ISWI Newsletter - Vol.13 No.10
17 October 2021

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[1] Abstract submissions are open for the 2022 COSPAR Scientific Assembly

Dear all,

The deadline for the abstract submission is 11 February 2022.

In particular, we want to highlight the scientific event C1.3: *MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE COUPLING DYNAMICS AT DIFFERENT TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALES.*

The description of the section is:
LEO satellites provide global view of near-Earth plasma, electromagnetic field, and particlesenvironment. Their measurements are complementary to ground-based observations providing great spatial coverage.
The AMPERE project and the contribution of the Swarm data into Space Weather program are examples of this approach. Ionospheric measurements availability has been recently increased by the CSES mission. Even if conceived for the monitoring of lithosphere-ionosphere coupling, CSES provides a complete set of instruments for Space Weather studies. On the other hand, the Sun-Earth interactions have to be carefully evaluated for analysis of anomalies induced into the near-Earth space by earthquakes. A multi-instrumental approach, using both ground-based and LEO satellites measurements, can help in clarifying the lithosphere -ionosphere coupling mechanism sassociated to earthquakes.

This session aims to collect contributions to the analysis of satellites/ground-based data and to the improvement of magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere coupling model related to both space weather and natural hazard.

Submitted by Dr. M. Piersanti, PhD

[2] i4s – First Iberian Space Science Summer School Report
by Anna Morozova, Teresa Barata, Antonio Guerrero, Rui Pinto

Please read this Report Anna Morozova "First Iberian Space Science Summer School"

Submitted by Anna Morozova, PhD

[3] AGS 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Dear Professor Maeda,

I trust you are doing great and keeping safe. This is to request your assistance in publicizing our upcoming AGS 2021 Virtual Conference via the ISWI and other mailing lists.

Please, we would be glad if you could also encourage your students to register and submit abstracts at: http://www.afgps.org/registration We are working towards publishing full papers from the Conference in Advances in Space Research (Elsevier Journal, IF 2.15).
The deadline is 5th October and Registration is free.

The Conference is stated for 19÷21 October, 2021. Attached is the poster for the event. 

Submitted by Andrew Akala , PhD

[4] AGS Newsletter ---- Vol.4 No. 09; 05 October 2021

1. 2021 AGS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE (OCTOBER 19÷21)

2. (ONLINE) ISWI WORKSHOP ON SPACE WEATHER: SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 2÷3 Nov 2021

3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SPECIAL ISSUE OF ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH

4. FOCUS: AFRICAN WOMEN IN PHYSICS

5. CONVERSION OF STP–15 TO A FULL ONLINE EVENT

6. SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH: DR. GOPI KRISHNA SEEMALA

7. POEM OF THE MONTH: "LOVE ME" BY SAMANTHA A. KEMMERER

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Submitted by Aderonke Obafaye, PhD

[5] CubeSats to study Earth's magnetosphere and exoplanets launch with Landsat 9
By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com 01 Oct 2021.

"Two cubesats designed to study the Earth's magnetic field and to look for exoplanets around nearby stars rode to space on Monday (Sept. 27) with NASA's new Landsat 9 Earth observation mission.

The two little satellites called CuPID (for Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector) and CUTE (for Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment), carpooled with the 3-ton Landsat 9 to space, taking advantage of excess room available atop an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. This arrangement makes it relatively cheap for the cubesats to access space, since Landsat 9 was already booked on the rocket and there was enough fuel to spare for extra passengers.

CuPID is the first spacecraft ever fitted with a wide field-of-view soft X-ray camera designed to detect lower-energy X-rays. These X-rays are generated during a phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection, which occurs when two magnetic fields, such as that of Earth and the sun, encounter each other."

For the rest, go to this site: SPACE.COM

Submitted by George Maeda, PhD

Attachments:

(1) Anna Morozova "First Iberian Space Science Summer School" Report 142KB, 2 pages

(2) AGS 2021 Virtual Conference announcement   299KB, one page