The 9th International Symposium on Acoustic Remote Sensing and Associated Techniques of the Atmosphere and Oceans is organized by the International Society of Acoustic Remote Sensing (ISARS) and the Institute of Meteorology and Physics of the University for Bodenkultur. The ISARS '98 Symposium will include invited and contributed papers as well as a poster session and manufacturer's presentations. The aim of the symposium is to bring together scientists working in the field as well as manufacturers

Contributions are invited on the following topics:

1. Propagation and scattering of sound in the
   atmosphere and oceans
2. Instrument development and accuracy
   • Antenna design
   • Signal processing
   • Multi-frequency systems
   • Multi-beam systems
   • Integrated systems (including wind profiler, LIDAR, etc.)
   • RASS
3. Oceanic applications
   • Doppler current profiling
   • Acoustic tomography
4. Atmospheric applications
   • Complex terrain
   • Urban areas
   • Polar regions
   • Air quality
   • Other atmospheric applications

Workshop on applications

A workshop is planned as part of ISARS '98 to bring together experienced scientists, manufacturers and end-users. Therefore, manufacturers are invited to present their new developments. Participants are encouraged to present results from different fields of applications of remote sounding systems and to contribute their experience to the discussions.

Exhibition

Companies manufacturing equipment for acoustic remote sensing and associated techniques are invited to exhibit their products. Their active participation in the workshop on applications is most welcome.

Call for contributions

You are kindly invited to contribute to this symposium. There will be oral presentations (15-20 min. for contributed papers) and posters. The posters will be up during the whole conference and there will be brief oral introductions to each of the posters.

Abstracts can be submitted either on a separate sheet together with the registration form, or by e-mail to the ISARS '98 contact address given below. In any case, they must contain the following information:

• Title
• Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)
• Text of abstract (not more than about 2000 characters)
• Preferred presentation mode: oral or poster
• Name of the corresponding author, full address including telephone, fax, e-mail address (as appropriate)
• Any special equipment desired (other than slide or overhead projector)

The abstract must be submitted not later than 25 February 1998 (if you submit your abstract by mail, post it early enough to be received before the closing date).

Authors will be notified about the acceptance with the 3rd Circular at the end of March 1998.

Preprints

At the beginning of the conference, extended abstracts will be available as a preprint volume. Authors will receive instructions for preparing their extended abstracts together with the notification about acceptance of their contribution.

A special issue with selected papers from ISARS '98 is planned for the journal Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. Details will be given later.

Conference fee

	before 30 April 1998	after 30 April 1998
Regular participants	ATS 2000	ATS 2500
Students	ATS 500	ATS 700

For your information: ATS 2500 are presently about USD 200.

The fee includes the pre-print volume and refreshments during the breaks.
Details for payment and on the refund policy will be given in the 3rd Circular.

Registration

Please fill in the Registration Form and submit it not later than 25 February 1998.
Only registered participants will receive the 3rd Circular!

Accommodation

Official conference accommodation close to the meeting place will be offered at a rate of approx. ATS 200-300 per night (USD 20-25).

Important dates

25 February 1998	Closure date for receipt of abstracts and registration
31 March 1998	3rd Circular, Information to authors on acceptance of papers
01 June 1998	Closure date for receipt of extended abstracts
06 July 1998, 9.00	Opening of the Symposium
10 July 1998, 13.00	Closure of the Symposium

The ISARS '98 contact address

ISARS '98
c/o Institute of Meteorology and Physics
Türkenschanzstr. 18
A-1180 Wien, Austria

Fax: +43-1-4705820-60
E-mail: isars@boku.ac.at_NO_JUNK_MAIL
http://www.boku.ac.at/imp/isars/isars4.html

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