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Article 1:

Article 1:
An Investigation of
Properties of the Coronal Holes Producing
HSSs
InProCH

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Article 2:
STP (Solar Terrestrial
Physics) activities in
Senegal (Space Weather and GNSS)

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Highlight onYoung Scientists 1:
Akshay Patil / India

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Highlight onYoung Scientists 2:
Chandan Kapil / India

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Meeting Report 1:
Geomagnetic influenceon climate at the Earth7

Meeting Report 2:
The
International
Space Weather Initiative School

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Meeting Report 3:
The AGS International
Conference on Space
Weather and Technology Applications

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Announcement 1:
2024 awardees of the
SCOSTEP
Visiting
Scholar (SVS) program

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Announcement 2:
Meetings and database
constructions
supported by the PRESTO grant 2024

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SCOSTEP’s Next Scientific Program Committee

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An Investigation of Properties of the Coronal
Holes Producing HSSs
InProCHD. Beșliu Ionescu1, 2 and G. Mariș Muntean1
1Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
2Institute of Geodynamics of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

D. Beșliu
IonescuH

igh speed streams (HSSs) in thesolar wind that originates from coronal holes (CHs), are one of the important drivers of geomagnetic disturbances (such as geomagnetic storms –GSs). Any new scientific result that
could contribute to a better understandingof the causal chain that leads to such associations is of great interest for solar,
heliosphere and magnetosphere communities. In the frame of the Presto Pillar 1– Sun, planetary space, and geospace –G. Mariș
Munteanwe have prepared a database that is available online at http://observer.astro.ro/inproch/. This database contains coronalholes (CHs) observed during the descending phase of solar cycle 24 (SC24),
specifically the period from Apr 2015 to
Jul 2017, extended by three months before and after this interval.

Our database is built on the CHs detections that are obtained using
CHIMERA(https://github.com/

Figure 1. CHs histogram for bins of 10° latitudes. Blue stars – all CHs., red triangles– CHs with associated HSSs (normalised
values).
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Figure 2. Screenshot of the webpage displaying the header of the database.
TCDSolar/CHIMERA) (Garton, Gallahher and Murray,2018) and their listed properties, which are publicly
available at solarmonitor.org. The database extends thecurrent knowledge about CHs with their HSSs associated such as they were listed in the Complex HSSs Catalogue for SC24 (Besliu-Ionescu, Maris Munteanu andDobrică, 2022). This catalogue is available online at
http://www.geodin.ro/varsiti/ for SC24. Although the
HSSs catalogue indicates the source, does not specify
which day that source should be identified. We considered that in order to improve a possible prediction for ageoeffective HSS we need to better understand thesource of the solar wind triggering that HSS.

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he association of the HSS with CH(s) was realisedusing a time restriction and a position evaluation.
The time restriction was computed as the duration inwhich solar wind would travel from the CH to 1 AU, ina raw approximation as a straight line trajectory, withthe velocity equal to the maximum speed of the stream.
The CH position was considered overlapping the information given by SOLEN (https://solen.info/solar/
coronal_holes.html) and SpaceWeather (https://spaceweather.com/) with the CH computations from
CHIMERA. Thus, during the period covered by thisdatabase (Jan 2015 – Oct 2017) there are 3722 detected
CHs, out of which 134 have HSSs associated. Amongst
these, there are 28 HSSs with multiple CHs sources(associated with two or three CHs).

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igure 1 shows the number of CHs, normalised values, for all CHs (blue stars) and CHs associatedwith HSSs (red triangles). One can see that CHs tend tohave a maximum distribution around the ± 30° latitudes,
but the maximum number of CHs associated with HSSs
is around −15° latitude.

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ur database uses the same designation of the column names for CHs properties as the list from
Garton, Gallahher and Murray (2018) (columns 1 to 16
in our table), but missing a few measurements from theoriginal database for readability reasons.

In order to have a better representation of the CHs wehave added a couple of coronal images. In columns
17 and 18 the table displays coronal images with PFSS
model (downloaded from https://suntoday.lmsal.com/)

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and the SolarMonitor's coronal hole segmentations performed by CHIMERA (https://solarmonitor.org/
chimera.php).

