Speakers
Abstracts for these presentations are provided under the “Science Program / Abstracts” section (click: Science Program / Abstracts) found under “Meeting Agenda”
Tuesday, March 20
Welcome and Introduction
Peter Pilewskie and Tom Woods, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
A TSIS & SORCE Status Overview
Session 1. The creation, significance, and applications of accurate Climate Data Records
Bruce Wielicki (Invited), NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Designing the Climate Observing System of the Future
Alexei Pevtsov (Invited), National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
Continuity and Preservation of Long-Term Synoptic Observations of the Sun
Serena Criscuoli, National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
Properties of Magnetic Elements Derived from HMI Data Compensated for Scattered-Light
Andrés Munoz-Jaramillo, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO
Uncertainty, Under-counting, and Survey Inconsistency: Overlooked Issues while Working with Sunspot Area Data
John Bates (Invited), John Bates Consulting, Arden, North Carolina
Climate Data Records — History, Status, and Future
Charles Ichoku, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Potential of Satellite Spectral Solar Irradiance (SSI) Measurements in Ground-based Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols and Trace Gases
Ann Windnagel (Invited), NSIDC/CIRES, University of Colorado – Boulder
Sea Ice Concentration CDR at the National Centers for Environmental Information
David Kratz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
TSI Data for the CERES Climate Data Record and FLASHflux Environmental Data Record
Session 2. The State of the TSI and SSI Climate Records near the end of the SORCE Mission
Werner Schmutz (Invited), PMOD/World Radiation Center, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
PREMOS/PICARD TSI Data Version 2 and New TSI Absolute Value from First Light of CLARA/NorSat-1
Claus Fröhlich, Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland
Twenty-One Years of Total Solar Irradiance from VIRGO on SoHO
Greg Kopp, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
The TIM Trilogy
Thierry Dudok de Wit (Invited), University of Orléans, LPC2E, Orléans, France
Methodology for Creating a TSI Composite
Erik Richard, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
TSIS SIM Solar Spectral Irradiance: First Light and Early Observations
Natalie Krivova (Invited), Max-Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany
Update on the SATIRE Model
Romaric Gravet, University of Orléans, LPC2E, Orléans, France
Observation Constraints on Irradiance Models in the Ultraviolet
Mija Lovric, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
The Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Slope during the Last 270 Years
Odele Coddington, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
The NOAA/NCEI Solar Irradiance Climate Data Record: Recent Advances and Comparisons with Independent Datasets
Tom Woods, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
Decoupling Solar Variability and Instrument Trends using the Multiple Same-Irradiance-Level (MuSIL) Analysis Technique
Margit Haberreiter (Invited), PMOD/World Radiation Center, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
The New Observational Solar Spectral Irradiance Compite, Updates, and Related Activities
Sergey Marchenko, SSAI and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Improved Long-Term Spectral Irradiance Record from Aura/OMI
Luc Damé (Invited), LATMOS, IPSL/CNRS/UVSQ, Guyancourt, France
New Solar Reference Spectrum SOLAR-ISS and Variability from SOLAR/SOLSPEC — Nine Years of Observations of Solar Cycle 24
Wednesday, March 21
Session 3 (formerly 6). Next Generation of Solar and Atmospheric Observations
Betsy Weatherhead (Invited), CIRES, University of Colorado – Boulder and NOAA
Optimizing Climate Observations for Targeted Results
Jeremy Werdell (Invited), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission: Status, science, advances
David Diner (Invited), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA): Observations, measurements, and science
Dave Harber (Invited), LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
The Compact SIM (CSIM) and Compact TIM (CTIM) Instruments
Bill Swartz, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD
The RAVAN CubeSat Mission: On-orbit results
Wolfgang Finsterle, PMOD/WRC, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Absolute Radiometers on Upcoming TSI and Future EO Missions
Charles Kankelborg, Montana State University, Bozeman
A FURST Look at the VUV Sun as a Star
Candace Carlisle, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) NASA Project Status
David Considine, NASA Headquarters
A NASA Earth Science Division Perspective on Solar Irradiance
Big Bear Solar Observatory — Tour
Poster Session I (see separate listing of posters — down below)
Thursday, March 22
Session 4 (formerly 3). Impacts of Solar Variability on the Terrestrial Environment during Solar Cycle 24
Lesley Gray (Invited), Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
Impact of the 11-year Solar Cycle at the Earth’s Surface
Gabriel Chiodo (Invited), Columbia University, New York, NY
Lagged Correlation between the NAO and the 11-year Solar Cycle: Forced response or internal variability?
