[Shine-participants] SHINE announcements

Georgia de Nolfo georgia.a.denolfo at nasa.gov
Wed Jul 27 12:21:30 EDT 2016


Dear SHINE participants, 

The Fall AGU abstract deadline is rapidly approaching!  The deadline is August 3, 2016, see https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Home/0.  We include a few announcements as well as a complete list the Solar and Heliospheric Physics sessions that might be of interest to you below.

Sincerely,
Georgia de Nolfo
SHINE steering committee chair
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
http:/shinecon.org <http://shinecon.org/>
 

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General Announcements :

CALL FOR PAPERS DUE AUGUST 3: AMS Space Weather Conference 22-26 January, 2017, Seattle, Washington

The Fourteenth Conference on Space Weather, sponsored by the American
Meteorological Society (AMS), and organized by the AMS Committee on Space
Weather,will be held 22-26 January 2017, as part of the 97th AMS Annual
Meeting in Seattle Washington.  Preliminary programs, registration, hotel,
and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (
https://annual.ametsoc.org/2017/ <https://annual.ametsoc.org/2017/>) in late-September 2016.

The theme for the 2017 AMS Annual Meeting is “Observations Lead the Way” In
all issues facing the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the
professions it serves, the first priority should always be to obtain the
necessary observations and information. Whether to address numerical
weather prediction, climate, situational awareness, economic value of
forecasts, societal impacts, or any other need, data-driven, science-driven
decisions move our community and society forward. Following this theme, the
Conference on Space Weather will solicit papers on the following topics:

Session 1: Moving the Space Weather Action Plan (SWAP) Forward

This session is focused on progress being made by the federal agencies as
well as the commercial and academic sector in carrying out OSTP’s recently
released Space Weather Action Plan (SWAP).

Session 2: The Scientific Uses of CubeSats

This session focuses on the role of the emerging CubeSat platform in the
Space Weather Enterprise. Access to space has been made more available with
the advent of CubeSats as evidenced by the 400+ launches in recent years.
CubeSats range in size and capability and offer the opportunity for
multipoint observations. Recent studies by the National Academy and NASA?s
Living With a Star Program on the science and value of CubeSats, and NSF?s
successful CubeSat program and the popular SmallSat conference demonstrate
the strong interest across the community.

Session 3:  Observational Platforms for Space Weather

This a double session featuring talks on recent new platforms for space
weather observations as well critical existing facilities.  This session
will look at some of the many new facilities that are coming into existence
as well as being proposed. Existing facilities are being upgraded or
developing new techniques. The focus of these two sessions will be on the
way these new observational capabilities support the space weather
enterprise. The emphasis will be on “the way” rather than just the
observations, bringing into consideration data-assimilation, discovery
missions, monitoring programs, and discussions of data/model coverage
sufficient to allow predictions.

Session 4: Major Scientific Challenges in Space Weather

This session will focus on the scientific challenges facing space weather
understanding and prediction.

Session 5: How space weather changed the world  almost

This session will include some history of early space weather  both its
beginnings and some of the early, interest provoking, anomalies

Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2016
(refer to the AMS Web page

at https://ams.confex.com/ams/97Annual/oasys.epl <https://ams.confex.com/ams/97Annual/oasys.epl>).

Students who want to be considered for travel support will be asked to note
this when submitting their abstract. The committee will provide two travel
awards ($450) to help defray the cost of attending the AMS meeting for a
student who submitted an abstract to present at the Space Weather
Conference. There is a 7 August 2016 deadline to apply for travel support.
Students who wish to apply are required to submit the following documents
in a single PDF document: a presentation abstract, statement of why they
want to attend the meeting, statement of commitment to attend if awarded
the travel award, and letter of recommendation from their advisor. Further
details will be posted on the AMS student awards webpage.

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AGU Announcements:

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Fall AGU - SH019: Space Weather Forecasting: Science, Operations, and Missing InformationWe ask for contributed abstracts to our co-convened SH (Solar and Heliospheric Physics) and SM (Magnetospheric Physics) space-weather science, forecasting, operations, and missing information session at the upcoming Fall AGU in San Francisco, 12-16 December 2016 (http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/>).  The abstract-submission deadline is fast coming upon us on 03 August 2016 at 11:59 P.M. EDT / 04 August 2015 at 03:59UT.  However, if you submit early (before 27 July 2016 11:59 P.M. EDT/28 July 2016 03:59UT), you will be entered into a free prize draw for a VIP Package (see: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/early-abstract-submission/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/early-abstract-submission/> for details).
 
