' Indian Institute of Astrophysics ' Bangalore, India November 27 - December 1, 2006     
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Monday, 27 November 2006

Session 1, Chair: C. Amory-Mazaudier IHY Overview - I
J. M. Davila IHY Overview: Science, Observatory Development, Outreach and history
H. Haubold UNBSSI Program: A Historical Introduction
N. Gopalswamy IHY and UNBSSI Program: Success Stories
M. Guhathakurta International Living With a Star (ILWS) program and IHY
B. J. Thompson IHY: Coordinated Investigation Programs (CIPs)
R. Smith Heliophysics in the United States of America (CIPs)
Session 2, Chair: B. J. Thompson IHY Overview - II
P. K. Manoharan IHY activities in India
A. B. Rabiu IHY activities in Africa
K. Georgieva IHY activities in the Balkan-Black-Caspian sea area
H.M.K. Al Naimiy IHY activities in West Asia
A. R. W. Hughes IHY activities in South Africa
Session 3, Chair: A.R. Choudhuri Solar surface phenomenon
R. Erdelyi Solar magnetic waves and oscillations
K.R. Sivaraman Measurement of solar diameter
A. Ambastha Signatures of large flares on photospheric magnetic and velocity fields
K. Sankara Subramanian Fine scale magnetic fields in and around a decaying active region
P. Chatterjee Forecasting cycle 24 with a solar dynamo model

Tuesday, 28 November 2006

Session 4, Chair: C. Uberoi Chromosphere and transition region dynamics
S.S. Hasan Dynamics of the magnetized solar chromosphere
K. Wilhelm Lessons from SUMER/SOHO solar ultraviolet spectrograph
R. Kariyappa Contribution of solar chromospheric fine scale features to UV irradiance variability
D. Banerjee Multi-wavelength study of active region loop dynamics
P. Venkatakrishnan Multi-application solar telescope (MAST): A versatile tool for studying the physics of solar eruptions
L. Dame Chromosphere, transition zone dynamics and heating: Need for future space missions
Session 5, Chair: J. M. Davila Coronal Studies
T. Sakurai Observations of CME source regions by coronal emission line dopplergrams
J. Singh Magnetic nature of coronal loops
S. Ananthakrishnan GMRT and solar radio observations
K.R. Subramanian Variations in the global solar radio flux during the extreme solar eruptions of October-November 2003
P. Subramanian Electron acceleration in solar noise storms
Session 6, Chair: T. Sakurai Corona and Interplanetary Medium - I
R. Jain SOXS for IHY 2007 and beyond
Y.-J. Moon Sun-Earth connection studies at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)
B.N. Dwivedi Propagation and dissipation of MHD waves in coronal holes
M.D. Popescu Observational clues to the origin of fast solar wind
V. Krishan Short scale magnetic turbulence in the solar wind
Session 7, Chair: S. Ananthakrishnan Corona and Interplanetary Medium - II
N. Srivastava On the slow rise phase of eruptive quiescent solar prominences
N. Gopalswamy CMEs in the Heliosphere
P.K. Manoharan Solar wind studies: Transients and steady-state flows
Session 8, Chair: U. Inan Terrestrial atmosphere - I
G.S. Lakhina Solar energetic particle events and geomagnetic storms
P. B. Rao Radar studies of ionospheric plasma irregularities
J. H. Sastri Physical processes underlying the equatorial effects of solar wind dynamic pressure variations
R. Sridharan Interplay between the equatorial geophysical processes

Wednesday, 29 November 2006

Session 9, Chair: J. H. Sastri Terrestrial atmosphere - II
R. P. Sharma Nonlinear Processes in the Heliosphere and their effect on spectral index and particle energization
A. Bhattacharya Effect of Solar Variability on the evolution of Equatorial spread F
E. Y. Kassie A tomographic reconstruction technique applied to the GPS TEC data
Session 10, Chair: H. Haubold Non-extensive statistical mechanics
A. M. Mathai Generalized measure of entropy, Mathai’s distributional pathway model, and Tsallis statistics
Jiulin Du Test of Non-extensive Statistical mechanics by the solar sound speeds measured in helioseismology
R. Pandit Systematics of dynamo action in a shell model for magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Chair: N. Gopalswamy Instrument donors - I
C. Monstein CALLISTO - radio spectrometer
S. Ueno Chain-project and installation of flare monitoring telescopes in developing countries
K. Yumoto Magnetic data acquisition system (MAGDAS) for IHY 2007
Session 12, Chair: A. Bhattacharya Instrument donors - II
C. Amory-Mazaudier Geophysics integrated studies in the Sun-Earth system: A co-operative project - Vietnam, Europe and Africa
K. Groves Expanding the SCINDA network for IHY 2007
T. Garner Preliminary observations of ionospheric structures using ground receivers and the COSMIC radio beacon
U. Inan VLF remote sensing of the lower atmosphere with AWESOME receivers
Session 13, Chair: P. k. Manoharan Instrument donors - III
J. H. Fernandez Southern atlantic magnetic anamoly (SAMA) monitoring through installation of small magnetometer network in the Brazilian territory
S. G. Kanekal High latitude energetic particle boundaries: The SAMPEX database
R. A. Schwartz Prospects for GDL and solar software


