| Space Weather Euro News Vol.6 Issue 13 (24-08-2002)
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1. ESA Space Weather Worshop: Space Weather Applications
Pilot Project
2. Final Announcement and Call for Papers for the "4'th
Oersted
International Science Team" (OIST-4) Conference
23-27 September 2002
3. Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Space Plasma Physics
at Mullard
Space Science Laboratory, University College
London
4. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA EMITS
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1. ESA Space Weather Worshop: Space Weather Applications Pilot Project
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From: Alexi Glover
16-17-18 December
ESTEC, Nordwijk, The Netherlands
First Announcement and Call for papers
Scope:
Between 1999 through 2001 ESA sponsored two major parallel studies to
lay the
groundwork for a possible European Space Weather Applications Programme.
These were led by ALCATEL and RAL [Ref. 1]. The studies analysed user
requirements,
space segment options and the ground-based "service segment". This
work was also
supported by an external Space Weather Working Team.
From these studies it was clearly demonstrated that Europe has very
strong assets that
could be potentially exploited in Europeanor International Space Weather
application
services.
These assets include:
Ground based solar, ionospheric, cosmic rays and geomagnetic observatories.
Nano and Micro-satellite expertise.
Existing and planned space mission assets (e.g., SOHO, Cluster, Galileo).
Strong theoretical groups with skills in modelling.
Strong expertise in Space Weather effects.
Already existing small scale space weather services.
Coordination and development of space weather services will enhance
the efficiency
of these activities and provide new opportunities for utilisation of
resources across
domains that are currently separated from each other. Space weather
is also naturally
relevant to several European space programmes such as manned missions,
launchers,
science, telecommunications and navigation programmes. However, the
scope of this
Announcement of Opportunities (AO) may include activities beyond the
Agency's
traditional programmes.
ESA has taken the initiative to establish a Space Weather Application
Pilot Project to
develop and extend the Space Weather user community through limited
development
of targeted services, provided by a network of service providers, supported
by a common
infrastructure and using data from existing or easily adaptable assets.
Through this service
and community development a long-term view of the potential for space
weather applications
should be established.
The pilot project consists of three main components:
(1) a network of service development activities (SDA) involving service
providers, users
and data providers,
(2) an infrastructure development, coordination and support activity,
and
(3) a quantitative evaluation of the benefits of the service.
Purpose of the Workshop:
The purpose of the workshop is to gather the community keen to join
the network of SDAs
either as a self-funded activity or as an ESA co-funded activity.
The organising committee welcome contributions for poster/oral presentations
dealing with
the presentation of any SDA relevant to Space Weather.
The list below indicates examples of domains for which the need for
space weather services
has been already identified. Discussion of SDA dedicated to other areas
are nevertheless
welcome and will also be considered for contribution to the workshop.
- Ground based power distribution systems
- Prospecting
- Mobile communications systems and users
- Ground-to-ground communications
- Over-the-horizon radar
- Space-based communications services
- Space-based navigation services and users
- Spacecraft development and operations (including drag effects)
- Scientific spacecraft users (instrument interference and campaign
planning)
- Space launcher operators
- Manned space programmes
- Aircrew radiation exposure monitoring
- Aircraft avionics
- Spacecraft and launcher insurance
- General public interest and tourism
Important Dates:
Participants wishing to submit an abstract for this workshop should
do so before
1st November 2002. Abstracts should be sent via email to Alexi
Glover
The registration deadline will be November 15th 2002.
Publication:
Participants are invited to submit their contributions for electronic
publication on the
ESA Space Weather Server. Paper proceedings will be made available
in the New Year.
Local Organising Committee:
A. Glover
A. Hilgers
E. Daly
Technical Committee:
G. Elfering, Y. Spaans
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2. Final Announcement and Call for Papers for the "4'th Oersted
International Science Team" (OIST-4) Conference
23-27 September 2002
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From: Peter Stauning
The 4th Oersted International Science Team Conference will be held in
Copenhagen,
Denmark, during 23-27 September 2002. Conference programme, list of
registered
participants, registration forms and various practical information
are available at the web site:
http://www.dmi.dk/projects/oersted/OIST4conf
Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral presentations is 15 August
2002. Poster
presentations for which abstracts are submitted later than 15 August
may be accepted
for display. However, late submitted abstracts may not be included
in the printed
conference programme.
The OIST-4 conference shall present the level of excellence reached
in the fields of
high-precision mapping of the geomagnetic field and modelling of its
internal and external
sources, ionospheric and atmospheric exploration using GPS-based methods,
and
high-quality space instrumentations. There will be 3 conference days
with oral and poster
presentation sessions and 2 days with informal workshop activities.
The OIST-4
Conference has these 6 main themes:
* Mapping and modelling of main magnetic field.
Includes modelling and interpretation of time varying core field
(geo-dynamo), crustal static anomaly fields (Lithosphere), induction
fields, and comprehensive modelling of all sources.
