Second VarSITI General Symposium (VarSITI-2017)
Dates: 10-15 July 2017 (Student Tutorial Session on 9 July 2017)
Place: Irkutsk, Russia
Description:
Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact (VarSITI) is the current
scientific program of SCOSTEP (Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial
Physics) for the period 2014-2018 (http://www.varsiti.org/). VarSITI focuses
on the recent and expected future solar activity and its consequences for the
Earth, over various time scales from thousands of years to milliseconds, and at various locations from the solar interior to the Earth’s atmosphere. In
particular, VarSITI focuses on the interconnections in the Sun-Earth system.
Four scientific projects are being carried out under VarSITI: (1) Solar
Evolution and Extrema (SEE), (2) International Study of Earth-Affecting Solar
Transients (ISEST/MiniMax24), (3) Specification and Prediction of the Coupled
Inner-Magnetospheric Environment (SPeCIMEN), and (4) Role Of the Sun and
the Middle atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere In Climate (ROSMIC). Data from relevant space- and ground-based missions will be utilized in
combination with theory and modeling efforts to facilitate the implementation of these projects.
The second VarSITI General Symposium in 2017 will overview
the progress of various activities in the four projects at the fourth year of this
program, especially to promote the interconnection among these projects. We will have topical sessions of 1) Solar and heliospheric drivers of earth-affecting events, 2) Long-term variation of the sun, geomagnetic activity, and climate, 3) Coupling between the Earth’s atmosphere and space and its relation to quiet and active Sun, 4) Understanding the earth’s space environment and its connection to space weather, 5) Sun to Earth campaign event study, 6) Atmospheric response to solar variability and modulation of its impact on timescales from minutes to decades, and 7) Data archiving and analysis tools. Ample opportunity will be given for discussions on new results. In addition, a student tutorial session on Space Weather will be held on Sunday, 9 July 2017, in collaboration between CCMC and VarSITI.
Important Deadlines:
Abstract submission and financial support application: 28 February 2017
Final registration: May 1, 2017
Special Issue:
A special issue based on VarSITI-2017 presentations will be published in an international peer-reviewed journal (TBD)