International

workshop on geospace disturbance and M-I-T coupling,

Shandong

University, Weihai, China, September 12-15, 2015

Geospace disturbances take

different forms, depending significantly on location. With a system science

perspective, however, variations in polar, subauroral and equatorial latitudes

are merely various components of the coupling magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere

system. We are organizing an international workshop with a scientific goal to

address key M-I-T coupling processes responsible for geospace disturbances.We invite presentations that demonstrate new

achievements in furthering our understanding of the geospace system by using

ground-based and in-situ observations, and modeling techniques. Some of the

proposed topics to be covered include:

1. Polar

ionization patches as M-I coupling tracers;

2.Ionospheric upflow and outflow processes;

3.High-latitude plasma and neutral

convections;

4.Subauroral M-I-T coupling;

5.Inner-magnetospheric

and plasmaspheric energetic particles and ionospheric effects.

This workshop will be held

during September 12-15, 2015 in Shandong University(Weihai), China. Shandong University (Weihai)

has vigorous space science research programs in the Center for Space Weather

Sciences covering a variety of aspects in solar, magnetospheric and ionospheric

areas. More information about the Center may be foundhere. General information about Weihai may be

foundhere.

We are currently at the

early stage of organizing this workshop. Please send your suggestions and

comments to the meeting conveners, Prof. Qinghe Zhang (Shandong University,

China) and Dr. Shunrong Zhang (MIT Haystack Observatory, USA).Prof. Qinghe Zhang will be serving as the

local organizer and may be reached at zhangqinghe@sdu.edu.cn.