Newsletter) has been published about 1-2 times per year. Newsletters up
to No. 13 were distributed on paper. From No. 14 onwards they will be distributed
electronically, either via the VERSIM
electronic mailing list or through this web page. Here is an archive
of past VERSIM Newsletters:
Further information
Contact one of the VERSIM working group co-chairmen:
IAGA Co-chairman C. J. Rodger; email crodger@physics.otago.ac.nz
URSI Co-chairman M. Parrot; email
mparrot@cnrs-orleans.fr
This document is maintained by C .J. Rodger and was last
updated 31 January 2005.
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