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inally, the “HSS asoc” column (19) marks with an
X the association with a specific HSS, then the IDof the HSS is listed (column 20) such as found in the
Complex HSSs Catalogue for SC24 (Besliu-Ionescu,
Maris Munteanu and Dobrică, 2022), formed using theyear and the number of the HSSs. In this last column,on HSS ID hover, an image is displayed. This image
represents the solar wind speed and density during themonth corresponding to the HSS detected. Each HSSs ismarked in the image with alternating vertical bars
(straight and dashed lines).

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his new database resulted from this coordinatedinvestigation based on the complex HSSs catalogue
for SC24 will be used to improve the logistic regression
model proposed by Besliu-Ionescu and Maris Muntean(2020) helping us increase the prediction accuracy ofthe probability that a HSS will be associated with a geomagnetic storm or not. We mention that we already obtained a 61% success rate, not yet considering any properties of the CHs source. This database could improve
our understanding of the causal chain CHs-HSSs-GSs.
Acknowledgements:
This work was supported by the SCOSTEP/PRESTO
Database award 2023.
References:1.

Besliu-Ionescu, D., Maris Muntean G. “An Empirical Model For Geoeffectiveness Of High Speed
Streams In Solar Wind”, Revue Roumain de Geophysique, 63-64, p. 69-76, 2020.

2.

Besliu-Ionescu, D., Maris Muntean G., Dobrică,V.: “Complex Catalogue of High Speed Streams
Associated with Geomagnetic Storms During Solar
Cycle 24”, Solar Physics, 297, 65, 2022.

3.

Garton TM, Gallagher PT, Murray SA.
“Automated coronal hole identification via multithermal intensity segmentation”, J. Space Weather
Space Clim. 8: A02, 2018.

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Article 2:

STP (Solar Terrestrial Physics) activities in Senegal(Space Weather and GNSS)

Idrissa Gaye

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Idrissa Gaye1, Modou Khabane Diouf1, Amath Ndao1 and Diogoye Diouf1
1UFR-Sciences and Technologies, Iba Der Thiam University of Thièsm, Senegal
2LAB Energy, Mechanics, Materials and Aerospace (LE2MA), Polytechnic School of Thies, Senegal

Diogoye
Diouf

Modou
Amath Ndao
Khabane Diouf

1.

Senegalese Spatial Reference System (SSRS):In Senegal, the space sector is booming, with initiatives
aimed at strengthening national capabilities and harnessing space applications for the country's economic, socialand scientific development. Activities linked to space
weather and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
in Senegal play an important part in various fields suchas navigation, cartography, environmental monitoringand natural resource management. Space science andtechnology activities in Senegal are essential for understanding, monitoring and exploiting space phenomena.
This work provides an overview of the status of spacerelated activities in Senegal.

Managed by the National Agency for Regional Planning
through the Geographic and Cartographic Works Department (GCWD), the SSRS is the basis of Senegal's
geo-spatial data infrastructure, as embodied in the 2004
Senegal Geodetic Reference Network (RRS04). [1]Meeting Report

Introduction

Most of GNSS stations which are designed to improve
positioning accuracy and enable Senegal to participate
actively in the International Terrestrial Reference System.

Table 1: Example of GNSS-CORS network mapping in Senegal.
Ownership and/or management body

ID

E

N

Start dateComments

Dakar

ANAT/DTGC

DAKR

237333

16289152011

CORS integrated
in the IGS network, provides
only raw data

Dakar

ANAT/DTGC
and SOMEL

DATG

23933716239072017

public, provides
only raw data

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Figure 1. Distribution of existing GNSS-CORS stations

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Concerning the situation of GNSS stations in Senegal,
we can note: GPS station (DAKA) at UCAD; the second
GNSS station, called DAKR, and a third GNSS station
has been installed since 2017. [2]2.

Evolution of geodetic and altimetric systems in
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In the 20th century, Senegal carried out several geodetic
operations, resulting in various geodetic systems withdifferent parameters.

Figure 3. IMAO 2019 picture.

The first national, three-dimensional geodetic system of
the 21st century is RRS04, characterized by centimetricaccuracy and first- and second-order points.[3]- Space weather contributes to ionospheric disturbances;
this issue concerns the development team;

The National Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency isthe civil aviation authority in Senegal enshrined in law
no. 2015-10 of May 04, 2015 on the civil aviation code.
[4]

3.

