UK Solar Physics Newsletter
Philippa Browning & David Williams, Editors
December 1st 2013
Dear Colleagues,
Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last
Newsletter.
You can find this newsletter also at the UKSP website:
http://www.uksolphys.org/news/last-15-days/
Dave ([log in to unmask])
Philippa ([log in to unmask])
General News/UKSP Business:
o Inputs solicited by COSPAR/ILWS Space Weather strategic
planning activity
o The life of solar prominences Specialist Discussion Meeting:
Approaching deadline for abstract submission
o RAS fully-sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowship
o Reminder: NAM 2014: Call for parallel sessions
Nuggets:
o RHESSI Science Nugget No. 213
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
o UK-Japan 150-year anniversary: Science, Technology and Innovation
symposium – Astronomy & Space Science
o Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School
o COSPAR-14-E2.3: Energy Transfer from the Photosphere to the
Corona (IRIS)
o COSPAR 40th Scientific Assembly, Moscow, Russia, 2-10 August 2014
Session E2.1: Coronal Magnetism
Jobs/Studentships:
o Three Research Associate positions in the Space Plasma Physics Group,
UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory
o Post-doctoral and visiting scientist positions available at the
Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, China
Solar News Items of Interest:
o SCOSTEP's Quadrennial Solar Terrestrial Physics Symposium
o Two Postdoctoral Positions in Solar Physics at the National
Observatory of Athens (Greece)
o Position in the EC-funded 'F-CHROMA' network - No. 5: Postdoctoral
research fellow in Solar Physics at the Astronomical Institute,
University of Wroclaw, Poland
o Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "The Heliospheric Magnetic Field" /
"Wave Modeling of the Solar Wind"
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Inputs solicited by COSPAR/ILWS Space Weather strategic planning activity
from uksp_sec [December 1, 2013]
COSPAR and the International Living With a Star (ILWS) steering committee have commissioned a strategic planning activity (or roadmap) focusing on the ability to understand and forecast those elements in the coupled space environment related to changing conditions on the Sun that are pertinent to the phenomena of space weather.
We welcome input from the research and user communities working in any of field related to space weather. Specifically, we look forward to hearing your views on capability gaps, priorities in essential observables and models. In your opinion, what would be the necessary resources for leaps forward in our capabilities to provide timely, reliable information pertinent to electrical power transmission, navigation and communication, space-based assets and aviation?
We are also interested in collecting information on URLs to space-weather related study reports and on instrumentation opportunities for the near future.
We request your input in pdf format, limited to no more than 2 pages, with full contact information of at least the submitting lead author. All submitted documents will be made accessible to the entire panel and hosted online for open access as supplemental information to the roadmap report. In order for the roadmap panel to be able to digest the submissions we suggest submission at your earliest opportunity:
Please send your input in email to: [log in to unmask] no later than March 1, 2014.
On behalf of the COSPAR SW roadmap team,
Karel Schrijver (chair) and Kirsti Kauristie (co-chair).
More information on the roadmap initiative
In the charge to the roadmap panel, the following expectations were formulated:
“The roadmap would cover as minimum:
Currently available data, and upcoming gaps
Agency plans for space based space weather data (national and international): treating both scientific and monitoring aspects of these missions
Space and ground based data access: where current data is either proprietary or where the geographic location of the measurement makes data access difficult
Current capability gaps which would provide a marked improvement in space weather service capability.
The outcome should centre on a recommended approach to future developments, including coordination and addressing at least:
Key science challenges
Data needs, space and ground based
Smooth and organised transition of scientific developments into reliable services”
The roadmap team will have two meetings (Nov. 4-6, 2013 in Paris, France; and in mid-April 2014 in Boulder, CO) prior to the 2014 COSPAR assembly in Moscow where the panel’s findings will be presented. Information on the roadmap activity can be found at http://www.lmsal.com/~schryver/COSPARrm.
