CEDAR email: IRI2012; Probes GRL Issue; Space Weather and ISR Summer Schools; GOES satellite job in Boulder, CO; SuperDARN Canada Workshop and LPRM UK Workshop
Barbara Emery
emery at ucar.edu
Thu Jan 31 12:21:42 MST 2013
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Meetings and jobs are listed at http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu under
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(1) International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) 2012 web version and on-line.
From Dieter Bilitza (dieter.bilitza-1 at nasa.gov) and Natasha Papitashvili
<natalia.e.papitashvili at nasa.gov>.
See also http://iri.gsfc.nasa.gov
(2) Call for papers for a virtual special issue of Geophysical Research Letters
on: “Early Results from the Van Allen Probes”.
From Bill Peterson (pete at lasp.colorado.edu).
Submit by 1 November to http://grl-submit.agu.org/cgi-bin/main.plex
(3) May 29-Jun 7, 2013, Space Weather Summer School, University of Alabama in
Huntsville - funding applications due March 15 to Dr. Gang Li (gl0001 at uah.edu).
From Gang Li <gl0001 at uah.edu> via the SPA Newsletter 27 January.
See also http://swssuah2013.pbworks.com
(4) July 29 – August 2, 2013, ISR Summer School, MIT Haystack Observatory,
Westford, MA - funding applications due 15 March.
From Elizabeth Kendall <elizabeth.kendall at sri.com>.
See also http://www.amisr.com/workshop
(5) CIRES/NGDC Professional Research Assistant, Satellite Sensor Systems
Engineer, The Solar and Terrestrial Physics (STP), NOAA's National Geophysical
Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, Colorado.
From Karen Dempsey <Karen.Dempsey at colorado.edu> via the SPA Newsletter 27
January.
See also http://www.jobsatcu.com and search for job posting ID 820266 (NOTE: As
of 31 January, this ID did not exist)
(6) 26-31 May, SuperDARN 2013 Workshop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
From (kathryn.mcwilliams at usask.ca) and (jp.stmaurice at usask.ca).
See also https://ocs.usask.ca/conf/index.php/superdarn/superdarn2013
(7) 29 July - 01 August 2013, 11th Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region
(LPMR) workshop, University of Leeds, UK - student funding applications due 1
March and abstracts due 30 April.
From John Plane (j.m.c.plane at leeds.ac.uk).
See also http://www.lpmr.leeds.ac.uk
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(1) International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) 2012 web version and on-line at
http://iri.gsfc.nasa.gov
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From Dieter Bilitza (dieter.bilitza-1 at nasa.gov) and Natasha Papitashvili
<natalia.e.papitashvili at nasa.gov>.
The latest version of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model is
now available for online computation and plotting. The IRI homepage at
http://iri.gsfc.nasa.gov provides access to this new IRIweb interface as well
as to the Fortran source code and to much additional information about the
IRI modeling project including workshop reports, references and announcements
of future workshops. IRI-2012 includes a number of improvements and several
new parameters. Below the F peak IRI-2012 features new models for the
electron density and ion composition and in the topside an improved
representation of the variation of electron temperature with solar activity.
New parameters included with this version of the model are auroral boundaries
and a description of E-region storm effects at auroral latitudes.
In addition to these new parameters the IRIWeb interface now also lets the
user list and plot the following parameters related to IRI: CGM latitude and
longitude, magnetic inclination and declination (based on IGRF), InvDip
(special coordinate used by the electron temperature models), Magnetic Local
Time (MLT), and various solar and magnetic indices now used in IRI (R-12, IG-
12, F10.7D, F10.7_81D, 3-h_ap, daily_ap, 3-h_kp). Please let us know if you
encounter problems with this new IRI2012Web interface.
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(2) Call for papers for a virtual special issue of Geophysical Research Letters
on: “Early Results from the Van Allen Probes”.
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From Bill Peterson (pete at lasp.colorado.edu).
Geophysical Research Letters solicits papers presenting high impact innovative
results with broad geophysical implications for a virtual special issue on
“Early Results from the Van Allen Probes.”
