Heliosphere News - July 26, 2016
http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/
A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.
Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)
Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at swri.edu)
Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ezirnstein at swri.edu)
Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at bu.edu)
Co-Editor: Adele Corona (icnsmeetings at gmail.com)
Co-Editor: Nikolai Pogorelov (np0002 at uah.edu)
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Mihir, Eric, Merav, Adele, or Nick. Posts are limited to ascii text.
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** Announcements
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1. EGU2017: Call-For-Sessions
2. Heliospheric AGU Sessions - Final abstract submission deadline Aug. 3
3. Cancellation of COSPAR
4. ISSI invites applications for Two Post-Doctoral Positions, in Space
Sciences and Earth Sciences
5. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at The University of
Alabama in Huntsville
6. MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 328 "Living
around Active Stars," 17-21 October, 2016, Maresias, SP, Brazil
7. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs,
April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain
8. MEETING: SDO 2016 - Unraveling the Sun's Complexity, October 17-21,
2016, Burlington, VT
9. MEETING: Global Modelling of the Space Weather Chain. October 24-28,
2016, Helsinki, Finland -- Call for Abstracts
10. New paper on IBEX observations of the heliosheath
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1. EGU2017: Call-For-Sessions
The General Assembly 2017 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 23–28 April 2017. The assembly is
open to the scientists of all nations.
We hereby invite you, from now until 09 Sep 2016, to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of the conference.
Please suggest (i) new sessions with conveners and description and (ii) modifications to the skeleton programme sessions. Explore the EGU2017 Programme Groups (PGs) above,
when making suggestions. Study those sessions that already exist and put your proposal into the PG that is most closely aligned with the proposed session's subject area.
If the subject area of your proposal is strongly aligned with two or more PGs, co-organization is possible and encouraged between PGs. Only put your session proposal into
one PG, and you will be able to indicate PGs that you believe should be approached for co-organization.
Please note that EGU introduced the Programme Group Interdisciplinary Events (IE) in 2016. IE looks for links between disciplines in a coordinated and coherent effort,
trying to create new approaches that would not be possible if handled separately. IE has four Sub-programme Groups that highlight new themes each year. If you plan to propose an Interdisciplinary Event, please submit your proposal in Programme Group IE and
indicate relevant other Programme Groups in the session description or comment box. For IE sessions we kindly ask to identify another Programme Group that becomes the scientific leader of the event. Accepted IE sessions will be part of the session programme
of the scientific leader in addition to the IE programme.
If you have questions about the appropriateness of a specific session topic, please contact the officers for the specific EGU2017 Programme Group.
Website:
http://egu2017.eu/home.html
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2. Heliospheric AGU Sessions - Final abstract submission deadline Aug. 3
2a. SH002. Collisionless Shock Waves in Astrophysical Plasmas
Session Description:
Collisionless shocks are ubiquitous in heliospheric and astrophysical plasmas, producing a wide range of phenomena from microscopic energy dissipation to macroscopic foreshocks
filled with suprathermal shock accelerated particles. This session is meant to be general so as to include all topics that are specific to collisionless shock waves in astrophysical plasmas, including but not limited to interplanetary shocks and planetary
bow shocks. Therefore, we invite presentations that focus on shock-related processes from both theory/simulation and observational work.
Conveners:
Lynn B Wilson III, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Drew L Turner, Aerospace Corporation El Segundo, El Segundo, CA, United States
Adnane Osmane, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12637
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2b. SH003. Coupling Between Neutral and Ionized Matter in the Solar Wind
Session Description:
Understanding coupling between neutral and ionized matter in the solar wind is key to explaining fundamental heliospheric processes such as production of inner source
and interstellar pickup ions, production of anomalous cosmic rays, interaction of comets with the solar wind, and the ultimate fate of asteroidal material as it approaches the Sun.
These fundamental processes act in astrophysical contexts to regulate cosmic ray acceleration, the formation of other worlds, and stellar systems. The heliosphere offers
a unique laboratory where direct observations can test theoretical understanding of these processes.
Recent advances in theory, modeling, and data analysis have enabled new progress understanding plasma-neutral interactions in the solar wind, yet central questions remain
unanswered.