Thursday, 30 November 2006

Session 14, Chair: R. V. Bhonsle Instrument hosts - I
P. K. Manoharan CALLISTO at Radio Astronomy Centre, Ooty
R. Singh Very low frequency studies of ionospheric/magnetospheric electromagnetic phenomena in Indian low latitude region using AWESOME receivers at IIG, Mumbai
K. Georgieva SEVAN - A neutron monitor network
T. Djamaluddin Preparation of IHY 2007 in Indonesia
A. Kebede Space, Atmospheric Physics Education and Research at North Carolina A&T State University
Session 15, Chair: H. M. K. Al-Naimiy Instrument hosts - II
A.T. Al-Mousli Astronomy in Syria
J. K. Ishitsuka A solar station for education and research on solar activity at a national university in Peru
E. G. Dountio Radiative transfer model in the atmosphere and experimental solar data of Yaounde location
N. Seghouani High resolution spectral analysis for irregularly sampled helioseismic data
J. T. Nugroho Indication of solar signal in Indian ocean dipole phenomena over Indonesia
N. M. R. Al-Ubaidi A developed numerical mapping technique
J. O. H. Ndeda Determination of coefficient of correlation between radiation and relative humidity and equation of line of best fit using statistical methods
Session 16, Chair: A. B. Rabiu IHY Science in Developing Countries
A. Mahrous The gap in global ionospheric and heliospheric measurements over Africa: our proposals for IHY 2007
S. Krasotkin Space science education and outreach project of Moscow state university
B. Damtie Optimal long binary phase code-mismatched filter pairs with the application to ionospheric radars
Z. A. Abdul Rashid Influence of solar energetic phenomena on GPS PWV during the major storm of 2003 at Scott base station, Antartica
N. Gopalswamy General discussion on donor programs

Friday, 01 December 2006

Session 19, Chair: R. Schwartz Virtual Observatories
G. Eichhorn Searching the scholarly literature made easier
B. J. Thompson IHY-CAWSES data base
Jayant Murthy Center for astronomical data and software at IIA
Open discussion on Data usage in developing countries


