CEDAR email: Chapman conference February; large NCAR computing requests; Fall AGU abstracts due 6 Aug for sessions

[Barbara Emery]

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(1) February 10-14, 2014, Chapman Conference on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere
Coupling in the Solar System, Yosemite National Park, CA, USA.
From: Charles Chappell <rick.chappell at vanderbilt.edu> in SPA Newsletter 18 July.
See also http://chapman.agu.org/magnetosphere/

(2) NCAR/CISL invites Large Allocation Requests by 16 September.
From: Michael Wiltberger <wiltbemj at ucar.edu>.
See also http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/docs/allocations and 
https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone

(3) 09-13 December 2013 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA - abstracts due 6 
Aug on-line at http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/
*(a) SA12: Low and High Latitude Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillations 
Studies Conducted During the Last 50 Years.
From: Cesar Valladares <cesar.valladares at bc.edu>.
*(b) SH12: Scientific Aspects of Space Weather Forecasting.
 From Tony Mannucci <anthony.j.mannucci at jpl.nasa.gov>.

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(1) February 10-14, 2014, Chapman Conference on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere
Coupling in the Solar System, Yosemite National Park, CA, USA.
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From: Charles Chappell <rick.chappell at vanderbilt.edu> in SPA Newsletter 18 July.

Over the half century of exploration of the Earth’s space environment, it has
become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the
magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of
magnetospheric plasmas and fields.  It is now being found that this same
interaction is of importance at other planets and moons throughout the solar
system.  This AGU Chapman conference will examine the details of the coupling
processes using results from both measurements and modeling.

The main goal of this cross-discipline conference is to enhance the
understanding of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling processes by researchers
in both the heliophysics and planetary science communities.  The science has
advanced to the point of actually being able to approach the modeling of the
entire coupled system.  However, there remains a continuing important
challenge to encourage the connection of research by scientists who study the
Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere and those who explore the extra-
terrestrial planetary environments.  We will schedule sessions on
observations and modeling of the properties of the ionosphere and
magnetosphere with a push toward an overall merged model that can match the
observations of the coupled system both at the Earth and other planets and
moons.

Topics that will be discussed include the ionosphere as a source of
magnetospheric plasma, the effects of the low energy ionospheric plasma on
the behavior of the more energetic plasmas, the role of currents and
electric/magnetic fields in coupling the two regions, the unified global
modeling of the ionosphere and magnetosphere at Earth, and the coupling and
modeling of the ionosphere and magnetosphere at other planets and moons in
the solar system. This conference is planned to occur on the 40th anniversary
of the initial magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling conference that took place
at Yosemite National Park in 1974 giving a four decade perspective of the
progress in understanding these fundamental processes.

The meeting is expected to have 75-85 attendees and will consist of invited
and contributed papers as well as a poster session.  Student attendance is
encouraged.  The Co-Conveners are Bob Schunk, Andy Nagy, Rick Chappell, Peter
Banks, Jim Burch and Dan Baker.  For further information about the conference
go to the AGU Chapman Conference website
http://chapman.agu.org/magnetosphere/.  For specific questions contact Rick
Chappell at rick.chappell at vanderbilt.edu or Andy Nagy at anagy at umich.edu.

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(2) NCAR/CISL invites Large Allocation Requests by 16 September.
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From: Michael Wiltberger <wiltbemj at ucar.edu>.

NCAR/CISL invites NSF-supported university researchers in the atmospheric,
oceanic, and related sciences to submit large allocation requests for the
Yellowstone system by September 16, 2013. All requesters are strongly
encouraged to review the instructions before preparing their submissions.

These requests will be reviewed by the CISL High-performance computing
Advisory Panel (CHAP), and there must be a direct linkage between the NSF
award and the computational research being proposed. Please visit
http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/docs/allocations for more university allocation
instructions and opportunities.

Allocations will be made on Yellowstone, NCAR's 1.5-petaflops IBM iDataPlex
system; the data analysis and visualization clusters (Geyser and Caldera);
the 11-petabyte GLADE disk resource, and the High Performance Storage System
(HPSS) archive. Please see https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone
for more system details.