This session solicits contributions that discuss coupling between neutral and ionized material in the solar wind, as well as the sources, sinks, and transport of neutral-generated
ionized particles and their neutral source material in the solar wind.
Conveners:
David Malaspina, University of Colorado, Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States
Nathan Schwadron, Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Hairong Lai, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12503
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2c. SH004. Energy Dissipation and Particle Energization in Turbulent Plasmas
Session Description:
Most of the visible universe is hot magnetized plasma in a turbulent state. Heating and acceleration of such plasma can be due to dissipation of turbulent fluctuations
occurring at kinetic scales. It is therefore crucial to understand the underlying physical mechanism related to energy dissipation and particle energization. This session will focus on such processes at kinetic scales from the point of view of theory, numerical
simulations, and spacecraft observations. We solicit contributions addressing fundamental questions regarding heating and acceleration mechanisms by turbulent fluctuations, energy partition among different particle species and in different energy ranges. How
do such processes operate in different turbulent environments such as the pristine solar wind, shocks and associated sheath regions and flow interaction regions? Theoretical and observational studies relating to recent spacecraft measurements in near earth
space (Cluster, THEMIS and MMS) planetary magnetospheres (Cassini, MAVEN) and future mission concepts such as THOR are particularly welcome.
Conveners:
William H Matthaeus, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
Andris Vaivads, IRF Swedish Institute of Space Physics Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Harald Kucharek, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
C Philippe Escoubet, ESTEC, Noordwijk, 2201, Netherlands
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13846
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2d. SH005. Evolution, Dynamics and Macroscopic Effects of Turbulence in the Heliosphere
Session Description:
Turbulence is a ubiquitous feature of space plasmas, and turbulent dynamics plays an important role in a variety of environments such as active galactic nuclei, supernova
remnants, the solar corona, the solar wind and the magnetospheres of the Earth and other planets. To fully understand these environments, it is crucial to understand how turbulent energy is dissipated across scales, how particles are heated, accelerated and
transported in collisionless plasmas, and how turbulence ultimately influences large scale features such as the solar wind. In this session we will focus on numerical and observational studies of heliospheric turbulence from MHD to kinetic scales. We welcome
contributions that investigate the turbulent energy cascade, the role of intermittent structures such as current sheets and basic processes such as magnetic reconnection and wave-particle interactions. This session is central to upcoming the upcoming Solar
Orbiter, and Solar Probe Plus missions.
Conveners:
Tulasi Parashar, University of Delaware, Physics and Astronomy, Newark, DE, United States
William H Matthaeus, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
Alexandros Chasapis, University of Delaware, Physics and Astronomy, Newark, DE, United States
Sergio Servidio, University of Calabria, Cozenza, Italy
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13835
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2e. SH006. Fast Magnetosonic Shocks in the Heliosphere
Session Description:
Fast magnetosonic (FM) shocks play an important role in the particle dynamics in the heliosphere. Observations suggest that both (interplanetary) coronal mass ejections
(ICMEs) and corotating interaction regions (CIRs) are the two major sources of FM-Shocks. As a consequence, ICMEs and CIRs are the preludes to solar and geomagnetic storms. However, there are questions about where FM-shocks are first produced by these two
drivers and how they evolve in the inner heliosphere and beyond. This special session will focus on the characteristics/structure and consequences of heliospheric FM-shocks from cradle to grave. Observational, numerical simulation, theoretical works and/or
their combination are all invited.
Conveners:
Chin-Chun Wu, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States
Kan Liou, JHU/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, United States
Simon P Plunkett, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States
Shi-Tsan Wu, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13786
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2f. SH007. Fundamental Physics of the Solar Corona and Inner Heliosphere
Session Description:
The solar corona and solar wind provide a complex laboratory where magnetic fields guide and energize the plasma. Structured over an incredibly wide range of time and
spatial scales, the coronal plasma is heated and accelerated to give the turbulent, super-Alfvénic wind observed in the heliosphere. This session is open to exploring the many facets of physical processes involved in heliospheric origins: from the sources
of different wind types and their connection to coronal structures, to the micro-physics of distribution functions, anisotropies, to the role of turbulence and wave-particle interactions in heating and acceleration, to the energization associated with structures,
such as shocks, current sheets and magnetic reconnection. What specific observables can be derived from models, what fundamental observations should drive theoretical developments, in preparation for the decade of inner heliospheric and coronal exploration
with Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus? Solicited contributions include theoretical, numerical simulation, and observational papers.
