First IAGA Summer School August 20-25, Merida

Ionosphere and Thermosphere

Andrew W. Yau

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Course (ca. 4 hrs)

  1. The upper atmosphere and the thermosphere

  2. Composition, dynamics and energetics of the thermosphere

  3. Formation, structure and composition of the ionosphere

  4. Dynamic and electro-dynamic processes in the ionosphere

Practical Exercise (ca. 2 hrs)

Model and data comparison

Inverse Models of the Geomagnetic Field

Monika Korte, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

Mioara Mandea, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale, Paris, France

Alexandre Fournier, Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris, France

Course (ca. 4 hrs.)

  1. Introduction: Purpose of global inverse models

  2. Spherical harmonic field representation

  3. IGRF

  4. Satellite era models

  5. Centennial models

  6. Millennial-scale models

  7. Paleomagnetic models

Practical Exercise (ca. 2 hrs.)

Comparison of models and real magnetic observatory data and global magnetic field change

Data Inversion in a Bayesian Setting

Matthias Holschneider

University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

Course (ca. 4 hrs.)

  1. Two dimensional analog model of geomagnetic data inversion

  2. Spline modeling as variational problem

  3. Bayesian data inversion

  4. Spline inversion in a Bayesian setting

Magnetic Anisotropy of Rocks

Martin Chadima

AGICO, Inc., Brno & Institute of Geology, v.v.i., AV CR, Prague, Czech Republic

Course (ca. 4 hrs.)

  1. Definition and application in geology

  2. Magnetic anisotropy of minerals

  3. Magnetic fabric vs. texture of rocks

  4. Magnetic fabric of sedimentary, deformed, and metamorphosed rocks

  5. Magnetic fabric of igneous rocks

  6. Sampling, measurement and data processing

Practical Exercise (ca. 2 hrs.)

Demonstration of measurement and data processing

Paleomagnetism

Lisa Tauxe

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA

Course (ca. 4 hrs.)

  1. Overview of paleomagnetism and applications in Earth and Environmental Sciences

  2. Physics of Magnetism

  3. Preserving an ancient geomagnetic field

  4. Getting a paleomagnetic vector

Practical Exercise (ca. 2 hrs.)

Analyzing paleomagnetic data

PmagPy and the MagIC database

Electromagnetic Induction

Alan G. Jones

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland

Course (ca. 4 hrs.)

  1. Introduction to electrical and electromagnetic techniques in geophysics

  2. Theoretical background of EM induction - simple case only (magnetotellurics)

  3. Outline of methods

    1. DC resistivity

    2. Induced and spontaneous polarization

    3. EM methods

    4. Ground Penetrating Radar

  4. Magnetotellurics in detail

  5. Examples of application of MT

  6. Experimental design


List of Participants

Time Schedule

Tue, Aug 20

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Ionosphere and Thermosphere

Prof. Andrew Yau, Calgary, USA

 

Lunch Break

 

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ionosphere and Thermosphere – Practical Exercise (Models and Data)

Prof. Andrew Yau, Calgary, Canada

Wed, Aug 21

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Inverse Models of the Geomagnetic Field

Dr. Mioara Mandea, Paris, France

Dr. Monika Korte, Potsdam, Germany

 

Lunch Break

 

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Comparison of Models and Real Magnetic Observatory Data and Global Magnetic Field Change

Dr. Alexandre Fournier, Paris, France

Thu, Aug 22

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Data Inversion in a Bayesian Setting

Prof. Matthias Holschneider, Potsdam, Germany

 

Lunch Break

 

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Trip to cenotas (sink holes)

 

Fri, Aug 23

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Magnetic Anisotropy of Rocks

Dr. Martin Chadima, Brno, Czech Rep.

 

Lunch Break

 

3:00 p.m. – evening

Practical Exercise on Magnetic Anisotropy

Dr. Martin Chadima, Brno, Czech Republic

Sat, Aug 24

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Paleomagnetism

Prof. Lisa Tauxe, La Jolla, USA

 

Lunch Break

 

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Practical Exercise - Analyzing Paleomagnetic Data

Prof. Lisa Tauxe, La Jolla, USA

Sun, Aug 25

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Electromagnetic Induction

Prof. Alan Jones, Dublin, Ireland

 

Closing and registration for the IAGA Assembly