Full session details are below including related sessions which we are attempting to coordinate with for consecutive session running at the meeting.  To submit your abstract, the first author must be the submitting author and must be an AGU member (before 24 July 2015).  First authors are allowed to submit one contributed abstract, or one contributed abstract and one invited abstract, or two invited abstracts to the science sessions.  An additional abstract can be submitted to Union and Public Affairs sessions.
 
To submit your abstract, please go here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/sh/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=12359 <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/sh/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=12359>.
 
Please note that this session is being organized as one of the new alternate-format sessions and the details will be given in the next announcement; please see: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/alternate-session-formats/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/alternate-session-formats/> for further AGU details on the alternate format sessions.  Preliminary panellist members include Mark Gibbs (Met Office, UK), Juha-Pekka (Jussi) Luntama (ESA SSA, Germany), Kanya Kusano (Nagoya University, Japan/PSTEP), and Clezio Marcos De Nardin (National Institute for Space Research, Brasil/ISES), and we are in the preparations of confirming one panelist from NOAA SWPC (USA) and also one from NASA Heliophysics (USA).
 
Best wishes,
 Mario (on behalf of all the SH019 Conveners).
 
 Session ID#: 12359
 Session Description:
Society is ever-more reliant on reliable energy supplies and the technologies which they enable/run.  These are susceptible to both extreme and everyday space weather (SW); the latter in the current solar cycle has proven to be more-surprisingly influenced by solar-wind structures and not just CME events.  Such susceptibilities include power grids, aviation/maritime, communications, GNSS positioning/timing, etc...
 
Following the highly-successful session at Fall-AGU-2015, this session is intended to follow-up and expand/continue the assessment of the state-of-the-art global SW forecasting capabilities and establish where additional-services/improvements are necessary to advance our SW forecast/prediction capabilities.
 
The session solicits contributions of: the provision of suitable observations/measurements; the developments of scientific models into operational use; and ongoing developments of SW forecasting.  Contributions emphasizing science from SW operational missions (e.g. GOES/DSCOVR/NOAA-2020/Carrington) including those highlighting data/model gaps and that identify steps needed to further improve or keep existing SW forecasting services viable, are also very-much welcomed.
 
Primary Convener:  Mario Mark Bisi, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Antti A Pulkkinen, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Americo Gonzalez-Esparza, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad DE Armería, Mexico
 
Co-Organized with:
SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics (SH), and SPA-Magnetospheric Physics (SM)
 
Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
P - Planetary Sciences
SA - SPA-Aeronomy
SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
 
Index Terms:
4305 Space weather [NATURAL HAZARDS]
7594 Instruments and techniques [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7924 Forecasting [SPACE WEATHER]
7999 General or miscellaneous [SPACE WEATHER]
 
Related National Space Weather Action Plan (NSWAP)-focused sessions include:
SM004: Assessing the National Space Weather Action Plan: Implications for Space Weather Research
PA012: Defining Extreme Space Weather Events
PA037: The National Space Weather Action Plan: Five Benchmarks for Extreme Space Weather EventsSM004: Assessing the National Space Weather Action Plan: Implications for Space Weather Research

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PA012: Defining Extreme Space Weather Events
Session ID#: 13854
Section/Focus Group: Public Affairs
 
Session Description: 
Space weather events have the potential to adversely affect technological and infrastructure systems that millions depend on. Extreme events are often held to the "standard" of the 1859 Carrington-Hodgson event (arguably the most extreme space weather event in recorded history), and the likelihood that an event comparable in magnitude could reoccur. This session will discuss the current capability and research activities for predicting and understanding the effects of such events and the ability to adequately inform industry and policymakers of the risks posed. Questions addressed in this session include:
 
(1) What are the parameters that define an extreme event?
(2) What measurements are available that provide insight into extreme conditions?
(3) What systems are exposed and what conditions affect their performance?
(4) What is the capability to model extreme event conditions with respect to technological and infrastructure system?
(5) In what areas should new research and measurement capability be directed?
 
Co-Organized with:
Public Affairs, and SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
 
Cross-Listed:
    IN - Earth and Space Science Informatics, SA - SPA-Aeronomy, and SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
 
More information can be found at:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13854.html <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13854.html>
 
Related Space Weather-focused sessions include:
SH019: Space Weather Forecasting: Science, Operations, and Missing Information
SM004: Assessing the National Space Weather Action Plan: Implications for Space Weather Research
PA037: The National Space Weather Action Plan: Five Benchmarks for Extreme Space Weather Events
 
Conveners: 
Seth Jonas
Pete Riley
Thomas Immel
William Murtagh
 
Please note: 
This session is in the Public Affairs session and therefore may not count against the standard First Author submission limit: ?First Authors can have a maximum of one (1) contributed and one (1) invited abstract, or two (2) invited abstracts. The only exemption to this policy is the submission of one (1) additional contributed abstract to an Education (ED) or Public Affairs (PA) session.

