Scintillating Science: Cutting-Edge Science Achieved Through the Observations of Radio Scintillation

South Africa National Space Agency (SANSA),
Hermanus (near Cape Town),
South Africa (15-19 July 2019)

Session 1 - Welcome, Opening and Introductions

Mario M. Bisi, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

Scintillation: An Overview, Mark Walker

Session 2 - Ionospheric Space Weather (1)

Mike Kosch, SANSA, South Africa

INGV Contribution to International Space Weather Initiatives, V. Romano, INGV, Italy
Ionospheric Scintillation with LOFAR: Making Sense of Dynamic Spectrum Oddities, R.A. Fallows, ASTRON, The Netherlands
New Tools for the Diagnostics of Small-Scale Irregularities in the Ionosphere, H. Rothkaehl, CBK-PAN, Poland
Impact of geomagnetic disturbances on Ionospheric structures, H. Rothkaehl, CBK-PAN, Poland

Session 3 - Ionospheric Space Weather (2)

Gareth D. Dorrian, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Ionospheric Scintillation over Africa

Ionospheric Scintillation Now-Casting Over Africa, T.M. Matamba, SANSA, South Africa
Comparison of ground based ionospheric irregularity activity observations with in situ electron density variations as measured by the Swarm satellites across Africa, J.O. Olwendo, Pwani University, Kenya
Characteristics of Ionospheric Conditions During Severe Geomagnetic Disturbances Using LOFAR and Satellite Diagnostics, B. Matyjasiak, CBK-PAN, Poland

Session 4 - Scintillation Indices, TEC, and GNSS (1)

Tshimangadzo Matamba, SANSA, South Africa

Impact of Plasma Structures on GPS Signals Operating in the European Polar Ionosphere, H.M. John, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Investigation of the Ionospheric Irregularities on Global and Regional Scale, V. Romano, INGV, Italy
The Impact of Ionospheric Scintillation on Satellite Positioning and Timing, B. Forte, University of Bath, United Kingdom

Session 5 - Scintillation Indices, TEC, and GNSS (2)

John Bosco Habarulema, SANSA, South Africa

Suppression of Ionospheric Scintillation During the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Geomagnetic Superstorm as Observed Over Ethiopian GPS Network, T. Kassa, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia - given by P.J. Cilliers, SANSA, South Africa
Investigation of Low-Latitude S-Band Ionospheric Scintillations Observed during Geo-Magnetic Storm Period in September 2017, M. Sridhar, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, India
Comparative Scintillation Study Using SCINDA and IGS Data, E.B. Amabayo, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Busitema University, Uganda
Suggestion of the New Index to Reveal Ionospheric Scintillation Events, O. Chang, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

Session 6 - Scintillating Sources and Interstellar Scintillation

Dan Stinebring, Oberlin College, USA

New Insights in Astrophysics and Space Weather with Widefield Interplanetary Scintillation, R. Chhetri, ICRAO, Australia
Interstellar Scintillation Theory and Experimentation: the Potential of 1-D Scintillation Screens in the Interstellar Medium, U. Pen, University of Toronto, Canada
Voyager 1 Observations of Interstellar Electron and Magnetic Turbulence Spectra, L.C. Lee, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Session 7 - Secondary Spectra and Interstellar Scintillation

Ue-Li Pen, University of Toronto, Canada

Effect of Viscosity on Propagation of MHD Waves in Astrophysical Plasma, A.M. Cherkos, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
What do Scintillation Arcs Tell us About the Distribution of Scattering Material in the Interstellar Medium?, D. Stinebring, Oberlin College, USA

Session 8 - Interplanetary Scintillation (1)

Bernard V. Jackson, CASS-UCSD, USA

The Worldwide IPS Stations (WIPSS) Network, M.M. Bisi, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom
Exploiting LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) Observing Capabilities to Better Understand Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS), M.M. Bisi, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

Session 9 - Interplanetary Scintillation (2)

Stuart C. Robertson, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS) Scintillation Index (and g-levels) for the First Time, O. Chang, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom
The Scale of the Diffraction Pattern from IPS to Understand the Evolution of Small-Scale Density Fluctuations in the Solar Wind & The Wavelet Technique Applied to Interplanetary and Ionospheric Scintillation, J.C. Mejia-Ambriz, LANCE, Mexico

Session 10 - Future Scintillation Arrays/Telescopes

Hanna Rothkaehl, CBK-PAN, Poland

Pathfinder for Solar flAre Monitoring Explorer (SAME-Pathfinder), Y.J. Du, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China
The LOFAR For Space Weather (LOFAR4SW) H2020 Project: Scintillation Use Cases and Requirements for the Detection of Scintillation Using LOFAR, S.C. Robertson, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom
Progress on Chinese IPS Project, Y. Yan, CAS, China
Preliminary Design for a New Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS) Telescope, L. Chen, CAS, China
Telescope Design for Chinese IPS Telescope, W. Wang, CAS, China

Session 11 - Coronal-Heliospheric Space Weather (1)

Oyuki Chang, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

Multifrequency Interplanetary Scintillation Observations Using Arecibo Observatory Single Dish, A.A. Pacini, InSpace LLC, USA
New at UCSD: Iterative Tomography with an ENLIL 3-D MHD Model Kernel Constrained by IPS and In-situ Measurements, B.V. Jackson, CASS-UCSD, USA
Radio Scintillation as a Tool for Understanding Complex Plasma Behaviours in Solar Terrestrial Physics; Past Results and Future Opportunities, G.D. Dorrian, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Session 12 - Coronal-Heliospheric Space Weather (2)

Mario M. Bisi, UKRI STFC RAL Space, United Kingdom

A Worldwide Interplanetary Scintillation Stations (WIPSS) Network Tomography Program for Space Weather Forecasting that Includes Providing IPS Parameters and Their Errors Using the Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm, B.V. Jackson, CASS-UCSD, USA
HF and VHF Radar as a Complement to Scintillation for Discovery in Deep Space and Geospace, B. Isham, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, USA

Science Organising Committee (SOC):: Mario M. Bisi (UKRI STFC RAL Space, UK) (Co-Chair); Michael Kosch (SANSA, South Africa/Lancaster University, UK) (Co-Chair); Richard A. Fallows (ASTRON, NL); Dan Stinebring (Oberlin College, OH, USA); Anna Bilous (University of Amsterdam, NL); Ue-Li Pen (University of Toronto, ON, Canada); Lucilla Alfonsi (INGV, Italy); Joseph Olwendo (Pwani University, Kenya); Biagio Forte (University of Bath, UK); Tshimangadzo Matamba (SANSA, South Africa); Oyuki Chang (UKRI STFC RAL Space, UK)

Local Organising Committee (LOC):: Michael Kosch (SANSA, South Africa/Lancaster University, UK); Lee-Anne McKinnell (SANSA, South Africa); Tshimangadzo Matamba (SANSA, South Africa)

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