Welcome to 40th-MUradar
November 18-21, 2024
Hybrid Meeting Zoom / Uji Campus, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar operated by
the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
was built in 1984 at Shigaraki in Koka-city, Japan.
It is one of the most powerful and versatile VHF radars with an active phased array system consisting of 475 Yagi antennas.
It has a monostatic circular antenna array with a diameter of 103 m, which can be divided into 25 independent sub-arrays.
The MU radar now forms the core of the Shigaraki MU Observatory where several other remote sensing instruments have also been developed,
including a Rayleigh-Raman lidar, a 1.3-GHz wind profiler radar and a lower thermosphere profiler radar.
Collaborative experiments with the MU radar have been carried out to validate new instruments and
to verify the new scientific knowledge provided by these instruments.
Since 1984, RISH has been conducting a number of collaborative research programs using the MU radar and associated facilities.
This international symposium is an important part of the 40th anniversary of the MU radar.
It aims to review the scientific achievements of the MU Observatory,
and to discuss the ongoing research activities and future plans using the MST/IS radars around the world.
The symposium will also cover theoretical and modelling studies of the atmosphere from the boundary layer to the ionosphere,
and radio applications for atmospheric measurements such as meteorological radar, GNSS meteorology, and GNSS radio occultation.
Key topics:
- Middle atmosphere dynamics and structure
- Radar scattering, turbulence and small-scale processes
- Meteorology and forecasting/nowcasting
- Meteor studies and observations
- Ionospheric irregularities and IS experiments
- Radar hardware, signal processing, quality control for coherent and incoherent radars
- New radar systems and future MST/IS plans
- Historical contribution of the MU radar to subsequent radar systems
- Important dates
April 1, 2024 Pre-registration and abstract submission open July 31, 2024 Abstract submission deadline for financial support for travel August 31, 2024 --> September 16, 2024 Abstract submission deadline October 5, 2024 Abstract submission deadline for only poster presentions October 2024 Program ready and announced November 15, 2024 Registration deadline November 18, 2024 Symposium begins
| April 1, 2024 | Pre-registration and abstract submission open |
| July 31, 2024 | Abstract submission deadline for financial support for travel |
| August 31, 2024 --> September 16, 2024 | Abstract submission deadline |
| October 5, 2024 | Abstract submission deadline for only poster presentions |
| October 2024 | Program ready and announced |
| November 15, 2024 | Registration deadline |
| November 18, 2024 | Symposium begins |
- Contact
- mu40contact(at)rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
Supported by
International Exchange Program of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Joint Research Program of Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University
The Kyoto University Foundation
Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Meteorological Society of Japan
Society of Geomagnetism, Planetary and Space Sciences (SGEPSS)
