RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
RUSSIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF RADIO SCIENCE (URSI)

PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, IONOSPHERE 
AND RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION
(IZMIRAN)

VII  INTERNATIONAL  SUZDAL  URSI  SYMPOZIUM
Modification of Ionosphere by Powerful Radio Waves

ISS – 2007

Programme

Moscow, October  16 -18, 2007 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The chairman - Gurevich A.V., Russia
Vice-chairman - Armand N.A., Russia
Vice-chairman - Kuznetsov V.D., Russia
Vice-chairman - Snegirev S.D.,  Russia
Vice-chairman - Lubchenko V.E. ,  Russian National URSI Committee 

The members of  Pogram  Committee : 
- Carlson H., USA 
- Cherkashin Yu.N., Russia
- Frolov V.L., Russia
- Ginzburg V.L., Russia
- Grach S.M., Russia
- Jerebtsov G.A., Russia
- Kalinin Yu.K., Russia
- Karashtin A.N., Russia
- Kelley M., USA
- Litvak A.G., Russia
- Nasyrov A.M., Russia
- Rietveld M.T., Germany
- Ruzhin Yu.Ya., Russia
- Shustov E.I., Russia
- Shklyar D.R., Russia
- Tereshchenko E.D., Russia
- Thide В., Sweden, 
- Trakhtengertz V.Yu., Russia
- Yampolski Yu.M., Ukraine 
- Zeleny L.M., Russia
- Zybin K.P., Russia

The scientific secretary - Kim V.Yu., Russia

The address of Program Committee: IZMIRAN  Troitsk, Moscow  region, 
142190, Russia

Ph. +7(495) 3340142 , +7(495) 3340120
Fax, +7(495) 3340124
E-mail: ISS2007@izmiran.ru
Tuesday, October  16 ,  2007 
10.00 – 13.00
Plenary session 

Chairman :  V. D. Kuznetsov

1. N. A. Armand, V. D. Kuznetsov						 Welcome
     
2. V. D. Kuznetsov           Practical details                                                    Info  

3. A.V.Gurevich                Modern state of ionospheric modification. 

4. H. Carlson                     Ionospheric modification progress. 

5. J.P. Sheerin, B. J. Watkins, W. A. Bristow, S. I. Oyama, C. J. Heinselman, K. M. Groves.  Radar studies of ionospheric interaction experiments at HAARP. (Invited). 

14.30 – 18.00

Section 1 .  Powerful HF radio waves interaction with the ionospheric plasma
Chairman :  J. P. Sheerin

1.	 S.M. Grach, E.N. Sergeev, P.V. Kotov, V.A. Yashnov.  Stimulated electromagnetic emission during pump frequency sweep through electron gyroharmonics. Experimental results and physical conclusions. (Invited)

2. N.F. Blagoveshchenskaya, T. D. Borisova, V. A. Kornienko, T. R. Robinson, T. K. Yeoman, D. M. Wright, L. J. Baddeley.  Phenomena in the polar ionosphere induced by the SPEAR heating facility. (Invited).

3.	E.D. Tereshchenko, R.Yu. Yurik, T. K. Yeoman, T. R. Robinson. First observations of stimulated electromagnetic emission at the SPEAR heating facility on Spitzbergen archipelago. (Invited).

4. V.L. Frolov, G.P. Komrakov, V.O. Rapoport, N.A. Ryzhov, G.A. Markov, A.S. Belov, M. Parrot and J.L. Rauch. First results of the Sura-DEMETER experiments. (Invited).

5. N. D. Borisov, F.Honary. Trapping of lower hybrid waves in artificial plasma depletions. (Invited)

Wednesday, October  17 , 2007 
9.00 – 13.00

Section 1.  Powerful HF radio waves interaction with the ionospheric plasma

Chairman : H. Carlson 

1. J.P. Sheerin, A. Y. Wong, B. J. Watkins, W. A. Bristow, C. J. Heinselman. UHF radar studies of ionospheric interaction experiments at HIPAS. (Invited).

