CEDAR email: Second call for ENLoTIS Working Group

[McCormack, John (HQ-DJ000)]

Second Call for Letters of Application for Membership in ESA/NASA Lower Thermosphere-Ionosphere Science (ENLoTIS) Working Group: 

DUE 11:59 hrs Central European Time 21 March 2022.

 

The ESA Earth Observation Science, Applications, and Climate Department, together with the Heliophysics Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, is establishing an informal working group to cooperatively explore future lower thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) satellite mission concepts, targeting very low altitude (100-200 km) in situ sampling of relevant geophysical parameters for neutrals, plasma, electromagnetic fields, and energetic particles that together will enable advancements in process understanding of neutral-ion interactions and other related science topics. The specific altitude region of interest sits at the interface between Earth and Space, focusing on the lower thermosphere and the ionospheric E-region in particular. Experience and expertise in the following key areas is needed:

 

EN-LoTIS-WG Key areas 

I.                    Science domains and topics
Lower Thermosphere-Ionosphere Coupled System
Coupling to the middle- and lower atmosphere and Earth science
II.                 Measurement principles, techniques, hardware, processing  
Neutral atmosphere, Plasma, Fields and waves, Energetic particles
III.               Modelling, data exploitation and pathways to impact and applications
Knowledge & experience with the state-of-the-art models (e.g. General Circulation Models, ionospheric models, empirical models, etc.),
Statistical methods, data assimilation and OSSEs, data exploitation with societal benefits, connections to Space Weather
IV.              Experimental campaigns, synergies and context of global observing systems
Experience in the complementarity and synergies of ESA Earth Observation & NASA Heliospheric satellite mission programs
Experience with sounding rockets and ground-based facilities and methods
V.                 LTI in situ mission definition and heritage
General experience with science and mission requirements formulation
technical experience in areas such as orbit propagation, spacecraft-environment interactions and measurement perturbations.
Multipoint measurements and heritage missions. 
VI.              Community connections, collaboration, and coordination 

 

 

For more information on the ENLoTIS working group, please see the call website (https://missionadvice.esa.int/esa-nasa-science-working-group/). 

 

For further information on the group or application process, please submit questions at https://missionadvice.esa.int/contact-us/.

 

Letters of application must be received no later than 05:59 hrs Eastern US time or 11:59 hrs Central European Time on 21 March 2022.

 

 

 

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