Lithosphere–Atmosphere–Ionosphere Coupling (LAIC) processes represent one of the most intriguing frontiers in geoscience. Strong atmospheric events—such as severe storms, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, and earthquakes—can produce detectable perturbations in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere. These disturbances are observed through a variety of techniques, including ground-based GNSS networks, satellite missions, radio occultation, airglow imaging, ionosondes, and in-situ particle and field measurements.
This session welcomes contributions that advance our understanding of the physical mechanisms, modeling approaches, and observational evidence of LAIC. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary studies linking atmospheric dynamics, space weather, seismo-electromagnetic phenomena, and climate-related impacts. Case studies of recent extreme events, statistical analyses, and novel methodologies (including AI/ML applications for signal detection) are also of interest.
The session aims to foster collaboration between researchers in geophysics, geodesic monitoring, atmospheric science, and space physics to better characterize the signatures of strong atmospheric events in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere, and to assess their implications for both fundamental science and societal applications such as early warning systems and space-based communication/navigation resilience.