University of St Andrews, UK
First Announcement
SOC Co-Chairs
R.W. Walsh (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
J. Ireland (L3Com/GSI NASA-GSFC, USA)
Aim of Workshop
Understanding coronal heating is fundamental to our understanding of the Sun. We are in an unprecedented era in solar physics research with several space- and ground-based observatories as well as sophisticated computer modelling revolutionising our understanding of the Sun. One of the three principal scientific objectives the SOHO mission has been the "study of the heating mechanisms of the solar corona".
This timely meeting will focus on developments in our understanding of coronal heating brought about by SOHO, Yohkoh, TRACE, RHESSI and theoretical advances. Issues the workshop will address will include;
- What exactly is the Coronal Heating Problem?
- Role of the magnetic carpet and small-scale structures in coronal heating
- Wave Heating: theoretical constraints and observational analysis
- Coronal Heating by Magnetic Reconnection (Theory and Observations)
- The Heating of Stellar Coronae
- Remote sensing of plasma properties relating to coronal heating
- Determining the local form of the heat input to coronal loop atmospheres
Please note that the workshop will place special emphasis on looking towards the "next generation" missions that will be arriving in the not-to-distant future (in particular Solar-B, STEREO, SDO and Solar Orbiter). In that regard, a few months before the workshop, it is planned that a short paper will be made available on the website that will outline the instrumental capabilities of future space-based solar instrumentation. Participants will be encouraged to assess their contribution to the workshop programme in the light of these.
Further details on the workshop can be found at http://www.soho15.org/ and the committee can be emailed at office@soho15.org .
Registration will open at the end of January 2004.
Robert W. Walsh
Jack Ireland
Local Organising Committee
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