NASA’s Van Allen Probes mission is designed to acquire data to solve key
questions about the energetics and dynamics of the Earth’s Van Allen Radiation
belts that have arisen from active research in the domain in the past decades.
Papers should address fundamental aspects of the energetics and dynamics of the
Van Allen Radiation belts and meet the GRL criteria of high impact innovative
results with broad geophysical implications as described in EOS Vol. 91, No. 38,
21 September 2010, page 337. They should be submitted to GRL using AGU’s GEMS
interface (http://grl-submit.agu.org/cgi-bin/main.plex by November 1, 2013 to be
considered for inclusion in the virtual special issue. Papers will be treated
and selected as any other submission to GRL.
Accepted papers will appear in the on-line version of GRL shortly after
acceptance, and in the first available print issue after that. The full virtual
special issue will be accessible from the GRL main web page (now at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-8007 ) under the
"Find Articles" list on the left tab entitled special Sections (which points to
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-8007/homepage/SpecialSectionsHome.html
W.K. (Bill) Peterson and Benoit Lavraud,
Space Physics Editors of GRL
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(3) May 29-Jun 7, 2013, Space Weather Summer School, University of Alabama in
Huntsville - funding applications due March 15 to Dr. Gang Li (gl0001 at uah.edu).
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From Gang Li <gl0001 at uah.edu> via the SPA Newsletter 27 January.
Applications are invited for the 2013 Space Weather Summer School, to be
held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville during May 29-Jun 7, 2013.
The summer school will offer an intensive 10-day course in topics related to
Space Weather studies.
The discipline of Space Weather encompasses a broad range of fields,
including solar physics, space physics, magnetospheric physics, and
atmospheric physics. A relatively young field, the study of space weather
has benefited from observations made by numerous spacecraft, including SDO,
Hinode, STEREO, CLUSTERS, THEMIS, RHESSI, ACE, WIND, etc. These observations
are accompanied by rapidly developing theory and state-of-the-art numerical
simulations.
The summer school is supported in part by The National Science Foundation
(NSF) and The Center of Space Plasma and Aeromic Research (CSPAR) at
UAHuntsville. Approximately 20 students are anticipated. Each student will
receive a financial aid to defray travel and local expenses.
More information about the summer school can be found at
http://swssuah2013.pbworks.com
Interested students should send completed applications with requested
documents by March, 15th, 2013 to Dr. Gang Li @ gl0001 at uah.edu
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(4) July 29 – August 2, 2013, ISR Summer School, MIT Haystack Observatory,
Westford, MA - funding applications due 15 March.
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From Elizabeth Kendall <elizabeth.kendall at sri.com>.
The 2013 ISR Summer School will be held at the MIT Haystack Observatory July 28
– August 2. The school provides students with hands-on experience in designing
and running experiments at incoherent scatter radar facilities. During this
summer school, students will have the opportunity to run experiments and use
data from multiple incoherent scatter radar observatories, such as Poker Flat
(PFISR), Millstone Hill, Resolute Bay (RISR), Sondrestrom, Jicamarca and
Arecibo. The school will be structured to provide presentations in the morning
and hands-on experience in experiment design and analysis in the afternoons. The
morning lectures will include an introduction to the theory of incoherent
scatter, radar operations, ISR analysis techniques, and the Madrigal data base.
The afternoon exercises will involve working closely with ISR facility staff in
the topic areas of: proposal design, experiment execution, and data analysis.
All students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with experienced
scientists from multiple institutions.
The ISR summer school is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate
students and attendance is limited. For most students attending institutions
within the United States, travel, housing and meals will be provided. For
post-docs and students outside of the United States, funding will be considered
on a case-by-case basis. Providing there is space, professors and other
professionals are welcome to observe. Please email summerschool at esd.sri.com if
you are interested in this option. All students who wish to apply for the ISR
summer school must follow the application instructions at the summer school web
site:
http://www.amisr.com/workshop
The ISR summer school is sponsored by the US National Science Foundation through
its Geospace Facilities Program within the Geosciences Directorate and is
organized by SRI International. For more information about the school, please
contact Elizabeth Kendall (summerschool at esd.sri.com).
The deadline for application submission is 15 March 2013.
