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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Invitation to the CEDAR-GEM Challenge Session at 2014 CEDAR- </span></b><span class="aqj"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Tuesday, June</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "> <span class="aqj">24th </span>at
2014 CEDAR</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">We would like to invite you to participate in the </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">GEM-CEDAR Challenge Meeting </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">scheduled for <span class="aqj"><b>Tuesday,
June</b></span><b> <span class="aqj">24th</span></b><span class="aqj"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">2014, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at 2014 CEDAR Workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">The CEDAR- GEM Modeling Challenge (</span><a href="http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">)
focuses on various scientific and operational aspects of the performance of magnetosphere and ionosphere models and addresses challenges of model data comparisons and metrics studies.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">This year, we will discuss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">1. Quantifying storm impact on TEC</span></p>
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<li> possible ways to quantify storm effects on TEC</li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">2. Quantifying storm impact on neutral density</span></p>
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<li>quantifying storm effects using orbital averaged density</li><li>challenges in modeling neutral density at high altitudes ( > 600km)</li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">3. Model data comparison for high inclination and polar orbiting satellite (e.g., ISS FPMU N<sub>e</sub> and T<sub>e</sub> data, and DMSP Poynting flux data)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">4. Auroral boundaries validation study<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">5. Swapping tools of high latitude drivers</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Please let us know if you would like to present your thoughts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:maria.m.kuznetsova@nasa.gov"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Masha Kuznetsova</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:emery@ucar.edu"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Barbara Emery</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><a href="mailto:jasoon.shim@nasa.gov">Ja Soon Shim</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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