ISWI (International Space weather initiative)
Project

Senegal is taking part in the ISWI project, which aims to
deploy measuring instruments on the African continent.
The aim is to monitor space weather conditions, such as
solar flares and geomagnetic storms, and their effects oncommunication and navigation systems. [5], [6]4.

Ground instrument network:

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Senegal has set up networks of ground-based instruments, GPS stations and magnetometers to collect essential data for studying the ionosphere, magnetic disturbances and variations in the space environment.
5.1. Other major projects- Creation of the Senegalese Space Studies Agency(Agence Sénégalaise d’études Spatiales, ASES);

Upcoming Meetings- Nanosatellite launch project (scheduled for March
2024); This first satellite, called GAINDESAT-1, isdedicated to environmental data collection and spatial
imaging. Senegalese technicians and engineers under
the supervision of the Centre spatial university of Montpellier (CSUM) are building a partner in the project [7].
- The development of SBAS in Africa - ASECNA's
ANGA (Augmented Navigation in Africa) supported by
JPO SatNav. [3] - [8]- Low-cost receiver used in reference frame and otherapplications.
The GIRGEA Group organizes high-level summer
schools on space meteorology and GNSS every two
years for African scientists (for example, IMAO 2019).
5.3. Partenariat:
Iba Der Thiam University of Thiès has signed a partnership agreement with JPO SatNav Africa. The JPO's mission is to coordinate and support the development ofsatellite navigation in key sectors in Africa. The specificobjective is to consolidate the development of SBAS, aswell as the adoption and use of GNSS services in Africa. [9]Conclusion:
In short, Senegal continues to develop its capabilities inspace weather and GNSS to improve the accuracy ofgeo-spatial measurements and support the country's sustainable development. The many initiatives noted overthe past few years will further strengthen activities andopportunities in the space sector in Senegal.
References:[1] https://geosenegal.gouv.sn/systeme-senegalais-dereference-spatiale.html[2] https://dtgc.au-senegal.com/pcs200/index.php[3] https://www.geometresfrancophones.org/5e8sef5sdgf/uploads/2019/12/
FGF2019-TR2-DIOGOYE.pdf[4] https://www.anacim.sn/spip.php?article3[5] Amory-Mazaudier, C et al, « Météorologie del‟Espace en Afrique (II), le programme ISWI –International Space Weather Initiative »,Announcement[6] https://www.researchgate.net/
publication/264044372

Figure 2. Project to launch Senegal's first nanosatellite.

5.2. Main research topics- Studies of the ionosphere and troposphere with GNSS
signals and consideration in the development of the ANGA system;

4- Use of PPP (Precise Point Positioning) to redefine thereference system in Africa;

SCOSTEP/PRESTO NewsletterVol. 39[7] Paul Baki et al, « The Status of Space Weather Infrastructure and Research in Africa”, Atmosphere |An Open Access Journal from MDPI , Atmosphere
2023,
14,
1791.
https://doi.org/10.3390/
atmos14121791;[8] https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/le-senegal-s-ouvre-lespace-avec-un-premier-nanosatellite-19-12-20232547614_3826.php#11[9] https://procasef.com/

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Atmospheric forcing and Ionospheric perturbations

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Akshay Patil1, 2
1Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
2Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Akshay PatilH

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istorically, variations in ionospheric plasma havebeen linked to solar energy and geomagnetic activity. Recent research suggests that extreme weather
events such as tropical cyclones, thunderstorm, typhoons, tornadoes, deep convections, and tsunamis may
contribute to the formation of Gravity Waves (GWs)
which further produces perturbation in ionosphere [1],[2], [3]. Possible causes of the fluctuations in ionosphere also include Atmospheric Gravity Waves produced when convective thunderstorm activity overshoots the tropopause, electrical effects, density bubbles
and thunderstorm-triggered Perkins instabilities [4], [5],[6], [7].

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ur results show that thunderstorm‐induced variations in the ionosphere correlates positively with of

Figure 2. VTEC variation along with SavitzkyGolay filter and dTEC against LT hour for PRN 2
over IISC, Bangalore station on 18 April 2019.

