[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIII, Issue 20

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIII, Issue 20
Apr.24,2016

Editor: Peter Chi
Co-Editor: Guan Le
Distribution Support: Sharon Uy, Todd King, Kevin Addison
E-mail: editor at igpp.ucla.edu

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Science Data Conference (SciDataCon) - Abstract Deadline May 16

2. MEETING: 4th Cluster-THEMIS Workshop, Palm Spring (USA), 7-10 November 2016 -- First Announcement

3. Opportunity of Collaborative Researches and Workshops at ISEE, Nagoya Univ., Japan

4. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Mars Express)

5. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Rosetta)

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MEETING: Science Data Conference (SciDataCon) - Abstract Deadline May 16

From: Rob Redmon, Alena Rybkina, Masahito Nose, and Hampapuram Ramapriyan (rob.redmon at noaa.gov)

Science Data Conference (SciDataCon) 2016 will be held in September 2016 in Denver, Colorado. We would like to invite contributions to two “New Approaches and International Partnerships” sessions. Their abridged abstracts are given below. The submission deadline is May 16, 2016. Further information about SciDataCon can be found at: http://www.scidatacon.org/

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Session - New Approaches and International Partnerships: Insights in Earth and Space climatology and dynamics fueled by long duration observations

Rob Redmon (NOAA, USA); Wendy Gross (NOAA, USA); Alena Rybkina (GC RAS, RUS); Masahito Nose (WDC Kyoto, JPN); Hampapuram Ramapriyan (SSAI, USA)

Enhancing our understanding of the natural and anthropogenically influenced variability of Earth’s climate and environment, including all of geospace, is a daunting challenge because the evidence comes from a wide variety of scientific disciplines, and in many cases is noisy, limited spatio-temporally, incomplete, and of diverse data quality. Mining long term observations provides new revelations, reference baselines for studying dynamics, and touchstones representing current scientific understanding. Integrative data approaches that incorporate all of the information content, utilizing sophisticated methods (e.g. new statistical methods; data and physics assimilation; feature classification; search, discovery and federation of diverse sources) and other emerging “Big Data” analysis and fusion techniques are a powerful way to overcome the challenges, and they rely on the many scientifically-curated datasets carefully managed by data centers of the the World Data System and other like-minded institutions.  A key purpose of this session is to reveal how researchers synthesize large quantities of long-term archived environmental data to develop new research that addresses compelling scientific questions and societal challenges and provides decision makers with actionable information. The focus will include the following domain disciplines: paleoclimatology, oceanography, cryology, weather and atmospheric climate information, and space environment climate and dynamics. Other scientific disciplines with relevant experiences are also welcome to participate in this session.

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Session - New Approaches and International Partnerships: Extracting Knowledge from Geosciences Data

Alena Rybkina (GC RAS, RUS); Masahito Nose (WDC Kyoto, JPN); Hampapuram Ramapriyan (SSAI, USA); Rob Redmon (NOAA, USA)

Every second we acquire thousands of observations related to the Earth’s environment: seismic, oceanographic, magnetic and other geoscience data. Such intense data flow requires complex approaches to its analysis as we are dealing with an incredibly complex and dynamic system. As observations increase exponentially, high quality automated systems for comprehensive data analysis are of a great demand. We believe that many challenges that we face in arbitrary data mining can be resolved in the similar way. 

The purpose of this session is to focus on modern techniques and best practices in handling and extracting knowledge from big data related to geosciences, which will hopefully bring clarity to general issues existing in theory and practice of scientific and technological data science. This session will demonstrate the lessons that we learn from acquisition and processing of various geoscience data and provide an efficient link between geosciences and general data science. It will also highlight the important role that various partnerships, particularly international ones can play in advancing the analysis and science.


