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TENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL ANDSCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF MST RADAR - MST10FIRST ANNOUNCEMENTPiura, PeruMay 20-27, 2003 (or May 13-20, 2003, tbd)The international workshop on MST radar, held about every 2-3 years, is a major eventgathering together experts from all over the world, engaged in research and developmentof radar techniques to study the mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere (MST). It offersalso excellent opportunities to young scientists, research students and also new entrants tothe field for close interactions with the experts on all technical and scientific aspects ofMST radar techniques.The tenth MST radar workshop - MST10 -, as the previous MST workshops, will focuson the following topics• Radar scattering processes in the neutral atmosphere• D, E, and F region coherent scattering (PMSE, Es, EEJ, ESF)• Winds, waves and turbulence in the lower and middle atmosphere• Meteorological phenomena and applications.• Operational aspects and recent system developmentsAs a new approach, the workshop MST10 will consist of two major parts:• Standard workshop papers presented orally or as posters (4 days), and• A brain-storming meeting (1.5 days) with the aim to highlight open questions andpotential solutions, to produce proposals for innovative approaches, define new programsand prepare recommendations.The latter bases on the Permanent Working Groups of the MST radar community on:(1) System Calibrations and Definitions,(2) Data Analysis, Validation and Parameter Deduction Methods(3) Accuracies and Requirements for Meteorological Applications(4) International Collaborations.The workshop MST10 will be held at the wonderful campus of the Universidad de Piura(UDEP, http://www.udep.edu.pe) in northern Peru. This site is known due to its operationof ST and boundary layer radars, which are part of the activities of the Instituto Geofísicodel Peru, operating the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO), in collaboration withinternational institutions like the University of Colorado (via CIRES) and NOAA (via theAeronomy Lab). Included in the workshop activities are site-seeing tours and a visit ofthe Jicamarca Radio Observatory (http://jro.igp.gob.pe) in Lima.The International Steering Group of MST10 consists of: J. Roettger (Chair, Germany), J.Chau (Peru), S. Fukao (Japan), E. Kudeki (USA), and R. Woodman (Peru). Adherent tothe International Steering Group are the Chairpersons of the MST Radar Permanenti