[HeliosphereNews] Heliosphere News - July 25, 2017

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Heliosphere News July 25, 2017

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 (ejz at princeton.edu)
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Announcements
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1. PUBLICATIONS: N. Pogorelov, et. al.

2. SESSION: AGU 2017 Heliospheric Sessions, Call for Abstracts

3. SESSION: AGU 2017 Magnetospheric Session, Call for Abstracts

4. WORKSHOP: Space Weather: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Leiden, The
Netherlands, September 25-29, 2017

5. MEETING: GOOD HOPE FOR EARTH SCIENCES: IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA, 27 August to 1
September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa

6. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2017,
Ostend, Belgium

7. Call for Abstracts: APS-Division of Plasma Physics Mini-Conference:
Bridging the Divide Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics


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1.  PUBLICATIONS:

The following papers have been published by N. Pogorelov et. al.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...843L..32K
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JGRA..122.3997L
https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.09637
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JPhCS.837a2014P
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1007/s11214-017-0354-8

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2. SESSION: AGU 2017 - Heliospheric Sessions

SH013: "Facing and Understanding Particle Radiation in Expanding Human
Access to Space"
We invite submissions to the following AGU session (submission deadline Wed
Aug 2)

Session Description: Human access to space is expanding in a new realm of
deep space exploration, space tourism and the society’s increasing reliance
on rapid and reliable aviation. Particle radiation poses significant
hazards for astronauts, satellites, aviators and passengers as well as
produces affects on planetary bodies. Increasing galactic cosmic ray fluxes
near successive solar minima highlight the increasing radiation hazard.
Radiation weathers the regolith of the Moon, the two moons of Mars, other
airless bodies, and contributes to chemical evolution of atmospheres at
Earth, Mars, Venus, Titan, and Pluto. Radiation remains a factor that we
must face through improved understanding and innovation of methodologies
for prediction. We invite abstracts on research including the origin of
SEPs from coronal mass ejections, propagation of events through the solar
system during the anomalously weak solar cycle 24 and important examples of
radiation interactions for Earth, other planets and airless bodies such as
the Moon. Session Viewer Link:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24863

Primary Convener:  Nathan Schwadron, University of New Hampshire Main
Campus, Space Science Center, Durham, NH, United States
Conveners:  William M Farrell, NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, MD, United
States, Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA Headquarters/NASA Ames Research
Center, Mountain View, CA, United States and W Kent Tobiska, Space
Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA, United States
Invited Speakers: Harlan Spence (U. New Hampshire), Chris Mertens (NASA
Langley Research
Center)

SH014: "Connectivity between Solar Energetic Particle sources and in-situ
Particle Observations"
We invite submissions to the following AGU session (submission deadline Wed
Aug 2)

Session Description: Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) sources are usually
identified with solar eruptive phenomena such as solar flares and coronal
mass ejections (CMEs). To identify these sources correctly, it is necessary
to (1) understand the complex connectivity of the solar corona to 1 AU and
(2) unambiguously determine the particle release times that are consistent
with the in-situ SEP measurements. Several diverse techniques have been
proposed to address these points but they do not always provide consistent
results. We encourage presentations that use remote and in-situ
observations, simulations, and theory, to determine the properties of SEP
sources and establish their connectivity with particle observations, paying
special attention to studies using multi-spacecraft observations and those
that might take advantage of future near-the-Sun observations from Solar
Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter.

Conveners: David Lario (JHU/APL), Ian G Richardson (NASA/GSFC), and
RyunYoung Kwo (George Mason Univ.)
Session website:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session22884.html

SH021: "Velocity Space: The Final Frontier"
We invite submission of abstracts to for the AGU 2017 Session SH021,
"Velocity Space: The Final Frontier". Abstracts are due Aug. 2nd, and can
be submitted at
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24757