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ionospheric perturbation activities in the lowlatitude Indian region, where ionospheric variability ismore dynamic and complex than in midlatitudes. The
first primary data set we employed is lightning flash
count and magnitude, provided by Indian Institute ofTropical Metrology, Pune, India. The second primarydata set used is the ionospheric TEC, computed fromground-based GPS observations at low latitude station
located at India. This GPS station is operated by theInternational GNSS Service network (http://
www.igs.org/network). We have used Savitzky-Golay
filter to de-trend the extract the perturbation component
from the measured VTEC.

enhanced TEC variations over that region. Our future
work will focus the statistical study of correlation ofthese two parameters.

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thank the SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar Program forgiving me the opportunity to work with Dr. Yuichi
Otsuka and his team at Nagoya University, Japan.
References:

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thunderstorms’, Geophys Res Lett, vol. 40, no. 10,
pp. 1945–1949, 2013, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/
grl.50499.
[2] S. Kumar, W. Chen, M. Chen, Z. Liu, and R. P.
Singh, ‘Thunderstorm-/lightning-induced ionospheric perturbation: An observation from equatorial and low-latitude stations around Hong Kong’, J
Figure 1. Histograms of lightning counts (Total, -Cloud
Geophys Res Space Phys, vol. 122, no. 8, pp. 9032
to Ground (CG) and Intracloud (CG)) of 15 min interval–9044,
2017,doi:
https://
are shown in graphs over IISC, Bangalore station on 18
doi.org/10.1002/2017JA023914.
April 2019.

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Article[3] V. K. D. Srinivasu and N. Dashora, ‘Multi-altitude
observations of the lower atmospheric disturbances
and its ionospheric signatures over the Indian region’, Advances in Space Research, Apr. 2023,
doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2023.06.001.

Highlight on Young Scientists[4] M. J. Alexander, J. R. Holton, and D. R. Durran,‘The Gravity Wave Response above Deep Convection in a Squall Line Simulation’, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 52, no. 12, pp. 2212–
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052<2212:TGWRAD>2.0.CO;2.
[5] S. L. Vadas and H. Liu, ‘Generation of large-scale
gravity waves and neutral winds in the thermosphere from the dissipation of convectively gener-

ated gravity waves’, J Geophys Res Space Phys,
vol. 114, no. A10, 2009, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JA014108.
[6] C. L. Kuo and L. C. Lee, ‘Ionospheric plasma dynamics and instability caused by upward currents
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vol. 120, no. 4, pp. 3240–3253, 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JA020767.
[7] F. Perkins, ‘Spread F and ionospheric currents’,
Journal of Geophysical Research (1896-1977), vol.
78, no. 1, pp. 218–226, 1973, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/JA078i001p00218.

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Detecting TEC depletions using Random Forest Method

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Chandan Kapil1
1Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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onospheric irregularities like. equatorial plasma bubbles manifest as total electron content depletions(TECD). Traditional methods for detecting TECD basedon GNSS TEC data have been studied. These are fourthorder polynomial fit, band-pass filter (FT), rolling barrel
algorithm etc [1]. The efficacy of such methods depends
upon the assumptions and thresholds used. To address
this, machine learning (ML) technique, notably the Ran-

Chandan Kapil

dom Forest Method (RFM), is explored for TECD detection. Mumbai and Hyderabad stations from the
GNSS network were chosen.

To prepare the training dataset, FT is used and assigned binary value 1 at the instances of TECD and
0 at no TECD. A cut off frequency of 3-20 and 10-50
minutes is used to detect narrower and wider depletions

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Figure 1. Comparison: TEC depletion detection via Filter (FT) versus ML. Sub-figures show TEC(i), narrow-band(ii), wide-band filter outputs(iii), and FT(iv)/ML(v)detected depletions.

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n case (e) ML outperforms FT as cycle slip detectedsimilarly and not a TECD like FT. ML shows improvement over FT in approx. 85% cases with training
accuracy of 97.6% and minimal classification error of
0.023%, also checked visually from plots (Figure 1).
I express gratitude to the SCOSTEP committee and IAP
for giving the chance to be a as SVS visiting scholar at

References:[1] Seemala,
G.
K.,
and
C.
E.
Valladares (2011), Statistics of total electron content
depletions observed over the South American continent for the year 2008, Radio Sci., 46, RS5019[2] Chandan Kapil, Gopi Seemala. Machine learning
approach for detection of plasma bubble from
TEC, Advances in Space Research (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.04.04

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Acknowledgement:

IAP, Germany. I also acknowledge IIG, DST (India) for
granting Ph.D. fellowship.

