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<div><strong><font size="4">Topical Issue (TI) of Solar Physics:</font></strong></div>
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<div><strong><font size="4">The Sun--Earth Connection near Solar Minimum: Placing it into Context</font></strong></div>
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<div>We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in a Topical Issue (TI) of the journal Solar Physics that will be dedicated to the science of the Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI) campaign (<a>http://ihy2007.org/WHI/</a>) and results related to WHI's science priorities.</div>
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<div>The editors request that statements of intent be received from all interested authors by Monday March 1, 2010. The statements should include (as close as possible to the anticipated publication):</div>
<div>(i) title, (ii) abstract, (iii) author list, (iv) estimated number of Solar Physics pages, and (v) three suggestions for referees, preferably with E-Mail.</div>
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<div>Completed papers should be submitted by Friday July 2, 2010, and the estimated publication date will be between December 2010 and February 2011. Manuscripts will appear online as they are accepted, and manuscripts that have not completed the refereeing and revision process by the cutoff for hardcopy publication of the Topical Issue will appear in a subsequent, regular issue of the journal. In order to respect all participants, we will push hard on referees to respect their deadlines and authors for revisions. </div>
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<div><strong><font size="4">Criteria for Relevance to the Topic:</font></strong></div>
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<div>The Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI) is an internationally coordinated observing and modeling effort to characterize the three-dimensional (3D) interconnected solar-heliospheric-planetary system - a.k.a. the "heliophysical" system. WHI observing campaigns began with the 3D solar structure from solar Carrington rotation (CR) 2068, which ran from March 20 - April 16, 2008. See <a>http://ihy2007.org/WHI</a> for more information.</div>
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<div>This Topical Issue will include scientific results of the observations and the models that are used to interpret the WHI data, including all of the regimes that play a role in solar minimum heliophysics. These<br>regimes include:</div>
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<div> - sub-photospheric structures,</div>
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<div> - the solar photosphere, chromosphere, and corona,</div>
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<div> - the inner and outer heliosphere,</div>
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<div> - Earth's magnetopause and bow shock,</div>
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<div> - Earth's radiation belts and plasmasphere, and</div>
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<div> - The ionosphere, thermosphere and mesosphere.</div>
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<div>Additionally, we are expecting contributions that are linked to or related to WHI but not necessarily centered on WHI observations themselves. The majority will be additional studies of the present,<br>possibly "unusual", solar minimum, and also how this minimum relates to past minima. However, because of the depth, length, and complexity of the current solar minimum, one solar rotation is not enough to characterize it! We have therefore identified two Carrington rotations that, along with WHI, may be considered to "span" the current extended solar minimum, these are CR2078 (17 Dec 2008 - 12 Jan 2009 when sunspots reached a 13-month minimum) and CR2085 (26 Jun - 22 Jul 2009 when solar-wind parameters were at their lowest, and which had continuous SOHO contact and solar eclipse data/modeling. These rotations provide additional focus time periods that may enable intercomparison between analyses in the Topical Issue. The current-solar-minimum studies need not be limited only to the rotations mentioned here however.</div>
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<div>In addition, for those who are not already part of the WHI Team and already subscribed to the WHI Mailing list (through which the majority of updates and communications will be made), we invite you and encourage you to do so (please see <a>http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/whi</a>).</div>
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<div>We remind you that the statement of intent (described above) deadline is 1 March 2010; this is essential for us to optimally match manuscripts with referees and to expedite the process. If, subsequent to submission of a statement of intent it appears that the manuscript is not coming together on schedule, please let us know so that we can adjust the attribution of referees.</div>
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<div>Please E-Mail: <a>whi.sola@gmail.com</a> with your proposed:<br>(i) title;<br>(ii) abstract;<br>(iii) author list;<br>(iv) estimated number of Solar Physics pages;<br>(v) three suggestions for referees; and<br>(vi) name and E-Mail of corresponding author if not submitter!<br>
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<div>Sincerely,</div>
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<div>Mario M. Bisi (Mario.Bisi {at} <a href="http://aber.ac.uk/" target="_blank">aber.ac.uk</a>)</div>
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<div>Barbara Emery (emery {at} <a href="http://ucar.edu/" target="_blank">ucar.edu</a>)</div>
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<div>Barbara J. Thompson (Barbara.J.Thompson {at} <a href="http://nasa.gov/" target="_blank">nasa.gov</a>)</div>
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<div>(Solar Physics TI Guest Editors)</div>
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<div>and</div>
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<div>Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi (Lidia.vanDriel {at} <a href="http://obspm.fr/" target="_blank">obspm.fr</a>)</div>
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<div>John Leibacher (john.leibacher {at} <a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>)</div>
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<div>(Solar Physics Editors)</div>
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