[GEM] THE GEM MESSENGER, Volume 28, Number 18
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THE GEM MESSENGER
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Volume 28, Number 18
May.09,2018
Announcement submission website: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/messenger_form/
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Table of Contents
1. Call for Applications for Multiple GEM Steering Committee Positions
2. GEM Summer Workshop 2018 Announcement
3. Dayside Kinetics Focus Group Sessions at 2018 GEM Summer Workshop
4. "ULF wave modeling, effects, and applications" Focus Group Sessions at 2018 GEM Summer Workshop
5. Living with a Star Program Analysis Group Town Hall at TESS Meeting
6. Call for Community Input to LWS TR&T Focused Science Topics
7. ISSS-13 Abstract Submission and Registration Now Open
8. Space Weather Special Collection "Space Weather Capabilities Assessment" -- Call for Papers
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1. Call for Applications for Multiple GEM Steering Committee Positions
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From: Jacob Bortnik, Paul Cassak (jbortnik at atmos.ucla.edu)
As you know, the success of the GEM program lies in the dedicated service made by members of the steering committee. This year we have six openings on the GEM steering committee due to the regular off-rotation of half of the ten Research Area Coordinators, as well as a regular Steering Committee member position. We invite interested members of the community to apply for these positions or nominate other suitable candidates.
For a list of the current steering committee members and related information, please see the following link on the GEM website:
http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/Organization_and_People
The duties and responsibilities of the various SC positions are summarized in the GEM "best practices" document, which can be found here:
http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/pdf/GEM_BestPractices_22Sep2017.pdf
The selection of these new positions will occur at the steering committee meeting which typically takes place on the Sunday night before the GEM Workshop. In preparation for this meeting, the steering committee would like to solicit applications, which should consist of a succinct one-page CV and a separate brief statement of interest (no more than half a page), describing the applicant's interest in the position, any relevant experience, and the applicant's approach to maintaining an interactive and workshop-style meeting.
Applications will be accepted until Friday June 1st. To submit an application or a nomination, please send the requested documents to the current steering committee chair and chair-elect, Jacob Bortnik (jbortnik AT atmos.ucla.edu) and Paul Cassak (Paul.Cassak AT mail.wvu.edu).
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2. GEM Summer Workshop 2018 Announcement
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From: Zhonghua Xu (zxu77 at vt.edu)
The GEM 2018 Summer Workshop will be held during June 17-23, 2018 at in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa. Please see more at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Zhonghua XU (zxu77 at vt.edu) or Ashley Barker (540-231-2188 , ashley.barker at vt.edu, for questions regarding logistics). The meeting agenda is available on the website now. Also, there is a CEDAR-GEM overlap Saturday (June 23rd, 2018), which is included in GEM registration.
The following are the important dates:
Last day to pay the early registration fee: Sunday, May 13, 2018
Deadline for poster submissions: Sunday, May 13, 2018
Hotel booking deadline: May 24, 2018
Looking forward to meeting you at Santa Fe!
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3. Dayside Kinetics Focus Group Sessions at 2018 GEM Summer Workshop
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From: Heli Hietala, Gabor Toth, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Andrew Dimmock, Ying Zou (heli at igpp.ucla.edu)
We invite you to participate in the activities of the GEM Focus Group on “Dayside Kinetic Processes in Global Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Interaction” at the 2018 Workshop in Santa Fe, NM.
We encourage those of you who would like to present their recent work to submit a poster presentation using the from at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/poster.html
The deadline for poster submissions is Sunday, May 13.
We will have 4 sessions at the Workshop:
Monday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Open Questions
We solicit submissions for presentations on unresolved problems and open questions related to dayside processes. These presentations will act as discussion starters. The questions should be data-driven, for instance related to a feature in observed/simulated data. There will be 4 presentation slots available. The FG chairs will select the presentations with the aim to cover different aspects of the FG's research area (foreshock, bow shock, magnetosheath, magnetopause, observations and modeling). Extra consideration will be given to the contributions that touch upon more than one aspect. Further guidance on the presentation format will be given upon selection.