Session Description: In weakly collisional space plasmas, such as the solar
corona and solar wind, velocity space contains a wealth of information
regarding the dynamics of the system. Using physics-based models to
interpret the fluctuations in velocity space opens up novel means of
identifying the physical mechanisms governing plasma heating and particle
energization, a key goal of heliophysics. This session will highlight
innovative new diagnostic techniques and analysis methods that are being
developed to utilize fully the information contained in velocity space,
including field-particle correlations, transformation and analysis of
velocity-space structure using Hermite, Hankel, or other orthogonal basis
sets, and studies of the quasilinear evolution of the velocity distribution
function. Experimental, analytical, and numerical investigations that
exploit particle velocity distribution function measurements in weakly
collisional or collisionless plasmas are solicited.   Kristopher Klein,
Jason TenBarge, Gregory Howes

SH022: "Statistical Mechanics and Distributions in Space Plasmas"

Session Description: Space plasmas are collisionless particle systems with
correlations and cannot be described by elements of the standard
Boltzmann-Gibbs statistical mechanics. Instead, the generalized framework
of non-extensive statistical mechanics is used, with tremendous
implications and applications in space plasmas. We welcome abstracts
reporting on the progress of the following three broad subject areas: (1)
Theoretical foundations: non-extensive statistical mechanics; kappa
distributions; connection with thermodynamics; entropy and information
measure; concept of temperature; and distributions with potential energy or
anisotropies. (2) Effects on Plasma Processes, Dynamics, and Complexity:
particle acceleration; transport and diffusion; plasma linear/nonlinear
waves and instabilities; shocks and Rankine–Hugoniot conditions; polytropic
relations; plasma interactions; particle correlations; coupling phenomena;
turbulence and chaos; and mechanisms generating kappa distributions. (3)
Data Analyses, Simulations, and Applications: solar / stellar atmospheres;
flares / CMEs; solar wind; ionosphere; terrestrial, planetary, and cometary
magnetospheres; heliosheath, interstellar plasmas, and beyond.
Session website:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24338

SH026: "Observing the Evolving Global Heliosphere over the Solar Cycle with
IBEX and INCA"
We invite submissions to the following AGU session (submission deadline Wed
Aug 2)

Session Description: The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) and the Ion
and Neutral Camera (INCA) instrument on Cassini globally image the solar
wind's (SW) interaction with the local interstellar medium (LISM) by
detecting energetic and lower energy neutral atoms that are created from
and beyond heliospheric boundary regions. These observations provide a
wealth of knowledge as the heliospheric environment evolves through the
unique solar cycle 24, an era of activity unlike any other observed in the
space age. We invite abstracts focusing on understanding the interaction of
the SW with the LISM, the evolution of the global heliosphere, the
properties and composition of the heliosheath and interstellar plasma, the
processes causing particle acceleration due to solar and interstellar
interactions, and the connections between IBEX, INCA and Voyager's in situ
measurements of heliospheric boundary regions and the LISM. These
observations form the bases of a new chapter of exploration of our local
galactic environment.

Primary Convener: Nathan Schwadron (University of New Hampshire, Durham)
Convener: Stamatios Krimigis (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory)
Convener: Eric Zirnstein (Princeton University)
Invited Speakers: David J. McComas (Princeton University), Kostas Dialynas
(Academy of Athens)
Session website:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24166.html

SH027: "Physical Phenomena in the Outer Heliosphere and Beyond"

Session Description: The Voyager 1/2 mission is performing in situ
investigation of the physical phenomena that accompany the solar wind
interaction with the local interstellar medium. In partially ionized
plasmas, charge exchange, ionization, kinetic and fluid instabilities, and
magnetic fields play important roles in determining the heliospheric
structure. This session addresses the most challenging issues related to
Voyager observations: (1) the effects of charge exchange, interstellar
magnetic field draping, and time dependent phenomena on Voyager
observations; (2) physics of non-thermal ions; (3) ion acceleration at the
termination shock and in the heliosheath; (4) galactic cosmic ray transport
throughout the heliosphere and LISM; (5) roles of plasma waves, turbulence,
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.
Primary Convener:  Nikolai V Pogorelov, University of Alabama in
Huntsville, United States

Convener:  John D Richardson, MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States
INVITED SPEAKERS: Edward Stone (Caltech) and Vlad Izmodenov (Space Research
Institute, Moscow)
Session website:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26436

SH028. "The Local Interstellar Medium and its Interaction with the
Heliosphere"