POSTERS

Author Title
M. Aggarwal Study of equatorial spread F using L-band and VHF radar
Shobana Alex Occurrance pattern of geomagnetic storms during the recent four solar cycles
R. Alyana Differences between CME associated and CH associated RED events during 2005
A. Shanmugaraju Investigations of the speed-distance profile of CMEs in the SOHO/LASCO field of view
I. A. Ansari Relation between low lattitude PC3 magnetic micro-pulsations and solar wind
Badruddin Structural and dynamical properties of interplanetary magnetic clouds in the heliosphere and their interaction with earth's magnetosphere
B. S. Shylaja Solar observations as educational tools
L. Bharti Intensity and velocity oscillations in magnetic flux concentrations
V. B. Pantula Solar cycle effects on equatorial electrojet strength and low latitude ionospheric variability
R. V. Bhonsle 1. Optical observations of solar activity observed on April 5, 2006 at Kolhapur
2. Installation of Induction Coil Magnetometer LEMI-301 and Data Processing System for Prediction of Earthquake at Shivaji University, Kolhapur (16.40N, 74.15E)
3. Proposal for Creating a Center for Research in Solar-Terrestrial Physics as an Inter-departmental Activity during IHY at Shivaji University, Kolhapur (16.40N, 74.15E)
S. Chakraborty Solar control of ambient ionization of the ionosphere near the crest of the equatorial anomaly in the Indian zone
L. Damé Solar Shape Changes and Oscillations from Space
J. H. Fernandez Lighting-induced Electron Precipitation (LEP) Events versus Geomagnetic Activity: A Probe Tool to Re-Evaluate the Electron Radiation Belt Loss Mechanisms
T. E. Girish Space science resource centre for colleges in Kerala
S. Gosain Solar vector magnetograph at Udaipur solar observatory: New results
A. K. Gwal Burst of ULF electric field recorded by DEMETER possibly related to the series of earthquakes occurred during the Tsunami over the Indian region
K. M. Hiremath Long term variations of the solar cycle: Forecast of the future cycles
R. Jadav Role of ambient solar wind conditions in cme evolution
A. K. Jadeja 1. Coronal mass ejections of 28 October 2003 and 14 November 2003 and associated space weather effects
2. Properties of large angle cmes and their space weather effects
Santhosh Kumar Solar and interplanetary causes of geomagnetic storms 1996-2005
S. C. Kaushik Interplanetary transient solar wind plasma flows and their influence on the geomagnetic activities
R. Kombiyil Storm time equivalent currents derived from a meridional magnetometer chain and the investigation of associated dynamics using a numerical model of the ionosphere
L. R. Marath Magnetic flux in the solar convective envelope inferred from the sunspots' initial appearances
S. Mukherjee Changes in Heliophysical parameter influence on Environment of the Earth
M. K. H. Ismail The Malaysian Robotic Solar Observatory
V. S. Pandey MHD waves in homogeneous plasmas
K. Patel Ionospheric scintillations induced by sporadic-E irregularities over low latitude
R. P. Patel Role of geomagnetic disturbances on VLF whistler wave activity at low latitudes
K. N. Pathak Initial results of ionospheric parameters at Surat (21.16°N,72.78°E) using GPS satellite signal
P. T. Patil Mesospheric winds from 60 to 100 km over low latitude station Kolhapur by a partial refelction radar
F. Pereira Understanding IMF Bz and space weather relations near geomagnetic eqator related to non-radial solar wind flows
A. B. Rabiu 1. Morphology of Equatorial Electrojet over the West African Sector
2. Variability of Equatorial Ionosphere Inferred from Geomagnetic Field Measurements
3. Inter-relationships Between the Thickness, Width and Intensity of the Equatorial Electrojet in Indian Sector
G. Rajaram Proton events at geostationary altitudes during 2005, their relationship to solar wind and IMF parameters, and their geoeffectiveness
A. Satyanarayanan Study of MHD surface waves along the interface of the magnetosheath, boundary layer and magnetosphere with the effect of solar wind
A. K. Sharma 1. Major solar proton event during september 24-30, 2001 using imaging riometer technique
2. OI 630.0 nm night airglow observations during the geomagnetic storm on november 20, 2003 at Kolhapur
3. Studies of sources on the Sun of geo-effective solar events
R. P. Sharma Nonlinear processes in the heliosphere and their effect on spectral index and particle energization
R. Shelke Newborn coronal holes associated with the disappearance of polarity reversal boundaries
Abhay K. Singh A case study of PI-2 geomagnetic pulsations observed at indian antarctic station Maitri
Ashok K. Singh Role of geomagnetic disturbances on VLF whistler wave activity at low latitudes
K. A. P. Singh 1. Spatial damping of magneto-acoustic waves in quiescent prominences by Newtonian cooling
2. Damping of MHD waves in quiescent prominences
S. Singh Study of ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling using Whistler data
A. K. Sinha Geomagnetic pulsations as observed from ground-based searchcoil and fluxgate magnetometers
K. C. Srivastav Observation of height variation of tropical tropopause with sunspot number
A. K. Srivastava 1. Fast solar wind from slowly expanding magnetic flux tubes
2. Fe-XIII infrared/Fe-XIV green line ratio diagnostics
R. Selvamurugan 1. Satellite measured electron intensities during intense magnetic storm at equatorial anomaly region over Indian sector
2. Simultaneous amplitudes of ULF pulsation measured at low, middle, and subauroral latitudes during an intense magnetic storm
W. Uddin Study of historical 4B/X17 mega flare on 28 October 2003
M. L. Yadava 1. Troposphere-ionosphere interaction at equatorial latitude, Tirunelveli, India
2. Study of Ozone Variability at Equatorial Latitude during severe geomagnetic storm
K. Yumoto Space Weather Activities at SERC for IHY: (1) Local Education, (2) Global Outreach and (3) Data Base Service