Jae Lee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Solar Cycle Variations in Mesospheric Carbon Monoxide
Dong Wu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Long-Term Variations in Terra/MISR Angular Radiance Differences: Solar or Aerosol Influences on Polar Cloudiness?
Shuhui Wang, JIFRESSE, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
The 11-Year Solar Cycle Signal in Global NO2 Measurements from NDACC Stations
Gavin Schmidt (Invited), NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies
Improvements in Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model Responses to Solar Activity
Liang Zhao, IAP, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Beijing, China
Responses of the East Asian Monsoon to Solar Cycle
King Fai-Li, University of Washington, Seattle; and University of California, Riverside
Quasi-biennial Oscillation and Solar Cycle Influences on Arctic O3 Simulated by the WACCM4 Model
Alexander Ruzmaikin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Inst. of Technology
The Solar Influence on the Earth’s Climate at the Centennial Time Scale
Robert Leamon, University of Maryland, College Park; and NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Terminators: The Death of Solar Cycles and La Niña 2020
Session 5. Stellar Variability and Connections to the Sun
Jeffrey Hall (Invited), Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
The Variability of Sun-like Stars
Travis Metcalfe (Invited), Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO
Magnetic Evolution of Sun-like Activity Cycles
Federico Spada (Invited), Max-Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany
Modeling Intrinsic Luminosity Variations Induced by Internal Magnetic Field in the Sun and in Solar-like Stars
Veronika Witzke, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gӧttingen, Germany
Long-Term Brightness Variability of Sun-like Stars
Alexander Shapiro (Invited), Max-Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany
How Typical is the Sun as a Variable Star?
Adam Kowalski (Invited), Univ. of Colorado and National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
Magnetic Activity and Flares in the Near-UV of Exoplanet Host Stars
Nina-Elisabeth Nemec, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and Institute for Astrophysics, Georg-August-University; Göttingen, Germany
Solar Brightness Variations as they would be Observed by Kepler Telescope
Miha Černetič, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovania; and Max Planck Inst., Gӧttingen, Germany
Fast Spectral Synthesis for a New Generation of Solar and Stellar Brightness Variability Models
Eric Wolf (Invited), LASP/ATOC, University of Colorado – Boulder
Climate and Habitability of Earth-like Extrasolar Planets
Poster Session II (see separate listing of posters — down below)
Friday, March 23
Session 6 (formerly 4). What are the Expectations for the Next Solar Minimum and Solar Cycle 25?
Scott McIntosh (Invited), High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, Colorado
140 Years of the “Extended” Solar Cycle: Predictability, expectations for SUNSPOT Cycle 25 and what is to follow
Paul Charbonneau (Invited), University of Montréal, Canada
Mechanisms of Solar Cycle Fluctuations
Leif Svalgaard, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Prediction of Solar Cycle 25
Frank Hill (Invited), National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
Solar Cycle Activity Related to Local and Global Helioseismology
Jerald Harder, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
Morphology and Time Evolution of Dark Facular Regions in Cycle 23 and 24
Dick Mewaldt (Invited), SRL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Galactic Cosmic Ray Intensities During the Space Age and the Holocene
2018 Sun-Climate Symposium – Poster Sessions
Poster Session I: Wednesday, March 21, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Poster Session II: Thursday, March 22, 4:55 – 6:30 pm
In alphabetical order (as of 27 March 2018):
Logan S. Bayer, BASIS Flagstaff Charter School and Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
The Solar-Stellar Spectrograph: A 25-year Retrospective
Stéphane Béland, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
Update to the Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI) Reference Spectrum
Francesco Berrilli, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
Impact of Solar Activity on Thermospheric Density during ESA’s Gravity Mission GOCE
Odele Coddington, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
(SIST) How does the Sun’s Spectrum Vary: A Summary of NASA SIST Research Activities
