CEDAR email: Job NCU, Taiwan; CEDAR-GEM Challenge Fall AGU

[Barbara Emery]

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(1) Faculty Position in Space Science, National Central University, Taiwan - due 
20 February 2012.
From: Pi-Chu Yang < ncu5750 at ncu.edu.tw>.
See also http://www.ss.ncu.edu.tw.
 From SPA Newsletter 17 November 2011.

(2) GGCM Metrics & Validation Focus Group and CEDAR-GEM Modeling Challenge 
Sessions at the GEM Mini-Workshop, Sunday 4 December, San Francisco (before Fall 
AGU).
From: Masha Kuznetsova <Maria.M.Kuznetsova at nasa.gov>.
See also http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/.

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(1) Faculty Position in Space Science, National Central University, Taiwan - due 
20 February 2012.
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From: Pi-Chu Yang < ncu5750 at ncu.edu.tw>.

The Graduate Institute of Space Science (ISS) at the National Central
University invites applications for a tenure-track position starting from
August 2012. The appointment with appropriate professorial rank is considered
for qualified applicants in the research areas of space payload development,
space plasma physics and simulation, radar science, solar, interplanetary,
magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmosphere studies. The responsibilities
of the tenure-track faculty include teaching at the undergraduate and
graduate levels as well as developing and maintaining research programs that
complement current activities in the institute and university (for more
information see www.ss.ncu.edu.tw).  Applicants should send a copy of Ph.D.
diploma, curriculum vitae, a description of research and teaching plan, and
three letters of recommendation to:Professor Chien-Ming Huang, Director,
Graduate Institute of Space Science, National Central University, No. 300,
Jhongda Rd., Jhongli City, Taoyuan County 32001, Taiwan (R.O.C.).  Email:
cmh at jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw  Fax: 886-3-422-4394. Tel: 886-3-422-8374.  The
deadline of submission is February 20 2012.

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(2) GGCM Metrics & Validation Focus Group and CEDAR-GEM Modeling Challenge 
Sessions at the GEM Mini-Workshop, Sunday 4 December, San Francisco (before Fall 
AGU).
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From: Masha Kuznetsova <Maria.M.Kuznetsova at nasa.gov>, Aaron Ridley <ridley at 
umich.edu>, Barbara Emery <emery at ucar.edu>.

Modelers, data providers and users of space weather models are invited to 
participate in the GGCM Metrics & Validation Focus Group and CEDAR-GEM Modeling 
Challenge Sessions scheduled back-to-back during the GEM Mini-Workshop to be 
held on Sunday, December 4th 2011 in the Westin San Francisco Market Street 
hotel located at 50 Third  Street (3rd floor, Franciscan II Room).

Topics for discussions and tentative agenda:

GGCM Metrics & Validation Focus Group (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
* Brief review of action items
* Operational geospace model validation.
* Naming conventions for model output files.
* Auroral oval boundaries metrics study
* Collaboration with other GEM Focus Groups. Ideas for future projects.

CEDAR-GEM Modeling Challenge (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
* Poynting Flux/Joule Heating metrics study
* Role of drivers on ionosphere model results
* Global TEC/NMF2/HMF2 metrics study
* Climatology study (Nov 21 2007 to Jan 20 2008).
* Preparation for 2012 Summer Workshops

Modelers are invited to join the Modeling Challenge. Details of the GEM-CEDAR 
Modeling Challenge and instructions on how to participate can be found at the 
CCMC Challenge Website: http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/.
A list of six selected events, lists of physical parameters and available 
measurements, model output file formats for each metrics study, and submission 
instructions can be found at the "GEM-CEDAR Metrics Suite" link 
(http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/suite.php).

For the new metrics studies (Auroral Oval Boundaries, Poynting Flux/Joule 
Heating and Global TEC/NMF2/HMF2) to be discussed at the Mini-Workshop it was 
agreed to focus first on two priority events:

E.2006.348: 2006/12/13  00:00 UT – 2006/12/16 00:00 UT  (TEC/NMF2/HMF2,  Role of 
Drivers)
E.2005.243: 2005/08/31 10:00 UT - 2005/09/01 12:00 UT (Auroral Oval, Poynting 
Flux/Joule Heating, Role of Drivers).

The TEC/NMF2/HMF2 Challenge is the first metrics study for the global 
time-dependent observational data sets. Model output results will be compared 
with GPS and COSMIC data in eight 5 deg. geographic longitude sectors with 5 
deg. resolution in latitude from -90 to +90. First priority drivers for 
ionosphere models areWeimer 2005 and AMIE.

For Auroral Oval study modelers are requested to submit poleward and equatorward 
boundaries locations with 1 hour local time resolution (24 points for each 
boundary for each time step). Notes on how auroral boundaries are defined from 
observations prepared by Y. Zheng (yihua.zheng at nasa.gov) can be found here:
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov//RoR_WWW/presentations/boundary_options.pdf.

Joule heating in the ionosphere can be calculated as a height-integrated 
quantity using the Pedersen conductance (Sigma_P in mho) and the height 
integrated ionospheric current density J=sqrt(J_x^2+J_y^2+J_z^2) (in A/m):
Wdiss =  J^2/Sigma_P   (in W/m^2). These quantities are typically provided as 
output by the ionospheric electrodynamics (IE) models or IE components of 
coupled models.  A satellite's geomagnetic longitude and latitude along its 
trajectory (see, e.g., 
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/satellite_traj_mag/spc_DMSP_E.2005.243.txt) 
is used to obtain the local value of Wdiss. For questions/comments/suggestions 
on Poynting Flux/Joule Heating study please contact Lutz Rastaetter 
<Lutz.Rastaetter at nasa.gov> and Delores Knipp <delores.knipp  at gmail.com>.

To be included in the first round of Auroral Oval Boundaries, Poynting 
Flux/Joule Heating and Global TEC/NMF2/HMF2 metrics studies  -- please submit 
simulation results for the first priority events prior to the Fall AGU. For 
questions/comments/suggestions on Global  TEC/NMF2/HMF2 please contact Ja Soon 
Shim <jasoon.shim at nasa.gov> and Barbara Emery <emery at ucar.edu>.

In support of simulation results analysis modelers are requested to submit time 
series for all physical parameters in the list 
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/studies.php including the Joule 
heating integrated over each hemisphere in GW and cross polar cap potential in 
northern and southern hemispheres. Submissions for all six selected events are 
also encouraged.

The Action Plan from the Summer 2011 Workshop can be found at: 
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/challenges/GEM-CEDAR/action_plan.php

Short presentations on topics listed above are welcome.
If you are interested to present your ideas  (1-5 slides) – please contact Masha 
Kuznetsova <Maria.M.Kuznetsova at nasa.gov>.

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