Space Weather Euro News Vol.3 Issue 20 (23-12-1999)
Table of Contents:
*********************************************************
1. Ionospheric specification and forecasting over Europe
2. Space Weather Symposium at the 1st S-RAMP Conference
3. International School of Space Science
2000 Course : Sun Earth Connection and Space Weather
4. Some ESA Tender Actions
********************************************************
=========================================================
\"/
*
_ SPACE WEATHER
= + = (
>Q<-)-_ - _ ) -_ EURO NEWS
/ \
"
*
*
S*W*E*N
=========================================================
Send all contributions to:
swen@wm.estec.esa.nl
=========================================================
*********************************************************
1. Ionospheric specification and forecasting over Europe
*********************************************************
From: Ljiljana Cander
E-mail: l.cander@rl.ac.uk
Some more work has been completed at RCRU/RAL on ionospheric
specification and forecasting over Europe. Therefore SWEN
readers may be interested to know that:
The URL of the facility for forecast and archive maps of
(a) foF2 and MUF(3000)F2 and
(b) TEC can be found at the following addresses :
(a) http://www.rcru.rl.ac.uk/iono/maps.htm
(b) http://www.rcru.rl.ac.uk/iono/TECmaps.htm
The user-specific maps of FOT can be produced accessing
http://www.rcru.rl.ac.uk/iono/fotlocat.htm
*********************************************************
2. Space Weather Symposium at the 1st S-RAMP Conference
*********************************************************
From: Hannu Koskinen E-mail: Hannu.Koskinen@fmi.fi
-----------------------------------------------------------
First Announcement and Call for Papers for
the "Space Weather Symposium" of the 1st S-RAMP Conference.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Space Weather Symposium of the 1st S-RAMP Conference
October 2-6, 2000, Sapporo, Japan
Program committee:
Co-Convenors: H. Koskinen (Finland)
N. Fox (USA)
Members: E. Daly (The Netherlands, ESTEC)
J. Luhmann (USA)
H. Singer (USA)
T. Tanaka (Japan)
P. Wilkinson (Australia)
Space weather is a rapidly growing cross-disciplinary field of space
research, where the interests of solar-terrestrial physics and space
applications communities meet each other. It has got a very central place
in the S-RAMP activities because present space weather research is based on
the results (R) of the STEP program, it is application-oriented (A), and
modeling (M) is one of its key activities.
While the basic physics of space weather and the prediction techniques are
topics of other symposia of this S-RAMP Conference, our Space Weather
Symposium will attempt to bind the individual threads together. Thus we
solicit multi-disciplinary papers dealing with entire space weather events
from the Sun to the various parts of the geospace. Furthermore, we are
looking for contributions with more practical flavor: descriptions of
development of data systems and operative models, and requirements from
actual and potential users of space weather services. It is also important
to ask what observations are most urgently needed in future, both
scientific missions and operative observatory capabilities, in space as
well as on ground.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is May 15, 2000. Some limited
financial support may be available for attendees.
For further information, please see the First Circular which has been
mailed out recently, or see the web site
http://www.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/s-ramp/
or contact the Meeting Scientific Organizers:
Hannu E. J. Koskinen Nicola J.
Fox
Finnish Meteorological Inst. ISTP Science & Operations Coordinator
Geophysical Research NASA/Goddard
Space Flight Center
P.O.Box
503
Code 696
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Finland
USA
Hannu.Koskinen@fmi.fi
nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov
*********************************************************
3. International School of Space Science
2000 Course : Sun Earth Connection and Space Weather
*********************************************************
From: Maurizio Candidi E-mail: candidi@ifsi.rm.cnr.it
Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale
International School of Space Science
2000 COURSE : SUN EARTH CONNECTION AND SPACE WEATHER
L' Aquila, Italy. AUGUST 30TH, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2000
Sponsored by the European Commission, CNR, ASI,
local authorities (sponsorship under negotiation).
Directors: M. Candidi, L. Lanzerotti, C. Bonifazi.
Programme and Lecturers
INTRODUCTION.
L. J. Lanzerotti (Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, USA)
Space weather: historical perspective.
TBD
MHD: the Mathematics of Space Weather.
