<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Announcement of a Special Issue of <i class="">Advances in Space Research</i> on</span></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Studies on Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Ionosphere from Equatorial to Mid Latitudes - Recent Investigations and Improvements</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""> <wbr class=""> <wbr class=""> <wbr class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Papers are invited for a special topical issue of <i class="">Advances in Space Research</i> (ASR) entitled "Studies on Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Ionosphere from Equatorial to Mid Latitudes - Recent Investigations and Improvements".</span></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">The main objective of this ASR special issue is to highlight the recent advances in the field of equatorial, low- and mid-latitude mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere from theoretical, observational and simulations studies. The ASR special issue is open to all scientists who have an appropriate scientific paper related to various aspects in this area that include: Short-term, long-term and space-time variability of the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere; Coupling between high-, mid- and low-latitude ionospheric processes; Equatorial electrodynamics (EEJ, EIA, ESF etc.,); F-region multi-layer stratification; Ionospheric irregularities, scintillations and loss-of-locks; Magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions; Space weather effects on the ionosphere; St. Patrick’s day storm; Nowcasting/forecasting, modelling of the ionosphere, data assimilation techniques and ionospheric tomography; Satellite and ground based observational techniques. We welcome high quality and relevant manuscripts from all scientists in the upper atmosphere community.</span></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Papers must be submitted electronically to http://<u class=""><a href="http://ees.elsevier.com/asr" target="_blank" class="">ees.elsevier.com/asr</a></u>. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue, <b class="">authors must select "Special Issue: Recent advances in MTI " </b>when they reach the "Article Type" step in the submission process. </span></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Submitted papers must be written in English and they should include full affiliation postal addresses for all authors. Only full-length papers will be considered for publication, subject to peer review by a minimum of two reviewers. There are no page limits although the length of the paper should be appropriate for the material being presented. While the<b class=""> deadline for submissions is </b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">31 January 2017</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class="">, papers will be published electronically as soon as they are accepted. The printed issue will be assembled within a reasonable time with late papers being printed in regular issues of ASR. All articles will be typeset at no cost to the author; there is a nominal charge for printing color figures although there is no charge for color figures on the electronic version.</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""></span></p><div style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Dr. Venkatesh Kavutarapu (<a href="mailto:venkatkau@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">venkatkau@gmail.com</a>) and Dr. Michael Pezzopane (<a href="mailto:michael.pezzopane@ingv.it" target="_blank" class="">michael.pezzopane@ingv.it</a>) are the</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> Guest Editor</span><span lang="EN-US" class="">s</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> for this special issue. Questions can be directed to </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">Drs. Kavutarapu and Pezzopane </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">or to the Co-Editor for Special Issues, Dr. Peggy Ann Shea (<a href="mailto:sssrc@msn.com" target="_blank" class="">sssrc@msn.com</a>).</span></p><p style="font-size: 12.8px; border: none;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">The general format for submission of papers can be found on the </span><i style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">ASR</i><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> Elsevier web site at </span><a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-space-research/" target="_blank" style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">http://www.journals.elsevie<wbr class="">r.com/advances-in-space-resear<wbr class="">ch/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.2px;">With best regards</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.2px;">Dr. K. Venkatesh (Guest Editor, ASR Special issue)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.2px;">Dr. M. Pezzopane (Guest Editor, ASR Special issue)</p></body></html>