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MEETING: 4th Cluster-THEMIS Workshop, Palm Spring (USA), 7-10 November 2016 -- First Announcement

From: Philippe Escoubet (Philippe.Escoubet at esa.int)

This workshop follows a tradition of Cluster and THEMIS workshops based on highly successful previous meetings in New Hampshire in 2008, Corfu, Greece in 2010 and Boulder, USA in 2012. Science from other space missions are most welcome (MMS, Van Allen Probe, and Geotail) as well as theory and simulations
and ground-based observatories.

We welcome contributions in the following science topics:

- Dayside interactions
- The inner magnetosphere
- Magnetotail processes and Substorms

Confirmed speakers: Oleksiy Agapitov, Mats André, Jean Berchem, Jim Burch, Sam Califf, Eric Donovan, Stefan Eriksson, Natalya Ganushkina, Daniel Graham, Heli Hietala, Huishan Fu, Primoz Kajdic, Yuri Khotyaintsev, Elena Kronberg, Jiang Liu, Christopher Mouikis, Mitsuo Oka, Evgeny Panov, Ferdinand Plaschke, Ondrej Santolik, Josh Semeter, Simon Walker, Shan Wang,  James Weygand, Rick Wilder, Lynn Wilson, Egor Yushkov, Hui Zhang,

You can find more information on the website:
http://themis.igpp.ucla.edu/events_Cluster_THEMIS2016.shtml


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Opportunity of Collaborative Researches and Workshops at ISEE, Nagoya Univ., Japan

From: Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp)

We are pleased to announce the following two opportunities of collaborative researches and workshops under ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan for the fiscal year 2016 (April 2016-March 2017).  

1. ISEE International Joint Research Program: 
For scientists outside of Japan to visit ISEE for a few months

2. ISEE CICR International Workshop:
To have a small focused 1-week workshop with limited number of participants at ISEE. 

For details of these opportunities, please visit 
http://cicr.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/kyodo/h28/index_e.html

Deadline of application is April 30, 2016.  For those who are interested in these opportunities, please contact ISEE researchers in your field.  


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Mars Express)

From: Rick McGregor (rick at irf.se)

Postdoctoral Position in Space Physics to work with particle data from the Mars Express mission

The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme at  the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) in Kiruna invites  applications for a Postdoctoral position in Space Physics, related to  the analysis of particle data from the ESA Mars Express mission. IRF  is the Principal Investigator of the Analyzer of Space Plasmas and  Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-3) on board Mars Express. ASPERA-3 has been  operating at Mars since the Mars Express orbit insertion in 2003 and  has collected a large volume of data related to the solar wind-Mars  interaction.

The position, placed in Kiruna, is funded by the Swedish Research Council and is for 2 years. Previous experience of working with plasma and/or particle data from space missions is required. Relevant experience with planetary-solar wind interaction studies is a merit. Candidates should have completed a PhD during 2013 or later. Candidates planning to obtain their PhD degree no later than August 2016 can also apply.

Closing date is 16 May 2016.
Ref. 2.2.1-107/16.
More information: http://www.irf.se/link/mex_postdoc_may2016


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Position at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Rosetta)

From: Rick McGregor (rick at irf.se)

Postdoctoral Position in Space Physics to work with data from the Rosetta Ion Composition Analyzer

The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (http://www.irf.se) invites applications for a Postdoctoral position in Space Physics, related to the ESA Rosetta mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The position is for studies of the cometary plasma environment and its interaction with the solar wind using ion data. The work mainly concerns data from the Ion Composition Analyzer (ICA) on board Rosetta and the other instruments that form the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC).

The position, placed in Kiruna, is funded by the Swedish Research Council and is for 2 years. Previous experience of working with plasma and/or particle data from space missions is required. Relevant experience with planetary-solar wind interaction studies is a merit. Candidates should have completed a PhD during 2013 or later. Candidates planning to obtain their PhD degree no later than August 2016 can also apply.

Closing date is 16 May 2016.
Ref. 2.2.1-96/16.
More information: http://www.irf.se/link/rosetta_postdoc_may2016


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