Please use this submission form by Friday, May 25: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNHJ0jKFQrQesRzFfyc9NkBiEOoZ1C04x-2AKclm1HlU80UQ/viewform
Please email heli at igpp.ucla.edu if you have any questions.
Tuesday 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM & 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Dayside Challenges (w/ MMV FG)
There will be three topics for this double session:
i) Southward IMF challenge
Modellers and observers will be comparing their results for the 2015-11-18 01:50-03:00 UT event. We welcome everybody to participate in the discussions.
ii) Follow-up from last year’s discussions
iii) Future activities
Please email heli at igpp.ucla.edu for general questions and the Southward IMF challenge activities.
Wednesday 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Joint session with the Reconnection FG
Details of the session format will be sent out later. Please email yingzou at bu.edu if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this session.
Looking forward to seeing you in Santa Fe,
Heli, Gabor, Xochitl, Andrew, and Ying
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4. "ULF wave modeling, effects, and applications" Focus Group Sessions at 2018 GEM Summer Workshop
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From: Michael Hartinger, Kazue Takahashi, Brian Kress (mdhartin at vt.edu)
The GEM UMEA focus group seeks to address basic science questions and modeling/observation challenges pertaining to Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves. To request a presentation at the 2018 GEM meeting, please use this form by June 8 (or email the co-chairs):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-6cpqIa1tQS7CenZLm3v-sRQBLGtSyomHftf0d320bEJMFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Monday 1030AM, joint with Dipolarization and Substorm FG - ULF waves during particle injections and dipolarizations: This session focuses on the relationship between particle injections/dipolarizations and Pc4-5/Pi2/EMIC waves (e.g., Why are waves driven in only some events? Do waves impact the ring current/radiation belts?) We request 3-4 slide presentations and discussion of models, observations, and HGSO/ground observation coordination needed to better understand the relationship between ULF waves and injections/dipolarizations.
Monday 130 PM - Recent advances in ULF wave research: Brief overview of focus group goals and recent progress, including a request for feedback on future sessions. The remainder of the session is open for 3-4 slide presentations of recent advances in ULF wave research.
Monday 330 PM - EMIC wave generation, propagation, and interactions (discussion leaders: Alexander Drozdov and Maria Usanova): The generation mechanisms of EMIC waves, their effects on trapped particles, and their propagation through the M-I system are challenging topics that involve multiple GEM research areas. Despite several years of observations and improved global wave statistics, there are many unresolved questions that limit further investigation, modeling and prediction of processes in the inner magnetosphere involving EMIC waves. We request short presentations and discussion that unite recent findings in different areas of EMIC wave research and identify observations/models most needed to address unresolved questions.
Wednesday 1030 AM, joint with MMV - ULF wave modeling challenge: Overview of the ULF wave modeling challenge, including discussion of the ULF wave challenge event on 27-28 May 2017 (http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/FG:_ULF_Wave_Modeling%2C_Effects%2C_and_Applications) and coordinated analysis aimed at identifying additional science targets for the modeling challenge. We request 1-2 slide presentations of observations and simulation results during the event.
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5. Living with a Star Program Analysis Group Town Hall at TESS Meeting
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From: Mark Linton (mark.linton at nrl.navy.mil)
A Living with a Star Program Analysis Group (LPAG https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/lpag) Town Hall will be held at the TESS meeting on Monday, May 21 at 12:30pm in the Faulkner room. The purpose of the Town Hall is to present the call for community input to Living with a Star Targeted Research and Technology (LWS TR&T) Focused Science Topics for ROSES 2019 and beyond, and to solicit discussion regarding this input process and regarding potential topics.
Mark Linton, LPAG co-chair
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6. Call for Community Input to LWS TR&T Focused Science Topics
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From: Mark Linton (mark.linton at nrl.navy.mil)
The 2018 NASA Living with a Star Targeted Research and Technology (LWS TR&T) Program Analysis Group (LPAG https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/lpag) executive committee (EC) will soon begin developing the next round of LWS focused science topics for ROSES 2019 and beyond. It is vital for the success of the LWS TR&T program that there be active community engagement in the development of annual TR&T science topics. We are therefore asking the Heliophysics community to provide input by July 2, 2018 for these topics.
