Announcement: solar flare session at IAGA

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"Multi-spectral studies of Solar flares ",
session 4.3 at the XIIth Scientific Assembly,
International Association of
Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA), to be held in Merida Yucatan Mexico,
August 26-31, 2013.

http://www.iaga2013.org.mx

Description: Solar flares are often viewed as the most dramatic and powerful magnetic
explosions in the solar system. After the deep solar minimum of
2008-2009, the solar activity is on the rise and the Sun has already
produced a number of spectacular solar flare events. Despite of the
substantial progress made over the last few decades in understanding the
physics of solar flares, there are many open questions. Over the last
few years, the unprecedented variety of the spacecraft and ground based
observations of solar flares become available: from the high energy
gamma and X-ray emission (RHESSI, Fermi), through EUV, optical (SDO,
Hinode, STEREO) range down to radio frequencies (STEREO, Wind). These
space-based observations are substantially enhanced via a number of
ground based observations, notably with solar radio observatories. The
session aims to bring together the diverse solar flare community to
discuss the latest observations, modelling and theoretical developments
in the area of solar flare physics. It will focus on correlative
analysis of simultaneous multi-spectral observations of solar flare
phenomena addressing the key science questions of magnetic energy
release, energetic particle acceleration and transport, the response and
emissions in the solar atmosphere and the heliosphere. In addition, the
connection of the observational results with the modelling and
theoretical developments in this area will be discussed.
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