* Mapping and modelling of currents in space.
Includes modelling and interpretation of field-aligned currents (FAC)
at
high, medium and low latitudes, ionospheric currents, ring current,
tail
and boundary currents.
* Ionospheric sounding by GPS-based methods.
Includes profiling techniques and results, and assimilation of GPS
data
in regional or global ionospheric models.
* Atmospheric sounding by GPS-based methods.
Includes profiling techniques and results, and assimilation of GPS
data
in regional or global atmospheric models, numerical weather forecast
models and climate models.
* Advanced instrumentation.
Includes state-of-the art techniques for Star Imager, Magnetometer,
and
Precision GPS Receiver satellite instrumentation.
* New satellite missions.
Includes approved or planned satellite missions with star imager,
magnetometer and/or GPS instrumentation.
Oral and poster presentations in these fields are invited. Details of
the submission are
provided at the web address below. The papers presented at the conference
will be
published in the Conference Proceedings.
Further information is provided at the web address:
http://www.dmi.dk/projects/oersted/OIST4conf
or available by direct contact to:
Peter Stauning
Project Scientist for the Oersted satellite project.
fax:: + 45 3915 7460
phone: + 45 39157473
address: DMI, Lyngbyvej 100, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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3. Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Space Plasma Physics at Mullard
Space Science Laboratory, University College London
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From: Libby Daghorn
The MSSL Space Plasma Physics Group is actively engaged in front line
research in
magnetospheric physics, planetary physics and space weather.
Current emphasis is on physical processes, such as magnetic reconnection,
occurring in the
terrestrial magnetosphere and their effects on the magnetic cusps,
the magnetopause, the
magnetotail and the radiation belts. We are also working on electron
data from the Cassini
Jupiter flyby and in the near future, the plasma environments of Saturn
and Mars will become
prime research interests.
We are international leaders in building spacecraft instrumentation
to measure electron and
ion populations in space plasmas, and much of our research is based
on data returned from
MSSL instruments in space. Current mission involvements include Cluster,
Cassini-Huygens,
Beagle 2, Mars Express, Polar, Geotail, Wind and Interball.
We are seeking a postdoctoral research scientist to work on the analysis
of data from the
electron instruments (PEACE) on the four-spacecraft Cluster mission,
for which we are
Principal Investigator group.
This position, which will start on 1 October 2002 or before if possible,
is supported by the
group's PPARC rolling grant, and is available for two years in the
first instance. A PhD in the
physical sciences is essential. Experience in space plasmas data analysis
in general, and in
magnetospheric physics in particular, would be considered an advantage.
Salary for this position, based at the Laboratory in Holmbury St Mary,
will be on the Research
1A scale depend ent on experience with a minimum of 19,681 pounds.
Further information is
available at www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk,
or contact Dr Andrew Coates. Applications
should
include a CV, a publications list, and a brief description of research
experience and
aspirations, along with the names and addresses of two professional
referees. These
should be sent by 9 September 2002 to Mrs
E.A.Daghorn, Mullard Space Science Laboratory,
Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT.
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4. Some ESA Tender Actions from ESA/EMITS
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AO4246 SPACE WEATHER APPLICATIONS PILOT PROJECT - ANNOUNCEMENT
OF OPPORTUNITIES
(From 29/07/2002 to 20/09/2002, Act.Ref.: 02.1EM.06)
AO4261 UHF MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTING
(From 14/08/2002 to 17/10/2002, Act.Ref.: 02.153.67)
AO4194 DEVELOPMENT OF PC VERSION OF ESABASE/DEBRIS
(From 07/08/2002 to 09/10/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.1EM.15)
AO3841 INTEGRATED SPACE TECHNOLOGIES OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (ISTOS)
FOR COMBINED SPACE TECHNOLOGY (EO/TEL/NAV) APPLICATIONS
(From 07/06/2002 to 16/09/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.153.27)
AO4147 SPACECRAFT PLASMA INTERACTION ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION
SOFTWARE TOOLKIT
(From 29/07/2002 to 07/10/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.1EM.12)
AO4178 COMPOSITE MATERIALS IMPACT DAMAGE ANALYSIS
(From 19/06/2002 to 11/09/2002, Act.Ref.: 02.127.03)
AO4063 APPLICATION OF STEP TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE ENVIRONMENT
TOOLS
(From 15/04/2002 to 24/06/2002, Act.Ref.: 01.1EM.16)
AO3768 DEVELOPMENT OF PROPAGATION MODELS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION
SATELLITE SYSTEMS
(From 29/05/2002 to 26/07/2002, Act.Ref.: 98.1XE.10)
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For a complete list of ESA Tender Actions, see:
http://emits.esa.int
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Jean-Yves Prado, CNES Programme Directorate
Michael Rycroft, ISU
Volker Bothmer, EGS-Solar Physics Secretary
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