Conveners:
Chadi S Salem, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Marco Velli, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Olga Panasenco, Advanced Heliophysics, Pasadena, CA, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12438
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2g. SH008. Global Observations of the Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium: IBEX, Connections with Voyager, and Preparations for IMAP
Session Description:
The interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium (LISM) is highly dynamic and affects a region extending hundreds of astronomical units from the Sun.
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) images this global interaction by detecting neutral atoms that pervade the heliosphere. While IBEX globally images heliospheric boundaries and directly measures interstellar matter, the Voyager spacecraft provide in
situ observations of these boundary regions as they venture closer to the pristine LISM. We solicit observational, theoretical, and modeling abstracts that address our understanding of the global solar-interstellar environment supported by seven years of IBEX
measurements, with topics including energetic neutral imaging of the heliosheath, LISM measurements, particle acceleration processes and solar wind drivers with implications to IBEX observations, and connections between IBEX and Voyager in situ measurements
inside and outside the heliosphere. We also welcome abstracts that anticipate future observations of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP).
Conveners:
Eric Zirnstein, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
Jacob Heerikhuisen, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Space Science, Huntsville, AL, United States
Daniel Brett Reisenfeld, University of Montana, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Missoula, MT, United States
Justyna M Sokół, Space Research Center Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12930
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2h. SH009. ICME and Energetic Particle Interactions in the Heliosphere and at Solar System Bodies
Session Description:
Simultaneous measurement of radiation, plasma, and magnetic fields at multiple locations (e.g., the Moon, Mercury, Mars, comets) has ushered in an era where it is possible
to study energetic solar events as they propagate and evolve through the Solar System. The effects of the same energetic solar events on different types of bodies can also be compared and contrasted; e.g., airless with magnetosphere, airless with no magnetosphere,
tenuous atmosphere with no magnetosphere. The publicly available analysis tools at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center facilitate these studies by helping identify conjunctions or magnetic connections between observing locations. This session aims to
tie together and discuss topics on Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) and energetic particle propagation and evolution in the heliosphere, along with resulting effects on Solar System bodies; such as those relating to space weathering of the surface
and subsurface, as well as changes to magnetospheres, ionospheres, or exospheres.
Conveners:
Reka Moldovan Winslow, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Timothy John Stubbs, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Jingnan Guo, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Thomas Knight, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13423
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2i. SH010. Kappa Distributions: Theory and Applications in Space Plasmas
Session Description:
Classical particle systems reside at thermal equilibrium with their velocity/energy distribution function stabilized into a Maxwell/Boltzmann form. On the contrary, collisionless
and correlated particle systems, such as space and geophysical plasmas, are out of thermal equilibrium and characterized by a non-Maxwellian/Boltzmannian behavior, typically described by kappa distributions and combinations thereof. We welcome abstracts reporting
on the progress of three major topics of contents. (A) Theoretical methods: Connection of kappa distributions with the background of non-extensive statistical mechanics, relation to thermodynamic processes, formulations and properties of isotropic and anisotropic
kappa distributions. (B) Analytical plasma methods: effects of kappa distributions on various basic plasma topics, spanning linear/nonlinear plasma waves, solitons, shock waves, and dusty plasmas. (C) Applications in space plasmas: Usage and importance of
kappa distributions in theoretical, simulation, and data analyses of space plasmas throughout the heliosphere and beyond.
