*************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 15, Number 54 November 3, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Submission Deadline for JGR Special Section on "Results of the NSF-GEM Inner Magnetosphere/Storm Assessment Challenge" Submission Deadline: 2006 January 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Amy Knack The submission deadline for this special section of JGR-Space Physics, originally set for 2005 November 30, has been postponed until 2006 January 9. The scope of the special section, reproduced below, remains the same. This special section is dedicated to the presentation of results from the Inner Magnetosphere/Storms (IM/S) Assessment Challenge (IMSAC) of the NSF's Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program. The purpose of the IMSAC is two-fold: (1) to assess our ability to simulate the plasma populations of the inner magnetosphere (plasmasphere, ring current, and radiation belt) during a magnetic storm, and (2) to assess our current understanding of the physics of the inner magnetosphere. A few magnetic storms were selected for intensive data analysis and modeling efforts. For the plasmasphere and ring current, the selected events are April 22, 2001 and October 21-23, 2001. For the radiation belts, the selected events are October 21-23, 2001 and September 4-9, 2002. Several measurements were selected as a core data set for each plasma population, available at the ftp site ftp://ftp.nsstc.org/gem/ . All interested scientists are invited to submit original research manuscripts to be considered for publication in this special section. Manuscripts should compare model predictions against the core data set and other relevant data, and interpret the comparisons in terms of the geophysical processes involved. All manuscripts will be reviewed in accordance with normal JGR policy. Manuscripts are submitted through the web site http://jgr-spacephysics-submit.agu.org. For further information about the organization of this special section, contact Michael Liemohn, organizer (liemohn at umich.edu). For questions about the handling of submitted manuscripts, contact Editor Arthur Richmond (jgrsp at ucar.edu). +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |To subscribe GEM Messengers, send an e-mail to | | with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: | | subscribe gem | |To remove yourself from the mailing list, the command is: | | unsubscribe gem | | | |To broadcast a message to the GEM community, please contact Peter Chi at | | | |Please use plain text as the format of your submission. | | | |URL of GEM Home Page: http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/Welcome.html | |Workshop Information: http://gem.rice.edu/~gem | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+