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SM004: Assessing the National Space Weather Action Plan: Implications for Space Weather Research

Dear Colleagues,

With the release of the National Space Weather Action Plan (NSWAP) there are multiple NSWAP related sessions at this year's fall AGU meeting.  Two of them are not SPA sessions, so we have provided a list of them below the advertisement for our session, be sure to attend them all.   The call for papers for our session follows, please consider it or one of the others if you have space weather related research to present at the meeting.

The National Science and Technology Council released the National Space Weather Action Plan (NSWAP) in October 2015. The NSWAP details implementation steps that have been undertaken by Federal entities as part of the National Space Weather Strategy.  This session will provide an update on the status of NSWAP research activities, lessons learned since publication of NSWAP, and a forum for discussion of basic and applied research that is necessary to meet NSWAP objectives. We invite presentations that fall on a broad spectrum from fundamental space weather research to the programmatic issues germane to NSWAP research. Topics related to the space environment that affect power grids, terrestrial and spacecraft communications and navigation, spacecraft operations, and survivability, as well as our ability to forecast these effects, are encouraged.

Co-Organized with:
SPA-Magnetospheric Physics, SPA-Aeronomy, and SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Cross-Listed:
IN - Earth and Space Science Informatics, NH - Natural Hazards, SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences

More information can be found at:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12537.html <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12537.html>

Conveners:
James McCollough
Gian Luca Delzanno
Eric Sutton
Stephen White

Related NSWAP-focused sessions include:SH019: Space Weather Forecasting: Science, Operations, and Missing Information
PA012: Defining Extreme Space Weather Events
PA037: The National Space Weather Action Plan: Five Benchmarks for Extreme Space Weather Events
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SH001: Advances in Predicting Magnetic Fields on the Far Side of the Sun
 
We are planning to combine presentations on observations, data analysis and modeling relating to advances in predicting magnetic fields on the far side of the Sun; contributions relating to the importance of more accurate synoptic magnetograms are also welcomed. The session description can be found below.
We would like to invite you to consider submitting an abstract to this session. Please forward this announcement to others who might be interested in participating. The fall meeting will take place in San Francisco December 12-16, 2016. The abstract deadline is Aug 3, 2016. Visit the 2016 AGU Fall Meeting website <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016> for the most up-to-date information about the Fall Meeting.
We hope to see you in San Francisco,
Paulett Liewer, David Hathaway, Russ Howard
Convenors of Session  SH001
SH001: Advances in Predicting Magnetic Fields on the Far Side of the 
Session ID#: 13114
Session Description:
The lack of measurements of magnetic fields on the far side of the Sun is a serious limitation in predicting space weather events and in understanding the evolution of solar magnetic fields.  Various techniques are now being used to predict the surface magnetic fields on the far side. EUV imaging from STEREO/SECCHI has been coupled with surface magnetic flux transport models to predict far-side magnetic fields; efforts are underway to validate these predictions with in situ solar wind observations.  Helioseismology is being used to predict active regions on the Sun’s far side using only Earth-side data; STEREO/SECCHI images of the far side, as well as Earth-side data, are being used to calibrate and validate the predictions. We solicit contributions relating to predicting far-side magnetic fields by observations or modeling or both. Contributions demonstrating the importance of more accurate synoptic magnetograms for coronal and heliospheric space weather modeling are also welcomed.
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/abstract-submissions/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/abstract-submissions/>

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SH022. The Connections Between Coronal Shock Wave Dynamics and Early SEP Production <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12822>
 
We are planning to combine presentations on theoretical, observational and modeling efforts on early production of energetic particles at the Sun (see below for session description).
 
We would like to invite you to submit your abstract and participate in this session. Please forward this announcement to your interested colleagues.
 
This year Fall AGU will take place December 12-16, 2016. The dead line for abstract submission is August 3, 2016   http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/> .
 Session ID#: 12822

Session Description:
Recent remote observations have shown that sufficiently fast coronal mass ejections can drive shock waves very low in the solar atmosphere. Collisionless shocks are known to produce solar energetic particles (SEPs), but it is presently not known to what energies they accelerate particles efficiently and how that efficiency varies in time and location. Coronal and chromospheric signatures of shocks, including radio bursts, EUV waves, Moreton waves and their connections with the global coronal magnetic field determine the dynamics of the shock waves in the corona. X-ray and gamma-ray emissions are additional signatures of particle acceleration, while flare acceleration may also contribute to SEPs. We encourage presentations that use remote and in-situ observations, simulations, and theory to unravel the connections between coronal shocks and SEP production, explore the parameter space of coronal shocks and the contribution of alternative acceleration processes into the production of SEP events.
 
