Call for abstracts NAM2015 – Magnetic flux ropes from the Sun to the heliosphere

Following the extension for the abstract submission at the National Astronomical Meeting, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the following parallel session at this year’s RAS National Astronomy Meeting (5-9 July, Lllandudno).

Magnetic flux ropes from the Sun to the Heliosphere

The coronal mass ejections causing the most spectacular space weather events are widely believed to be magnetic flux ropes – twisted bundles of magnetic field – that erupt from the Sun. There is an increasing international focus on understanding these events to improve space weather prediction. It is timely for a session bringing together researchers from both UKSP and MIST who focus on diverse aspects of this chain events. The session will focus on fundamental outstanding problems, such as predicting where and when flux ropes will form and erupt on the Sun, how quickly they will reach the Earth, or how they will interact with our magnetosphere.

The format for this session consists of invited and contributed oral presentations. We encourage participation from modellers, observers and theoreticians.

Abstract submission deadline: 14th April 2015
Abstract submission link at: http://nam2015.org/

The session organisers (A. Yeates, L. Van Driel-Gesztelyi, M. Janvier)