[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIV, Issue 10

Newsletter Editor editor at igpp.ucla.edu
Wed Feb 8 09:29:28 PST 2017 

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIV, Issue 10
Feb.08,2017

Editor: Peter Chi
Co-Editor: Guan Le
Distribution Support: Sharon Uy, Marjorie Sowmendran, Todd King, Kevin Addison
E-mail: editor at igpp.ucla.edu
Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g

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Table of Contents

1. JGR-Space Physics Editor Blog Monthly Highlights

2. AMISR Solicitation NSF 17-539

3. University Requests for Large-scale Allocations on NCAR's Cheyenne Cluster

4. Release of AeroCube-6 Dosimeter data

5. MEETING: Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets, Uppsala, Sweden, 12 - 16 June, 2017  - Abstract & Registration Open

6. MEETING: The First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research and Forecasting, Washington DC, Aug 1-4 2017 -- Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts.

7. SESSION: Additional AOGS Sessions of Interest to SPA Community

8. Call for Statements of Interest - Topical Issue in Solar Physics "Combined radio and space-based solar observations: from techniques to new results"

9. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate - Topical Issue on "Developing New Space Weather Tools: Transitioning fundamental science to operational prediction systems"

10. Articles Solicited for "Imagining the Future of Astronomy and Space Sciences” 

11. 2017 CCMC Student Research Contest

12. JOB OPENING: Senior Research Scientist in Magnetospheric Physics Tenure Track, Germany

13. JOB OPENING: Senior Scientist at Space Weather Centre at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

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JGR-Space Physics Editor Blog Monthly Highlights

From: Mike Liemohn (liemohn at umich.edu)

I am told that, this year, Thomson Reuters will release section-specific journal impact factors for each of the JGRs.  Brace yourself, the news will most likely not be that good for space physics.  An initial estimate puts our JIF below the all-JGR-section average.  That's just one metric, though.

January 13: More about my reasons for extending my EiC term
     https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/why-extend-my-term/

January 26: my estimate of the 2015 JGR-Space Physics JIF
     https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/impact-factor-just-for-jgr-space-physics/

January 28: a bit more on that same topic
     https://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/should-we-do-more-for-our-jif/

Main Website:   http://liemohnjgrspace.wordpress.com/


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AMISR Solicitation NSF 17-539

From: John Meriwether (jmeriwet at nsf.gov)

The solicitation NSF 17-539 for the re-competition of the management and operations of the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) Facility at Poker Flat (Alaska) and at Resolute Bay (Canada) is now available for downloading using the link:      https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505345

The deadline for submission of preliminary proposals for either AMISR site (Poker Flat or Resolute Bay) is May 1, 2017. Selections for full proposal submissions would follow with invitations to be sent by May 22, 2017. The deadline for full proposal submissions is October 3, 2017.


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University Requests for Large-scale Allocations on NCAR's Cheyenne Cluster

From: Michael Wiltberger, Michelle Smart (wiltbemj at ucar.edu)

NCAR's Computational Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) is now accepting requests from university-based researchers for large-scale allocation requests for the new 5.34-petaflops Cheyenne cluster; submissions are due March 20. The spring opportunity encompasses both university requests for large allocations and Climate Simulation Laboratory (CSL) requests. 

The CSL ensures that computing time is available for researchers with extremely demanding, high-profile climate simulations. Typically these require 10 million core-hours or more per year, perhaps for several years, and may produce many terabytes of model output that must be stored for analysis and comparison with other simulations and with observations. See the CSL web page for details. 

Large allocations on Cheyenne are those requesting more than 400,000 core-hours. CISL accepts requests from university researchers for these large-scale allocations every six months. For submission instructions and information regarding available resources, see the CISL HPC Allocations Panel (CHAP) page. 

Please contact cislhelp at ucar.edu if you have any questions about these two opportunities or need help determining which may be a better fit for your planned computational work. 