2.	E.V. Mishin . Natural and man-made aurora/airglow: commonality. (Invited).

3.	V.Yu. Kim, V.D. Kuznetsov and Yu.Ya. Ruzhin. Development of radio-sounding technique for remote sensing of an artificial ionospheric disturbances. (Invited)

4.	 A.V. Kostrov, V. Nazarov, M.V. Starodubtsev. Laboratory modelling of nonlinear interaction of Langmuir waves with a magnetoplasma. (Invited)

5.	Yu. N. Cherkashin, V. A. Eremenko, I. V. Krasheninnikov. The peculiarity of wave-ionosphere interaction at oblique propagation. (Invited)

Wednesday, October  17 , 2007
14.30 – 16.00

Section 1. Powerful HF radio waves interaction with the ionospheric plasma
Poster session
Chairman:  S. M. Grach

1. S.M. Grach, E.N. Sergeev, S. E. Smyshlyaev.  Enhanced additional ionization of the  ionosphere pumped above gyroharmonics, obtained by multifrequency HF Doppler radar.
2. V.G. Lapin, P. A. Yashnov . Multiple scattering of electromagnetic wave in linear plasma layer disturbed by powerfull impulse.
3. A.V. Alimov, F.I. Vybornov, A.V. Rakhlin. About artificial ionospheric turbulance veritable indicaters significances of the spectrum.
4. E. N. Sergeev, M. M. Shvartz, S. M. Grach.  Study of  space-time SEE features by striation 3d-spectrum modeling.	
5.	E. N. Sergeev, S. M. Grach, G. P. Komrakov, S. E. Smishlyaev. Diagnostics of ionospheric turbulence by pulse wideband signals. 
6. A.A. Vaskin.The effect of an inclined powerful radio wave on the Es layer of the middle latitude ionosphere . 
7.G. I. Terina. Study of artificial ionosphere disturbances by pulse sounding
8. N.V. Bakhmetieva, V.V. Belikovich.  Artificial periodic inhomogeneities of the ionospheric plasma and sporadic E-layer.
9. V.V. Vas’kov, N.A. Ryabova.  Anomalous absorption of radio waves by the system of small scale magnetic field aligned cylindrical irregularities.
10. Yu.N. Cherkashin, V.A. Eremenko, S.O. Chumakov. Scattering of the complex nonlinear wave to more simple formations in nonuniform medium.
11. V.A. Branitsky, V.Yu. Kim., V.A. Panchenko, V.P. Polimatidi and V.A. Puchkov. Estimation of parameters of small scale artificial ionospheric inhomogeneities from phase measurements of back-scattered signals.
12. N.D. Borisov. Exitation of  small-scale drift instability in striation.
13. I.A. Nasyrov, R.I. Gumerov, A.M. Nasyrov, S.M. Grach.  Mobile photometric instrument for studies of ionospheric airglow emission caused by anthropogenous disturbances.
14. V.L. Frolov, D.I. Nedzvetsky, V.P. Uryadov, V.A. Ivanov, D.V. Ivanov, A.R. Lashchevsky, and N.V. Ryabova. Gyroharmonic features of artificial middle-scale plasma irregularities.
15. V.L. Frolov, G.G. Vertogradov, V.G. Vertogradov . On some peculiarities of diagnostic stimulated electromagnetic emission features for the sun-set time interval and their connection with temporal evolution of artificial small-scale plasma density irregularities.
16. V.L. Frolov, G.P. Komrakov, D.I. Nedzvetsky, E.N. Sergeev. Effects observed during short-pulse ionosphere modification by powerful HF radio waves
17. V.L. Frolov, V.P. Ivanov, V.Yu. Kim, V.A. Panchenko, V.P. Polimatidi, S.V. Pronyakin, G.G.Vertogradov, V.G. Vertogradov and V.P. Uryadov. Doppler measurements of drift velocity of artificial small-scale field-aligned irregularities.
18. A.D. Akchurin, , V.Yu. Kim, V.A. Panchenko, V.P. Polimatidi, A.A. Ponyatov, V.P. Uryadov, V.L. Frolov and E.Yu. Zykov. Multi-position radar investigation frequency dependence of HF back-scattering from artificial ionospheric irregularities.
19. V.Yu. Kim, Yu.N. Shaulin and L.D. Shoya. Focusing effects at back-scattering of  HF radio waves from artificial field-aligned inhomogeneities.
20.	 V.V. Vas’kov, N. A. Ryabova.  Stationary irregularities of ionospheric plasma near the threshold of their formation by the field of powerful radio wave.
21.	N.V. Bakhmetieva, V.V. Belikovich, A.V. Tolmacheva.  New scopes for API technique in ionosphere studies.
22. L. Norin, S.M. Grach, B. Thidй, E.N. Sergeev, T.B. Leyser. Transient dynamics of secondary radiation from an HF pumped magnetized space plasma. 
23. Y.М. Yampolski, V.G. Bezrodny, О.V. Charkina, V.G. Galushko, К. Groves, А.S. Kashcheyev, B. Watkins.  Aspect sensitive scattering of the radiation from discrete cosmic sources by stimulated field-aligned inhomogeneities

