CEDAR email: IRI-2012 available; meetings in Peru, Austria, and India
Barbara Emery
emery at ucar.edu
Thu Jan 5 15:41:25 MST 2012
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(1) IRI-2012 (Just in time for the New Year!)
From: Dieter Bilitza <dbilitza at gmu.edu>.
See also http://IRI.gsfc.nasa.gov and
ftp://hanna.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/modelweb/ionospheric/iri/.
(2) ISEA 13 (in Paracas, Peru) Fourth Announcement: Jan 12 etc deadlines,
program, financial support, etc.
From: JIREP <jro.jirep at gmail.com>.
See also http://jro-app.igp.gob.pe/isea/
(3) April 22-27, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria -
abstracts due 17 January.
From SPA Newsletter on 2 January 2012.
See also http://www.egu2012.eu/
(4) July 14-22, 39th COSPAR assembly, Mysore, India - abstracts due 10 February.
*C5.2: Space Applications of Dusty Plasmas.
From Asti Bhatt, (asti.bhatt at sri.com).
See also http://www.cospar-assembly.org.
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(1) IRI-2012 (Just in time for the New Year!)
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From: Dieter Bilitza <dbilitza at gmu.edu>.
The latest version of the International Reference Ionosphere, IRI-2012, is now
available as a Fortran source code via the IRI homepage at
http://IRI.gsfc.nasa.gov and the CCMC at
ftp://hanna.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/modelweb/ionospheric/iri/.
IRI is a data-based model for the ionosphere environment developed by a joint
working group of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the International
Union of Radio Science (URSI). IRI provides monthly averages for electron
density, electron temperature, ion composition (O+, H+, He+, N+, NO+, O2+,
Cluster+) and ion temperature in the altitude range from 50km to 2000km.
Additional IRI parameters include the Total Electron Content (TEC) as integrated
to a user-specified upper boundary, the vertical ion drift at the magnetic
equator, and the probability of spread-F occurrence.
The new version introduces major improvements and new parameters. The most
important changes are: (1) A new model for the electron density profile in the
bottomside ionosphere (from E peak to F peak) providing a better representation
of global and solar cycle variations based on a large data base of ionosonde
measurements (D. Altadill, Ebro Observatory). (2) A new model for the ion
composition in the bottomside ionosphere based on the photochemistry from the
FLIP model normalized to the IRI electron density profile (P. Richards, GMU).
(3) A new model for the description of magnetic storm effects on the auroral
E-region electron density developed with the help of TIMED/SABER NO+(v) 4.3 µm
measurements (C. Mertens, LaRC) (4) For the first time inclusion of auroral
boundaries and their movement with magnetic activity as recorded by TIMED/GUVI
(Y. Zhang, JHU/APL). (5) Inclusion of variations with solar activity in the
electron temperature model based on a large volume of in situ measurements (V.
Truhlik, IAP Prague).
Information about IRI activities including upcoming workshops can be found on
the IRI homepage. Activities towards the development of the Real-Time IRI
continue with a special session during the COST Workshop in Prague, Czech
Republic, March 13-15, 2012.
Enjoy and Happy New Year
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(2) ISEA 13 (in Paracas, Peru) Fourth Announcement: Jan 12 etc deadlines,
program, financial support, etc.
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From: JIREP <jro.jirep at gmail.com>
Dear ISEA13 participants,
Below please find information about: (1) deadlines, (2) scientific program, (3)
schedule, (4) financial support, (5) payments, (6) letters of invitation, and
(7) Jicamarca 50th Anniversary Logistics.
1) Deadlines. Please note that some deadlines are approaching.
* a. Hotel reservations at the Venue (special ISEA 13 price): January 12, 2012.
* b. Early registration ($450): January 12, 2012.
* c. Airline information (for arranging group transportation to Paracas):
February 20, 2012.
So far more than 190 people have registered. If you want to secure a place at
the Venue, please act soon.
2) Scientific program. A pdf version of the program is now available at the
ISEA13 website
(http://jro-app.igp.gob.pe/isea/index.php?pag=program&pagint=scientific)
Please check the status of your paper(s). We have received more than 240
abstracts. There will be two poster sessions, each of them with approx. 60
posters. Each session will consist of two hours, however, we expect to keep the
posters up for at least 1.5 days.
In few days we will have an online version of the program with links to each of
the submitted abstracts.
For poster presenters: please take note that they must be printed in an area of
1.20 m x 1.20 m.
3) Schedule. The final version of the schedule is also available on the web, for
your planning purposes. As indicated on the web, we will provide transportation
from Lima to Paracas on pre-defined times and locations. As soon as you have
made your travel plans, please fill in the information on the web (under
registration), so that we can plan accordingly
(http://jro-app.igp.gob.pe/isea/index.php?pag=program&pagint=schedule)
4) Financial support. Since we are expecting confirmation from other sources of
funding, we have divided the process in two steps. In the following days, we are
sending our support offer to the list with first priority. We expect to send a
second support offer before the end of the month. We will publish the list of
people receiving support on the web.
5) Payment. We know that some of you have had problems sending your Visa payment
information via fax. We have improved the connection to our fax. However, we
have a couple of suggestions to make this process easier:
* a. There is no need to send a copy of your passport information. If we have
problems charging your credit card, we will contact you.
* b. We have added information to pay via a wire transfer.
6) Letters of invitation for Visa purposes. Since some of you might need a Visa
to enter Peru, please send us an email requesting an invitation letter to
isea13 at jro.igp.gob.pe with a subject “ISEA13 invitation”
7) JRO 50th logistics.
* We will provide transportation from La Hacienda hotel in Miraflores to JRO on
Saturday March 17th, 2012 at 9:00 am. The bus will return to Miraflores at 5:00 pm.