CONTACTS 
CISL Help Desk Team (HDT) 
cislhelp at ucar.edu 
(303) 497-2400 

Michelle Smart 
msmart at ucar.edu 
303-497-1226 


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Release of AeroCube-6 Dosimeter data

From: Paul O'Brien (paul.obrien at aero.org)

We are pleased to announce the public release of AeroCube-6 Dosimeter data. The mission, launched in June 2014, consists of two 0.5U cubesats, each carrying 3 dosimeters, in low Earth orbit. These data are now hosted for public download at the Van Allen Probes gateway: http://rbspgway.jhuapl.edu/ac6. The data are updated nightly.

The dosimeters come in several varieties from >35 keV electrons to >20 MeV protons. They operate in both 1 Hz survey mode and 10 Hz burst mode as power and telemetry allow. Details can be found in a README report hosted at the above website.

NASA’s Satellite Situation Center https://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ includes both vehicles, listed as AEROCUBE-6A and AEROCUBE-6B, for conjunction analysis with other space and ground assets.

We would like to acknowledge the Van Allen Probes mission for hosting the data on-line.

For questions, contact Paul O’Brien: paul.obrien at aero.org


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MEETING: Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets, Uppsala, Sweden, 12 - 16 June, 2017  - Abstract & Registration Open

From: David Andrews, Lorenz Roth (mop at irfu.se)

Abstract submission and registration for the 2017 MOP meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, is now open  at https://goo.gl/forms/2J38pNwpZyF3Qshy2. 

The meeting will take place in the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala, and is hosted by the Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF), the Royal College of Technology (KTH), and Uppsala University.

Presentations are solicited for original research on any aspects of the magnetospheres, ionospheres, and thermospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, and the interactions of their moons with these systems. We expect that particular focus will be given to recent results from Juno, and anticipation of the Cassini "Grand Finale".  Comparative studies will be welcome, provided the focus is within the scope of the conference. Deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2017. 

The conference fee will be 4500 SEK (including tax). Current PhD students registering before the deadline are offered a reduced registration fee of 3000 SEK. This fee includes lunches (Monday-Friday), coffee breaks, refreshments at poster sessions, Sunday evening icebreaker, a short excursion, and the conference banquet.

For more details on the meeting, including hotel bookings, please visit our website: http://www.irfu.se/mop2017/

We look forward to welcoming you in Uppsala for another excellent MOP meeting.

Dave Andrews and Lorenz Roth, on behalf of the Organising Committees 


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MEETING: The First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research and Forecasting, Washington DC, Aug 1-4 2017 -- Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts.

From: Vadim Uritsky (vadim.uritsky at nasa.gov)

The First International Workshop on Small Satellites for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (Washington DC, Aug 1-4 2017): Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts.

We invite you to take part in the First International Workshop on Smallsats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (SSWRF). The event will be held at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC on 1-4 August 2017. 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The electronic abstract submission is now open at  sswrf.cua.edu/abstracts.cfm . The submission is free. 

MEETING SCOPE

SSWRF is the first dedicated scientific meeting focusing on specific needs of space weather studies using small space-based platforms.  The workshop encourages a broad scope of contributions related to the application of small satellites to space weather observations, research, analyses, forecasting, and operations, including those utilizing the CubeSat reference design. 

The workshop will be organized into the following major themes:

Day 1: Research and Forecasting (Tuesday, August 01 2017)
Day 2: Mission Concepts (Wednesday, August 02 2017)
Day 3: Innovations and Technology (Thursday, August 03 2017)
Day 4: Future Opportunities (Friday, August 04 2017)

Topics of interest:

-	Small satellite observations relevant to space weather of interplanetary, solar, and geospace phenomena.
-	Investigations of space weather effects on small satellites: degraded capabilities, situational awareness, and satellite-debris collisions;
-	Using small satellite data in global space weather simulation and forecasting frameworks;
-	General contributions relevant to small satellite investigations of space weather effects.