Conveners:
George Livadiotis, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
Adolfo F. Vinas, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Peter H Yoon, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Thomas W Broiles, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13396
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2j. SH012. Non-Maxwellian Distribution Functions in Space Plasmas
Session Description:
Plasma can deviate from thermodynamic equilibrium if the relaxation via particle collisions occurs on timescales longer than the other characteristic timescales of the
plasma evolution. In the solar wind, this condition is frequently fulfilled. Consequently, the observed distributions often deviate from the entropically favored Maxwellian shape that characterizes thermodynamic equilibrium. Examples of non-Maxwellian features
in the distributions of ions and electrons include beams, temperature anisotropies, and non-zero heat flux. If the deviations from equilibrium are strong enough, the plasma drives kinetic micro-instabilities. These instabilities generate waves and reduce the
non-thermal features. Importantly, deviations from the Maxwellian equilibrium can modify the dispersion and polarization properties of plasma waves significantly, affecting particle acceleration, turbulence, and plasma heating. This session invites presentations
from the theoretical, numerical, and observational perspective to elucidate the effects of non-Maxwellian distribution functions in space plasmas.
Conveners:
Daniel Verscharen, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Stuart D Bale, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Chadi S Salem, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Michael Louis Stevens, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13298
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2k. SH014. Particle Acceleration and Transport at the Sun and in the Inner Heliosphere
Session Description:
An important topic of solar and heliospheric physics is to understand the energization and transport of non-thermal particles. Such a study in the inner heliosphere encompasses
a variety of processes leading to the acceleration of solar wind suprathermal electrons/ions, impulsive and gradual solar energetic particles, energetic particles from Corotation Interaction regions (CIRs), etc. However, many details of the acceleration and
transport process of these energetic particles still remain unknown. Particle acceleration processes include magnetic reconnection, wave-particle interaction, collisionless shock wave, etc., and particle transport processes include adiabatic cooling, parallel
and perpendicular diffusions, random walk of magnetic field lines, etc.
This session invites contributions that discuss space-borne and ground-based observations, and theory/modelling of the processes pertaining to particle acceleration and
transport at the sun and in the inner heliosphere.
Conveners:
Linghua Wang, Peking University, Beijing, China
Gang Li, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
R F Wimmer-Schweingruber, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12405
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2l. SH015. Preparing for Solar Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter: A Coordinated Science from the Corona to the Inner Heliosphere
Session Description:
Understanding coronal heating and solar wind acceleration, unveiling the mechanisms of coronal mass ejections and energetic particle acceleration, linking the magnetic
field evolution from the solar interior to its consequences in terms of solar variability and space weather are at the core of heliophysics exploration in the next decade with Solar Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter. While each mission will achieve its own important
science objectives, taken together they will be capable of doing simultaneous and synergized observations to best address these questions. This session focuses on opportunities and capabilities for coordinated science studies with advanced instrumentation
on multiple spacecraft, assets at Earth and beyond, and sophisticated modeling of basic plasma physical processes on multiple scales that will be key to understand the dynamics of the solar atmosphere from the base of the corona into the inner heliosphere,
the origins of the solar wind and its evolution from the sun.
Conveners:
Kelly E Korreck, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
Nicola Justine Fox, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, Nathan Schwadron, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Space Science
Center, Durham, NH, United States
Yannis Zouganelis, European Space Agency, Villanueva De La Can, Spain
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12437
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2m. SH024. The Physics of Magnetic Flux Ropes Throughout the Heliosphere
Session Description:
Magnetic flux ropes occur over a wide range of spatial scales throughout the heliosphere. Large-scale flux ropes are usually associated with large-scale magnetic cloud
structures inside interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). These structures are observed to contribute to Forbush decreases in solar energetic particles and low-energy cosmic rays. Evidence exists for small-scale flux rope formation from turbulent magnetic
reconnection at primary current sheets including the heliospheric current sheet (HCS), current sheets formed in the post-shock flow of rippled shocks, at the leading and trailing edges of CME structures, inside corotating interaction regions (CIRs), and in
the Earth’s magnetotail and heliopause. Enhanced fluxes of energetic particles were detected in these regions which might indicate particle acceleration by multiple flux-rope dynamics as simulations predict. We solicit observational, theoretical, and simulation
contributions that will shed light on the fundamental physics of flux ropes of all scales and associated processes throughout the heliosphere.