Articleas shown in panel two and three (figure 1). Seven features including latitude and longitude, day of year, DsT,
F10.7, PRN, TEC, and labelled data (0/1) are utilized.

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Geomagnetic influence on climate at the Earth
Ilya Usoskin1, 3, Kseniia Golubenko2, 3 and Pekka Verronen1, 4
1SOC member
2LOC member
3University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Kseniia
Golubenko

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Ilya Usoskin

Pekka
Verronen

he workshop, held from March 5th to 8th, 2024, at
the University of Oulu in Finland, brought together
20 international experts from 5 countries in solar, cosmic-ray, magnetospheric, and atmospheric physics. The
primary goal was to deepen our understanding of howchanges in the geomagnetic field influence Earth's climate. The event comprised key sections: a Theoretical
Overview aimed at comprehensively understanding processes affected by geomagnetic field changes, and discussions on Climate Models and High-Performance
Computing Resources. The collaborative atmospherefostered by expert presentations and discussions significantly contributed to future developing models andmethodologies exploring the intricate relationship between geomagnetic field changes and Earth’s climate.
The SCOSTEP/PRESTO Grant 2024 played a crucial

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Figure 1. A photo of the workshop participants.

role in the success of this workshop, and the insights
gained are anticipated to significantly advance ourknowledge in relevant scientific fields.

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Meeting Report 2:

The International Space Weather Initiative School

Chigomezyo Ngwira1, 2 and the ISWI School Organizing Committee
1Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
2NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, USA

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he International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI)
School was successfully held in Lusaka, Zambia,
from 26th to 30th September 2023. Participants mainly
included MSc and PhD students, although a small number of undergraduates also attended. A total of 93
unique applications were received from 20 different
countries, but only 32 were selected due to limited funding. The school program was composed of topicalpresentations and hands-on activities delivered by acarefully selected team of experts. Students appreciatedthe content of the school, as they may either not havetaken a space weather course, or the content was not tothe level of the ISWI school. Attendees had the opportunity to network and to attend and present at the AGS
conference that immediately followed the school. The

Figure 1. Some of the ISWI School participants andlecturers attending a cultural event at the Showgrounds in Lusaka, Zambia.

ISWI school was a good platform for capacity building
through training, collaboration, research, and innovationthat can transform the field of space weather.

Meeting Report 3:

The AGS International Conference on Space Weather andTechnology Applications

Chigomezyo Ngwira1, 2 and the ISWI School Organizing Committee
1Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
2NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, USA

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he African Geophysical Society (AGS) International Conference on Space Weather and Technology
Applications was held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 2-4 October 2023. Around 70 participants that included scientists, students, and government representatives attended
the conference in-person. A total of about 60 talks weredelivered over 3 days and 11 student posters presented
during the student poster session. The conference offered an opportunity for the AGS executive team to engage attendees and extend the membership base. Mostof the attendees joined AGS officially and plans for
future AGS conferences and engagements were discussed. A major outcome of the AGS conference wascommunity engagement and development of new collaborations among participants, which will enhance capacity building efforts, especially in developing countries. The Organizing Committee is grateful to
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Figure 1. A group photo of some of the 2023 AGS Conference participants at Grand Palace Hotel in Lusaka,
Zambia.

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ArticleAnnouncement 1:

2024 awardees of the SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar (SVS) program
Kazuo Shiokawa (SCOSTEP President)1 and Keith Groves (SCOSTEP Scientific Secretary)2
1Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
2Boston College, Boston, MA, USA

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Kazuo
Shiokawa

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Meeting Reporthe SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar (SVS) program(https://scostep.org/svs/) is a capacity building activity of SCOSTEP, which complements its scientificprogram (PRESTO) and public outreach activities. The
SVS program provides training to graduate students inwell-established solar terrestrial physics institutes forperiods of one to three months. The training will help
the awardees advance in their career in solar-terrestrial
physics using the skills they learned during their SVS
experience. SCOSTEP provides the airfare for the necessary transportation, while the host institute provides
living expenses and training facilities. The following 19
students are new awardees of the SVS program in 2024.
We are grateful to all members of the SVS Selection
Committee for their efforts of selecting these awardees.