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(5) CIRES/NGDC Professional Research Assistant, Satellite Sensor Systems
Engineer, The Solar and Terrestrial Physics (STP), NOAA's National Geophysical
Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, Colorado.
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From Karen Dempsey <Karen.Dempsey at colorado.edu> via the SPA Newsletter 27
January.
The Solar and Terrestrial Physics (STP) division within NOAA's National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder, Colorado is looking for a
Satellite Sensor Systems Engineer to contribute to the development and
utilization of high-quality space weather sensors deployed on NOAA's fleet
of operational spacecraft which act to safeguard the Nation's critical
technology infrastructure, including the electric power grid, GPS,
commercial aviation and satellite electronics. The Systems Engineer will
work with and coordinate the overall efforts of a small group of space
scientists and software developers involved with the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) and Deep Space Climate
Observatory (DSCOVR) programs.
Duties include acting as the advocate and interface to the larger satellite
program offices, preparing and reviewing technical interface documents,
overseeing the development of algorithms and processing systems, planning
and directing sensor calibration and validation, and ultimately ensuring the
program success and ability to provide valuable end products for operational
space weather forecasting and scientific advancement. The position is
offered through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental
Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. For more
information please visit http://www.jobsatcu.com and search for job posting ID
820266. (NOTE: As of 31 January, this ID did not exist.)
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(6) 26-31 May, SuperDARN 2013 Workshop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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From (kathryn.mcwilliams at usask.ca) and (jp.stmaurice at usask.ca).
The SuperDARN Workshop will be taking place from May 26-31, 2013 at the Temple
Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Workshop information is available at:
https://ocs.usask.ca/conf/index.php/superdarn/superdarn2013
The website is being updated regularly. Registration information will soon be
available.
The deadline for reserving a hotel room at the reduced rate is April 5, 2013.
Please, see the workshop website for more details.
A new addition this year:
SuperDARN Graduate Student School – May 22-24 in Saskatoon, Canada. The school
is open to all those wishing to attend – in particular, graduate students who
are working with SuperDARN data and those who wish to learn more. The course
will be held if there is sufficient student and instructor interest.
Transportation from Saskatoon to Moose Jaw for the SuperDARN Workshop will be
arranged. More information is available on the SuperDARN Workshop website.
Details about abstract submission and a preliminary schedule will be provided on
the workshop website when they become available.
If you have any questions about the 2013 SuperDARN Workshop, you can contact us
via the workshop website or by emailing cindy.jelinski at usask.ca.
We look forward to seeing you in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw in 2013.
Sincerly,
Kathryn McWilliams
on behalf of the SuperDARN 2013 Local Organizing Committee
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(7) 29 July - 01 August 2013, 11th Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region
(LPMR) workshop, University of Leeds, UK - student funding applications due 1
March and abstracts due 30 April.
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From John Plane (j.m.c.plane at leeds.ac.uk).
The 11th Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region (LPMR) workshop is being held
at the University of Leeds from the 29th July – 1st August 2013. This meeting
will continue a biennial series designed to advance understanding of phenomena
which occur in the atmosphere between about 80 and 120 km. These phenomena
include noctilucent clouds, metallic layers and aerosols produced by meteoric
ablation, plasma layers, and perturbations caused by space weather. The workshop
will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of new results and
ideas on topics ranging from the microphysics of mesospheric particles to the
global processes controlling the state of the mesosphere. It is anticipated,
based on previous meetings, that participants will include researchers involved
in ground-based, rocket-borne and satellite measurements; laboratory studies;
and modeling on all scales of this coupled dynamical, radiative, chemical, and
plasma environment. A particular focus of the workshop will be to promote
discussion of future directions for international, interdisciplinary cooperation.
The website (www.lpmr.leeds.ac.uk) is now open for registration and abstract
submission. Please note the following dates:
Early-bird registration ends on 1st May 2013.
Abstract submission deadline is 30th April 2013.
There are bursaries available to reduce the costs of PhD students attending the
meeting. Bursary application forms should be downloaded from the website and
returned by Friday 1st March 2013. Successful applicants will be notified by
Friday 8th March 2013.
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