Welcome to the new E-SWAN President!

After a year of E-SWAN's existence, a significant transition took place during the General Assembly at ESWW 2023—the handover between outgoing President Luca Spogli of INGV and the newly appointed President, Stefaan Poedts of KU Leuven University. Luca deserves special recognition for leading E-SWAN with tremendous enthusiasm, inspiring all members to contribute to the association's multifaceted growth. We have witnessed Luca's tireless dedication, not only in fulfilling the duties of the E-SWAN presidency but also in supporting the daily work of individual WGs and committees.

To Stefaan, we extend our best wishes for continuing the coordination of E-SWAN's activities with equal success. However, let us remember that it is up to each of us to contribute to the growth of this new entity—not only in terms of membership numbers but also in the significance of its mission. As we move forward, let us collectively shape the future of E-SWAN, ensuring that it thrives in its role as a dynamic force within the space weather and space climate community.

Lastly, special congratulations to the winners of the International Space Weather and Space Climate Medals: Dr. Charles Nikolas Arge (NASA/GSFC) for the "Kristian Birkeland" Medal and Dr. Claudio Cesaroni (INGV) for the "Alexander Chizhevsky" Medal.

The PubCom

Become Associate Editor for JSWSC !

The Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) of the Journal for Space Weather and Space Climate (JSWSC) are seeking new Associate Editors (AEs) in order to strengthen the Editorial Board. We welcome applications specifically from experts in the physics of the ionosphere-plasmasphere-magnetosphere system, GNSS based research and applications, and machine learning. Applications from experts in other fields in which space weather or space climate play a role will also be considered.

An AE will handle autonomously up to four manuscripts per year in the AE's field of expertise. This includes choosing and inviting reviewers, analysing the reviews, and requesting manuscript revisions as applicable. The handling AE is in charge of the communication between the journal, the author and the reviewers until the final decision which will be taken by the EiCs. An applicant should be aware that JSWSC editorship requires commitment, responsiveness and time to fulfill the assigned tasks. JSWSC editors are not remunerated for their editorial work.

The call will remain open until vacant positions are filled.
For more information or to apply, please send an informal e-mail to one of the EiCs, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (natalie-at-mps.mpg.de) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (jfwconsult-at-orange.fr).

 

Topical Issues open for submission

"Observing, modelling and forecasting TIDs and mitigating their impact on technology", deadline 1 June 2024

Topical Editors-in-Chief (T-EiCs):

   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (belehaki-at-noa.gr), National Observatory of Athens, Greece

   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (iurii-at-ucar.edu), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA.

 

Three new potential Topical Issues!

The Editors-in-Chief of JSWSC intend to open up to three new Topical Issues as described below if a sufficiently large number of colleagues express an interest to submit a manuscript.

"Exploring the Origin, Evolution, and Interaction of Fast and Slow Solar Winds and their Significance for Space Weather"

This Topical Issue (TI) aims at exploring the origin, evolution and interaction of fast and slow solar winds, encompassing both their source regions and heliospheric signatures, as well as resulting space weather effects.

The TI originates from the session CD-02 "All About the Solar Wind", held at the European Space Weather Week 2023 in Toulouse. Contribution to this TI is, however, not limited to participants of the European Space Weather Week. The TI will be open to all submissions that fit its scope.

If you are interested in contributing to the TI, please, submit your Expression of Intent, including a tentative title and preliminary author list, by 15 December 2023 via an informal e-mail to the Lead Topical Editor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (stephan.heinemann-at-helsinki.fi). The deadline for manuscript submission will be in the summer of 2024. The exact date will be announced in due time. 

The Editorial team includes:

- Stephan G. Heinemann (Topical Editor-in-Chief)

- Eleanna Asvestari (Topical Editor)

- Krzysztof Barczynski (Topical Editor)

- Matt Owens (Topical Editor)

Important Dates:

- 15 Dec 2023: Expression of Intent to stephan.heinemann-at-helsinki.fi

- Manuscript Submission Deadline: TBD (Summer 2024)

 

"Coupling mechanisms in the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere"

This Topical Issue (TI) focuses on the complex mechanisms which govern the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (M-I-T) coupling and its importance for the understanding of Space Weather. The ultimate goal is to forecast adverse space weather conditions, warn about, and mitigate the impact on vulnerable systems. Contributions to this TI may address (but are not limited to) recent developments in modelling and forecasting, monitoring methodologies, analysis of observations related to M-I-T coupling and resulting space weather effects.