Angela Cookson, San Fernando Observatory, California State University, Northridge
The Future of Full-Disk Photometry at the San Fernando Observatory
Angela Cookson, San Fernando Observatory, California State University, Northridge
SFO Solar Indices, Irradiance Variation, and New TSI Composite – an Update
Serena Criscuoli, National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
Comparing Radiative Transfer Codes for Synthesis of Solar and Stellar Irradiance
Luc Damé, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), IPSL/CNRS/UVSQ, Guyancourt, France
The SoSWEET-SOUP (Solar, Space Weather Extreme EvenTs and Stratospheric Ozone Ultimate Profiles) Dual Constellation Mission
Matthew DeLand, Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI), NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
(SIST) Creation of the V2 Composite Solar Spectral Irradiance Data Set
Leonid Didkovsky, Space Sciences Laboratory, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angles
A Long-Term Dissipation of the EUV He II (30.4) Segmentation in the Full-Disk Solar Images
Thierry Dudok de Wit, LPC2E, CNRS and University of Orléans, France
Identifying and Extracting Undocumented Trends from Solar Irradiance Records
Thierry Dudok de Wit, LPC2E, CNRS and University of Orléans, France
Response of Solar Irradiance to Sunspot-area Variations
Joshua P. Elliott, LASP, Univ. of Colorado – Boulder
High-Spectral Resolution SORCE SOLSTICE Degradation Model and Improved Irradiance Data Products
Wolfgang Finsterle, Physikalisch-Metorologisches Observatorium / World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC), Davos Dorf, Switzerland
A Concept for the Measurement of the Earth Radiation Imbalance
Claus Frӧhlich, Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland
New Characterization of the PMO6V Radiometer of VIRGO/SoHO
Daniele Galuzzo, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
Climate and Radiative Properties of a Tidally-locked Planet aroung Proxima Centauri
Romaric Gravet, LPC2E, CNRS and University of Orléans, France
How can the Sun Explain the Correlations between CaII and Hα Emissions of Stars?
Songyan Gu, National Satellite Meteorology Center, Beijing, China
Introduction to China FY-3 Satellite Plans and SSIM (Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor)
Jerald Harder, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
(SIST) Construction of a SORCE-based SSI Record for Chemistry Climate Models
Jerald Harder, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
Tribute to Juan Fontenla
Cristoph Jacobi (presented by Margi Haberreiter), Physikalisch-Metorologisches Observatorium / World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC), Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Earth Energy Imbalance Explorer (EAGER)
Andrew Jones, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
New Solar EUV Irradiance Measurements from GOES-16
Matthieu Kretzschmar, LPC2E, CNRS and University of Orléans, Orléans, France
An Empirical Model of the Variation of the Solar Lyman-α Spectral Irradiance
Steffen Mauceri, ATOC and LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
Revision of the Sun’s Spectral Irradiance as Measured by SORCE SIM
Mustapha Meftah, Université Paris Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Guyancourt, France
SOLAR/SOLSPEC Ultraviolet SSI Variability from 5 April 2008 to 15 Feb. 2017
Stergios Misios (presented by Lesley Gray), University of Oxford, UK; and Aarhus University, Denmark
Observed and Modelled Influences of the 1-Year Solar Cycle on the Walker Circulation
Jin Qi, National Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing, China
In-flight Performance of Solar Irradiance Monitor-II on-board FY-3C and its TSI data
Erik Richard, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
(SIST) Recalibration and Re-evaluation of the SORCE SIM Data Record
Laura Sandoval, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
The Latest SORCE-SIM Solar Spectral Irradiance Data Release and Initial Comparison with TSIS-SIM Measurements
Martin Snow, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
The Magnesium II Index: Continuing Progress on the Facular Proxy in the GOES-R Era
Martin Snow, LASP, University of Colorado – Boulder
(SIST) Solar Spectral Irradiance: lyman Alpha, MagnEsium II, and Sigma k proxiEs (SSIAMESE)
Bob Weber, Lower Peninsula, MI
The Solar Cycle Influence: How TSI and Insolation Warm and Cool the Ocean
Jia Yue, (presented by Jae Lee), Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Solar Cycle and Trend Global Gravity Waves Derived from 14 Years of SABER Temperature Observations (2001-2015)
