Presentations - 52nd ESLAB Symposium

ESLAB 52 ORAL Presentations

Monday 14 May 2018

Introduction - D. Titov
Welcome - A. Parmar, Head of Science Support Office

Keynote Lectures

History of Planetary Aeronomy - A. Nagy, University of Michigan
Thermospheres of Terrestrial Planets including Coupling with the Lower Atmosphere - S. Bougher, University of Michigan
Magnetospheres of Planets in the Inner Solar System. Sixty Years of the Space Age - Lessons Learned - L. Zelenyi, Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Science
Living with the Sun - J. Luhmann, University of California

Upper Atmospheres

Mars Dayglow, Nightglow and Aurora observed by MAVEN's Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph - M. Crismani, LASP, University of Colorado
Variability of UV dayglow in the Martian thermosphere from measurements by SPICAM/Mars Express and global simulations - F. Gonzalez-Galindo, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC
Metastable oxygen O(1S) Martian airglow: observations and model - J.-C. Gérard, LPAP, Université de Liège
Complex Molecules in Titan’s Upper Atmosphere (invited) - P. Lavvas, GSMA/CNRS
Parameterizing Gravity Waves and Understanding their Impacts on Venus’ Upper Atmosphere - A. Brecht, NASA Ames Research Center
MAVEN/IUVS Observations of Martian Mesospheric Clouds in 2017: A Persistent Longitudinal Asymmetry at Southern Mid-Latitudes - M. Stevens, Naval Research Laboratory
September 10-11, 2017 Solar Flare Event: Rapid Enhancement of the Martian Neutral Exosphere from the X-class flare as observed by MAVEN - M. Elrod, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Protonated Ions and the Seasonal Variation of Hydrogen Observed by the MAVEN Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer - S. Stone, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Ionospheres

Ionospheres of the Terrestrial Planets (keynote) - T. Cravens, University of Kansas
Hybrid plasma modelling of the planetary atmospheres and ionospheres (invited) - R. Modolo, LATMOS/IPSL, UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay, UPMC Sorbonne Université, CNRS
Radio Sounding of the Mars Ionosphere over a full Solar Cycle by the Mars Express RadioScience Experiment (MaRS) - M. Pätzold, Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung Cologne
Spatial, seasonal and solar cycle variations of the total electron content (TEC): Is the TEC a good tracer for atmospheric cycles? - B. Sanchez-Cano, University of Leicester
Variability of the Martian upper ionosphere and factors controlling this variability - E. Dubinin, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Variability of the Venusian and Martian nightside ionosphere after solar storms - C. Gray, Apache Point Observatory
Characterization of Mars’ Persistent Meteoric Ion Layer - M. Crismani, LASP, University of Colorado
Comparison of Terrestrial and Martian TEC at Dawn and Dusk during Solstices - A. Burrell, University Of Texas At Dallas
Observations and Modeling of Low-Altitude Ionospheric Responses to 2017 Sept Solar Flare at Mars - S. Xu, University of California
MAVEN observations of solar wind driven magnetosonic waves heating the Martian dayside Ionosphere - C. Fowler, LASP, University of Colorado
Control of the Nightside Structure of the Venusian Ionosphere - S. Brecht, Bay Area Research Corp.
Small scale excess electron densities in the lower ionosphere of Mars: Interpretation of Mars Express radio science observations in combination with MAVEN measurements - K. Peter, Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung Cologne

Aeronomy and Plasma Environment of Exoplanets

Are "Habitable" Exoplanets Really Habitable? - A perspective from atmospheric loss (invited) - C. Dong, Princeton University
Using Hybrid Simulations to Understand How Ion Loss Varies with Planetary Radius - H. Egan, University of Colorado

Wednesday 16 May 2018

Magnetospheres and Space Weather

Comparison of induced magnetospheres (invited) - Y. Ma, EPSS, UCLA
Earth’s magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind (invited) - S. Milan, University of Leicester
The Complex Martian Magnetosphere: Recent Insights Based on MAVEN Magnetometer Observations - J. Espley, Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Momentum Transfer and Boundary Layer Structure at Mars - J. Halekas, University of Iowa
Magnetic topology during quiet and extreme conditions at Mars - S. Curry, UC Berkeley, SSL
Impact ionization of neutrals by foreshock electrons at Mars - C. Mazelle, RAP/CNRS, University of Toulouse, UPS, CNES
The Structure and Properties of Martian Magnetosphere at ~ 70° Solar-Zenith Angle in MSE Coordinates as Observed on MAVEN Spacecraft - O. Vaisberg, Space Research Institute Russia
Study of ICME effects at Mars: energy deposition and feedback from enhanced thermosphere - L. Regoli, University of Michigan
Magnetospheres of the Giant Planets (invited) - A. Masters, Imperial College London
The Strange Menagerie at the Magnetopause: High-Resolution Magnetospheric Multiscale Data Reveals Diverse Phenomena near the Boundary with the Magnetosheath - C. Russell, University of California
Comparative planetary foreshocks: Results from recent studies - K. Meziane, University of New Brunswick
Mass loading influence on the structure of Martian bow shock - S. Shuvalov, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy Of Sciences
A Generalized Magnetospheric Disturbance Index: Initial Application at Unmagnetized Bodies - J. Gruesbeckm, University of Maryland