Please note that manuscripts submitted to this TI should advance our understanding of the coupling between different spheres. Articles addressing just one of the spheres are not appropriate for this TI.

The TI originates from the session SWR-03 "Coupling mechanisms in the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere", held at the European Space Weather Week 2023 in Toulouse. Contribution to this TI is, however, not limited to participants of the European Space Weather Week. The TI will be open to all submissions that fit its scope.

If you are interested in contributing to the TI, please, submit your Expression of Intent, including a tentative title and preliminary author list, by 15 December 2023 via informal e-mail to the Lead Topical Editor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (daria.kotova-at-fys.uio.no). The deadline for manuscript submission will be in the summer of 2024. The exact date will be announced in due time. 

The Editor team will include

- Daria Kotova (Topical Editor-in-Chief)

- Yaqi Jin (Topical Editor)

- Maxim Klimenko (Topical Editor)

- Audrey Schillings (Topical Editor)

- Jaroslav Urbář (Topical Editor)

Important Dates:

- 15 Dec 2023: Expression of Intent to daria.kotova-at-fys.uio.no

- Manuscript Submission Deadline: TBD (Summer 2024)

 

"Geomagnetic Activity Induced Effects on Ground-Based Systems"

This Topical Issue (TI) focuses on the impact of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) on a variety of ground-based technological systems, including electric power networks, pipelies and railways. We welcome manuscripts which address the observation and analysis of geomagnetically induced currents, modelling and verification of the effects, estimation of uncertainties in GIC computation, and strategies to mitigate the impact of adverse space weather on ground-based technological systems.

The TI originates from the session SWR-05 "Geomagnetic Activity Induced Effects on Ground-Based Systems", held at the European Space Weather Week 2023 in Toulouse. Contribution to this TI is, however, not limited to participants of the European Space Weather Week. The TI will be open  to all submissions that fit its scope.

If you are interested in contributing to the TI, please, submit your Expression of Intent, including a tentative title and preliminary author list, by 15 December 2023 via informal e-mail to the Lead Topical Editor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (jaribeiro-at-uc.pt). The deadline for manuscript submission will be in the summer of 2024. The exact date will be announced in due time. 

The Editor team will include

- Joana Alves Ribeiro (Topical Editor-in-Chief)

- Fernando Pinheiro (Topical Editor)

- additional Topical Editors to be confirmed

Important Dates:

- 15 Dec 2023: Expression of Intent to jaribeiro-at-uc.pt

- Manuscript Submission Deadline: TBD (Summer 2024)

 

Forthcoming papers

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Join the ESWW2023 Space Weather Initiative: Engaging End-Users for Collaborative Solutions!

The Working Group for User Engagement is dedicated to the creation of an ecosystem for space weather stakeholders with focus on end-users to facilitate interaction and enable cooperation. During the Topical Discussion Meeting at the ESWW2023 we started to gather interested end-users and further stakeholders.

In case you missed it you still have the chance to sign-up under: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/L2NF376

 

From WG Sustainability

On November 19, one day before the official start of the ESWW, we organised in Toulouse a one-day workshop on "Can space activities be made environmentally sustainable ?"

The two main presentations are available online here.

In addition we plan to continue the webinar series on that topic and welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Past webinars on
- the space sustainability paradox
- future meetings
- digital technology and artificial intelligence
can be consulted here.

Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (sust-chairs-at-lists.eswan.eu)

 

The OAIDM working group welcomed new members!

The OAIDM working group hosted a topical discussion meeting (TDM) at the ESWW, titled "Advancing Space Weather and Space Climate: Fostering Collaboration and Enhancing Infrastructure and Data Management". The TDM aimed to gather input from various stakeholders in space weather and space climate, including scientific institutions, data providers, space agencies, and companies. 

The discussion focused on:
- What are the needs in terms of ground-based and space-based infrastructure, instrumentation, and modelling for space weather and space climate?
- How to improve the provision of operational services to better meet the needs of users?
- How to encourage collaboration between all parties?

The TDM attracted high attendance and sparked valuable discussions. Additionally, the OAIDM working group welcomed new members.

ESWW 2023 Triumphs with Overwhelming Success

ESWW 2023 concluded as an outstanding success, receiving an abundance of positive feedback. With approximately 700 onsite participants throughout the week, coupled with over 100 online attendees, the event drew widespread acclaim. In response to the question, "Did the event meet your expectations?" an impressive 98% of the 142 poll respondents answered "Yes." Additionally, the majority rated the local organization as Good or Excellent in response to other related questions.