Session Description: The very local interstellar medium (VLISM) just beyond
the heliosphere has received considerable recent interest.  Voyager 1 is
likely now making the first in situ measurements in the VLISM.  Remote
observations, such as energetic neutral atoms, galactic cosmic-ray
anisotropies, and Lyman-alpha spectroscopy also provide new insights.
Interpretation of the new observations presents a challenge.  The VLISM is
a combination of the pre-existing large-scale turbulent interstellar
medium, and transient disturbances from the heliosphere.  This includes a
few events recently observed by Voyager 1 that will likely continue. The
fluctuating solar wind, currently measured in situ by Voyager 2 and others,
likely also influences the VLISM.  The goal of this session is to highlight
the new observations and bring together theorists and numerical modelers
whose recent work brings fresh insights into the physics of the VLISM.  We
welcome abstracts in all the above and related areas.

Conveners: J. Giacalone, A. Cummings, and J. R. Jokipii
Session website:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26235

SH030: "The Interstellar Probe Mission: Drivers, Definition and
Implementations for Embarking on Interstellar Voyages Before 2050"

Session Description: As the Voyagers are crossing in to the Interstellar
Medium and the Kepler Mission has unveiled an abundance of Earth-like
planets around other Suns, inevitably, we are faced with the question of
how, why and when humanity will venture out through the vast space between
our star and other potentially habitable planetary systems. This session
welcomes presentations on the scientific, technological and sociological
drivers and implementations for embarking on interstellar exploration
before 2050. It seeks contributions from all disciplines on groundbreaking
scientific targets including the local interstellar medium, the
undiscovered worlds of the Kuiper Belt, the structure of the circum-solar
dust disk, astrophysical/exoplanetary observations enabled by the solar
gravity lens, the Oort Cloud and beyond. Presentations on enabling
technologies in power, communication, lifetime, propulsion and
instrumentation should form a significant part of the session.
Presentations on programmatic challenges and possible implementations are
also desired.

Primary Convener:  Pontus C. Brandt, Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Conveners:  Nitin Arora, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA,
United States, Gregg Hallinan, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, CA, United States and R F Wimmer-Schweingruber, University of
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Abstract Submission Deadline:  Wednesday 2 August 2017
Link to Session:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session22875
Meeting Dates: 11-15 December 2017
For any questions please email pontus.brandt at jhuapl.edu

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3. SESSION: AGU 2017 - Magnetospheric Session

SM012: "Plasma Energization during Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection"
Session Link:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session25997

Session Description: Jet formation, plasma heating, and particle
acceleration are important and common processes during magnetic
reconnection in collisionless systems, which can range from Earth's
magnetosphere to possibly the black-hole accretion disk at the center of
the Milky Way. Recent instrumental and computational advances have enabled
new frontiers of research regarding these energization processes. The
session invites contributions that will expand our understanding of how and
where electrons and ions are energized, and how dissipated magnetic energy
is partitioned among various plasma species/components. Of immediate
interest are the effects on energization due to the reconnection and
in-plane electric fields, parallel electric field, wave fluctuations, etc.,
and how the guide field and upstream conditions influence the energization
and energy partition. Studies integrating new results from
magnetospheric/heliospheric missions and kinetic simulations/theories are
particularly encouraged.

Primary Convener:  Li-Jen Chen, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD, United States; University of Maryland College Park, College
Park, MD, United States
Conveners:  James Frederick Drake, University of Maryland College Park,
College Park, MD, United States, Lorenzo Sironi, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, United States, Katherine Goodrich, University of Colorado at
Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States

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4. WORKSHOP: Space Weather: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Leiden, The
Netherlands, September 25-29, 2017

From: Enrico Camporeale (e.camporeale at cwi.nl)

SCOPE and AIM: The study of space weather has traditionally been carried
out using standard techniques and tools found in space physics such as time
series correlational analyses. These techniques, although having the
advantage of being fast and simple, are sometimes not adequate or complete
because the Sun-Earth system is a complex nonlinear system. On the other
hand, researchers in the fields of mathematics, information science,
computer science, machine learning, data mining, have developed, over the
last several decades, tools that can handle complex nonlinear systems and
are eager to apply these new tools to new difficult problems.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from space
weather, space physics, mathematics, computer science, information science,
machine learning, data mining, etc. to foster symbiosis and
cross-fertilization across the fields.

