CEDAR email: Arecibo earthquake; EGU abstracts due 16 Jan for IT session; Jicamarca Peru summer applications due 24 Jan

[Barbara Emery]

This is a generic mailing to the CEDAR community sent 15 January 2014.
Meetings and jobs are listed at http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu under
'Community' as 'Calendar of Meetings' and 'CEDAR related opportunities'.
CEDAR email messages are under 'Community' as 'CEDAR email Newsletters'.
All are in 'Quick Links' on the main page.
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(1) Arecibo earthquake damage being assessed.
 From sixto.gonzalez at sri.com.

(2) European Geosciences Union Meeting, 27 April - 02 May, 2014, Vienna, Austria
- abstracts due 16 January.
ST3.2 Ionosphere-thermosphere interactions driven from below and above.
 From joe.huba at nrl.navy.mil.
See also
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2014/abstractsubmission/

(3) Jicamarca International Research Experience Program - JIREP 2014
- applications due January 24, 2014.
 From Shermely Moyna Rendon <jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe>.
See also http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

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(1) Arecibo earthquake damage being assessed.
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 From sixto.gonzalez at sri.com.

Dear Arecibo users,

The recent earthquake North of Puerto Rico has caused some visible damage at the 
Arecibo Observatory.  We are assessing all aspects of the situation together 
with our consulting civil engineering contractors.  The safety of our staff, 
users, and all visitors, as well as that of the telescope itself is of the 
greatest importance and therefore, while these actions are taking place, the 
telescope will not be available for observing or for public visits and the 
Visitor Center and Observatory grounds will remain closed to the public. 
Further information will be provided as soon as possible.

Fernando Camilo <fcamilo at usra.edu>, on behalf of Bob Kerr, Director.

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(2) European Geosciences Union Meeting, 27 April - 02 May, 2014, Vienna, Austria
- abstracts due 16 January.
ST3.2 Ionosphere-thermosphere interactions driven from below and above.
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 From joe.huba at nrl.navy.mil.

The deadline for abstract submission is 16 January 2014 for the European
Geosciences Union (EGU) Meeting General Assembly 2014 in Vienna, Austria
from 27 April - 02 May 2014.  For more details go to:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2014/abstractsubmission/

ST3.2 Ionosphere-thermosphere interactions driven from below and above.
Conveners:
<br>Hermann Lühr, GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
<br>Dalia Buresova, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, ASCR, Aeronomy, Prague
<br>Joe Huba, Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC
<br>Claudia Stolle, GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam

In recent years many new and unexpected results have been obtained in the
study of the ionosphere-thermosphere system. This progress is partly due to
the availability of new and unprecedented observations but also due to the
deep and unusually prolonged solar cycle minimum 23/24 which had the most days
without sunspots since the 1933 minimum. The lack of solar variability during
this minimum has made forcing from below (e.g., via gravity, planetary and
tidal waves) more prominent, thus affording the opportunity to better
understand coupling with the underlying atmosphere. At the same time more
insight has been gained in the way the solar wind couples energy and momentum
into the upper atmosphere via prompt and stormtime dynamo electric fields as
well as enhanced particle precipitation. Numerical modeling of the underlying
processes has helped in several cases to better understand and interpret these
observations.

We welcome contributions that present new observations related to
ionosphere-thermosphere system. Additionally, modeling studies investigating
the chain of processes from the driver to the sink in the upper atmosphere are
solicited. Of particular interest are contributions dealing with wave forcing
that is altering the ionosphere and thermosphere during low solar
activity. Effects occurring in both the high and low latitudes are welcome.

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(3) Jicamarca International Research Experience Program - JIREP 2014
- applications due January 24, 2014.
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 From Shermely Moyna Rendon <jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe>.

The students will work with staff engineers and scientists on projects
related to ongoing research or instrumentation development programs.
Research may be conducted in neutral atmospheric and ionospheric science
as well as radar/radio instrumentation and software development. Given its
location, frequency of operation, and array system, most JRO's research
capabilities are unique. Besides the unique research capabilities where
students are welcomed to propose and run their own experiments, JRO offers
a good opportunity to get hands-on-experience on different aspects of radar
systems, from changing the antenna connections, improving RF components
of the system, to develop sophisticated acquisition and processing programs.

A side benefit of the program is that students will get to know Peru,
heir to ancient cultures and rich colonial tradition. This program is
offered to junior/senior undergraduate and/or first and second year graduate
students and will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima), as well as a
reasonable stipend. Given that the Observatory is located outside Lima city,
transportation will be provided.

* Application deadline: January 24, 2014
* Decision: February 20, 2014
* Starting date: Anytime between May 12 until June 20, 2014
* Duration: 10 weeks

More information and application/recommendation forms can be found at
http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/ or by contacting us at  jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe

More information and application/recommendation forms can be found at
http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/ or by contacting us at jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe

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