A heartfelt appreciation goes to Alexis Rouillard and his dedicated team for orchestrating a fantastic event. Looking ahead, the ESWW PC is scheduled to convene on December 6th to analyze feedback and decide on the locations for ESWWs in 2025, 2026, and 2027.

PhD opportunities at Northumbria University

PhD opportunity working at Northumbria University using its fleet of space plasma missions to emplore how nonlinear dynamics impact Earth's magnetosphere!
Deadline to apply: 31 Jan 2024

More details here.

They also have loads of other PhD project opportunities in the Solar & Space Physics group at Northumbria University on topics ranging from Solar Physics to Heliophysics to Magnetospheric Physics to Cometary Physics to Space Technology!

More details here.

With the recent announcment of the new North East Space Skills & Technology Centre (NESST), now is a really exciting time to start getting involved with space research at Northumbria University!

 

9th Metis Workshop (24-26 January 2024, Catania, Italy)

Solar Orbiter, launched from the Kennedy Space Flight Center on the 10th February 2020, is now completing the second year of its nominal mission phase, started at the end of 2021.

The Metis coronagraph has obtained simultaneous images of the full solar corona ,  in the hydrogen Ly-alpha and polarised visible light, within a field of view from 1.6 to 3 solar radii, with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. The detailed study of these images, also in synergy with data collected by other instruments on board Solar Orbiter, as well as on other space missions and ground based observatories, is providing a new insight on the dynamical phenomena that take place in the corona.

The 9th Metis Workshop will be devoted to an extended discussion with the solar and heliospheric community of the results of the investigations already carried out, of those that are on-going, and of the possible prospects for new studies.

Deadline for abstract submission is 15th December 2023

Deadline for Registration is 31st December 2023

 

IMC-IV Workshop – First Announcement (3-7 June 2024, Potsdam, Germany)

The International Magnetosphere Coupling IV (IMC-IV) workshop will be held in Potsdam, Germany, from June 3rd to 7th, 2024. Building on the success of previous workshops, IMC-IV
will bring together researchers to examine and discuss:
- The strongly coupled inner magnetosphere system.
- How disturbances from the sun can propagate to the magnetosphere, thereby radically altering the plasma conditions and wave distributions.
- How these disturbances ultimately influence the Earth’s ionosphere and upper atmosphere.
- The tools to predict and monitor: space weather, comparative magnetospheres, and global magnetospheric interactions.
As in previous workshops, short presentations will pave the way for in-depth discussions. The presentation time will be matched by an equal time allocated to in depth discussions to
promote the exchange of ideas and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.

Among the discussion leaders will be: Tuija Pulkkinen, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Jerry Goldstein, Claudia Stolle, Ondrej Santolik, Miriam Sinnhuber, Daniel Baker, Mary K. Hudson, Larry
Kepko, Theodore Sarris, Juha-Pekka Luntama, Philippe Escoubet, Emma Woodfield, Drew Turner, Matt Taylor, and Terry Onsager
Organizers: Yuri Shprits, Julia Himmelsbach, Dedong Wang, Anthony A. Saikin, and Alexander Drozdov

 

The call for papers of the 4th URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (Gran Canaria, Spain, 19-24 May, 2023) is now open. 

Please visit the conference website and submit your contribution by January 20, 2024.

The open time-series of the high-resolution ionosphere-thermosphere aeronomic climate simulation (OTHITACS)

We are pleased to announce the release of the TIE-GCM OTHITACS dataset.
This dataset, now available at https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/OTHITACS_tiegcm, provides an unparalleled collection of TIE-GCM output from 1 January 2000 onwards, totalling over 80 TB of data.

Thanks to the computing and data resources provided by the Kratos HPDA (High-Performance Data Analysis) cluster at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the OTHITACS dataset provides 38 diagnostics of the ionosphere- thermosphere system at a 10-minute cadence. The dataset is archived at the World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ:
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/project?acronym=OTHITACS

The dataset provides opportunities to study, among others, long-term ionospheric plasma density variability, neutral composition trends, neutral winds, ion drift velocity, equatorial anomaly, and travelling ionospheric/atmospheric disturbances. Additionally, researchers can leverage this dataset to develop machine learning-based tools and computationally simpler, reduced-order physics-based models.

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