LT-TIME
Working Group on
Long-Term Trends in the Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Ionosphere
(A joint venture of IAGA /ICMA)

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

The leading body of the WG consist of Rashid Akmaev (CIRES, University of Colorado, USA)Dr. Gufran Beig (Pune, “ Vice-Chairman & information officer”), Prof. Alexei Danilov (Moscow), Dr. Jan Lastovicka (Prague, chairman, IAGA representative), Dr. Jacek Stegman (Stockholm, SCOSTEP), Prof. Gary Thomas (Boulder, vice-chairman, ICMA representative).
A web page is prepared & maintained by Dr. G. Beig. It is located in Pune (India). This would be updated as an when new information is available. Other means of dissemination are under consideration, including a brochure with the results of assessment.
The WG will be the main organizer of the subsequent two yearly Workshop on long-term changes and trends in the atmosphere with emphasis on the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere. The Workshop will be held in late June 2001 in Prague (Czech Republic). A half-to-one day session, organized by the WG, will be held during the IAGA Scientific Assembly in Hanoi (Vietnam) in July 2001. Other meetings in the more distant future are envisaged.
Collaboration/coordination of activities with the SPARC/WCRP is important and currently under negotiations.