Solar Missions Forum
12th December 2013 13:00-17:00

Organised by Louise Harra (UCL-MSSL) and Richard Harrison (RAL-SPACE)

The purpose of this meeting is to summarise the UK’s current involvement in missions, and future plans. Discussion is very welcome! We have chosen a date next to the RAS meeting on space weather to minimize the amount of travel necessary for people. Please can you let Louise (l.harra @ ucl.ac.uk) know if you plan to attend for coffee numbers.

Location - Wilkins Gustav Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucesswo/gustave_map.pdf

Instructions for presenters:
For 5 mins presentations - 2 slides only
For 10 min presentation - 4 slides only
For 15 mins - 6 slides only


Current missions/ground-based observatories (UK-funded)

- Hinode (EIS) - MSSL PI role - operational (15 mins) Louise
- STEREO (HI) - RAL PI role - operational (15 mins) Richard
- SDO - RAL camera systems; UCLAN data hub; RAL/MSSL Co-Is (10 mins) Richard/Robert
- RHESSI - Glasgow (10 mins) Eduard
- LOFAR/EISCAT (5 mins) Mario
- SOHO (CDS) - (5 mins) Andrzej
- Bison - (5 mins) Yvonne

[65 mins]


Future missions - in build-phase

- Solar Orbiter - Imager (MSSL) (15 mins) Louise
 spectrometer (RAL) (15 mins) Andrzej

[30 mins]

14:45 Coffee break (20 mins)


Future science missions - preparation

- Solar-C (MSSL) (10 mins) Louise
- ESA L/M4-class concept (MSSL) (10 mins) Sarah
- ATST - (10 mins) incl ROSA - Mihalis
- EAST (5 mins) Sarah
- Hi-C -UCLAN Robert (10 mins)
- Chinese opportunities such as KuaFu (A), SPORT... (5 mins) Louise/Richard
- Lunar coronagraph mission - Dave W (5 mins)
- Sunjammer (5 mins) Jonathan
- HiRise - Robertus (5 mins).

[65 mins]


Space weather missions

Space weather opportunities - SSA RAL concept – Jackie (5 mins)
 HAGRID - Richard (5 mins)
 MSSL space weather concept (5 mins) Lucie/Jonny

[15 mins]


Discussion

[30 mins]