web-address:http://isds.nict.go.jp/scostep-wds.2015.org/
Contact Point: contact-scostep-wds(at)icsu-wds.org
Place: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan
Principal Sponsors:
Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) http://www.yorku.ca/scostep/
ICSU World Data System (ICSU-WDS) https://www.icsu-wds.org/
(1) Scope of the Workshop
The principal objective of this joint SCOSTEP-WDS workshop is to stimulate interaction among data providers (data centres, data networks, etc.), data scientists, and data-oriented researchers. SCOSTEP’s current program VarSITI (Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact, (http://www.varsiti.org/) will strive for international collaboration in data analysis, modeling, and theory to understand how the solar variability affects the Earth’s environment in a vast range of time scales, from seconds to billions of years. Long-term preservation and provision of quality-assessed data and information are common objectives for SCOSTEP and WDS. Development of advanced data systems to enable scientists to perform multidisciplinary data-analysis is another common target. This workshop will be a remarkable opportunity to initiate close collaboration between SCOSTEP and WDS to promote our data-oriented activities by introducing state-of-the-art information technology. Principal topics of the workshop are:
(2) Special Event Study
In the planned Data Analysis session shown above , we have blocked a time slot to perform “on-line” data analyses of solar-terrestrial phenomena observed in the interval around “St. Patrick’s day (17 March 2015)”geomagnetic storm. A partial halo CME was observed on 2015/03/15, in association with a C9.1/1F flare (S22W25) and II/IV radio bursts. A super geomagnetic storm commenced at 04:45 UTC on 17 March (Kakioka), and the Dst reached its minimum value (-228 nT) at around 00 UTC on 18 March (WDC for Geomagnetism, Kyoto). This geomagnetic storm is the largest one in the current solar cycle. Presentations on data analyses of this solar-terrestrial event are welcome. To stimulate collaborative data analysis of this event, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) will prepare an environment to enable on-line access to relevant data, through the collaborations of VarSITI participants in Japan. Further information on this event will be posted on the Workshop Web page.
(3) Workshop Information
The workshop Web page http://isds.nict.go.jp/scostep-wds.2015.org/ has been updated to include registration, abstract submission and accommodation pages. Information on these important items are given below but please visit this web page for details:
Registration:
Please use the registration form , posted on the Workshop web page, and submit it to the “contact point” as an attached file. The registration deadline is 15 September 2015. Although on-site registration will be accepted, we ask all participants to submit the form in advance to eliminate additional paper work at the registration desk. No registration fee is required.
Abstract Submission:
The abstract format is a "one-pager" that may include figures or tables, in addition to the main text of less than 600 words (a WORD template can be found in the workshop web page). All figures will be reproduced monochromatically in the workshop booklet to be distributed to the participants. Please submit the abstract as e-mail attachment to the “contact point” of the Workshop by 1 August 2015. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed.
Accommodation:
For foreign participants, w e are keeping a block of rooms (single and non-smoking) in Hotel Mets Kokubunji (http://www.jrhotelgroup.com/eng/code/codeeng123.htm). This hotel is located within walking distance from NICT (public bus services are also available). Hotel reservation form, posted on the Workshop page, should be sent to the “contact point”, not to the hotel. Although the dead line for hotel reservation has been set as 31 August 2015, we strongly recommend you to make the reservation as early as possible. For domestic participants, please see the hotel information posted in our Web page.
Inquiries on this Workshop should be addressed to: contact-scostep-wds(at)icsu-wds.org
(Please change (at) to @).
Communicated by:
Professor Takashi Watanabe | Senior Advisor
World Data System-International Programme Office
c/o NICT, 4-2-1 Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
Tel: +81 80 2348 8073 Fax: +81 4 2327 6409
takashi.watanabe(at)icsu-wds.org | www.icsu-wds.org