* The cost to participate at these events will be determined later, but it will
be no more than $40 per person.
* Please indicate in your registration information if you want to join us on
this celebration.
If you plan to participate, then please check at http://jro.igp.gob.pe/isea13
and take action soon.
With best wishes for 2012, hoping to see you in Paracas for ISEA 13.
The ISEA 13 International Organizing Committee
*Jorge L. Chau (Chair) (JRO, Peru; jorge.chau at jro.igp.gob.pe)
*Archana Bhattacharyya (IIG, India; archana at iigs.iigm.res.in)
*Clezio M. Denardini (INPE, Brasil; denardin at dae.inpe.br)
*David L. Hysell (Cornell University, USA; david.hysell at cornell.edu)
*Erhan Kudeki (University of Illinois, USA; erhan at illinois.edu)
*Jonathan Makela (University of Illinois, USA; jmakela at illinois.edu)
*Kazuo Shiokawa (Nagoya University, Japan; shiokawa at stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp)
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(3) April 22-27, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria -
abstracts due 17 January.
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From SPA Newsletter on 2 January 2012.
Meeting Web Site: http://www.egu2012.eu/
Important Dates:
*17 January 2012 Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts
*22 March 2012 Deadline for Pre-Registration
<b> List of Solar-Terrestrial Sciences (ST) and Other Sessions of Interest to
SPA Community</b>
*** ST1 - Sun and Heliosphere
ST1.1 Open session on the Sun and heliosphere (including Hannes Alfvén
Medal Lecture)
ST1.2 Multi-Spacecraft Observations and Modelling of Coronal and
Heliospheric Processes in the Rising Phase of Cycle 24
ST1.3 Particle acceleration mechanisms in solar system plasmas:
observations and theory
ST1.4 Theory, simulations and observations of magnetic dynamos
ST1.5 3D structure and physical nature of the global heliosphere
*** ST2 - Magnetosphere
ST2.1 Open session on the magnetosphere (including Julius Bartels Medal
Lecture)
ST2.2 Space plasma processes and dynamics: revelations from multi-point
measurements
ST2.3 Earth's inner magnetosphere coupling: Observational and modelling
studies
ST2.4/PS5.4 Terrestrial and planetary magnetotails and their response to
variable upstream conditions (co-organized)
ST2.5 Polar cap geomagnetic indices: meaning, derivation and uses
*** ST3 - Ionosphere
ST3.1 Open session on the ionosphere and thermosphere
ST3.2 Ionospheric response to forcing from above and below
ST3.3 Advance in ionospheric research by incoherent scatter radars, related
radio methods and novel large observational systems
ST3.4 Dynamical Processes in the High-Latitude Ionosphere
*** ST4 – Theory, Simulations, Solar System Plasma Physics
ST4.1/PS5.6 Theory and simulations of solar system plasmas (co-organized)
*** ST5 – Space Weather
ST5.1/NH1.10/PS5.5 Space Weather and its Effects on Terrestrial and Geo-
Space Environments: Science and Applications (co-organized)
*** ST6 – Joint Sessions
PS1.2/AS4.21/ST6.1 Polarimetry as an invaluable tool to study the Solar
System and beyond. (co-organized)
PS5.1/ST6.2 Planetary Plasma Physics, including electrodynamics of induced
magnetospheres (co-organized)
PS5.2/AS4.19/ST6.3 Aurora and Airglow in Planetary Atmospheres (co-
organized)
PS5.3/ST6.4 Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (co-organized)
CL2.8/AS1.13/ST6.5 Impact of solar and geomagnetic variabilities on the
Earth's lower,middle and upper atmospheres (co-organized)
*** Other Sessions of Interest to SPA Community
GI2.3/PS1.3 Space Instrumentation, Planetary landers and Rovers (co-
organized)
NP6.4/PS9.4 Solar wind and astrophysical turbulence and shocks (co-
organized)
NP6.6 Magnetic reconnection and turbulence in Space, Laboratory and
Astrophysical Systems
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(4) July 14-22, 39th COSPAR assembly, Mysore, India - abstracts due 10 February.
*C5.2: Space Applications of Dusty Plasmas.
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From Asti Bhatt, (asti.bhatt at sri.com).
The 39th COSPAR assembly is going to take place on July 14-22, 2012 in Mysore,
India. This is a call for papers to be submitted to the Dusty Plasmas session.
Here's the session description:
C5.2: Space Applications of Dusty Plasmas
Charged dust particles are present everywhere, be it meteors and noctilucent
clouds in the Earth's mesosphere or dust in Saturn's rings or dust devils on
Mars. Artificial release of dust particles in mesosphere-ionosphere region has
been used to measure electromagnetic properties of the background plasma. In
recent years, sounding rockets have been used to create dusty plasmas in the
ionosphere that in turn generate plasma waves by interacting with the background
ionosphere. These waves are of interest to a large subsection of laboratory as
well as space physicists. In addition, dusty plasmas play a significant role in
other space environments such as the moon's surface, other small bodies in the
solar system and other astronomical environments. We invite papers to be
presented and discussed from a diverse field of dusty plasmas in space for this
session.
Scientific Organizers:
*Asti Bhatt, SRI International (asti.bhatt at sri.com)
*Paul Bernhardt, Naval Research Lab (paul.bernhardt at nrl.navy.mil)
The abstract submission deadline is Feb 10, 2012. Both oral and poster
submissions are encouraged.
Some financial support for young scientists (including students) is also
available. The application form for financial support will be posted on the web
(http://www.cospar-assembly.org). Applicants must return financial support
requests to the Main Scientific Organizers, with a copy to the COSPAR
Secretariat, by 10 February 2012.
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