Looking forward to see you in San Francisco,
 
David Lario, Iver Cairns, Nariaki Nitta 
Conveners of the SH022 session
 
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SH006: Fast Magnetosonic Shocks in the Heliosphere 

The abstract-submission deadline is 03 August 2016 at 11:59 P.M. EDT / 04 August 2015 at 03:59UT.  However, if you submit early (before 27 July 2016 11:59 P.M. EDT/28 July 2016 03:59UT), you will be entered into a free prize draw for a VIP Package (see:http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/early-abstract-submission/ <http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/early-abstract-submission/>).

Full session details are below.  

Session ID: 13786 
Session Title: SH006. Fast Magnetosonic Shocks in the Heliosphere 
Section/Focus Group: SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
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. 


To submit, the first author must be the submitting author and must be an AGU member (before 24 July 2015).  First authors are allowed to submit one contributed abstract, or one contributed abstract and one invited abstract, or two invited abstracts to the science sessions.

To submit your abstract, please go here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13786 <https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13786>


Best wishes,

Chin-Chun (on behalf of all the SH006 Conveners).
Naval Research Lab


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2016 SPA sessions:

Fundamental Physics of the Solar Corona and Inner Heliosphere 

Geospace Coupling: Solar Interior, Coronal Mass Ejections, Energetic Particles, Solar Wind, Magnetosphere, and Ionosphere---Modeling and Data Assimilation Posters

The Role of Coulomb Collisions in Space Plasmas: What Do We Know and How Well Do We Model Them?

The Role of Electron Thermodynamics for the Multiscale Evolution of the Solar Wind

Turbulence and Dissipation in the Solar Wind Plasma: Moving the Current Challenge Forward

Space Weather Forecasting: Science and Operations

Flare/CME Coupling from the Corona to the Deep Solar Interior

New Insights into Impulsive Heating of the Magnetically Closed Corona

Status and Challenges in Coronal Heating: Theory, Observations, and Simulation of Physical Processes in Open Field Regions

Thermal and Magnetic Structure of Solar Active Regions from the Photosphere to the Corona  

The Physics of Small-Scale Magnetic Flux Ropes throughout the Heliosphere

Fundamental Physics of the Solar Corona and Inner Heliosphere

Solar and Heliospheric Physics General Contributions I Particles and Solar Wind

Mass and Energy Transfer between the Solar Photosphere and Corona 

Solar Activity in Cycle 24 and Beyond: A Synergistic View from the Convection Zone to the Heliosphere

Solar Spectral Irradiance: Measurements, Models, and Proxies

The New Sunspot Number Series

A Preparing for Solar Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter: A Coordinated Science from the Corona to the Inner Heliosphere 

Approaching Kappa Distributions: Statistical Background, Theoretical Developments, and Applications in Space Plasma Physics

The Longitudinal Extent of Solar Energetic Particle Events: Observations and Modeling 

Approaching Kappa Distributions: Statistical Background, Theoretical Developments, and Applications in Space Plasma Physics II

Evolution, Dynamics, and Macroscopic Effects of Turbulence in the Heliosphere I Posters

Characteristics, Consequences, and Predictabilities of Large Solar Storms 

Nonlinear Phenomena: Scaling, Waves, and Turbulence

Comparison of Observations from Voyager and IBEX

Distinguishing the Boundaries of the Heliosphere and Interstellar Medium through ENAs: Distinct Plasma Processes and ENA Sources for IBEX and IMAP Posters

Ions, Waves, Magnetic Fields, and Cosmic Rays at the Heliopause I Posters
   
Measurements of Charged Interstellar Particles Inside and Outside of the Heliosphere Posters
 
Observations of the Local Interstellar Medium and Motivations for IMAP

Evolution of Solar Wind Transients through the Heliosphere and Associated Space Weather Effects 

Scientific Aspects of Space Weather Forecasting 

Magnetic Reconnection: A Fundamental Process Operating throughout the Universe I Posters

Evolution, Dynamics, and Macroscopic Effects of Turbulence in the Heliosphere 

Ions, Waves, Magnetic Fields, and Cosmic Rays at the Heliopause

Characteristics, Consequences, and Predictabilities of Large Solar Storms 

Scientific Aspects of Space Weather Forecasting

Unique Science Opportunities during the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Solar and Heliospheric Physics General Contributions II Sun and Corona

Measurements at the Boundary of the Heliosphere and Beyond and IMAP Preparations 

Evolution of Solar Wind Transients through the Heliosphere and Associated Space Weather Effects

Solar and Heliospheric Physics General Contributions

Magnetic Reconnection: A Fundamental Process Operating throughout the Universe 

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