Please visit  sswrf.cua.edu  for more details. 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Student support applications: 15 April 2017
Abstract submission deadline:  1 May 2017
Online registration: 1 March - 1 June 2017 

STUDENT SUPPORT APPLICATIONS

Limited travel funding for graduate students is available through an NSF workshop grant.  In order to apply, please (1) submit your abstract electronically, (2) email your CV to Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla (teresa.nieves-chinchil-1 at nasa.gov), and (3) ask your PhD adviser to send a letter of recommendation in support of your application to the same email address.

CONTACTS

Please contact Vadim Uritsky (vadim.uritsky at nasa.gov) or Robert Robinson (robert.m.robinson at nasa.gov) if you have any questions. 


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SESSION: Additional AOGS Sessions of Interest to SPA Community

From: Editor (editor at igpp.ucla.edu)

The following sessions were not included in the 2017 AOGS Special Issue of the SPA Newsletter (
http://spa.agu.org/spa-section-newsletter-volume-xxiv-issue-6/), but they are of interest to the SPA community:

AS07
Atmospheric and Space Electricity 
Conveners: 
Gaopeng Lu, Yaov Yair, Tai-Yin Huang, Cheng-Liing Kuo, Xianghui Xue
Detailed description:
http://www.meetmatt-svr3.net/aogs/aogs2017/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=63

AS23
Passive and Active Remote Sensing of the Chemistry and Dynamics of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere
Conveners:
Patrick Espy, Iain Reid, Jeng-Hwa Yee
Detailed description:
http://www.meetmatt-svr3.net/aogs/aogs2017/mars2/confSessionView.asp?sID=75

AOGS abstracts are due 15 February 2017. The AOGS Meeting website is http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2017/public.asp?page=home.htm.


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Call for Statements of Interest - Topical Issue in Solar Physics "Combined radio and space-based solar observations: from techniques to new results"

From: Eduard Kontar (eduard at astro.gla.ac.uk)

Topical Issue in Solar Physics “Combined radio and space-based solar observations: from techniques to new results”

http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/cesra_community/k438UOkGmkk

We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in this Topical Issue (T.I.) in Solar Physics journal which is outgrowth of CESRA's (Community of European Solar Radio Astronomers; http://cesra.net) successful 2016 workshop (see https://cesra2016.sciencesconf.org). Topics to be considered for the T.I. include: Particle acceleration and transport; CMEs, shock waves, and their radio diagnostics; Fine structures and radio wave propagation; Radio emission from non-flaring active regions and the quiet Sun; Space Weather; Future solar/heliospheric radio instruments.

Please fill in the statements of interest (Google Form - statement of interest)  with a tentative title, name and e-mail of the corresponding author, author list, and three suggestions for referees by February 15, 2017.

The Topical Issue is not a conference proceedings volume and is not limited to research presented at the CESRA workshop. All submissions must be original papers that meet the quality and peer-review standards of Solar Physics.

Authors will be able to submit their articles, through the “Solar Physics” on-line submission system, from February 2017 to 15 May 2017.  Please note Solar Physics will have Continuous Article Publishing, i.e. all accepted articles are included in the current issue being built and do not wait for the rest of the TI articles to be accepted. TI articles will be collected online under their specific topical tab and are considered to be printed together as a (“spin-off”) book.

Guest Editors: Eduard Kontar and Alexander Nindos;
Solar Physics Editors: Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi and Mike Wheatland


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Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate - Topical Issue on "Developing New Space Weather Tools: Transitioning fundamental science to operational prediction systems"

From: Shaun Bloomfield (shaun.bloomfield at northumbria.ac.uk)

Topical Issue on "Developing New Space Weather Tools: Transitioning fundamental science to operational prediction systems"

Deadline: 28 April 2017

The open-access Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (SWSC; http://www.swsc-journal.org/) plans a topical issue on "Developing New Space Weather Tools: Transitioning fundamental science to operational prediction systems", to appear in 2017. This interdisciplinary issue is an outcome of Session 5 and Session 7 at the 13th European Space Weather Week (ESWW13) conference in November 2016 that brought together solar, space and Earth scientists, statisticians, operational forecasters and industry stakeholders. This Topical Issue will focus on the creation of new space weather prediction tools and highlight best practices applied in transitioning existing research tools to operational systems.

