ISTP Workshop at GSFC (from AGU SPA Newsletter, Volume VI, Issue 7)

4. Two ISTP/IACG Workshops at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

>From "Nicola Fox" - nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov

Instead of the traditional ISTP workshop, encompassing all areas of Sun-Earth connection science, it has been decided to hold two separate workshops. The first will focus more on the magnetosphere and ionosphere, while the second will be a CDAW looking at solar eruptive events. Details of both workshops can be found below.

4. Two ISTP/IACG Workshops at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
>From "Nicola Fox" - nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov
Instead of the traditional ISTP workshop, encompassing all areas of Sun-Earth connection science, it has been decided to hold two separate workshops. The first will focus more on the magnetosphere and ionosphere, while the second will be a CDAW looking at solar eruptive events. Details of both workshops can be found below.

1. Spring ISTP Workshop: Global Geospace Science Workshop March 30-April 1, 1999, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

MEETING PURPOSE The workshop will provide a forum for discussion on the analysis of magnetospheric and ionospheric events in the GGS era. We have defined topics that are narrower in scope than usual to encourage more discussion on how we can use the ISTP resources to work on the topics or answer the questions, rather than a show-and-tell format. The first day of the workshop will comprise an ISTP Project Meeting. The remainder of the meeting will be devoted to splinter sessions, culminating with a plenary session, including summaries from the individual sessions. The specific workshop topics are: * Solar Wind-Driven Ionospheric Plasma Transport Variability and Consequences * Magnetospheric Response to Solar Maximum Type Events * What are the Characteristics of Substorm Recovery Phase ? * Plasma on Open Field Lines - Does it Exist ? * Collaborations and Measuring Techniques of Auroral Ionospheric Electrodynamic Parameters * Reconnection: What is myth and what is fact ? * Education & Outreach In addition to the workshop there will be a POLAR team splinter meeting during the late afternoon of March 31. While chairpersons will contact people to solicit contributions to their sessions, anyone wishing to participate should email one of the chairpersons of the relevant splinter group. The email addresses can be accessed from the Meeting Agenda on the web page. REGISTRATION - Deadline March 15, 1999 A web page has been constructed in preparation for the workshop, the URL is: http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/admin/workshopMarch99/ The web page contains on-line registration, participant list, hotel information, and a preliminary agenda for the meeting. For more information, please contact one of the meeting organizers Nicky Fox - nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov Mauricio Peredo - peredo@istp1.gsfc.nasa.gov Mario Acuna - mha@lepmom.gsfc.nasa.gov

1. Spring ISTP Workshop: Global Geospace Science Workshop March 30-April 1, 1999, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
MEETING PURPOSE The workshop will provide a forum for discussion on the analysis of magnetospheric and ionospheric events in the GGS era. We have defined topics that are narrower in scope than usual to encourage more discussion on how we can use the ISTP resources to work on the topics or answer the questions, rather than a show-and-tell format. The first day of the workshop will comprise an ISTP Project Meeting. The remainder of the meeting will be devoted to splinter sessions, culminating with a plenary session, including summaries from the individual sessions. The specific workshop topics are: * Solar Wind-Driven Ionospheric Plasma Transport Variability and Consequences * Magnetospheric Response to Solar Maximum Type Events * What are the Characteristics of Substorm Recovery Phase ? * Plasma on Open Field Lines - Does it Exist ? * Collaborations and Measuring Techniques of Auroral Ionospheric Electrodynamic Parameters * Reconnection: What is myth and what is fact ? * Education & Outreach In addition to the workshop there will be a POLAR team splinter meeting during the late afternoon of March 31. While chairpersons will contact people to solicit contributions to their sessions, anyone wishing to participate should email one of the chairpersons of the relevant splinter group. The email addresses can be accessed from the Meeting Agenda on the web page. REGISTRATION - Deadline March 15, 1999 A web page has been constructed in preparation for the workshop, the URL is: http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/admin/workshopMarch99/ The web page contains on-line registration, participant list, hotel information, and a preliminary agenda for the meeting. For more information, please contact one of the meeting organizers Nicky Fox - nicola.fox@gsfc.nasa.gov Mauricio Peredo - peredo@istp1.gsfc.nasa.gov Mario Acuna - mha@lepmom.gsfc.nasa.gov