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Karla Franchesca Lopez Araujo (Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil) Tenure: Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research(ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan●●

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Amadi Brians Chinonso (National Institute for Space
Research (INPE), Brazil) Tenure: Goddard Space
Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Huiting Feng (Tongji University, Shanghai, China)
Tenure: Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan
Lynne Githio (Egypt-Japan University of Scienceand Technology (E-JUST), Egypt) Tenure: Dept. ofEarth and Planetary Science Faculty of Science,
Kyushu University, Japan
Dmitry Grankin (Department of Physics of the Earth,
St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg,
Russia) Tenure: Mackenzie Presbyterian University,
São Paulo, Brazil
Pelin Iochem (German Aerospace Center, Institutefor Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Neustrelitz, Germany)
Tenure: University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Ipsita Katual (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism(IIG), New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India) Tenure:
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GrovesAkash Kumar (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand,India) Tenure: Leibniz Institute of AtmosphericPhysics (IAP) at the University of Rostock, Germany
Samriddhi Sankar Maity (Joint Astronomy Programme (JAP), Indian Institute of Astrophysics andIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India) Tenure: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Ankita Manjrekar (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism(IIG), New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India) Tenure: Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Ryoma Matsuura (University of California, Los Angeles, LA, USA) Tenure: Institute for Space-EarthEnvironmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan
Ayushi Nema (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Instituteof Technology Surat, Gujarat, India) Tenure: Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research(ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Justice Allotey Pappoe (Egypt-Japan University of
Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt) Tenure:International Research Center for Space and Planetary Environmental Science (i-SPES), Kyushu University, Japan
Ashutosh Pattnaik (Astronomical Observatory of the
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland) Tenure:
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt,
MD, USA
Moheb Yacoub Saad (Egypt-Japan University of
Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt) Tenure:Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research(ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Trunali Anil Shah (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism(IIG), New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India) Tenure:
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt,
MD, USA●●Luiz Fillip Rodrigues Vital (National Institute forSpace Research (INPE), Brazil) Tenure: Institute forSpace-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Article●Yusha’u Muhammad Sulaiman (Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria)
Tenure: South African National Space Agency, Republic of South Africa
Stephen Tete (Egypt-Japan University of Scienceand Technology (E-JUST), Egypt) Tenure: School ofEarth and Space Sciences, University of Science andTechnology of China

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Announcement 2:

Meetings and database constructions supported by the
PRESTO grant 2024
Ramon E. Lopez (PRESTO chair)1, Odele Coddington (PRESTO co-chair)2 and Jie Zhang (PRESTO co-chair)3
1University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA
2Boston University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
3George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAS

COSTEP/PRESTO provides support for organizing
international scientific meetings, campaign observations, and database constructions which are related to
one or more PRESTO Pillars and contribute to PRESTO

Odele
Coddington

Meeting Report

Ramon
E. Lopez

Jie Zhangactivities. The PRESTO Steering Committee (chair, cochair and Pillar co-leaders of PRESTO) has decided tosupport the following 19 meetings and 4 database constructions in 2024 for the PRESTO program.

locationcountry/
regiondates

websiteEuropean Space Weather
Week

São Francisco Congress
Centre, Coimbra

Portugal

2024 Nov 4-8

http://esww2024.org

Solar cycle variability:
From understanding tomaking prediction

ARIES NainitalIndia

2024 Oct 14-18

Organization of the Ninth
International Space Climate
Symposium (SC9)

Nagoya University

Japan2024 Oct 1-4

11th VERSIM Workshop

Village at Breckenridge,
Colorado (a resort andconference center)

USA

2024 Sep 30 Oct 4

http://www.iugg.org/IAGA/
iaga_ursi/versim/index.html

2024 ISWI International
SchoolNepal Academy of Science and Technology(NAST)

Nepal

2024 Sep 15-21

https://nps.org.np/

16th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of iMST
Radar and Lidar(MST16/

University of Rostock

Germany2024 Sep 9-13

https://www.iap-kborn.de/
mst16/SCOSTEP/PRESTO NewsletterVol. 39

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Meeting Report
Upcoming Meetings
Announcement
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Italy