Solar wind interaction with atmosphereless bodies

The solar wind interaction with the Moon (invited) - S. Fatemi, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
The Solar Wind Interaction with Ceres (invited) - M. Villarreal, University of California
The Solar Wind Interaction with Vesta and Ceres: Implications for their Magnetic Moments - C. Russell, University of California
To What Extent Does Solar Wind Forcing Affect the Occurrences of Energetic Electron Events in the Hermean Magnetosphere? - C. Lentz, University of Colorado

Thursday 17 May 2018

Atmospheric Escape

Ion and neutral gas escape from the terrestrial planets (invited) - S. Barabash, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Atmospheric Escape from Mars (invited) - D. Brain, University of Colorado
Signatures of sputtering at Mars: a first evidence? - F. Leblanc, LATMOS/IPSL, UPMC Univ. Paris 06 Sorbonne Universités, UVSQ, CNRS
Cold Ion Escape from Mars - Observations by Mars Express and MAVEN - M. Fraenz, MPI for Solar System Research
The Origin and Evolution of Nitrogen in Outer Planet Atmospheres through Comparative Planetology - K. Mandt, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Cold Ion Outflow and Magnetic Topology in Mars’ Magnetotail - D. Mitchell, University of California
Estimating the Escape of Hydrogen and Deuterium from the Atmosphere of Mars - J. Clarke, Boston University
Seasonal Variability of Mars H Escape in the MAVEN IUVS dataset - M. Chaffin, LASP, University of Colorado
Solar cycle dependence on the H+/O+ flux ratio in Venus’ magnetotail - M. Persson, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Escape and precipitation rates at Venus - P. Kollmann, JHU / Applied Physics Laboratory
Atmospheric Escape on Earth (invited) - R. Strangeway, University of California
Ion Outflow from the Terrestrial Atmosphere: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Consequences (invited) - S. Haaland, Max-Planck-Institute
Simultaneous detection of terrestrial ionospheric molecular ions in the Earth's inner magnetosphere and at the Moon - I. Dandouras, IRAP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, CNES
Atmospheric loss from Earth's plasma mantle and its dependence on solar wind conditions - A. Schillings, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Evolution and Climates

Mars Atmospheric Loss at the Present and Integrated Loss Through Time as Observed by MaVEN (invited) - B. Jakosky, University of Colorado
The Role of Magnetic Fields in Terrestrial Planets Evolution (invited) - R. Lillis, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California
Constraining the early evolution of terrestrial planets via noble gas isotope and K/U ratios (invited) - M. Scherf, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Evolution of the Martian Climate (invited) - F. Forget, CNRS

Friday 18 May 2018

Missions and Data Archives

Cluster observations of Earth atmospheric escape (invited) - C. Escoubet, ESA/ESTEC
Geospace research contributions from ESA's Swarm constellation (invited) - R. Floberghagen, ESA/ESRIN
Status of the MAVEN Mission at Mars - B. Jakosky, University of Colorado
Mars Express science highlights and future plans - D. Titov, ESA/ESTEC
Getting ready for BepiColombo: a modeling approach to infer the solar wind plasma parameters upstream of Mercury from magnetic field observations - S. Fatemi, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Discussion: Where do we go from here?
Discussion Summary

Posters

Upper Atmospheres

01.	Comparison between IUVS-MAVEN limb dayglow observations and modeling – L. Gkouvelis, University of Liege
02.	Combining Observations and Modeling to Promote upper Atmospheres Research and Exploitation – P. Rosenblatt, ACRI-ST
03.	Capabilities of the Exomars Trace Gas Orbiter to study the Mars' upper atmosphere - M. Lopez-Valverde, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC
04.	The LMD-Mars Global Climate Model and the Mars Climate Database: applications for the study of the upper atmosphere - F. Gonzalez-Galindo, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC
05.	Synthetic Retrievals of H2O and CO2 in the Mars Upper Atmosphere Using Solar Occultation Spectra for the NOMAD and ACS Instruments of the ExoMars TGO Mission - B. Hill, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
06.	Comparison of the thermal structure derived using SOIR on board Venus Express with a 1-D non-LTE radiative transfer model - A. Mahieux, The University of Texas at Austin
07.	Comparisons Between MAVEN/NGIMS Thermospheric Neutral Wind Observations and M-GITM Model Simulations - K. Roeten, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department, University of Michigan
08.	Proton Aurora on Mars - B. Ritter, Université de Liège

