Sodankylä Arctic Space Centre hosted the URSI XXXVII Finnish National Convention on Radio Science on 10-11 March 2022. The meeting focused on recent research results related to microwave remote sensing, wave propagation, ionosphere/space weather and antenna technology. Majority of the participants represented Aalto University, University of Oulu and Finnish Meteorological Institute. The program included a visit to Sodankylä’s satellite ground segment and research infrastructure that is highly essential for different fields of radio science.
The International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio Scientifique Internationale, URSI) was founded in 1919 to stimulate and coordinate international research, applications and communication in the field of radio science. URSI has Member Committees and Associate Member Committees around the world. The main national event of the Finnish National Committee is the National Convention on Radio Science.
Next URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference will be held 17–22 August 2025 in Sydney: URSI AP-RASC 2025. This triennial conference is one of the three URSI Flagship Conferences that include the URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS) and the URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC).
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Juha Lemmetyinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, , juha.lemmetyinen@fmi.fi
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