2nd International Workshop on China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite Mission

China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES) is the first space-based observational platform in the strategic plan of China earthquake stereoscopic observation system, and the first satellite of space-based geophysical fields observation system in China. It concerns various physical parameters including electromagnetic field, electromagnetic waves, ionospheric plasma in-situ parameters and structure disturbance, and high energy particle disturbance, etc., which will be used (i) to monitor and study the ionospheric perturbations which may possibly associated with earthquake activity, especially with those destructive ones; (ii) to monitor and research the near-Earth space environment, as well as to explore the impact of human activity on that; (iii) to analyze the features of seismo-ionospheric perturbations, in order to test the possibility for short-term earthquake forecasting experimentally in terms of satellite observation; (iv) to explore the new approaches for short-term and imminent prediction; (v) to support the research on geophysics, space science as well as electrical wave science and so on. According to the planned schedule, the satellite is due to be launched in 2016-2017 and will be onboard operated for 5 years. Therefore, this workshop is the last opportunity to be open to suggestions for the satellite before launching. Closer cooperation will be discussed during this workshop.