Description: Accurate and reliable timekeeping lies at the heart of modern science, technology, and infrastructure. In the domain of radio science, timekeeping and frequency control is needed for ionospheric studies, remote sensing, navigation, communication, and space exploration. This one-day tutorial will provide young students, experts and participants from various URSI Commissions with an integrated understanding of time and frequency concepts, atomic frequency standards, time dissemination methods, and international time synchronization practices based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Date: Sunday, 16th Aug , 9.00 am - 2.40 pm
Place: Plus Q Hotel , Wygrana 6 , Krakow ( a few steps from congress venue)
Up to 25 participants
Tentative plan Comm A Tutorial
9.15-10.00
Basic Terminology and Statistical Methods for Time & Frequency Metrology / Demetrios Matsakis
10.30-11.15
UTC and Global Timekeeping Framework I Patrizia Tavella
11.15-12.00
Atomic Clocks: Evolution and Applications I Gaetano Mileti
13.00-13.45
Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards I Ekkehard Peik
13.45-14:30
Time & Frequency Transfer Methods I Giulio Tagliaferro
14:30-14.40
Conclusion and feedback
Comm G Tutorial
Title : Scaling and Interpreting Modern Ionograms
Conveners:
Tobias Verhulst
Ivan Galkin
David Themens
Austin Egbert
Description: This is a practical course in scaling ionograms for both students and young scientists, as well as more established researchers who would like to gain experience in scaling, analyzing and interpreting ionograms from modern systems. The course will require students to have a laptop available with free scaling software installed prior to the class. Instructions for obtaining the software will be provided in advance.
Date: Sunday, 16th Aug , 9.00 am - 2.40 pm
Place: Plus Q Hotel , Wygrana 6 , Krakow ( a few steps from congress venue)
Up to 25 participants
Registration for both tutorials is possible through the general congress registration.