We encourage you to visit a growing repository of information on existing space-weather related resources being constructed as an initiative of the COSPAR Space Weather Panel, and to add your own input, at: http://www.spaceweathercatalogue.org/
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The life of solar prominences Specialist Discussion Meeting: Approaching deadline for abstract submission
from Nicolas Labrosse [November 30, 2013]
Dear colleagues,
This is a gentle reminder of the approaching deadline for abstract submission to the RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting devoted to solar prominences on Friday 21st February 2014 in London.
Please submit your abstracts by Friday 20 December 2013 on the meeting’s web pages: http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/?page_id=2437
This specialist discussion meeting aims to review our current understanding of the life-cycle of solar prominences. How do they form? How do they interact with their environment, from the photosphere to the corona? How do they disappear? What is their contribution to Space Weather? Addressing these questions relies on interactions between experts in plasma physics, MHD, magnetic field modelling and observation, spectroscopy, radiation transfer, … This will be an excellent opportunity to discuss open issues in this area of interest to solar and stellar physicists, keeping in mind recent and future developments in observations and in modelling.
Keynote speakers:
- Brigitte Schmieder (Observatoire de Paris) on Prominence formation and plasma properties
- Spiro Antiochos (NASA/GSFC) on Prominence magnetic field and heliospheric connection
The organisers,
Nicolas Labrosse (University of Glasgow)
Duncan Mackay (University of St Andrews)
http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/?page_id=2437
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RAS fully-sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowship
from uksp_sec [November 27, 2013]
Applications are invited for a Royal Astronomical Society fully Sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowship, for study in the subject areas of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science, to be held at any UK university or research establishment.
Daphne Jackson fellowships are unique and quite unlike any other academic fellowships.
They are intended for those wishing to return to research in a STEM area after a career break of two years or more. Fellowships are normally two years, half time and involve a challenging research project and an individually tailored retraining programme.
The Daphne Jackson Trust is the only charitable organisation in the UK solely dedicated to returning scientists, engineers or technologists to their careers following a break. The Trust offers flexible, part-time, paid fellowships to returners who have taken a career break of two or more years for family, caring or health reasons.
To be eligible for a Daphne Jackson Fellowship you must meet at least the following criteria:
A career break of at least two years’ duration taken for family, caring or health reasons
A good first degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) or related disciplines
At least 3 years in research prior to career break and / or PhD qualification
Resident in the UK with the right to remain in the UK indefinitely
Good command of English (spoken and written)
Computer skills
For full details about the Trust, please see the website www.daphnejackson.org For further information before submitting an application please ring the Trust office on 01483 689166, or email [log in to unmask]
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your CV along with a personal statement explaining your career break and future career plans to the Daphne Jackson Trust office [log in to unmask] .
Closing date for this opportunity is 27th January 2014
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Reminder: NAM 2014: Call for parallel sessions
from uksp_sec [November 16, 2013]
Please note that the call for Sessions for NAM2014 is now out, with deadline December 15th. The 2014 UK Solar Physics meeting will be held as part of NAM at Portsmouth, similarly to recent years. We anticipate a full programme of Solar Physics parallel sessions throughout the meeting.
UKSP Council strongly encourage the Solar Physics community to propose sessions, including, where relevant, sessions which are joint with colleagues in MIST (Magnetospheric, Ionospheric and Solar Terrestrial) and with other areas of astronomy.
If you are considering submission of a session proposal, we invite you to inform UKSP President (p.browning @ manchester.ac.uk) in advance. We will then try to avoid overlaps by encouraging people submitting similar proposals to collaborate, and also identify significant gaps in the programme.
Philippa Browning and David Williams (on behalf of UKSP Council)
RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2014
Portsmouth, 23-26 June 2014
http://www.nam2014.org
twitter: @RASNAM2014
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RHESSI Science Nugget No. 213
from Hugh Hudson [November 26, 2013]
“The 1859 Space Weather Event Revisited,” by Ed Cliver; assessing the greatest space-weather events over the centuries.
http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets
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UK-Japan 150-year anniversary: Science, Technology and Innovation symposium – Astronomy & Space Science
from Louise Harra [November 20, 2013]
Dear Sir/Madam:
We would like to invite you to attend the UK-Japan 150 year
anniversary, Science, Technology and Innovation symposium – Astronomy
& Space Science -
The symposium will take place from 13:00 to 19:00 on Friday,
6th December 2013 at the Embassy of Japan in the UK,
101-104 Piccadilly W1J 7JT. It will be followed by a reception.
The UK-Japan 150 year anniversary, Science, Technology and Innovation
symposium – Astronomy & Space Science – will celebrate the 150th
anniversary of UK-Japan academic interaction. In 1863, five Japanese
students, ‘Choshu Five’, including Hirobumi Ito, who later became the
Japan’s first Prime Minister, arrived in the UK and studied at
University College London. Since that time, Japan and the UK have
exchanged scholars and developed collaborative works across many
fields, including Astronomy and Space Science. Furthermore the UK and
Japanese Governments signed the MOU for wider cooperation on space
activities during PM Cameron’s visit to Japan. Following such
circumstance, the symposium will highlight the past, current and
future collaborations in Astronomy and Space Science, covering a wide
range of research topics, from the Sun to Cosmology.
Please see our website for more up-to-date information:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/astro/events/UKJAPAN150/,
If you can attend, please register by 24th November through:
http://ukjapan150astro.eventbrite.co.uk/
Please print and bring your ticket. All visitors to the Embassy are
required to show photo ID and the event ticket.
The dress code for the event is smart casual.
We look forward to meeting you at the symposium.
Sincerely yours,
The UK-Japan 150 year anniversary, Science, Technology and
Innovation symposium – Astronomy & Space Science – organiser
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Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School
from uksp_sec [November 26, 2013]
The Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School is accepting applications for its summer 2014 session. This summer school, sponsored by the Institute of Geophysics, Planetary Physics, and Signatures (IGPPS) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), brings together top space science graduate students and LANL’s internationally renowned space scientists to work on challenging space weather topics and instrumentation. Students receive a prestigious Vela Fellowship, technical training, and professional development seminars.
The summer school includes a wide range of topics such as:
Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
Solar wind dynamics
Planetary magnetospheres
Spacecraft charging
Orbital drag modeling
Instrumentation methods
Data analysis techniques
Numerical modeling techniques
Data assimilation
Possible research projects include:
Plasma waves in the solar wind and magnetosphere
Solar energetic particle events
Diffusion coefficients and radiation belt dynamics
Van Allen Probes data analysis and modeling
Scintillating and solid-state radiation detectors
Thermospheric density and satellite drag
Program
Students attend a variety of lectures on space physics and space weather related research topics and gain valuable hands-on experience under the mentorship of a LANL scientist. This program also provides students with opportunities to develop their written and oral communication skills, including resume writing and presenting.
Students
The program is open to U.S. and foreign graduate students in space physics, planetary sciences, aerospace engineering, or a related field. Program acceptance is based primarily on the student’s academic record, list of publications & presentations, and nomination letter. Acceptance will also be based on the student’s interest in attending the summer school and the benefit to the student of attendance, as demonstrated in the cover letter. Preference will be given to students who have completed at least their second year of graduate school, although students at any year of school may apply.
More information and how to apply
Please visit the Space Weather Summer School website at http://spaceweatherschool.org for more information. Applications can be sent as email attachments to [log in to unmask]
Please include the following material with your application:
Cover letter describing your research interests, why it would benefit you to attend, potential project ideas, and mentor requests
Current CV including full list of publications and presentations
Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
Brief description of your Masters/PhD program and how far along you are in that program
Nomination letter from your advisor
Two additional reference letters if you are NOT enrolled in a US graduate program
Applications
Applications will be accepted starting in mid-January. Applications must be received by February 14, 2014. Acceptance notifications will be sent out by March 3, 2014.
Further questions can be directed to the Summer School Director, Misa Cowee, by email at [log in to unmask]
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COSPAR-14-E2.3: Energy Transfer from the Photosphere to the Corona (IRIS)
from Louise Harra [November 20, 2013]
A 1 day meeting will be held at COSPAR 2014 in Moscow on energy transfer through the solar atmosphere.
Major unanswered questions in solar physics such as solar wind formation, and the heating of the solar atmosphere are reliant on understanding the transfer of mass and energy from the photosphere to the corona. The Hinode spacecraft has instruments that observe both the photosphere and the corona spectroscopically. However the region between these has little coverage. The IRIS mission will be launched at the end of 2012, and will provide the critical link spectroscopically between the photosphere and corona. The purpose of this session is to present new results from these missions and link them with the latest numerical simulations. The implications of the results presented at this meeting have implications for understanding astrophysical and space plasmas.
Confirmed invited speakers include Scott McIntosh (HAO, USA), Mats Carlsson (UIO, Norway), Alan Hood (St Andrews, UK), Karel Schrijver (LMSAL, USA).
The abstract deadline is 14th February – please submit your abstracts on https://www.cospar-assembly.org/
See you there! Louise Harra & Bart De Pontieu
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COSPAR 40th Scientific Assembly, Moscow, Russia, 2-10 August 2014 Session E2.1: Coronal Magnetism
from Laurel Rachmeler [November 26, 2013]
We invite abstract submissions (deadline 14 February 2014) to the upcoming COSPAR session “Coronal Magnetism”.
Coronal magnetism is at the heart of any understanding of the origins of space weather at the Earth, and of the slower evolution on solar-cycle time scales of its space environment. We are now at a watershed moment: not only are telescopes using infrared, visible, and radio magnetometry obtaining unprecedented observations, but also future large telescopes are under development and construction, making it feasible to map the three-dimensional magnetic field from photosphere up into the corona. The insight we stand to gain from such observations will shed light on a wide range of analogous magnetic phenomena throughout space physics.
Session topics: Observations at multiple wavelengths; Theory and modeling: helicity, topology, and magnetic energy storage; Forward and inverse methods of analysis; The coronal magnetic field throughout the solar cycle; The future of coronal magnetometry
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Three Research Associate positions in the Space Plasma Physics Group, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory
from uksp_sec [November 26, 2013]
University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory (the Department of Space and Climate Physics) wishes to fill 3 vacancies within its Space Plasma Group. These positions are:
i) Research Associate for Magnetospheric and Space Plasma Physics Research. This post will particularly involve original research in magnetotail and substorm physics and is available immediately – https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1382899
ii) Research Associate for Radiation Belt Space Plasma Physics . The post-holder will study the role of electromagnetic waves in driving radiation belt acceleration, transport and loss processes. The post is available from April 2014 – https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1383668
iii) Research Associate in the Cluster PEACE Operations Team. This post will focus on supporting the operations, in-flight calibration and data handling for the four Cluster-PEACE electron spectrometers. This post is available immediately – https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1382701
Full details of these posts can be found on the UCL jobs website on the above links. Candidates should hold, or expect to hold, a Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in a Space-Physics-related subject. Applications for each position should be separately submitted through the above websites and should include a publications list and a 1 page summary of research experience and future research aspirations. The closing date for applications for all 3 posts is 20th Dec 2013.
MSSL is located in the Surrey Hills near Dorking in Surrey. Further details about MSSL can be found at our website (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl).
For queries regarding the posts please contact Prof. Chris Owen ([log in to unmask]), Prof. Andrew Fazakerley ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Jonathan Rae ([log in to unmask]).
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Post-doctoral and visiting scientist positions available at the Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, China
from Bo Li [November 26, 2013]
We cordially invite applications for postdoctoral and visiting scientist positions at the Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Shandong University. We expect to offer 4 to 6 postdoctoral and several visiting scientist positions. The successful applicants are expected to carry out original research in solar and space physics, space weather sciences, plasma physics, computational fluid dynamics, and space instrumentation with demonstrated skills of publishing in refereed journals.
The applicants are expected to work with,
1) Prof. Yao Chen ([log in to unmask]) on physical processes of solar eruptions. Of primary interests are coronal mass ejections, flares, and accompanying processes of shocks, magnetic reconnection, particle acceleration, radio bursts, and related topics.
2) Prof. Lidong Xia ([log in to unmask]) on multi-wavelength observational studies of the fundamental processes in the solar atmosphere. Of particular interests are the physics of the solar transition region and the magnetic connection from the photosphere to the corona.
3) Prof. Bo Li ([log in to unmask]) on observational and modeling studies of the solar corona and solar wind. He expects to work with a scientist with expertise that can find applications to the broad topic of coronal heating. Plasma waves and turbulence are of particular interest.
4) Prof. Quanqi Shi ([log in to unmask]) on magnetospheric physics and solar wind–magnetosphere interaction. Of primary interests are the solar wind mass and energy transport into the magnetosphere and related processes.
5) Prof. Qinghe Zhang ([log in to unmask]) on the physics of the ionosphere and the ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling. Of particular interests are the origin and dynamical evolution of ionospheric irregularities, and ionospheric responses to space-weather events.
The postdoctoral posts are available for a fixed term of 1 year with a possible 2-year extension depending on funding availability and performance, and can start as early as 1 January 2014. The annual salary is 25,000 to 30,000 US dollars depending on qualification and experience. Visiting scientist appointments are for 3-12 months, and the postholders should pursue independent research in close collaboration with the ISS faculty members.
For all successful applicants, accommodation will be provided free of charge (worth an additional 5000-US dollar value) which is fully-furnished and in easy reach of shopping plazas, the university campus, and the Weihai International Beach. ISS is located in the scenic coastal city of Weihai, which with its considerably low living cost (~400 – 800 US dollars per month) and wonderful beaches is regarded as one of the nation’s most desirable cities.
Applications will be considered from 15 December 2013 onwards. We will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled. Candidates should submit electronically a CV, a cover letter describing their research experience and interests, and the names of two potential referees, to one of the above prospective collaborators (please also copy to [log in to unmask]). Please visit the webpage (http://space.wh.sdu.edu.cn/list.php?fid=19) for more information.
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Please see:
http://spd.aas.org/SolarNews/archive/news.html
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SCOSTEP's Quadrennial Solar Terrestrial Physics Symposium
from Nat Gopalswamy [29 Nov 2013]
SCOSTEP’s 13th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium (STP13)
October 12 – 17, 2014 Xi’An, Shanxi, China
First Announcement and Call For papers
The thirteenth Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) will be held in Xi’An, China during October 12-17, 2014. The Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) program ended in 2013 and followed by the Variability of the Sun and Its terrestrial Impact (VarSITI) program. The VarSITI program expands the solar terrestrial physics to a broader context to star-planet interaction, which might further our scientific understanding of Sun-Earth connection. This Symposium will highlight results obtained during the Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) program and the new Variability of the Sun and Its terrestrial Impact (VarSITI) program. The scientific sessions of STP13 feature the chains of physical processes that operate in the solar terrestrial domain. These are: (i) the mass chain in the form of plasmas and particles emitted from the Sun, (ii) the electromagnetic radiation chain in the form irradiance (total and spectral) and flare emissions, and (iii) the intra-atmospheric chain representing energy flow from Earth into space. The processes considered include the generation of energy in the interior of the Sun and near Earth and its flow in various directions. In particular, the symposium will address recent advances in solar dynamo theory and predictions of the future solar activity, long-term variations of solar activity and their impact on terrestrial climate, and the origin and probability of solar extreme events. Finally, a one-day workshop session will be held to analyze the data collected during the MiniMax24 campaign.
1. Mass Chain
a. Origin, evolutions, and Earth impact of coronal mass ejections
b. Origin, evolution, and Earth impact of high speed streams
c. Origin, evolution, and Earth impact of energetic particles from solar, magnetospheric and galactic sources
2. Electromagnetic Chain
a. Long-term solar variability (magnetism, total irradiance, and spectral irradiance) and its impact on geospace and Earth
b. Origin of solar flares and their impact on Earth’s ionosphere/atmosphere
c. Coronal and Interplanetary radio bursts including auroral kilometric radiation
3. Intra-Atmospheric Chain
a. Geospace response to variability of the lower atmosphere
b. Trends in the entire atmosphere, including anthropogenic aspects
c. Regional, hemispheric and inter-hemispheric couplings and transport in the atmosphere
4. Workshop to analyze Sun-to-Earth MiniMax24 Events
The STP13 scientific sessions consist of tutorial lectures/keynotes in the mornings and focused presentations (invited talks, contributed papers) in the afternoons. Original research papers are solicited on any of these topics or on topics related to other aspects of Sun-Earth connection. Papers involving the origin and consequences of the current weak solar activity are encouraged.
Details on the registration, abstract submission, travel, and accommodation can be found on the conference web site: http://stp13.csp.escience.cn.
Scientific Organizing Committee
Sacha Brun, Laboratory on Dynamics of Stars and theirs Environments, France
Tim Fuller-Rowell, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, USA
Suiyan Fu, Peking University, China
Katya Georgieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Nat Gopalswamy (Chair), NASA GSFC, USA
Subramanian Gurubaran, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India
Vladimir Kuznetsov, IZMIRAN, Russia
Mark Lester, University of Leicester, UK
Franz-Josef Luebken, Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Germany
Takuji Nakamura, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
Nikolai Ostgaard, Birkeland Centre for Space Science, Norway
Annika Seppälä, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland
Kazuo Shiokawa, Nagoya University, Japan
David Siskind, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Chi Wang, National Space Science Center, China
Yihua Yan, National Astronomical Observatories, China
Jie Zhang, George Mason University, USA
Mei Zhang, National Astronomical Observatories, China
Local Organizing Committee
Chi Wang (Chair), National Space Science Center, CAS
Li Lan, National Space Science Center, CAS
Yanni Gao, National Space Science Center, CAS
Marianna Shepherd, SCOSTEP Scientific Secretary
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Two Postdoctoral Positions in Solar Physics at the National Observatory of Athens (Greece)
from Georgia Tsiropoula [29 Nov 2013]
The Solar Physics Group of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens is inviting applications for two postdoctoral research positions in the field of solar physics. The fellowships are for a period of up to 20 months. The positions will end at latest on September 30, 2015 and the preferred starting date is January 1st, 2014. Applicants with previous experience in data analysis and interpretation of imaging and spectroscopic solar observations from ground-based and space-borne instruments are invited to apply. Of particular interest are postdoctoral candidates who have some experience and are interested in the study of solar small-scale events, line profile inversion techniques, magnetic field extrapolation methods, waves, numerical simulations.
The successful candidates must hold a PhD in solar physics. Interested candidates should send a CV, a list of publications, a brief description of their experience and research interests and the names of two referees to Dr. G. Tsiropoula ([log in to unmask]) before the 22th of December 2013. Letters of reference will also be taken into account and should be sent to the same address by the application deadline. Informal inquiries can also be made at the email address above. The positions are funded in the framework of the program "Excellence II" of the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology.
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Position in the EC-funded 'F-CHROMA' network - No. 5: Postdoctoral research fellow in Solar Physics at the Astronomical Institute, University of Wroclaw, Poland
from Arkadiusz Berlicki [28 Nov 2013]
A two-year position as postdoctoral research fellow in solar physics is available at the Astronomical Institute of the University of Wroclaw, Poland. The preferred starting date is February 1st, 2014. A later starting date (1-2 months) can be negotiated. The gross salary for this employment contract will be around 21,000 Euro/year, subject to local taxes and contribution to social security.
The position can be extended for the third year, depending on research achievements, but it must end before December 31st, 2016.