Authors of oral and poster presentations given at the ESWW13 conference are hereby encouraged to submit manuscripts. However, this Topical Issue is completely open to all contributors (i.e., it is not limited to conference participants).

This Topical Issue will address, among others:

  •  guidelines/requirements for operational space weather predictions;
  •  advances in existing research-oriented prediction systems;
  •  implementation of research-oriented models/tools in operational settings;
  •  robustness, reliability and testing of near-real time observations for space weather modelling;
  •  near-real time prediction system verification.

Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format via the SWSC online submission tool (https://articlestatus.edpsciences.org/is/swsc/). The deadline for submissions is 28 April 2017.

All manuscripts will be peer reviewed according to the quality standards of international scientific journals. The type of contributions must fit the style of SWSC. All manuscripts should contain enough new insight, present the results against a properly referenced background of existing work, and present adequate evidence that supports the conclusions. Accepted papers are published in electronic format only, and are freely available to everyone via the SWSC web site. SWSC offers the possibility to include electronic material, such as animations, movies, codes and data.

The Topical Editors-in-Chief are:

  •  D. Shaun Bloomfield (shaun.bloomfield at northumbria.ac.uk)
  •  Giovanni Lapenta (giovanni.lapenta at kuleuven.be)

For questions regarding this topical issue, please contact any of the Topical Editors. For questions concerning the submission process the Editorial Office (swsc at edpsciences.org) should be contacted.

Please find below some additional information on the journal:

  •  SWSC is ISI-listed and has a 2015 impact factor of 2.846
  •  SWSC is an open access (gold) journal
  •  Accepted SWSC publications are subject to an article processing charge (APC) of 800 EUR+tax, covering:
      o  an up-to-date infrastructure for the article submission and evaluation process
      o  publication of content in various formats adapted to different reading habits
      o  long-term content access and preservation
      o  tools for indexation and discoverability
      o  language editing service


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Articles Solicited for "Imagining the Future of Astronomy and Space Sciences” 

From: Amy Keesee (amy.keesee at mail.wvu.edu)

The editors of Frontiers in Astronomy & Space Sciences are preparing a special Research Topic article collection focused on next-decade and beyond research directions, projects, technologies, and project proposals for furthering astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences.  We are calling this article collection “Imagining the Future of Astronomy and Space Sciences” (ITF for short). 

Our goal is to facilitate a broad discussion of future opportunities to advance the space-sciences in the coming decade and beyond. Think of an ITF article as a means (in anticipation of the forthcoming decadal survey) of involving and activating the broader physics and astrophysics community in establishing the future direction of the field. 

Articles suitable for ITF include, but are not limited to, a review or prospectus that
* Proposes or describes progress in the planning, construction, or commissioning of new observational instruments or facilities;
* Highlights areas of theoretical, computational, observational, or experimental space science research poised for rapid advance in the coming decades;
* Identifies new or existing technologies or capabilities that can - with suitable targeted investment - be leveraged to facilitate, enhance, or accelerate the development of future generation space science instrumentation; or
* Calls attention to challenges facing observational, theoretical, computational, or laboratory-based space physics.

An important motivation behind ITF is to make articles of these kinds - which sometimes achieve limited distribution via conference proceedings - readily accessible to the broadest possible community when they can have the greatest impact: i.e., well in advance of major national or international downselects or strategic planning exercises. 

All manuscripts submitted to the ITF collection will be peer-reviewed; accepted manuscripts will be published as regular open-access Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences articles, indexed in ADS and INSpires, and collected in a special "Imagining the Future” Research Topic website and eBook.

I hope you, or any team you might wish to organize, will contribute to this project. If you are interested in submitting to this article collection then, for our planning purposes, it would be helpful if you would submit a rough abstract to the Imagining the Future web site (http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/5499/imagining-the-future) by 15 March. The current article submission deadline is 15 September.


