Radio Science Bulletin 313 - June 2005 - URSI

to applications in different domains as: automotive, railwaysystem, power engineering, etc. and to EMC in wire andwireless communication system.Commission E has sponsored the following meetingsThese meetings cover nearly all aspects of EMC and itsapplications.MeetingsmodeEMF and Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators, Paris, France, 25 October 2002AEMC Zurich 2003, Zurich, Switzerland, 18-20 February 2003B2003 IEEE Int. Symp. On Electromagnetic Compatibility, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-16 May 2003 BTelecom 2003 & JFMMA, Marrakech, Morocco, 15-17 October 2003AWARS04 (Workshop on Applications of Radio Science) conference 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 18- AEMC’04 Sendai - 2004 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibilty, Sendai, Japan, 1-4 June AEMC Wroclaw 2004, Wroclaw, Poland, 29 June - 1 July 2004BAP-RASC 04: 2004 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference, Beijing, China, 20-23 August 2004ARadar 2004, Toulouse, France, 19 - 21 October 2004AEMC Zurich 2005, Zurich, Switzerland, 15-17 February 2005BTelecom 2005 & JFMMA, Rabat Morocco, 23-25 March 2005AVIth International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electromagnetic Ecology, St. BICEAA’05, International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, Torino, Italy, 12-16 AMicrowave, Radar and Remote Sensing, Kiev, Ukraine, 19-21 September 2005ACOMMISSION FThis triennium report was prepared by Prof. MarttiHallikainen, Commission F Chair 2002-2005.IntroductionThe officers of Commission F during the triennium2002-2005 have been Prof. Martti Hallikainen (Finland),Chair, and Prof. Piotr Sobieski (Belgium), Vice Chair.Immediate Past Chair has been Dr. Yoji Furuhama (Japan).Commission F has been active during the triennium throughits Working Groups, by sponsoring meetings and symposia,and by preparing the scientific program for the GeneralAssembly 2005.Terms of ReferenceThe following Terms of Reference of Commission Fwere accepted at the General Assembly 2002: “CommissionF – Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing (planetaryatmospheres, surfaces and subsurfaces)The Commission encourages:(a) The study at all frequencies in a non-ionised environment:(i) wave propagation through planetary neutralatmospheres and surfaces,(ii) wave interaction with planetary surfaces andsubsurfaces including land, ocean and ice,(iii) characterization of the environment as it affectswave phenomena;(b) The application of the results of these studies, particularlyin the areas of remote sensing and communications;(c) The appropriate co-operation with other URSICommissions and other relevant organizations.”Reports from Working Groups andRepresentatives to Other OrganisationsFG Ionosphere and Atmosphere Remote Sensing UsingSatellite Navigation SystemsCo-Chair for Commission F: B. Arbesser-Rastburg (TheNetherlands)Co-Chair for Commission G: C. Mitchell (UK)The joint Working Group organized a special symposium“Atmospheric Remote Sensing Using Satellite NavigationSystems”, held from 13-15 October 2003 in Matera, Italy(see Commission F sponsored Mode B meetings).GF Middle AtmosphereCo-Chair for Commission G: J. Röttger (Germany)Co-Chair for Commission F: C.H. Liu (China SRS)HCDFG Solar Power Satellite (SPS)Co-Chair for Commission F: S. Reising (USA)The URSI Inter-commission Working Group (ICWG) onSolar Power Satellites (SPS) is in the process of composingan URSI White Paper on Solar Power Satellites (SPS). Thiswhite paper is based on inputs from representatives of allURSI Commissions. Commission F input is on the subjectof Solar Power Satellites, particularly with respect toconcerns of radio frequency interference to remote sensingsystems.58TheRadio Science Bulletin No 313 (June, 2005)