High Energy Particle Precipitation in the Atmosphere
SOLAR Influences for SPARC (Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate)

Welcome to the 7th International HEPPA-SOLARIS Workshop which will be held on 11-14 June 2018 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

The workshop will focus on observational and modeling studies of the influences of solar radiation (SR) and energetic particle precipitation (EPP) on the atmosphere and climate. Broad topics to be covered include

1. the causes and phenomenology of SR and EPP variability
2. mechanisms by which SR and EPP forcing affect atmospheric composition and dynamics
3. contributions of SR and EPP forcing to variations in space, atmosphere, and climate
4. the current state of the art and outlook for relevant observations and models.

Sessions: There will be several plenary sessions and a poster session. All presentations will be short and informal with an emphasis on discussion.

Support for early career scientists: A limited amount of funding is available for students and scientists in need of assistance. See Student Support for application Instructions.

Scientific Organizing Committee
Scott Bailey, chair (Virginia Tech, USA), Bernd Funke (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalućia, Spain), Kuni Kodera (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany), Daniel Marsh (National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA), Katja Matthes (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany), Jerry Meehl (National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA), Hilde Nesse Tyssøy (University of Bergen, Norway), Cora Randall (University of Colorado, USA), Craig Rodger (University of Otago, New Zealand), Esa Turunen (Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, Finland), and Pekka Verronen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland).

Local Organizing Committee

Scott Bailey, Virginia Tech
540-231-0459
baileys@vt.edu

Brentha Thurairajah, Virginia Tech
brenthat@vt.edu

Cora Randall, University of Colorado
cora.randall@lasp.colorado.edu

Justin Carstens, Virginia Tech
jcar@vt.edu

Justin Yonker, Virginia Tech
yonker@vt.edu

The HEPPA-SOLARIS workshop is scientifically and financially sponsored by: