BISO Involvement with the Scientific Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP)

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SCOSTEP/PRESTO Seminars Available to View*

In response to the pandemic, SCOSTEP is hosting online seminars to deliver the latest information related to solar-terrestrial developments and the PRESTO program. Each live event is recorded and remains available on the SCOSTEP website. The seminars include: Seminar #8: The Sun making history. The mechanism behind the varying amplitude of the solar cycle Author and Date:Kristof Petrovay (ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary), Date/Time: June 8 (Tue), 2021, 13:00-14:00 UT Zoom registration URL (pre-registration is necessary). Seminar #7: Physics at the edge between Earth’s atmosphere and space Author and Date: Franz-Josef Luebken (Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Germany), May 21, 2021 Seminar #6: Utilizing galactic cosmic rays as signatures of interplanetary transients Author and Date: Mateja Dumbovic (Hvar Observatory, Croatia), January 19, 2021 Seminar #5: Magnetospheric Response to Interplanetary Shocks: ULP Wave-Particle Interaction Perspective Author and Date: Q.-G. Zong (Peking University, China), January 14, 2021 Seminar #4: The Ionosphere Connection Explorer – Results from the First Year on orbit Author and Date: Thomas Immel (UC Berkeley, USA), November 17, 2020 Seminar #3: Developing a Highly Predictable Geomagnetic Index to Gauge Magnetospheric Activity and Space Weather Author and Date: Joe Borovsky (Space Studies Institute, USA), September 10, 2020 Seminar #2: Extreme solar events: A new paradigm Author and Date: Ilya Usoskin (University of Oulu, Finland), July 20, 2020 Seminar #1: A challenge to Physics-based Prediction of Giant Solar Flares Author(s) and Date: Kanya Kusano (Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan), May 26 2020. The main contents of this seminar have been published in Science. View Presentations (https://scostep.org/online-seminar-series/) Science Magazine (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6503/587/tab-article-info)

United States Hosts the SCOSTEP Secretariat

Boston College is currently serving as the SCOSTEP Secretariat, and Patricia Doherty (Boston College) as the SCOSTEP Scientific Secretary. To join the SCOSTEP Mailing list, please send your contact information and your reason of interest to the Scientific Secretary: scostep@bc.edu.

PRESTo: SCOSTEPs Scientific Program for 2019-2023

SCOSTEP’s scientific programs are built around community input and consensus obtained through formal and informal discussions and white papers. Three factors are important: (1) current status; (2) knowledge gaps, and (3) future directions in observations and modeling to fill those gaps. SCOSTEP’s scientific program for 2019-2023, Variability and Predictability of the Solar-Terrestrial Coupling (PRESTO), focuses on the predictability of the Sun-Earth System on timescales from a few hours to centuries. It will look at predictability of (1) space weather on timescales from seconds to days and months, including processes at the Sun, in the heliosphere and in the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere, and (2) sub-seasonal to decadal and centennial variability of the Sun-Earth system, with a special focus on climate impacts, and linking to the World Climate Research Program Grand Challenge on Near-Term Climate Predictions and IPCC assessment. The chair, co-chair and pillar co-leaders of PRESTO are as follows: chair: Ramon Edgardo Lopez (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) co-chair: Jie Zhang (George Mason University, USA) co-chair: Eugene Rozanov (Switzerland) Pillar 1. Sun, interplanetary space and geospace co-leader: Allison Jaynes (University of Iowa, USA) co-leader: Emilia Kilpua (University of Helsinki, Finland) co-leader: Spiros Patsourakos (University of Ioannina, Greece) Pillar 2. Space weather and the Earth’s atmosphere co-leader: Loren Chang (National Central University, Taiwan) co-leader: Duggirala Pallamraju (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India) co-leader: Nick Pedatella (High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA) Pillar 3. Solar activity and its influence on the climate of the Earth System co-leader: Odele Coddington (Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, USA) co-leader: Jie Jiang (Beihang University, China) co-leader: Eugene Rozanov (PMOD/WRC and IAC ETHZ, Switzerland) Learn About the PRESTO Program Overall (https://secureservercdn.net/50.62.195.83/ev6.416.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PRESTO_leaflet_201201.pdf) Learn About the PRESTO Scientific Program (https://scostep.org/presto-science-program/)

VarSITI: SCOSTEP's Scientific Program for 2013-2018*

SCOSTEP’s scientific program for 2013-2018, Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact (VarSITI), concluded in late 2018. VarSITI promoted and facilitated international collaboration in data analysis, modeling, and theory to understand how solar variability affects the Earth. VarSITI had four scientific elements: Solar Evolution and Extrema (SEE) International Study of Earth Affecting Solar Transients (ISEST)/MiniMax24 Specification and Prediction of the Coupled Inner-Magnetospheric Environment (SPeCImeN) Role Of the Sun and the Middle atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere In Climate (ROSMIC)Of the 1,016 VarSITI scientists representing 71 countries, 93 were from the United States, and three of the VarSITI programs had co-leaders from the United States. Information on VarSITI meetings, databases, and publications are available on the website, and additional information about the VarSITI program is provided in a brief YouTube video. A VarSITI Completion Symposium took place from June 10-14, 2019, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Learn More at the Website (http://www.varsiti.org/) YouTube Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=couR4MyxNPY) Learn More About the VarSITI Completion Symposium (http://newserver.stil.bas.bg/VarSITI2019/)

SCOSTEP Comic Books Raise Public Awareness*

SCOSTEP also sponsors a series of ‘Comic Books’ designed to raise the awareness of the general public, and young people in particular, about issues in solar-terrestrial science. Topics include the polar region, cosmic rays, climate change, the ozone hole, solar wind, auroras, the geomagnetic field, the Sun-climate relationship, and the upper atmosphere. The comic books are available in English, French, Spanish, and a number of other languages. Learn More About the Comic Books (https://scostep.org/space-science-comic-books/)

SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar (SVS) Program*

SCOSTEP's Visiting Scholar (SVS) Program provides training opportunities for students at the Masters and PhD levels. These young scientists work for periods of 1-3 months in well-established solar-terrestrial physics laboratories and organizations. The training helps them advance their careers and establish valuable networks. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center regularly hosts one or more Visiting Scholars. A list of all the 2020 and 2021 recipients can be found at https://scostep.org/svs-recipients-2020-2021/. Applications are generally due in late February. Learn More

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