<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Dear WHI colleagues:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thank you and congratulations on an exceptionally successful campaign!!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Now the real work begins :)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To prepare for the WHI Data and Modeling Assessment Workshop (25 - 29 August, 2008 in Boulder, CO), we would like to begin by compiling a complete summary of the observations performed and the models that will be used to interpret the data.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Note: all are invited to the WHI workshop, and if you cannot participate in person, we request participation via the internet.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To spur us onward, I will be presenting a summary of WHI observations and models at the upcoming American Geophysical Union meeting happening 27 - 30 May, 2008. In doing this, I will also try to provide a complete listing on the WHI website.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Therefore, we are requesting the WHI observers and modelers respond to this request BY MONDAY MAY 19, 2008.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">All data providers are requested to provide the following information:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">IF YOU ORGANIZED A CAMPAIGN FOR A NETWORK OF INSTRUMENTATION:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We would like names, institutes and email addresses of all supporting observers, so that they may receive credit and official mention for participating in WHI.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Observatory and/or Instrument: If on a spacecraft, give spacecraft and instrument name.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If ground-based, give instrument name and location (city, latitude & longitude)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2) Written assessment/summary of daily observations (to be used on the entry web page for the observations).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please give start and stop times of WHI observations for each day, measurement type, and any other useful information.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please be sure to indicate which data were also included in targeted observing campaigns (see <a href="http://ihy2007.org/WHI/targeted_plans.shtml">http://ihy2007.org/WHI/targeted_plans.shtml</a>).</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3) Summary plots and images:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>we would greatly appreciate it if you could provide some summary plots by May 18.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We expect to have complete summary plots by August.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If your summary plots are contained in an online database or virtual observatory, please provide query parameters so that we may identify the WHI data in the database.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">4) Data access: we can make WHI data available through the WHI website, or you can tell us where we will be able to find the data. Please note that we make a distinction between "data" and "summary plots," as in many cases the summary plots will be much briefer than the complete data complement. If the campaign data are stored an online archive or virtual observatory, supply query parameters.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">5) Publication(s) or website describing instrument or the instrument's data (i.e. anything that may be helpful in interpreting the data)</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">WHI MODELS:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Provide the type of phenomenon modeled (i.e. ring current, solar wind, substorms, interstellar pickup ions, etc.)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2) Provide region covered by the model (i.e. magnetotail, L=2 to 5, .1 to 4 solar radii, termination shock)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3) Provide dates of WHI observations that the model will cover</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">4) Provide summary plots or images produced by the model</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">5) List publications or website describing the model (i.e. anything that may be helpful in understanding the model)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">WHI PUBLICATION POLICY:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We will do our best to ensure that all WHI participants receive proper credit for their efforts. Please list the publication policy for your campaign data, or provide a reference for an existing policy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Additionally, if any of your images, models, or plots are used in a WHI publication, please list the names and affiliations of the co-authors who should appear on the publication.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Best wishes,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Barbara Thompson, Sarah Gibson, and the WHI Team</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Note: Data coordination is a tough job. Please let us know if you or anyone you know may be interested in helping in this effort. Prior experience is welcome; however, this also can be an excellent opportunity for a scientist early in their career to gain experience with multiple sources of data and international scientific coordination.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>