The 2011 edition of CETEMPS’ International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ISSAOS) will be held on 5th-9th September at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in Assergi (L’Aquila). The title of the course is “Terrestrial Atmosphere and Cosmic Rays” and it is a joint activity with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).
The purpose of the school is to explore the recent developments in the understanding of the cosmic rays – terrestrial atmosphere interactions. Lectures will be given on the following main topics:
- the use of the terrestrial atmosphere as a calorimeter for the detection of cosmic rays
- the ionization effects induced by cosmic rays and their effect on cloud formation and atmospheric chemistry
- cosmic rays fluxes and climate.
This joint CETEMPS-LNGS/INFN school aims at bringing together the "cosmic ray" and "atmospheric" communities, as well as students and scientist involved in the observation, characterization and modeling of cosmic ray-atmosphere interactions and their impacts.
In particular, the school could represents a unique opportunity to facilitate the communications and scientific exchanges among these different communities in order to enhance the coordination of specific scientific efforts and advocate for a common view of major scientific needs and priority areas for the future.
Further information will be updated soon on this web site. Looking forward to seeing you in L’Aquila,
The local organizing commitee
Sergio Petrera
Vincenzo Rizi
Guido Visconti