[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 28, Number 30
Newsletter Editor
editor at igpp.ucla.edu
Thu Jul 5 18:08:23 PDT 2018
***************************
THE GEM MESSENGER
***************************
Volume 28, Number 30
Jul.05,2018
Announcement submission website: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/messenger_form/
============================================================
Table of Contents
1. More Information on NSF’s 10 Big Ideas
2. SCOSTEP/VarSITI Newsletter Vol.18
3. SESSION: Soliciting Talks to Fall AGU Session “Understanding Earth’s Ring-Current: Measurements, Theory, and Modeling”
4. SESSION: Request for Abstracts for Fall AGU Session: SSM023 "The Role of Small-Scale Mechanisms in the Driving of Particle Energization and Loss in the Inner Magnetosphere and Radiation Belts"
5. SESSION: Fall AGU Session on "Jovian Auroral and Magnetospheric Processes"
6. Combining MMS 2D Distribution Slices with Tplot Windows
============================================================
------------------------------------------------------------
1. More Information on NSF’s 10 Big Ideas
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Michael Wiltberger (mwiltber at nsf.gov)
At the CEDAR meeting I presented information about the NSF’s 10 Big Ideas. You can find out more about these ideas by visiting https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/
Of particular interest to this community are the
Harnessing the Data Revolution - https://www.nsf.gov/cise/harnessingdata/
Navigating the New Arctic - https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/arctic.jsp
Growing Convergence Research - https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/convergent.jsp
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure - https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/infrastructure.jsp
I and the rest of the Geospace Section staff are available to help answer any question you might have about the 10 Big Ideas.
Take care,
Mike
Michael Wiltberger
Geospace Section Head
mwiltber at nsf.gov
703-292-8519
------------------------------------------------------------
2. SCOSTEP/VarSITI Newsletter Vol.18
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)
>From Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)
SCOSTEP's VarSITI (Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact, 2014-2018)
VarSITI Newsletter volume 18 has now been published. The PDF file is available at
http://newserver.stil.bas.bg/varsiti/newsL/VarSITI_Newsletter_Vol18.pdf
Below are the contents of this volume.
Contents of VarSITI Newsletter Volume 18
Articles
1. EISCAT_3D Radar for Studies of the Polar Ionosphere and Magnetosphere
2. Solar Wind Research with Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe: Data Tools, Models and Strategies
3. Towards Trusted Data Services: World Data System & Certification
4. An Introduction on ISEST (International Study of Earth-Affecting Solar Transients) Working Group on Solar Energetic Particles
Highlights on Young Scientists
1. Gunter Stober/ Germany, Canada
2. Sneha Yadav/ India
3. Ashley Greeley/ USA
Meeting Reports
1. The 8th Workshop on VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of Ionospheres and Magnetospheres (VERSIM)
2. 41st Annual Seminar “Physics of the Auroral Phenomena”
3. 4th International ANGWIN Workshop: Exploration of the High-latitude Upper Atmosphere Wave Dynamics
4. 10th Workshop on Long-term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere
5. Tenth Workshop “Solar Influences on the Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Atmosphere”
6. VI International Conference "Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety" (AIS-2018)
7. DKIST Critical Science Plan Workshop 5
Upcoming Meetings
------------------------------------------------------------
3. SESSION: Soliciting Talks to Fall AGU Session “Understanding Earth’s Ring-Current: Measurements, Theory, and Modeling”
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Rualdo Soto-Chavez, Jerry W. Manweiler, Kunihiro Keika (arsoto at njit.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We are asking you to consider submitting an abstract to the 2018 Fall AGU session “Understanding Earth’s Ring-Current: measurements, theory, and modeling”.
This session seeks observational contributions using data from current missions such as Van Allen Probes, Arase (ERG), MMS, THEMIS, Cluster, etc. But also new results on Theory and Modeling of ring current processes.
The abstract submission site was open on Wednesday, 13 June. The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, 1 August 23:59 EDT.
Session details:
Session ID: 51167
Session Title: SM026. Understanding Earth’s Ring-Current: measurements, theory, and modeling.
Section/Focus Group: SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Link to submit an abstract
https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/abstract-submissions/
Sincerely,
Rualdo Soto-Chavez, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
arsoto at njit.edu
Jerry W. Manweiler, Fundamental Technologies, LLC , USA.
manweiler at ftecs.com
Kunihiro Keika, University of Tokyo, Japan.
keika at eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Session Description:
Understanding the formation and the decay of Earth’s ring-current is one of the most important topics in magnetospheric physics. It is known that Earth’s ring-current formation, mostly due to the ion dynamics, has a profound impact on Earth’s magnetic field and on the dynamics of trapped radiation. As the ions are injected into, and drift, through the Earth’s inner magnetosphere they interact with the intrinsic and induced electric and magnetic fields. Wave-particle interactions are then an important component of the ring current dynamics. Other processes, such as charge exchange, diffusion, etc., are also important in the lifetime of the ring-current, which effects are more important in different regions of the magnetosphere are still outstanding questions. This session seeks observational contributions using data from current missions such as Van Allen Probes, Arase (ERG), MMS, THEMIS, Cluster, etc., and new results on theory and modeling of ring current processes.
