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Boston University
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CAS AS 311 | Planetary Physics
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2024
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21
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Toward the ILWS Decade Report and Outlook • State of the Program • State of missions • Future needs ILWS Mantra • MISSION: Stimulate, strengthen, and coordinate space research to understand the governing processes of the connected Sun-Earth System as an integrated entity. • OBJECTIVES: 1. 2. 3. 4. To Stimulate and Facilitate: Study of the Sun-Earth connected system and the effects which influence life and society. Collaboration among potential partners in solar-terrestrial space missions. Synergistic coordination of international research in solar-terrestrial studies, including all relevant data sources as well as theory and modeling. Effective and user driven access to all data, results, and value-added products. The ILWS Decade • In the next 10 years, more than 20 missions for Sun-Earth System Science will be launched by ILWS agencies • The collection of these missions is International Living With a Star • The Question: – How to make the ILWS Decade also the renaissance of our science? Program Update • Greece and Taiwan joined, giving a total membership of 28 • Steering Committee meetings – Goa, February 2006 – Telecon, May 2006 • Solar Task Group formed (T. Hoeksema chair) • Various discussions with CAWSES/SCOSTEP, IHY, eGY on matters of common interest, especially on data exploitation and preservation • Conducted an independent peer review of Kuafu mission assessment study at the request of CNSA Program Update –cont. • Several workshops, conference sessions – Goa Workshop – IAGA (2005) and COSPAR (2006) sessions – Varna Workshop (September 2006) • Several mission launches this year • NASA (Lika) is Vice Chair and will become Steering Committee Chair for 2007-8 – Hurah! Je peux faire de la recherche à temps plein! Mission Update 1 • Solar B (2006) • STEREO (2006) • Proba-2 (2007) • Corona-Photon (2007) • PICARD (2008) • SDO (2008) • Solar Orbiter (2015) ___________________ • SMESE • Kuafu • Solar Sentinel • Solar Probe Mission Update 2 • THEMIS (2006) • ePOP (2007) • Argo (2008) • SWARM (2010) • RBSP (2012) • MMS (2013?) _________________ • ERG (2013) • ORBITALS (2013-4) • M3/SCOPE (>2016) New Opportunity 1 Kuafu B Kuafu A • Kuafu will be the first-ever coordinated simultaneous 24/7 imaging of the Sun and magnetosphere • A large Canadian-Sino-European collaboration New Opportunity 2 • Canadian-US ORBITALS and Japanese ERG for radiation belt science New Opportunity 3 • ASIM (Atmospheric-Space Interaction Monitor) is a photometer-x-ray sensor package for flight in ISS pixel separation along arc (km) Ground-based Science CS NORSTAR Dense Array Eric Donovan & Mikko Syrjaesuo University of Calgary 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 C0 FOV NS = 90 degrees FOV 0 = 22 degrees 100 200 height (km) 300 400 CN North Camera Sep = 60 km South Camera Sep = 100 km • • • • Emergence of Super-Mag and GAIA Further expansion of remote-sensing radar networks Circumglobal chains Real-time data transmission solutions Issue 1: Data • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Solar B STEREO Proba-2 Coronas-Photon PICARD SDO Solar Orbiter THEMIS ePOP Argo SWARM RBSP MMS ASIM ORBITALS SMESE Kuafu M3/SCOPE … ∫ =? Cooperation with eGY, IHY, CAWSES, etc Issue 2: Coordination • A new wave of solar missions accentuates the importance of coordination – A principal task for Solar TG • Proactive steps should be taken on the geospace side as well Issue 3: Missions under Planning • Kuafu is an important test case on how ILWS can help optimize its science and fill important gaps • Coordinated European action is very important – Not necessarily a zero-sum game vis a vis Solar Orbiter – China is important enough for Europe and Canada to invest more Issue 4: Ground-based • Most ILWS agencies do not have direct mandate on GB • ILWS won't be a scientific success if it is disconnected with GB community • Creative links with this community need to be established • A GB workshop to discuss how to best synergize ILWS missions and GB activities Issue 5: Break down boundaries • Systems science requires scientists from different disciplines to communicate • An ILWS symposium series (biannual?) over the ILWS Decade to focus on interdisciplinary problems and system-level approach to their solution Issue 6: IT and Atmosphere • IT is now a weakness of the program – Falling in no-man's land – Lacking a compelling science or practical argument – Lacking leadership from the community • IT will be a gap that can be filled by emerging ILWS countries • IT can benefit from nontraditional partners (SWARM and ASIM examples) • IT should look more seriously at geospace impact on the atmosphere (Sun-Climate Connection) Issue 7: Coordinated ILWS Mission Planning Framework • An optional framework to plan a specific ILWS endorsed mission from the outset – E.g., M3/SCOPE • Plus – Longer planning horizon – Allow participation from smaller agencies • Minus – Increased legalism – May reduce agency flexibility due to international commitment Issue 8: Program Operation • • • • Program budget Program newsletter Next ILWS Meeting etc Toward the ILWS Decade • We are on the verge of an exciting decade of discovery and international cooperation • Much remains to be done – Articulate a powerful and sustainable vision for our science – Strengthen the international framework of cooperation – Establish a data infrastructure – Last hence the most, renew our human resource in space research • A well-organized ILWS will help address all these needs.

Toward the ILWS Decade

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