Table of Contents ====================================================================== 1. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures Focus Group 2. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes Focus Group 3. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (PMI) Focus Group 4. Summer School: Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science, Alaska July 31 - August 9, 2012 ====================================================================== *************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 22, Number 8 May 29, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures Focus Group ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Hui Zhang Q.-G. Zong Michael Ruohoniemi David Murr The "Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures" focus group will employ both observations and simulations to investigate the transient phenomena at the magnetopause and bow shock and their ground signatures. The goal of this focus group is to provide a fundamental physical understanding of the transient phenomena at the magnetopause and bow shock including magnetic reconnection, FTEs, and Hot Flow Anomalies. This focus group encourages participation from communities interested in spacecraft observations (e.g., THEMIS and Cluster), ground-based observations (all-sky camera, radar, magnetometer), and global simulations. Coordinated multi-point observations are especially encouraged. This focus group is unique in the sense that it connects phenomena in regions ranging from the distant solar wind, bow shock, magnetosheath, and magnetosphere, all the way down to the ionosphere. Thus it will attract participation from a broad community including CEDAR and SHINE who do not normally interact. The "Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures" focus group will hold two sessions at the upcoming GEM Workshop in Snowmass, CO (1:30-3:30pm, 3:30-5:00pm on June 19, Tuesday). Please send the title of your presentation to Hui Zhang (hzhang at gi.alaska.edu) by June 8th. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes Focus Group ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vassilis Angelopoulos , Shin Ohtani , Kazuo Shiokawa , and Andrei Runov We would like to invite contributions to the Substorm Expansion Onset: The First 10 Minutes Focus Group at the upcoming GEM meeting in Snowmass. The Focus Group goals and other information are available at at: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki/index.php/FG12._Substorm_Expansion_Onset:_The_First_10_Minutes The Focus Group will hold three sessions on Tuesday, June 19. The first two sessions (starting at 10:30 and at 1:30) will cover the following topics: * Relative timing between onset signatures in space and on the ground * Substorm signatures propagation from tail toward the inner magnetosphere and to the ground * Substorm-related processes in the tail-dipole transition region * Substorm signatures beyond -30 RE, including Lunar orbit and distant tail They will be led by: Vassilis Angelopoulos (vassilis at ucla.edu), Shin Ohtani (Shin.Ohtani at jhuapl.edu), Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp), and Andrei Runov (arunov at igpp.ucla.edu) The third session (starting at 3:30) will be joint with the Magnetic Mapping Focus group and will discuss problems of late growth phase mapping. It will be led by: Shin Ohtani (Shin.Ohtani at jhuapl.edu) and Eric Donovan (Eric ) Presentations based on data analysis, theory, and modeling are welcome. Each speaker will be allotted time for 5 minutes (3 slides) presentation, in order to ensure enough time for discussion. Please submit a title of your presentation and/or address your questions to the FG coordinators. We look forward to seeing you in Snowmass. Vassilis, Shin, Kazuo, Andrei ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Call for Presentations at 2012 GEM Summer Workshop: Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (PMI) Focus Group ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jerry Goldstein Maria Spasojevic Joe Borovksy The PMI focus group invites presentation and participation in five (5) sessions at this year's GEM summer workshop. The session list and topic descriptions are listed below. Please e-mail us for a speaking slot (with your Name and Talk Title, and desired session slot if appropriate). If you are willing to chair a session please let us know. Sessions: ======== Day Date Time Slot (Room) Topic --- ------ ------------- -------- --------------------------- Mon, 18 Jun; 3:30 - 5:00 (Kearns): Density, Waves, & Fields I Tue, 19 Jun; 10:30 - 12:15 (Kearns): GEM PMI Challenge I Tue, 19 Jun; 1:30 - 3:00 (Kearns): GEM PMI Challenge II Tue, 19 Jun; 3:30 - 5:00 (Kearns): GEM PMI Challenge III Wed, 20 Jun; 1:30 - 3:00 (Kearns): Density, Waves, & Fields II Wed, 20 Jun; 3:30 - 5:00 (Kearns): Overflow talks and Plenary Wrap- Up Topic Descriptions: Density, Waves, & Fields (I and II) ----------------------------------- These sessions highlight the latest observations and modeling results on the following science topics: 1. Plasmaspheric density: formation, evolution, morphology, 3D structure. 2. Electric field, region 2 currents, and ionospheric conductivity. 3. Location and structure of the plasmapause and drainage plumes. 4. Plasmaspheric boundary layer (PBL) physics. 5. Waves: generation, propagation, and energetic particle effects. We request that presentations be short and concise to encourage extensive and informal discussion. GEM PMI Challenge (I, II, and III) ---------------------------------- These sessions highlight the latest data and modeling contributions to the PMI Modeling Challenge. The goal of the Challenge is to evaluate the current state of modeling plasmaspheric density and dynamics and their impact on various magnetospheric processes. Two events have been selected: a disturbance interval (8 - 11 June 2001) and a quiet interval (2 - 5 February 2001). The website for the PMI Modeling Challenge is http://vlf-sharealike.stanford.edu/~gem/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Summer School: Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science, Alaska July 31 - August 9, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Roman Makarevich Summer School in Alaska Apply today for the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science (PARS) summer school to be held in Alaska, July 31 through August 09, 2012. This year's school will be organized around the theme of "Radiation Belt Physics". The school brings in about 20 student/faculty pairs to carry out a program of study and experiments relating to the theme of the school. We divide the time between lectures, field trips, and experiments. Each student is responsible for planning and carrying out an experiment using the variety of facilities available in Alaska. Admission to the school is based upon the experiment proposal the students submit with their applications. All costs for the participants will be paid for by the Geophysical Institute with funds from the Air Force Research Lab, the Office of Naval Research, and the National Science Foundation. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2012. Information about the school can be found at http://www.gi.alaska.edu/PARS/, or by contacting Ms. Stevie Seibert at . +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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. | | | | GEM Messenger is also posted online via newsfeed at | | http://heliophysics.blogspot.com and | | http://www.facebook.com/heliophysics | | | | Back issues are available at ftp://igpp.ucla.edu/scratch/gem/ | | | | URL of GEM Home Page: http://aten.igpp.ucla.edu/gemwiki | | Workshop Information: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gem/index.html | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+