Conveners:
Jakobus Albertus le Roux, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Qiang Hu, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Gary Paul Zank, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Space Science, Huntsville, AL, United States
Quanming Lu, USTC University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13823
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2n. SH026. Voyager Interstellar Mission: Its Scientific Discoveries and Their Relation to Remote Observations
Session Description:
The Voyager 1/2 mission has provided the space physics community with unique opportunities to investigate in situ the physical phenomena accompanying the solar wind interaction
with the local interstellar medium (LISM). In the partially ionized LISM, charge exchange and ionization processes play important roles in determining the energy balance and topology of the heliosphere. This session addresses the most challenging issues related
to Voyager observations: (1) effects of charge exchange, interstellar magnetic field draping, and time dependent phenomena on heliospheric asymmetries; (2) physics of pickup ions; (3) acceleration of ions and anomalous cosmic rays in the inner heliosheath;
(4) galactic cosmic ray transport throughout the heliosphere and LISM; (5) roles of plasma waves, instabilities, and magnetic reconnection; (6) relation of Voyager measurements to remote observations from IBEX, Cassini, SOHO, HST, and air shower observatories.
We solicit papers addressing these and other phenomena occurring in the outer heliosphere and LISM.
Conveners:
Nikolai V Pogorelov, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Robert B Decker, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Merav Opher, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
John D Richardson, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12916
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2o. SH027. Waves, Oscillations, and Instabilities in Solar and Heliospheric Plasma Structures
Session Description:
Space and ground based observations have detected a variety of low-frequency plasma waves, oscillations, and instabilities (e.g., Alfven waves, Fast/Slow/EUV waves, global-kink-mode,
and sausage-mode) in solar and heliospheric magnetoplasma structures that exist across a wide range of spatio-temporal scales (e.g., small flux- ropes in the surface-granulation-pattern, spicules, prominences, coronal loops). Laboratory plasma experiments
have made important contributions in developing models that can accurately predict propagation, damping, and growth-rate of plasma waves and instabilities. Development of similar models for solar plasma structures can help us fully utilize diagnostic capabilities
of these waves and understand their role in energy transport on the Sun. This session provides a platform to bring together experts in remote observational analysis, numerical/analytical modeling, and experimental/theoretical plasma physics. We especially
welcome contributions based on recent (SDO, Hinode, IRIS, WIND, ACE, Helios, Cluster, and MMS) and planning for next generation observational facilities (DKIST, EST, COSMO, Solar-Orbiter, and Solar-Probe plus).
Conveners:
Shreekrishna Tripathi, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Leon Ofman, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States
Irina Kitiashvili, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Viktor Fedun, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10, United Kingdom
Link to session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13814
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3. Cancellation of COSPAR
The COSPAR 2016 meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, from 30 July - 7 August 2016, is canceled. Although a disappointment, personal safety is of prime importance. Please share
with other colleagues that may be preparing to travel for the meeting. Here is the latest news on the meeting (a copy and paste of the news from the COSPAR website):
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/
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4. ISSI invites applications for Two Post-Doctoral Positions for a
two-year period starting in October 2016 or by agreement.
One of the two positions is in Space Sciences, the other is in Earth
Sciences. The successful candidates should have received a Ph.D. within the last five years in a
field relating to either Space or Earth Sciences in general.
Applications for the post-doctoral position in Space Sciences relating
to space physics, or to solar system sciences, or to astronomy are particularly welcome.
Applications for the post-doctoral position in Earth Sciences relating
to remote sensing of the Earth system including climate are particularly welcome.
The successful candidate is expected to pursue his/her independent
research program, and will participate in the Institute's research and meetings program, and will
work in close contact with the scientific staff of the Institute. He or she may also lead or
participate as a member in projects conducted by international teams at ISSI. Thus he or she will be exposed
to, and interact with, a numerous and varied community of scientists from throughout the world.
Nationals from ESA Member States shall have priority. Salary and
conditions of employment will be similar to those provided by the Swiss National Science
Foundation.
Further information may be obtained from the ISSI home page
(http://www.issibern.ch)
and from Professor Rudolf von Steiger, phone: +41 31 631 48 96, email: vsteiger
at issibern.ch).