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2017 CCMC Student Research Contest

From: Yihua Zheng (yihua.zheng at nasa.gov)

The CCMC invites undergraduate and graduate students who have used CCMC tools and services in a research project or as a part of coursework to participate in the fifth CCMC Student Research Contest this year: 
http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/support/contest-2017/

Contest categories include Solar, Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Space Weather.  Student report submission deadlines are March 15, 2017 for Space Weather category, and May 1, 2017 for other categories.

Contest winners will be invited to present their work at a corresponding workshop (Space Weather, CEDAR, GEM and SHINE). A fixed amount of travel support will be awarded to cover airfare and lodging for workshop travel.

Projects that are part of a collaborative effort (or under the supervision of a mentor) are also welcome. Students who took part in previous CCMC contests but are still involved in space research are encouraged to submit a report on their new work. 

Here is the application form for potential participants. 

http://bit.ly/2contest


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JOB OPENING: Senior Research Scientist in Magnetospheric Physics Tenure Track, Germany

From: Yuri Shprits (yshprits at igpp.ucla.edu)

The Department of Geophysics of the German Geophysical Center (GFZ) seeks exceptional candidates for a senior research scientist in magnetospheric and space physics. Candidates will be illegible to apply for a permanent position within 3 years of the start date. Expertise of a successful candidate may include, but is not limited to magnetospheric physics, ionospheric physics, heliophysics, or planetary magnetospheres. The successful candidate is expected to conduct independent research, develop and maintain a vigorous externally funded research program in a field within the addressed areas, to mentor students at graduate level. She/he will be expected to teach classes or participate in teaching classes. 

Qualifications:
    - PhD and Master’s degree (or equivalent) in geophysics, physics, mathematics or related disciplines
    - Several years working experience and strong background in space physics
    - Ability and willingness to lead a research group
    - Exceptional publication record
    - Experience in securing and managing extramural funded programs from private, state, or federal sources
    - Strong leadership capabilities are preferred

Please submit your application by 15th February 2017 quoting the reference no. 93/23/16 G via email to applications at gfz-potsdam.de. Please combine your application documents (statement of research and teaching strategy, CV including list of publications and 3 reference contacts) into a single PDF file with a size of up to 3 megabytes.

The details of the position and how to apply may be found at : 
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/job/932316-g-senior-research-scientist-in-magnetospheric-physics-mf/


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JOB OPENING: Senior Scientist at Space Weather Centre at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

From: Magnar G. Johnsen (Magnar.G.Johnsen at uit.no)

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has a vacancy for a scientist as a member of the staff of Tromsø Geophysical Observatory (TGO) and working for The Norwegian Centre for Space Weather (NOSWE). The establishment of NOSWE is strategically in the framework of TGO's involvement in the European Space Agency (ESA) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) program. TGO is the Geomagnetic Conditions Expert Service Centre (G-ESC) Coordinator within this program, and the successful applicant is expected to be heavily involved with the related product development as per P2-SWE-1 and subsequent ESA SSA activities.

The position is available for a period of 3 years, with a good possibility of permanent employment. There is a strong possibility for funding beyond the terms of this job description since the overall ESA SSA programme is expected to span at least a decade.

Further information about the position is available by contacting:

Daniel Martini
E-mail: daniel.martini at uit.no
Telephone: +47 77 64 63 83

Applications must be submitted electronically through https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/133752/senior-scientist-at-space-weather-centre-at-uit-the-arctic-university-of-norway 

Key Qualifications:
-Hold a PhD degree or equivalent as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding a position as Researcher or Postdoc.
-Have scientific background in solar-terrestrial physics, and in particular geomagnetism and related instrumentation, services and products. Experience within geomagnetism is considered crucial.
-Good knowledge of ESA SSA projects and proposals/bids.
-Established research activity in particular analysing geomagnetic data in the Polar Regions, is desired.
-Good knowledge of space weather activities in Europe and Norway outside the ESA SSA program.


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