For the Yellowstone resource, a large allocation is any request for more than
200,000 core-hours. Researchers with needs for up to 200,000 core-hours can
apply for Small University Allocations at any time. Small allocations are
also recommended for researchers who are new to Yellowstone, in order to
conduct benchmarking and test runs before submitting large allocation
requests.

Contact: Dave Hart, NCAR/CISL
303-497-1234, dhart at ucar.edu

SERVICES AFFECTED
CISL Status
Yellowstone

PRIMARY CONTACT
CISL Help Desk Team (HDT)
usshelpdesk at ucar.edu
(303) 497-2400

SECONDARY CONTACTS
Dave Hart
dhart at ucar.edu
303-497-1234

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(3) 09-13 December 2013 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA - abstracts due 6 
Aug on-line at http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/
*(a) SA12: Low and High Latitude Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillations 
Studies Conducted During the Last 50 Years.
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From: Cesar Valladares <cesar.valladares at bc.edu>.

We invite members of the CEDAR community to submit abstracts to participate in
  session SA012 during the Fall AGU meeting to remember and honor our friend and
colleague Dr. Santimay Basu.  Dr. Basu was currently contributing his expertise
as a research physicist at Boston College after completing an illustrious career
in the Ionospheric Physics Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory.  During
his extensive creative career Dr. Basu made many important contributions to the
physics of space plasmas.  He developed methods to assess and measure the
detrimental effects of space plasma irregularities on EM signals used for
communication and navigation systems.  He studied the conditions that permit
plasma irregularities to grow at low, mid and high latitudes.  He further
published on the physics of the ionosphere during disturbed conditions and
ionospheric modification experiments using powerful radars.  We welcome
presentations that continue and build upon his legacy in all these areas of
physics.   This session is to honor Dr. Basu a unique professor, scientific
force, treasured colleague and kind gentle dear friend.

The name of the session is: Low and high latitude ionospheric irregularities
and scintillations studies conducted during the last 50 years.

Conveners: Cesar E. Valladares, Boston College, USA, Herbert C. Carlson, Utah 
State University, USA, Patricia Doherty and Endawoke Yizengaw, Boston College, USA

Description: During the last 50 years many important contributions have greatly
advanced the field of ionospheric irregularities and structures that commonly
develop at high and low latitudes.  Radars, satellites, ground-based receivers,
airglow imagers and other instruments have been used to understand the dynamics
and evolution of ionospheric irregularities and its seeding mechanisms. We
welcome presentations that review how studies of scintillation plasma structures
and plasma modifications experiments have evolved during the last 5 decades, what
has been learnt, and outline how we should proceed to resolve the most currently
salient issues on forecasting the initiation of scintillations.

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(3) 09-13 December 2013 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA - abstracts due 6 
Aug on-line at http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/
*(b) SH12: Scientific Aspects of Space Weather Forecasting.
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 From Tony Mannucci <anthony.j.mannucci at jpl.nasa.gov>.

Dear Colleagues,

Spiro, Tamas and I are organizing a special session at the Fall AGU focused on
scientific aspects of space weather forecasting. The session description  is
below. Please give this session your serious consideration. We welcome your
contribution.

The abstract deadline is August 6, 2013. We look forward to your positive response.
Thank you.

Sincerely,

Tony Mannucci, JPL,
Spiro Antiochos, NASA Goddard,
Tamas Gombosi, University of Michigan

Session SH012, co-sponsors SM, SA

Session title: Scientific Aspects of Space Weather Forecasting

Description: New satellite-based observations and physics-based models encompassing
the solar corona to Earth’s upper atmosphere are advancing space weather science.
SDO and STEREO provide comprehensive measurements of the structure and dynamics
of solar drivers, and the Van Allen Probes are measuring manifestations of space
weather at Earth. Solar-heliosphere models recently transitioned to operations
are permitting 1-4 day advance warning of disturbances. Yet, enormous scientific
challenges remain in understanding and forecasting space weather. We invite
presentations covering fundamental science, modeling, and observations in the
solar, heliosphere, magnetosphere and upper atmosphere domains. Talks addressing
forecasting complex phenomena are welcome.

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