The postdoctoral fellow will be working in join European project F-CHROMA - "Flare Chromospheres: Observations, Models and Archives", funded by the EC programme FP7 SPACE 2012. This project is focused on multi-wavelength study of solar flares and their modelling. Applicants should have a PhD in astrophysics and research experience in solar physics, Fortran programming language, and IDL data processing. Experience in the analysis and interpretation of solar data is welcomed. A good command of English is also required. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with other Consortium members on the analysis and interpretation of high spatial and temporal resolution observations of solar flares and the development of a flare observations archive. She/He will be also responsible for solar observations and contributing to project deliverables.
For more information go to: http://www.astro.uni.wroc.pl/
Application should contain:
* Application letter
* CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work, research interests)
* Copies of educational certificates and transcript of records
* Complete list of publications and academic work
* Up to five copies of highlighted publications, that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee, all preferably in PDF format
* Minimum of 2 reference letters from the reviewers and their contact details
Applicants should send their applications and all documents to: Arkadiusz Berlicki, email: [log in to unmask],
subject: F-CHROMA postdoc.
The application deadline is December 31, 2013.
For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Arkadiusz Berlicki (e-mail:[log in to unmask]).
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Living Reviews in Solar Physics: "The Heliospheric Magnetic Field" / "Wave Modeling of the Solar Wind"
from Frank Schulz [30 Nov 2013]
Living Reviews in Solar Physics has published a new review article on
"The Heliospheric Magnetic Field" by Mathew J. Owens and Robert J.
Forsyth and a revision of the review on "Wave Modeling of the Solar
Wind" by Leon Ofman on 28 November 2013.
Please find the abstract and further details below.
These publications also introduce a redesigned HTML article layout, which allows better indexing by search engines and improves usability (easy linking to sections and figures, replacement for popup windows).
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PUB.NO. lrsp-2013-5
Owens, Mathew J. and Forsyth, Robert J.
"The Heliospheric Magnetic Field"
ACCEPTED: 2013-11-10
PUBLISHED: 2013-11-28
FULL ARTICLE AT:
http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2013-5
ABSTRACT:
The heliospheric magnetic field (HMF) is the extension of the coronal magnetic magnetic carried by the solar wind. It is the means by which the Sun interacts with planetary magnetospheres and channels charged particles propagating through the heliosphere. As the HMF remains rooted at the solar photosphere as the Sun rotates, the large-scale HMF traces out an Archimedean spiral. This pattern is distorted by the the interaction of fast and slow solar wind streams, as well as the interplanetary manifestations of coronal mass ejections. On the smaller scale, the HMF exhibits an array of waves, discontinuities and turbulence, which give hints to the solar wind formation process. This review aims to summarise observations and theory of the small- and large-scale structure of the HMF. Solar-cycle and cycle-to-cycle evolution of the HMF is discussed in terms of recent spacecraft observations and pre-spaceage proxies for the HMF in geomagnetic and galactic cosmic ray records.
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PUB.NO. lrsp-2010-4
Ofman, Leon
"Wave Modeling of the Solar Wind"
ACCEPTED: 2010-09-09
PUBLISHED: 2010-10-15
REVISED: 2013-11-28
FULL ARTICLE AT:
http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2010-4
ABSTRACT:
The acceleration and heating of the solar wind have been studied for decades using satellite observations and models. However, the exact mechanism that leads to solar wind heating and acceleration is poorly understood. In order to improve the understanding of the physical mechanisms that are involved in these processes a combination of modeling and observational analysis is required. Recent models constrained by satellite observations show that wave heating in the low-frequency (MHD), and high-frequency (ion-cyclotron) range may provide the necessary momentum and heat input to coronal plasma and produce the solar wind. This review is focused on the results of several recent solar modeling studies that include waves explicitly in the MHD and the kinetic regime. The current status of the understanding of the solar wind acceleration and heating by waves is reviewed.
UPCOMING ARTICLES AT:
http://solarphysics.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html
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