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                                                  Volume 20, Number 22
                                                         June 19, 2010
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1. GGCM Modeling Challenge on Tuesday at 1:30 pm
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From: Masha Kuznetsova <Maria.M.Kuznetsova at nasa.gov>,
      Aaron Ridley <ridley at umich.edu>,

The GGCM Metrics and Validation focus group will have two sessions on 
Tuesday June 22 at this year's GEM Summer Workshop at Snowmass: 1) 
"GGCM Modeling Challenge" at 1: 30 pm (Sinclair); 2) Baseline model 
comparison at 3:30 pm (Sinclair).

Tentative agenda and topics for discussions for the "GGCM Modeling 
Challenge" session:
1.  GGCM Metrics Challenges status.
2.  Dst index metrics study. First resutls. (Lutz Rastaetter, Dan 
    Welling).
3.  Geospace models validation for operations. NOAA SWPC 
    recommendations (Howard Singer).
4.  Ideas for new metrics studies. Collaboration with other focus 
    groups.
   a.  Ionosphere Joule heating (Delores Knipp)
   b.  Auroral oval position (Yihua Zheng)
   c.  RBSP model validation needs (Sasha Ukhorskiy)
5.  Plans for the 2011 GEM-CEDAR Workshop:
   a.  Ideas for joint GEM-CEDAR studies.
   b.  Metrics studies and reports on models progress over time.
6.  List of events update.
7.  Plans for the fall mini-workshop.

Magnetopause position metrics study will be discussed at the "Baseline 
model comparison" session.


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