Ionospheres

09.	The Ionospheric composition of Mars and its dependence on magnetic configuration – M. Fraenz, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
10.	Wave Structures in the Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere of Mars as seen by the Mars Express Radio Science Experiment (MaRS) – S. Tellmann, Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung
11.	Conductivity Structures in The Martian Ionosphere – A. AlShehhi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center
12.	Energization of electrons trapped in the crustal magnetic field of Mars – H. Akbari, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado
13.	Horizontal Magnetic Fields and Currents in the Ionosphere of Mars and Their Dependence on the Interplanetary Magnetic Field – M. Fillingim, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California
14.	Empirical Model of Electron Impact Ionization on Mars’ Nightside – R. Lillis, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California
15.	Seasonal Changes in the Polar Ionosphere and Thermosphere on Mars – M. Pilinski, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Magnetospheres and Space Weather

16.	Magnetic structure and propagation of a solar flux rope from the Sun to Saturn – E. Palmerio, University of Helsinki
17.	A statistical study of thermal, dynamic, and magnetic pressures on the dayside of the induced magnetosphere of Mars as observed by MAVEN – M. Holmberg, IRAP, University of Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, CNES
18.	Modeling of energetic ions observations by MAVEN in the crustal field regions – A. Kotova, IRAP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, CNES
19.	Effects of the Crustal Magnetic Fields and Changes in the IMF Orientation on the Magnetosphere of Mars – N. Romanelli, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux et Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), IPSL, CNRS, UVSQ, UPMC
20.	Extracting hidden knowledge from data archives using machine learning and open data approaches for space weather effects autonomous investigation – R. Boumghar, ESA/ESOC
21.	The Dependences of the Structure and Properties of Martian Dayside Magnetosphere on Solar Zenith Angle and IMF Clock Angle as observed on MAVEN – V. Ermakov, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
22.	A multiscale structure of the cross-tail CSs and its relation to the ion composition according to MAVEN observations in the Martian magnetotail – E. Grigorenko, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
23.	The solar wind interaction with Mars: current systems and electromagnetic fields in the Martian ionosphere – S. Ledvina, University of California
24.	Effect of solar wind source variation events on planetary plasma environments – A. Opitz, Wigner RCP
25.	Investigating space weather events at Mars with Mars Express housekeeping data – O. Witasse, ESA/ESTEC

Solar Wind Interaction with Atmosphereless Bodies

26.	MESSENGER X-ray observations of electron precipitation events on the dayside surface of Mercury - S. Lindsay, University of Leicester
27.	Sodium pick-up ion observations in the solar wind upstream of Mercury - J. Jasinski, University of Michigan
28.	Solar wind-magnetosphere interaction at Mercury during passage of coronal mass ejections - R. Jarvinen, Aalto University, School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

Atmospheric Escape, Evolution, and Climates

29.	Atmospheric escape at early Mars and constraints on the evolution of the Martian atmosphere – M. Scherf, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
30.	Dependence of O+ escape rates from Venus on the solar wind and the solar activity - M. Persson, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
31.	2-Dimensional Model of the Martian Exosphere Applied to HST Observations – D. Bhattacharyya, CSP, Boston University
32.	Modeling deuterium from surface to space to understand Mars atmospheric evolution – E. Cangi, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
33.	Modeling of Ion and Photochemical Losses to Space over the Martian History – C. Dong, Princeton University
34.	A parametric study of Enceladus plumes based on DSMC calculations for retrieving the outgassing parameters as measured by Cassini instruments – A. Mahieux, The University of Texas at Austin
35.	The terrestrial paleo-magnetosphere during the late Hadean and Archean: Implications on the evolution of the terrestrial atmosphere – M. Scherf, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
36.	O+ escape at Earth during the magnetic storm on September 4th - 10th, 2017 – A. Schillings, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Missions and Data Archives

37.	A concept for permanent stations on Phobos and Deimos: Study of the Mars space environment - E. Sefton-Nash, ESA/ESTEC
38.	The Mars Express/ASPERA-3 and Venus Express/ASPERA-4 Solar Wind Databases – M. Holmstrom, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
39.	ESCAPE (European SpaceCraft for the study of Atmospheric Particle Escape): a planetary mission to Earth, proposed to ESA in response to the M5-call – I. Dandouras, IRAP
40.	Solar SENTINEL: a satellite constellation mission concept for early forecasting of Coronal Mass Ejections – J. Rodrigues, University of Cambridge