The topics that will be discussed include:
  -- machine learning for Space Weather
  -- information theory for Sun-Earth system
  -- pattern recognition and deep learning of solar images
  -- data mining in space physics

LOCATION: Lorentz Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. REGISTRATION is
available on
http://lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2017/921/info.php3?wsid=921&venue=Oort

Please notice that the workshop is limited to 45 participants. Lorentz
Center workshops have no registration fees. Hotel accommodation can be
arranged through the Lorentz Center. Please contact the organizers for
further information. Enrico Camporeale, e.camporeale at cwi.nl, Simon Wing,
simon.wing at jhuapl.edu, Jay Johnson, jrj at andrews.edu

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5. MEETING: GOOD HOPE FOR EARTH SCIENCES: IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA, 27-Aug to1-Sep,
2017, Cape Town, South Africa

The Local Organizing Committee is thrilled to welcome you to the 2017 Joint
IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. The Joint Assembly,
endorsed by the University of Cape Town and the South African Department of
Science and Technology, will take place from 27 August to 1 September 2017
at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).

IAGA Lead Sessions

  1. SPACE WEATHER FROM SUN TO EARTH: BRINGING DATA AND MODELS TOGETHER
(IAGA, IAMAS), Convenor - Sarah Gibson
  2. THE REFERENCING OF GEOPHYSICAL DATA PRODUCTS: THE ROLE OF DOIs (IAGA,
IAMAS, IAPSO), Convenor - Masahito Nose
  3. FRONTIER CHALLENGES IN DATA ASSIMILATION AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTING FOR
THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND SOLID EARTH. (IAGA, IAMAS, IAPSO), Convenor -
Weijia Kuang, Craig Bishop
  4. SOLAR RELATED VARIABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE (IAGA, IAMAS), Convenor,
Christoph Jacobi

Online Registration Closes: 22 August 2017
http://www.iapso-iamas-iaga2017.com/

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6. MEETING: Fourteenth European Space Weather Week, Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2017,
Ostend, Belgium

The ESWW is the main annual event in the European Space Weather calendar.
It is the European forum for Space Weather as proven by the high attendance
to the past editions. The agenda will be composed of plenary/parallel
sessions, working meetings and dedicated events for service end-users. The
ESWW will again adopt the central aim of bringing together the diverse
groups in Europe working on different aspects of Space Weather.

Following an excellent response to the call for sessions, the Program
Committee is pleased to invite contributions to sessions, addressing a wide
range of scientific and application related themes.

ESWW14 will be held from November 27 - December 1 in Ostend, Belgium. The
meeting website is http://www.stce.be/esww14/.

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7. Call for Abstracts: APS-Division of Plasma Physics Mini-Conference:
Bridging the Divide Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics

The American Physical Society Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics invites
submission of abstracts for the mini-conference "Bridging the Divide
Between Space and Laboratory Plasma Physics" at the 2017 APS Division of
Plasma Physics meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 23 to 27, 2017.
Many of the challenges facing the laboratory plasma physics and fusion
confinement communities are rooted in fundamental kinetic plasma physics
phenomena that are also crucial to understanding the physics of the
heliosphere and astrophysical systems. This mini-conference is dedicated to
fostering cross-disciplinary interaction and communication among plasma
physicists, space physicists, and astrophysicists. We solicit talks and
poster presentations focusing on new results from spacecraft missions that
illuminates plasma phenomena, laboratory findings relevant to space
physics, and theoretical and computational work that covers the fundamental
physics common to studies of space and laboratory plasmas. Abstracts are
due July 14, 2017 and can be submitted at
https://www.aps.org/units/dpp/meetings/annual/

When submitting an abstract, presenters must select mini-conference subject
category 15.1 and may include a brief mini-conference title in the Special
Instructions (e.g., bridging the divide-GPAP). Mini-conference presenters
are allowed one additional first author paper submission in the regular
technical program.

Jason TenBarge, Greg Howes, Kris Klein, Chris Chen, Stanislav Boldyrev

Kristopher G. Klein, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Climate and Space Science
University of Michigan

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