2024 Sep 9-13

United Nations African
Regional Centre forInternational Colloquium
Space Science and Techon Equatorial and Low Latnology Education
itude Ionosphere (ICELLI)(UNARCSSTEE),
2024
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Nigeria

2024 Sep 2-6

THE ORGANISATION OFA SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: Second Solar MHD
University of La Lagunaconference: Informing
MHD simulations from observations

Spain

2024 Aug 25-29
or Sep 1-5

A COSPAR CAPACITYBUILDING WORKSHOPSpace Weather and Upper
Atmospheric Data analysis
Training Workshop for East
African Community

Turin

Samarkand State Univer- Uzbekisity, Samarkand City
stan

Maseno University

Kenya

2024 Aug 19-30

https://indico.ict.inaf.it/
event/2553/

https://e-callisto.org/
cospar2024/
COSPAR2024workshopUzbekistan.html

2024 Jun 10-14

United Nations / Germany German Aerospace CenWorkshop on the Interna- ter e.V. (DLR), InstituteGermany 2024 Jun 10-14
tional Space Weather Initiafor Solar-Terrestrial
tive (ISWI)
Physics

https://www.unoosa.org/
oosa/en/ourwork/psa/bssi/
iswi.html

16th yearly Workshop“Solar Influences on the
Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, and Atmosphere”

Primorsko

2024 Jun 3-7

https://
www.spaceclimate.bas.bg/ws-sozopol/The Combined VCAIS/ANGWIN Meeting

University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton,
New Brunswick

Canada2024 Jun 2-7

https://
vcaisangwin2024.flywheelsites.com/

12th International Workshop on Long-Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere

Universidade de Vigo,
Ourense, Galicia

Spain2024 May 6-10

https://trends2024.uvigo.es/

IAU Symposium 388: Solarand Stellar Coronal Mass
Ejections

Jagiellonian University,
Krakow, (Astronomical
Observatory)

Poland2024 May 5-10

1st European solar physics
division (ESPD) summerschool: Energisationand heating in the solar
plasmaDubrovnik

Croatia

2024 Apr 29 May 3

https://oh.geof.unizg.hr/
index.php/en/meetings/espdschool-2024

XIV COLAGE 2024

Autonomous University
of Nuevo León (UANL)

Mexico2024 Apr 8-13

https://www.rice.unam.mx/
colage2024/

Geomagnetic influence on
climate at the Earth

Helsinki

Finland2024 Mar 5-7

https://cosmicrays.oulu.fi/
geraclis2024/

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Bulgaria

Database constructions
country/
regionwebsiteCreation of an open database of original andannotated sunspot drawings of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries, accompanied by acatalog of sunspot data extracted from these
historical observations

Saint-Petersburg State University

Russiahttps://geo.phys.spbu.ru/~ned/History.html

Upgrade of the international GLE database byincluding records from non-standard detectors

University of Oulu

Finlandhttps://gle.oulu.fi/

InnerShock: A comprehensive database ofshock waves observed in the inner heliosphere

University of Helsinki

Finland

An Active Region Database for Solar Cycle
Variability and Prediction

School of Space and Environment, Beihang University

China

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Announcement 3:

SCOSTEP’s Next Scientific Program Committee

Kazuo
Shiokawa

he Scientific Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) is an Affiliated Body of the International Science Council (ISC). SCOSTEP runs long-term(4-5 years) international interdisciplinary scientific programs of solar-terrestrial physics relevant to ISC scientific bodies. Recent examples of SCOSTEP scientificprograms are CAWSES-I and -II (2004-2013), VarSITI(2014-2018), and PRESTO (2020-2024). In order todefine the next scientific program (NSP) after PRESTO,SCOSTEP has formed the NSP committee on February
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Jie Zhang, George Mason University, USA
Qiugang Zong, Macau University of Science andTechnology & Peking University, ChinaT

Natalie Krivova, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany
Kanya Kusano, ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan

Link to the Google Form:

Monica Laurenza (chair), INAF, Italy

for text input: https://forms.gle/C9ivpCUZBXP8ZHNx7

Hanli Liu, NCAR, USA

for uploading white papers (Google login needed):https://forms.gle/DAQyszEXjs4Vz6XJ9Carine Briand, Paris Observatory, LESIA, France
John Bosco Habarulema, SANSA, South Africa

Maria Graciela Molina, FACET – UNT, Argentina

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Jana Šafránková, Charles University, Czech Republic

he committee will have two face-to-face meetingsin June and October 2024 to discuss the next scientific program. We urgently need input from the solar
terrestrial physics community to help shape the next
scientific program. Please send your ideas and/or concise white papers via the following Google Form, or any
other way that may be convenient to you. Please share
information of new/current space missions, observing
facilities, and modeling efforts planned for 2025-2030,
which should be addressed in the next program. All ideas received by the end of May 2024 will receive fullconsideration by the committee.