The submission should include a letter of application including a brief
outline of foreseen research, the curriculum vitae, the list of publications and the names,
addresses and means of contact of three references, not exceeding 7 pages in total. They shall
be addressed to ISSI, attn.
Professor R. von Steiger, Hallerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland;
email: vsteiger at issibern.ch.
Submissions by email are preferred provided all
the documents are in the form of a single PDF file.
All applications must be received by ISSI no later than July 31st, 2016.
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5. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at the University of
Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accepting applications for
the regular full-time position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant II to
work in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research. The research
will involve modeling of the solar wind interaction with the local
interstellar medium with the focus on instabilities and magnetic
reconnection occurring locally in the turbulent plasma near the
heliopause. The research will be performed using a software suite
(Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite, MS-FLUKSS) developed at
CSPAR. MS-FLUKSS is built on the Chombo adaptive mesh refinement
framework and allows self-consistent solution of MHD, gas dynamics
Euler, and kinetic Boltzmann equations. The code is scalable to over
150,000 computing cores and was ported to major national supercomputers.
The successful candidate is expected to have a recent Ph.D. in Physics
or Space Sciences, must have extensive experience in object-oriented
programing in C++, parallel programming using MPI and OpenMP, and the
ability to work with big codes, must have experience in modeling plasma
flows on supercomputers. Experience in data analysis and modeling
turbulent flows is desired.
The approximate annual salary range for this position is $43,209 -
$50,315. Applicants should submit a letter describing their research
interests, a curriculum vitae, and reference letters. The appointment
will be initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for
another year. Questions should be addressed to Professor Nikolai
Pogorelov at np0002 at uah.edu.
Qualified applicants should apply
on-line
athttp://uah.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=71283. The
University ofAlabama in Huntsville is AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED.
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6. MEETING: International Astronomical Union Symposium 328 "Living
around Active Stars," 17-21 October, 2016, Maresias, SP, Brazil
From: Dibyendu Nandi (dnandi at iiserkol.ac.in)
Rationale: The variable activity of stars such as the Sun is mediated
via stellar magnetic fields, radiative and energetic particle fluxes,
stellar winds and magnetic storms. This activity influences planetary
atmospheres, climate and habitability. Studies of this intimate
relationship between the parent star, its astrosphere (i.e., the
equivalent of the heliosphere) and the planets that it hosts have
reached a certain level of maturity within our own Solar System -
fuelled both by advances in theoretical modeling and a host of
satellites that observe the Sun-Earth system. In conjunction, the first
attempts are being made to characterize the interactions between stars
and planets and their coupled evolution, which have relevance for
habitability and the search for habitable planets. This Symposium will
bring together scientists from diverse, interdisciplinary scientific
areas such as solar, stellar and planetary physics, atmospheric and
climate physics and astrobiology to review the current state of our
understanding of solar and stellar environments. The Symposium is
expected to fertilize exchange of ideas and identify outstanding issues
- tackling which necessitates coordinated scientific efforts across
disciplines.
Invited Speakers: Anil Bhardwaj (India), Cesar Bertucci (Argentina),
Paul Charbonneau (Canada), Manuel Guedel (Austria), Gaitee Hussain
(Germany), Moira Jardine (UK), Colin Johnstone (Austria), Laur?ne Jouve
(France), Eiichiro Kokubo (Japan), Hiroyuki Maehara (Japan), Jose Dias
do Nascimento Jr. (Brazil), Rachel Olsten (USA), Katja Poppenhaeger
(UK), Steve Saar (USA), Alexander Shapiro (Germany)
Specifics: The symposium will be held in the sea side town of Maresias,
Brazil from 17-21 October, 2016. Further details, including
registration, abstract submission, financial support and accommodation
information are available at the conference websites:
http://www.sab-astro.org.br/IAUS328
Financial support application deadline: 30 April 2016
Abstract submission deadline: 16 June 2016
Early Registration deadline: 16 July 2016
On behalf of the Organizing Committees we welcome you to the IAUS 328
and look forward to hosting you in Maresias,Brazil.