Suggested science topics should be organized around achieving the goals set out in the strategic science areas (SSA’s) articulated in the LWS Ten Year Vision:
https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/pdf/LWS_10YrVision_Oct2015_Final.pdf
Physics-based Understanding to Enable Forecasting of:
• SSA-0, Solar Electromagnetic, Energetic Particle, and Plasma Outputs Driving the Solar System Environment and Inputs to Earth’s Atmosphere
(note, Sun-Climate topics fall under SSA-0)
• SSA-1, Geomagnetic Variability
• SSA-2, Satellite Drag
• SSA-3, Solar Energetic Particle
• SSA-4, Total Electron Content
• SSA-5, Ionospheric Scintillation
• SSA-6, Radiation Environment
Input may be entered through the LWS TR&T website at:
https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/input/
To view and comment on input which has been submitted in response to this call, please go to: https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/viewinput/2018/
To view the topics which were developed from community input by the previous TR&T committee in 2016, see the final report of that committee at:
https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/pdf/LWSTRT-Report-2016-Final.pdf
And the original community input and comments at: https://lwstrt.gsfc.nasa.gov/viewinput/2016/
Any topics in this 2016 report which were not selected by NASA for the ROSES 2017 TR&T call, or which are not selected by NASA for the upcoming ROSES 2018 TR&T call will be reviewed by the LPAG EC. Community input regarding updates to those topics is welcome.
We greatly look forward to your input and to continuing on the path of innovation and scientific exploration in the LWS program.
LPAG Executive Committee Members: Anthea Coster (Co-Chair), Mark Linton (Co-Chair), Joe Borovsky, Richard Collins, Seebany Datta-Barua, Matina Gkioulidou, Fan Guo, Jorg-Micha Jahn, Enrico Landi, John Leibacher, Sabrina Savage, Brian Walsh
LPAG Ex Officio Members: Jeff Morrill, Janet Kozyra, Shing Fung
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7. ISSS-13 Abstract Submission and Registration Now Open
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From: David Schriver (dave at igpp.ucla.edu)
Abstract submission and registration for the International School/Symposium of Space Simulations (ISSS-13) is now open at https://conferences.pa.ucla.edu/ISSS13 . The abstract submission deadline is June 15. ISSS-13 will be held on the campus of UCLA the week of September 10-14, 2018. Lodging options in and around UCLA can also be found on the website.
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8. Space Weather Special Collection "Space Weather Capabilities Assessment" -- Call for Papers
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From: Masha Kuznetsova, Leila Mays (m.leila.mays at nasa.gov)
Manuscripts are invited for a special section to highlight the progress of working teams of the International Forum on Space Weather Capabilities Assessment. The submission dedaline has been extended to 30 June 2018. The Forum activities were initiated during the International CCMC - LWS Working Meeting: “Assessing Space Weather Understanding and Applications”, April 3 - 7, 2017, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Forum aims to address the need to quantify and to track progress over time in the field of space weather and to establish internationally recognized metrics for objective model evaluations. Such metrics must be meaningful to end-users of space weather information, model developers, and decision makers. Expected outcomes of the Forum activities include developing means to aid in tracking the progress of the LWS program towards its goals. Topics covered by the special collection include: defining metrics for essential space weather quantities; benchmarking the current state of space environment models, applications and forecasting techniques; addressing challenges in data-model comparisons; tracking progress in incorporation of scientific ideas into space weather applications. While the focus of this special collection is contributions from the Forum working teams, related manuscripts from the community are also invited. If you have questions about this special collection please contact the associate editor for the special collection (Dan Welling) or special collection organizers (Masha Kuznetsova, Leila Mays, Yihua Zheng, Ja Soon Shim). Manuscripts should be submitted through the GEMS website. For additional information please contact: spaceweather at agu.org.
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