The NSP committee members are:●●Bernd Funke

Upcoming Meetings

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Meeting Report

Kazuo Shiokawa (SCOSTEP President)1 and Bernd Funke (Vice President)2
1Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
2Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Granada, Spain

Hilde Nesse, University of Bergen, Norway

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The purpose of the SCOSTEP/PRESTO newsletter is to promote communication among scientists related to solar-terrestrial physics and the
SCOSTEP’s PRESTO program.
The editors would like to ask you to submit the following articles to the SCOSTEP/PRESTO newsletter.
Our newsletter has five categories of the articles:
1. Articles— Each article has a maximum of 500 words length and four figures/photos (at least two figures/photos).
With the writer’s approval, the small face photo will be also added.
On campaign, ground observations, satellite observations, modeling, etc.
2. Meeting reports—Each meeting report has a maximum of 150 words length and one photo from the meeting.
With the writer’s approval, the small face photo will be also added.
On workshop/conference/ symposium report related to SCOSTEP/PRESTO
3. Highlights on young scientists— Each highlight has a maximum of 300 words length and two figures.
With the writer’s approval, the small face photo will be also added.
On the young scientist’s own work related to SCOSTEP/PRESTO
4. Announcement— Each announcement has a maximum of 200 words length.
Announcements of campaign, workshop, etc.

5. Meeting schedule
Category 3 (Highlights on young scientists) helps both young scientists and SCOSTEP/PRESTO members to know each other. Please contact
the editors if you know any recommended young scientists who are willing to write an article on this category.
TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE
Articles/figures/photos can be emailed to the Newsletter Secretary, Ms. Mai Asakura (asakura_at_isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp). If you have any questions or problem, please do not hesitate to ask us.
SUBSCRIPTION - SCOSTEP MAILING LISTThe PDF version of the SCOSTEP/PRESTO Newsletter is distributed through the SCOSTEP-all mailing list. If you want to be included in themailing list to receive future information of SCOSTEP/PRESTO, please send e-mail to “scostep_at_bc.edu” or “scosteprequest_at_bc.edu” (replace “_at_” by “@”) with your name, affiliation, and topic of interest to be included.

Editors:

Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa_at_nagoya-u.jp)
SCOSTEP President,
Center for International Collaborative Research (CICR),
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan
Keith Groves (keith.groves_at_bc.edu)
SCOSTEP Scientific Secretary,
Boston College, Boston, MA, USA

Ramon Lopez (relopez_at_uta.edu)
PRESTO chair,
University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA

Newsletter Secretary:

Mai Asakura (asakura_at_isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp)
Center for International Collaborative Research (CICR),
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan

PRESTO co-chairs
and Pillar co-leaders:Odele Coddington (co-chair), Jie Zhang (co-chair), Allison Jaynes (Pillar 1 co-leader), Emilia
Kilpua (Pillar 1 co-leader), Spiros Patsourakos (Pillar 1 co-leader), Loren Chang (Pillar 2 coleader), Duggirala Pallamraju (Pillar 2 co-leader), Nick Pedatella (Pillar 2 co-leader), Jie Jiang(Pillar 3 co-leader), and Stergios Misios (Pillar 3 co-leader)

SCOSTEP Bureau:

Kazuo Shiokawa (President), Bernd Funke (Vice President), Nat Goplaswamy (Past President),
Keith Groves (Scientific Secretary, ex-officio), Mamoru Ishii (WDS), Jorge Chau (URSI), Valery Nakariakov (IAU), Yoshizumi Miyoshi (COSPAR), Renata Lukianova (IAGA/IUGG), Peter
Pilewskie (IAMAS), Cristina Mandrini (IUPAP), and Lucilla Alfonsi (SCAR)
website: https://scostep.org.

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