[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXV, Issue 9

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXV, Issue 9
Feb.08,2018

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Table of Contents

1. COSPAR Abstract Deadline Extension: 16 February

2. Announcement of a Special IRI Issue of Advances in Space Research

3. Boulder Space Weather Summer School: Second Announcement

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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g


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COSPAR Abstract Deadline Extension: 16 February

From: COSPAR Secretariat (cosparcom at cosparhq.cnes.fr)

Due to a still increasing flow of submissions, several COSPAR 2018 meeting organizers have requested an extension of the deadline for submission of abstracts for the 42nd Scientific Assembly (Pasadena, CA, USA, 14 – 22 July).  If you wish to submit an abstract and have not already done so, please attend to this matter at your earliest convenience and no later than 16 February.  All information concerning the scientific program and abstract submission may be found at:

https://www.cospar-assembly.org

Please note that this extension does not apply to any other Assembly deadlines.

Looking forward to seeing a great many of you in California.


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Announcement of a Special IRI Issue of Advances in Space Research

From: Dieter Bilitza and Bodo Reinisch (dbilitza at gmu.edu)

Papers are invited for a special topical issue of Advances in Space Research (ASR) on Improved Real-time Ionospheric Predictions with IRI and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and other GNSS Data. The International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) is an observation-based standard model of the ionosphere that is a joint project of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). The International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the European Cooperation for Space Standardizatio (ECSS) have elected IRI as the standard for the ionosphere. This special issue is open to all scientists who may have an appropriate scientific paper related to ionospheric modelling in the context of the IRI project including comparisons with new data sources, and global, regional, and local improvements and applications of the IRI model. Of special interests are studies dealing with improvements of IRI with FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and Other GNSS data and on the development of the Real-Time IRI. The manuscript submission site is at https://ees.elsevier.com/asr/mainpage.html. Please select "IRI and Formosat-3/COSMIC" in the special issue (SI) drop-down. There are no page limits although the length of the paper should be appropriate for the material being presented.  The hard deadline for submissions is May 15, 2018. Papers will undergo peer review and will be published electronically as soon as they are accepted. The printed issue will be assembled within a reasonable time with late papers being printed in regular issues of ASR. Dieter Bilitza and Bodo Reinisch are the Guest Editors for this special issue.


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Boulder Space Weather Summer School: Second Announcement

From: Mark Miesch (miesch at ucar.edu)

We are now accepting applictions for the 2018 Boulder Space Weather Summer School (formerly the CISM Space Weather Summer School), which will be held July 9-20 at NCAR in Boulder, CO.  The SWSS is a comprehensive two-week introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it.

*** Application Deadline: March 1, 2018 ***

The SWSS curriculum stands out for its distinctive integration of the fundamental science of the Sun-Earth system with the socioeconomic impacts of space weather, with a particular emphasis on modeling and forecasting. The School is targeted at first or second year graduate students who are considering space weather or space physics as a research field as well as active practitioners from government and industry (for example, space weather forecasters). Admission is also open to advanced undergraduate students. The proven pedagogical approach combines morning lectures from distinguished experts with interactive afternoon learning modules that give students hands-on experience analyzing and interpreting data from state-of-the-art missions and models. The interactive activities culminate in a capstone project where students synthesize and apply the concepts and skills they have learned to forecast a space weather event, from its origins on the Sun to its impact on the Earth.  

Students will be exposed to the world-class solar and space physics community in Boulder.  Local SWSS partners include NCAR's High Altitude Observatory, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the National Solar Observatory, and the University of Colorado's Space Weather Technology, Research, and Education Center.  Lecturers come from these and other leading research and educational institutions across the US.  Note that the occurrence of the 2018 School is contingent on receiving funding from NSF, which is still pending.  

For further information and instructions on how to apply see:
http://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS

Or contact Mark Miesch (miesch at ucar.edu).


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