Scientific Organizing Committee: Dibyendu Nandi (Chair), Sarah Gibson
(Co-Chair), Pascal Petit (Co-Chair), Margit Haberreiter, Emre Isik,
Heidi Korhonen, Kanya Kusano, Duncan Mackay, Cristina Mandrini, Allan
Sacha-Brun, Adriana Valio, Aline Vidotto, David Webb
Local Organizing Committee: Adriana Valio (Chair), Gustavo Guerrero
(Co-Chair), Alisson Dal Lago, Jorge Melendez, Emilia Correia, Caius L.
Selhorst
Contact: iaustars328 at gmail.com
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7. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs,
April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain
EXPLORING THE SOLAR ENVIRONS
7th Solar Orbiter Workshop to be held from 3rd to 6th of April 2017 at
the Granada Convention Center (Granada, Spain). This event will be
hosted by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia - CSIC.
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8. MEETING: SDO 2016 - Unraveling the Sun's Complexity, October 17-21,
2016, Burlington, VT
SDO 2016: Unraveling the Sun's Complexity
Oct. 17-21, 2016 * Burlington, VT
Living With a Star's Solar Dynamics Observatory invites you to its 2016
Science Workshop "SDO 2016: Unraveling the Sun's Complexity,"October
17-21, 2016, at the Sheraton Conference Center in Burlington, VT. All
members of the science community are welcome and encouraged to attend.
To submit your abstract, reserve your hotel room, register, apply for a
Metcalf Travel Award, or review the science program details, please
visit our website: http://SDO2016.lws-sdo-workshops.org.
Important Due Dates:
Abstracts: July 15
Metcalf Travel Award Applications: June 15
Early Registration & Hotel Reservation: September 16
Abstracts are solicited for presentations describing solar research in
the following eight broad areas: 1) Motions Inside the Sun, 2) The
Evolution of Active Regions, 3) Studies of Solar Eruptive Events (SEEs),
4) Motions Near and Above the Solar Surface, 5) Atmospheric Dynamics and
Sources of the Solar Wind, 6) Solar Magnetic Variability and the Solar
Cycle, 7) The Sun as a Star, and 8) Space Weather at the Earth and other
Planets.
With a great science program and Vermont's beautiful fall foliage in
mid-October, we hope you make plans to join us. Submit your abstract
today!
The Scientific Organizing Committee for SDO 2016:
W. Dean Pesnell (chair), Charles Baldner, Mark Cheung, Frank Eparvier,
Meng Jin, Aimee Norton, and Barbara Thompson
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9. MEETING: Global Modeling of the Space Weather Chain. October 24-28,
2016, Helsinki, Finland -- Call for Abstracts
From: Andrew P. Dimmock (andrew.dimmock at aalto.fi)
We are now accepting abstracts for the upcoming workshop "Global
Modelling of the Space Weather Chain" to be held inHelsinki, Finland
from24 - 28 October 2016.
Abstract submission deadline is 31 July 2016
The discussed topics will include, but are not limited to the following
areas: 1) Solar-wind and CME modelling; 2) Global and Local Geo-space
modelling; 3) Operation space weather needs; 4) Model integration
Format: Talks, posters and open discussion sessions.
Fees: The conference fee is 150eur for full participants, and 100eur for
students.
We welcome submissions from both global and local modellers; those
discussing local-global model integration are particularly encouraged.
In addition, synergetic model-data themed abstracts are encouraged,
particularly on the subject of data-assimilation.
Student support: student support is available to a limited number of
students. Information on how to apply can be found on the website.
Information on how to submit your abstract is posted on the workshop
webpage (www.spaceweatherchain2016.aalto.fi)
along with other practical
information.
Please direct all enquiries to questions.gmswc at gmail.com and
we will
respond as soon as possible.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts and hope to see you in
Helsinki.
Kind regards,
Andrew P. Dimmock, T. I. Pulkkinen, A. Osmane, E. Kilpua and M. Palmroth
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) sponsors this workshop.
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10. Zirnstein, E. J., Funsten, H. O., Heerikhuisen, J., McComas, D. J., Schwadron, N. A., & Zank, G. P. 2016, ApJ, 826, 58
“Geometry and Characteristics of the Heliosheath Revealed in the First Five Years of Interstellar Boundary Explorer Observations”
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/58
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