Wednesday, October  17 , 2007
16.00 – 19.00

Section 2. ELF - VLF  waves excitation in the ionosphere and magnetosphere
Chairman :  D. R. Shklyar
	
1. R. C. Moore, U. S. Inan. ELF/VLF amplitude saturation as function of HF frequency. (Invited).

2.	S.V. Polyakov, Yu.M. Kononov, Yu.G. Shchors, V.L. Frolov, V.O. Rapoport. A new research trend in the Earth space enveronment: Project “Sura - Goliath”. (Invited)

3. A.G. Demekhov and V.Yu. Trakhtengerts. Progress in the theory of generation of discrete ELF/VLF emissions in the Earth's magnetosphere. (Invited)

Posters of Section 2

1. D.S. Kotik and E.N. Ermakova.  On the polarization properties of the VLF emission prodused by Sura facility due the cubic nonlinearity in the ionosphere. 
2. A.S. Belov and G.A. Markov. Laboratory modeling of resonant and nonstationary wave phenomena in the magnetospheric resonator with an enhanced-density duct.
3. N.V.Baranets, Ya.P.Sobolev, B.S.Ryabov, V.V.Afonin, J.Voita, J.Smilauer and  M.Ciobanu.  Resonance excitation of ULF-LF waves during modulated electron beam injection into a near satellite plasma.
4. Yu.M. Mikhailov, Ya.P. Sobolev, O.V. Kapustina and V.V. Afonin. Spectral broadening of VLF transmitter signals on Magion-3 subsatellite. 
5. Ya.P. Sobolev, Yu.M. Mikhailov, O.A. Kapustina.  Multi-path propagation of VLF transmitters signals in the magnetosphere of the Earth.
6. A.L. Kharitonov, Q.T. Hao, G.A. Fonarev, G.P. Kharitonova. The satellite geomagnetic tomography studies of ionosphere and tectonosphere structures under earthquake hypocenters.
7. A.G. Demekhov, V.Yu. Trakhtengerts. Acceleration of radiation-belt electrons due to the resonant interactions with VLF waves.

Thursday, October  18 , 2007
9.30 – 14.00

Section 3.  Atmospheric electric field and powerfull radio wave
Chairman: N. A. Armand 

1. A.V.Gurevich . Runaway breakdown and problem of lightning.

3.	V.P. Antonova, L.I. Vildanova, A.V. Gurevich, K.P. Zybin, A.N. Karashtin, S.V. Kryukov, V.A. Ryabov, V.V. Piskal, M.O. Ptitsyn, A.P. Chubenko, Yu.V. Shlyugaev and A.S. Shepetov. Study of the combined effects of runaway breakdown and cosmic rays on lightning processes in thunderstorm atmosphere. (Invited)

3. A.N. Karashtin, Yu.V. Shlyugaev and A.V. Gurevich.. Experimental investigation of close thunderstorm lightning discharge. Radio emission in a wide frequency range. (Invited). 

4.	K.P. Zybin. Runaway breakdown in strong electric field. (Invited)

5. V.S. Grach, A.G. Demekhov and V.Yu. Trakhtengerts.  Instability of charged aerosol flow as a generation mechanism for electron density irregularities in mesosphere

6. S.A. Pulinets and L.A. Pokhmelnykh. First results on active experiments on artificial local atmosphere ionization.

	Discussion 

	Symposium closing