2. ISTP/IACG Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop: The Global Picture of Solar Eruptive Events April 27-30, 1999, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Nat Gopalswamy (gopals@fugee.gsfc.nasa.gov) James Green (green@bolero.gsfc.nasa.gov) After the launch of Yohkoh, Wind, ACE, and SOHO, a large number of solar eruptive events were observed, some of which are designated ISTP Sun-Earth connection events. A few of these events have been analyzed but there has not been a systematic or comprehensive study of all these events. It is now time to develop a "generic picture" of solar eruptive events from the time they originate from the Sun to the time they reach 1 AU and perhaps beyond. Obtaining a global perspective of these events is one of the primary objectives of this workshop and is very relevant to the current efforts in understanding Sun-Earth connections. To support the analysis of 28 eruptive events which occurred from April 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998 a data intensive workshop, sponsored by the ISTP and IACG, will be held at Goddard Space Flight Center on April 27-30, (Tuesday - Friday), 1999. This workshop will be in the style of the old Coordinated Data Analysis Workshops or CDAWs and will make heavy use of online and distributed data sets. Relative to these eruptive events, the 5 major science themes that will be addressed are: 1) Near-surface manifestations 2) Coronal Dimming and Arcade Formation 3) Magnetic Field Changes 4) Sources of Energetic Particles 5) CMEs and Magnetic Clouds The primary data used for this workshop are archived at the Solar Data Analysis Center and the CDAWeb system. Workshop participants are encouraged to submit relevant data. More details will be forthcoming in upcoming SPA Newsletter and posted on the workshop web site. It is expected that the science results will be published in an upcoming issue of Geophysics Research Letters. The times of the 28 events are found at URL: http://orpheus.nascom.nasa.gov/istp Note that attendance to this workshop will be limited to about 35 scientists. Check the workshop web site for online registration and procedures for the submission and use of data.

2. ISTP/IACG Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop: The Global Picture of Solar Eruptive Events April 27-30, 1999, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Nat Gopalswamy (gopals@fugee.gsfc.nasa.gov) James Green (green@bolero.gsfc.nasa.gov) After the launch of Yohkoh, Wind, ACE, and SOHO, a large number of solar eruptive events were observed, some of which are designated ISTP Sun-Earth connection events. A few of these events have been analyzed but there has not been a systematic or comprehensive study of all these events. It is now time to develop a "generic picture" of solar eruptive events from the time they originate from the Sun to the time they reach 1 AU and perhaps beyond. Obtaining a global perspective of these events is one of the primary objectives of this workshop and is very relevant to the current efforts in understanding Sun-Earth connections. To support the analysis of 28 eruptive events which occurred from April 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998 a data intensive workshop, sponsored by the ISTP and IACG, will be held at Goddard Space Flight Center on April 27-30, (Tuesday - Friday), 1999. This workshop will be in the style of the old Coordinated Data Analysis Workshops or CDAWs and will make heavy use of online and distributed data sets. Relative to these eruptive events, the 5 major science themes that will be addressed are: 1) Near-surface manifestations 2) Coronal Dimming and Arcade Formation 3) Magnetic Field Changes 4) Sources of Energetic Particles 5) CMEs and Magnetic Clouds The primary data used for this workshop are archived at the Solar Data Analysis Center and the CDAWeb system. Workshop participants are encouraged to submit relevant data. More details will be forthcoming in upcoming SPA Newsletter and posted on the workshop web site. It is expected that the science results will be published in an upcoming issue of Geophysics Research Letters. The times of the 28 events are found at URL: http://orpheus.nascom.nasa.gov/istp Note that attendance to this workshop will be limited to about 35 scientists. Check the workshop web site for online registration and procedures for the submission and use of data.

Mark Wilber

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