Primary Section/Focus Group:
SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
------------------------------------------------------------
4. SESSION: Request for Abstracts for Fall AGU Session: SSM023 "The Role of Small-Scale Mechanisms in the Driving of Particle Energization and Loss in the Inner Magnetosphere and Radiation Belts"
------------------------------------------------------------
From: John Wygant, Sasha Ukhorskiy, Robert Strangeway, Geoff Reeves (wygan001 at umn.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
If you are planning to attend the Fall 2018 AGU please consider submitting abstracts to the following session: SM023.The Role of Small-Scale Mechanisms in the Driving of Particle Energization and Loss in the Inner Magnetosphere and Radiation Belts.
The AGU meeting will be held December 10-14 2018 in Washington DC. Meeting Details can be found at the website: fallmeeting.agu.org/2018 .The abstract submission site is open, The session deadline is Wednesday August 1 2018 23:59 PM EDT. Abstracts will not be considered after this date.
Session Description:
In recent years, the role of small-scale (sometimes non-linear) waves/structures in the energization, transport, and loss of charged particles over very broad energy ranges (100 eV to many MeV) in the inner magnetosphere has become a subject of increasing focus. Much of this interest has been motivated by the increased capabilities and discoveries of the Van Allen Probes and Arase spacecraft missions, the BARREL balloon campaign, and low altitude CubeSats. Candidate "waves" include whistler-mode chorus waves, non-linear time domain structures, kinetic Alfven waves, and small-scale electric and magnetic field structures at various boundaries including injection fronts. Particle measurements suggesting processes mediated by these waves include microbursts observed at low altitude, local phase space density peaks, energetic electron precipitation curtains, and a wide variety of distribution functions. This session invites abstracts which include spacecraft or balloon observations, laboratory plasma results, simulations, or theoretical analysis of any of these phenomena.
Conveners:
John Wygant, Sasha Ukhorskiy, Geoff Reeves, and Robert Strangeway
------------------------------------------------------------
5. SESSION: Fall AGU Session on "Jovian Auroral and Magnetospheric Processes"
------------------------------------------------------------
From: George Clark, Robert Ebert, Scott Bolton, Masafumi Imai (george.clark at jhuapl.edu)
Session Title: SM013. Our Evolving Understanding of Auroral Processes and Magnetosphere Dynamics at Jupiter Through Juno and Earth-Based Observations
Session Description: Our view and understanding of Jupiter’s auroras and magnetosphere are ever-changing as Juno continues to explore these regions in situ with coordinated efforts from Earth-based observatories such as Hubble, Hisaki, Keck, etc. These new measurements have illuminated new and exciting discoveries that are challenging our theoretical ideas. This session seeks submissions covering new observations and interpretations, theories, and models of Jupiter’s auroral regions, magnetosphere and/or ionosphere and their connection. Specifically, this session will cover the following topics: observation and theory of auroral acceleration including wave-particle interactions; auroral phenomenology, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling; plasma sheet dynamics; outer boundary structure and dynamics, and particle acceleration and transport.
This session aims to share the most recent observations and ideas regarding Jupiter’s magnetosphere, while providing a forum that takes a multidisciplinary approach to furthering our knowledge of this system. For more details, please go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/51758
Session Conveners: Robert Ebert and Scott Bolton, Southwest Research Institute; George Clark, Applied Physics Laboratory; and Masafumi Imai, University of Iowa
------------------------------------------------------------
6. Combining MMS 2D Distribution Slices with Tplot Windows
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Eric Grimes (egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu), Jim Lewis, Vassilis Angelopoulos and the SPEDAS team (egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu)
Combining MMS 2D Distribution Slices with Tplot Windows
The SPEDAS development team invites you to a webinar we'll be holding on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 where we'll showcase a new set of tools for combining MMS 2D distribution slices with tplot windows to create flipbook-style figures and movies.
Time: Wednesday, July 18, 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific
URL: https://uclaigpp.webex.com/uclaigpp
Meeting name = Combining MMS 2D Distribution Slices with Tplot Windows
Password = MMS-flipbook-1
Phone to use: 510-643-3817
Conference ID/pass = none; first person hears the ring, second starts the telecon
Tentative agenda:
1) Basic examples for FPI and HPCA
2) Change interpolation method
3) Change rotations of slices
4) Limit the time range to a subset of the tplot window
5) Subtract FPI distribution error, bulk velocity from slices prior to adding them to the window
6) Export to high quality postscript files instead of PNGs
7) Export to video files
8) Include 1-D cuts through the 2-D distributions
Eric Grimes (egrimes at igpp.ucla.edu), Jim Lewis, Vassilis Angelopoulos and the SPEDAS team
========================================
The Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program is sponsored by the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
To broadcast announcements to the GEM community, please fill out the online request form at:
http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/messenger_form/
To subscribe to the newsletter, please go to the web page at:
http://lists.igpp.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/gem
(IMPORTANT: Do not use this web page to post announcements.)
For any other questions, please contact Peter Chi, GEM Communications Coordinator, at <pchi at igpp.ucla.edu>
URL of GEM Home Page: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki
Workshop Information: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html
========================================
More information about the Gem
mailing list