SOLAR PHYSICS
E. Priest (University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom)
The Sun: general structure and features
E. Antonucci (Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, Italy)
Observations of coronal mass ejections in the UV
M. Messerotti (Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Italy)
The Sun as observed in radio waves
SOLAR PHENOMENA EXPANSION IN SPACE
R. Schwenn (Max Planck Institut, Lindau, Germany)
Coronal mass ejections and their propagation through
interplanetary space
K. Kudela (Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Kosice, Slovakia)
Cosmic rays and Space Weather: status and useful algorithms
F. Mariani (Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata):
The solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field at 1 AU
THE EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE
U. Villante (Universita dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy)
The general aspects of the solar wind interaction with
the earth's magnetic field
TBD
FTE's
S. -I. Akasofu (University of Alaska at Fairbanks, USA)
Magnetospheric substorms and magnetic storms
TBD
Magnetospheric electric fields
I.Daglis (Observatory of Athens, Greece):
Ring current physics
C.-I. Meng (Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University,
Laurel,USA)
Polar regions phenomena
M. Candidi (IFSI/CNR, Roma):
Magnetosphere/ionosphere coupling
R. Leitinger (Observatory of Graz, Austria)
The physics of ionospheric phenomena
E. Amata (CNR/Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, Roma, Italy)
Superdarn observations of the ionosphere
B. Zolesi (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, Roma, Italy)
Probing the ionosphere: the ionosonde
GROUND EFFECTS, TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS
H. Koskinnen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland)
Current space weather observation centers
R. Pirjola (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland)
Ground effects of solar disturbances
TBD (industrial, commercial interests)
A. Meloni, P. Palangio (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, Roma)
Field trip to the Geomagnetic Observatory of L'Aquila
SPACE WEATHER PREDICTIONS: MISSIONS, MODELS AND OBSERVATIONS
TBD
NASA, ESA, ASI Programs
M. B. Cattaneo (IFSI/CNR, Roma)
The CLUSTER mission.
E. Antonucci (Osservatorio astronomico di Torino)
Future solar Observations
D. Heynderickx (Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy)
Predictive models
Round Table and Conclusions
Course objective:
The importance of a better understanding of
Sun-Earth interactions has
grown with the increasing complexity of human society. The disturbances to
technological systems, both in space and on the ground, have been correlated
with the activity of solar plasma emission; they have been recognized to
generate spurious effects which may endanger human activities; in extreme
cases they have been recognized to be the cause of satellite malfunction,
failure and loss, ground power line black outs, and telecommunication drops.
The course aims at describing the entire sequence of phenomena which carry
energy from solar features (CME's, flares, coronal holes,?) down to Earth
and determine such interferences; it will give account of the theory
and observations of the phenomena and a detailed description of known effects
on Earth systems. The course will enhance the perception of the problem in
young scientists, and contribute to set the scene for the development of a
European space weather monitoring system.
Fee: 878 EURO (1,700,000 lire) inclusive of full board (hotel,
meals and conference dues)
Fellowships for students may be awarded if applied for before
preregistration deadline.
For logistic information please select the web site:
http://www.ssgrr.it/
in the english version.
Preregistration to be sent to the e-mail address of
Prof. U. Villante, umberto.villante@aquila.infn.it
Deadline for preregistration: January 31st, 2000.
*********************************************************
4. Some ESA Tender Actions
*********************************************************
Please note the server for EMITS has changed
(Electronic Mail Invitation to Tender System)
AO3567
MATERIALS TESTING SUPPORT
(Open from 09/12/1999 to 17/02/2000,
Act.Ref.: 99.1QM.01)
AO3616
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR D/IMT TECHNICAL
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT ESTEC
(Open from 14/12/1999 to 24/02/2000,
Act.Ref.: 99.136.05)
AO3632
ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATE MISSIONS FOR REMOTE
SENSING
FROM GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBIT
(Open from 22/12/1999 to 21/02/2000,
Act.Ref.: 99.1JP.16)
For more information and the complete list of ESA Tender Actions
please look at:
http://emits.esa.int/emits/OpenTenders
*******************************************************************
Note: This newsletter is an initiative of the
ESA Space Systems Environment Analysis Section
and is intended to establish a prototype of a potential
mailing list or forum with news of interest for the Space
Weather community in Europe.
- SWEN contact group (which keeps SWEN informed of news coming from
other channels)is currently:
Eamonn Daly, ESA (excluding science programme)
Richard Marsden, ESA science programme
Maurizio Candidi, CNR
Paul Cannon, URSI-Commission G
Mike Hapgood, EGS
Hannu Koskinen, SCOSTEP working group on Space weather
Pierre Lantos, ISES
Henrik Lundstedt, Lund space weather center
Goetz Paschmann, ISSI
Jean-Yves Prado, CNES-ONERA working group on space weather
Michael Rycroft, ISU
Volker Bothmer, EGS-Solar Physics Secretary
Wolfgang Baumjohann, MPE-German Representative
- SWEN archives are also available on:
http://www.lund.irf.se/HeliosHome/SWEN/spweuro.html
- Please direct all replies and submissions to the
newsletter to:
swen@wm.estec.esa.nl
- To subscribe to the newsletter send your email address
to:
swen@wm.estec.esa.nl
- Please update your e-mail address if it has been
changed. Please send both your new and old e-mail
address to the editor for easier updating of your file.
We are looking forward to receiving your inputs.
The SWEN editor
Alain Hilgers
---------------
swen@wm.estec.esa.nl
*********************************************************