Models of Spectral Irradiance Variability
Origins in the solar atmosphere and impacts on Earth’s atmosphere
SORCE Science Meeting
Annapolis, Maryland * Sept. 18-19, 2012
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome / SORCE Status
Tom Woods, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
SSI Workshop Summary
Marty Snow, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Session 1.
Modeling of the Solar Atmosphere with Emphasis on Spectral Irradiance
Keynote: Han Uitenbroek, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, NM
Considering 3-Dimensional Effects in Spectral Irradiance Modeling
Juan Fontenla, LASP, Univ. of Colorado; NorthWest Research Associates Inc., Boulder, CO
Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Changes, Atmospheric Effects?
Regner Trampedach, JILA, University of Colorado-Boulder
The 3D and Dynamic Solar Atmosphere in a Box
Keynote: Judith Lean, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
NRL’s Solar Spectral Irradiance (NRLSSI) Variability Model
Phil Chamberlin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
FISM 2.0: Improved spectral range, resolution, and accuracy
Alexander Shapiro, Physikalisch-Meteorologishes Observatorium Davos, Switzerland
Modeling of the Solar Spectral Irradiance and its Variability
Session 2.
Modeling of the Solar Influence on Earth Climate
Keynote: Sarah Ineson, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, UK
‘Top-down’ Solar Modulation of the North Atlantic or Arctic Oscillation
Bill Swartz, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab, Maryland
NASA Goddard GEOS Model Studies
Nicola Scafetta, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Multi-scale Harmonic Model for Solar and Climate Cyclical Variation Throughout the Holocene Based on JupiterSaturn Tidal Frequencies Plus the 11-year Solar Dynamo Cycle
Charles Jackman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Influence of Large Solar Proton Events on the Atmosphere
Cora Randall, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Influence of Energetic Electron Precipitation on the Atmosphere
William Ball, Imperial College, London, UK
A Comparison of Model and Observational Spectra on Changes in Ozone Concentration Between 2003 and 2008
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Poster Session – Brief Introduction
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Session 3.
Observations of Solar Spectral Irradiance Variability
Keynote: Bob Leamon, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
The Chromo-Coronal Mass Cycle, its Impact on Spectral Signals and Their Variations Tied to Preferred
Scales of Magneto-Convection
Gerard Thuillier, LATMOS, France
Analyses of Different Solar Spectral Irradiance Reconstructions
Marty Snow, LASP, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Ultraviolet Solar Spectral Irradiance Variability from SORCE SOLSTICE
Linton Floyd, Interferometrics, Inc., Herndon, VA
SUSIM Measured Solar UV Irradiance Changes (2003-2005)
Jerry Harder, LASP, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Observed Variability in the Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared from the SORCE SIM Instrument
Tom Woods, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Understanding Solar Cycle Ultraviolet Variations from SME, UARS, TIMED, and SORCE Satellite Measurements
Doug Rabin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Whither Sol?
Russell Howard, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
Relation of White Light Coronal Brightness to Total Solar Irradiance
Dora Preminger, San Fernando Observatory, California State University, Northridge
Solar Photometry at the San Fernando Observatory
Mark Rast, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Precision Solar Photometric Telescope System (PSPT) Image analysis of Solar Cycles 23 and 24
Ken Tapping, National Research Council, D.R.A.O., Penticton, BC, Canada
Cycle 24: The Continuing Deviation Between the Sunspot Number and F10.7 Activity Indices
Session 4.
Observations of the Solar Influence on Earth Climate
Shuhui Wang, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
Mid-latitude Atmospheric OH Response to the 11-Year Solar Cycle and the Implications for 03
Aimee Merkel (presented by Jerry Harder), LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Influence of Solar Spectral Variability on Middle Atmospheric Ozone
Jae Lee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Solar Cycle Variability
Dong Wu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
CESM1.0.3/WACCM-Simulated Atmospheric Responses to the Solar Forcing with SRPM Spectra
Kurt Thome, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Use of Lunar Irradiance for Earth Climate Observations
Sebastian Schmidt, LASP, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Aircraft and ground-based Measurements of Spectral Solar Radiation
Keynote: Ralph Kahn, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Aerosol Impacts on Earth’s Energy Budget
Meeting Summary / Discussion (led by Tom Woods)
Models of Spectral Irradiance Variability
Origins in the solar atmosphere and impacts on Earth’s atmosphere
Poster Session – 2012 SORCE Science Meeting
Summary of Poster Presentations (in alphabetical order):
William Ball, Imperial College, London, UK
A New Spectral Solar Irradiance Dataset Using the SATIRE-S Model
Lauren Bearden, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
Trends in the Short-Term SSI Variability during the Declining Phase of SC23: Spectral
decomposition of over 100 Carrington rotations from the UV through the near IR
Gary Chapman, San Fernando Observatory, California State University, Northridge
Comparison of Mg II Core-to-wing Ration with Ground-based Ca II K-line Photometric Sum
Angie Cookson, San Fernando Observatory, California State University, Northridge
Using SDO Images to Inform Ground-based Models to Better Understand Total and Spectral
Solar Irradiance Variability
Serena Criscuoli (presented by Han Uitenbroek), National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, NM
Effects of Unresolved Magnetic Field on Fe I 617.3 and 630.2 nm Line Shape
Sandip Dhomse (presented by Will Ball), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Is Solar Response on Stratospheric Ozone during Recent Solar Cycle Really Different?
Yanshi Huang (presented by Phil Chamberlin), Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Texas at Arlington
Wavelength Dependence of Solar Flare Irradiance Enhancement and its Influence on the
Thermosphere-Ionosphere System
King-Fai Li (presented by Shuhui Wang), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Simulation of Solar Cycle Response in Tropical Total Column Ozone using SORCE Irradiance
Doug Lindholm, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
SORCE Solar Irradiance Data Products and the LASP Interactive Solar Irradiance Data
Center (LISIRD)
Erik Richard, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Future of Solar Spectral Irradiance Measurements with TSIS (Total Solar Irradiance Sensor)
Marty Snow, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Solar Outreach through Research and Continuing Education (SORCE)
Guoyong Wen, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and GESTART/Morgan State University
GCM Modeling Climate Response to Spectral Solar Forcing