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Yoshiharu OMURA (Kyoto University, Japan)
Linghua WANG (Peking University, China)
Chi-Kuang CHAO (National Central University, Taiwan)
Tatsuhiro YOKOYAMA (Kyoto University, Japan)
Kusumita ARORA (National Geophysical Research Institute, India)
Gang LI (University of Alabama in Huntsville, US)
Shasha ZOU (University of Michigan, US)Charles C. H. LIN (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
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Space science projects in TaiwanOperations
FORMOSAT-5 (2017-): Advanced Ionospheric Probe (AIP).
FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 (2019-): Tri-GNSS Radio Occultation System(TGRS), Ion Velocity Meter (IVM), and Radio Frequency Beacon (RFB).
In the future
INSPIRESat-1 CubeSat (2021-): Compact Ionospheric Probe (CIP).
INSPIRESat-2/IDEASSat CubeSat (2021-): Compact Ionospheric Probe(CIP).
INSPIRESat-4/ARCADE CubeSat (2022-): Compact Ionospheric Probe(CIP).
INSPIRESat-6/SCION-X CubeSat (2023-): Compact Ionospheric Probe(CIP).
FORMOSAT-8A (2023-): Dual-band Imager of Atmospheric Transient(DIAT) and Electron Temperature and Density Probe (TeNeP).
FORMOSAT-8B (2024-): Gamma-ray Transients Monitor (GTM).
FORMOSAT-8C (2025-), 8D (2026-), 8E (2027-), and 8F (2028-): P/L
TBD.

FORMOSAT-5 satellite
FORMOSAT (FS-5) is a remotesensing satellite and was launched by
SpaceX at 2:51 2017/8/25 CST. FS5 flies in a 98.28 inclination sunsynchronous circular orbit at 720 km
altitude in the 1030/2230 LT sectors
and has a 2-day revisiting time.
Primary payload is Remote Sensing
Instrument (RSI) conducted byNSPO. A secondary payload,
Advanced Ionospheric Probe (AIP), isdeveloped by National Central
University for space weather/climate
and earthquake precursor research.

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sensor that measures ionosphericplasma concentrations (Ni),velocities (Vi), and temperatures(Ti and Te) in a time sharing way toplay Ion Trap (IT), Ion Drift Meter(IDM), Retarding Potential
RPA/IDM/ITAnaly er (RPA), and Planar
Langmuir Probe (PLP).

PLP

AIP is capable of measuring ionospheric plasma irregularities at a sampling
rate up to 8,192 H . Electro-formed gold grids used in the AIP can reduce
hysteresis phenomenon in I-V curves and approximate ideal electricalpotential surfaces for accurate geophysical parameters.

FS-5/AIP observation
To study Plasma Depletion Bay (PDB), Non-migrating tides of wavenumber-4 (WN4), and Mid-latitude Electron Density Enhancement(MEDE) in the nighttime topside ionosphere.
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all-in-one thermal plasma sensor tomeasure ionospheric plasma
concentrations (Ni), velocities (Vi),and temperatures (Ti and Te). It iscapable of measuring ionosphericplasma irregularities at a sampling
rate up to 1,024 H .

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Contact: Profs. Loren Chang, Chi-Kuang, Chao, Tiger Liu and Cheng-Ling Kuo
Department of Space Science and Engineering National Central University, Taiwan

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into a polar orbit at an altitude ofkm with an orbital highinclination of ( . °). The scientific goal of SNIPE is to identify temporal and spatial
variations of small-scale plasma structures in ionosphere and magnetosphere. SNIPE
consists of four U-nanosatellites (~ kg for each spacecraft).
KASI (Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute)

GNSS TEC da abase in Japan
Global Navigation Satellite System - Total Electron Content

NICT (National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology) and Nagoya University
collect GNSS-TEC data and provide them for users.
There have been many collaborations withinternational researchers.
https://aer-nc-web.nict.go.jp/GPS/DRAWING-TEC/
http://stdb .isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/GPS/GPS-TEC/GAIA

deGround-to-topside model of Atmosphere and Ionosphere for Aeronomy

A global atmosphere-ionosphere coupled modelthat has been developed by Japanese researchers.
It is becoming well known in the community.
The long-term database is provided as a reference
for comparison with various observations.
https://gaia-web.nict.go.jp/index_e.html

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Geomagnetically Induced Current in Japan
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flowing in the Japanese power grid (Nakamuraet al.,).

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Research Priorities in India
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai
Space Physics Laboratory, Thiruvanantapuram
National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad¾ Studies on Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupled system¾ Space Plasmas: Observations, Theory and Simulations¾ Dynamical and Electro-dynamical Coupling of Equatorial Atmosphere¾ Middle Atmospheric Dynamics, Energetics and Coupling to other regions¾ Ionsopheric phenomena and Irregularities¾ Dynamics of the Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetospheremechanisms¾ Design and development of scientific payloads/instruments for space
missions to probe mechanisms of magnetic field of Earth and otherplanets

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he USa d¾ Acceleration and transport of solar energetic particles in theinner Heliosphere¾ Using energetic electrons to probe the solar wind magnetic
field configuration¾ ACR Proton Acceleration via Reconnection Processes near
the Heliospheric Termination Shock¾ The propagation of CMEs and its effect on Space Weather¾ Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck kinetic solver with adaptive meshin phase spaceOften in the US graduate students and fresh postdocs get involved ina space science related project either through their own institutions(see a list of them below), or through some summer schools thathave different topics and which are sponsored by National Science
Foundation. Interested students/postdocs should contact individualadvisers at different institutions for further information.
Some institutions that have space science programs in the US include:
Catholic University of America
New Mexico State University
Rice University
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, BoulderUniversity of Delaware,
University of Hawaii
University of Minnesota
University of New Hampshire
West Virginia University
University of Michigan
Dartmouth College
Boston UniversityBoston CollegeVirginia Tech
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Cornell University
University of Texas, Arlington
University of Texas, Dallas
New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Aeronom SPA

The Space Physics and Aeronomy Section is united by its interestin the Sun, the heliosphere, and the upper atmospheres andmagnetospheres of solar system planets and small bodies.
¾ Concerns of the Ae(SA) subsection include the Earth’s ionosphere,
thermosphere, and mesosphere, auroras and airglow, lightning, and planetaryatmospheres and ionospheres.
¾ Researchers affiliated with the S la a d Heli he ic h ic (SH) subsection study
the solar wind, coronal heating, flares, coronal mass ejections, magnetic
reconnection, collisionless shocks, and helioseismology.
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he ic h ic (SM) subsection’s focus is on geomagnetic storms,
magnetospheric substorms, the magnetic fields and currents of the magnetosphere,
the magnetopause, and the magnetospheres of planets and small bodies in the solarsystem.
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CEDAR Workshop
Coupling, Energetics andDynamics of AtmosphericRegions (CEDAR) is sponsoredby the Na i al Scie ce
Fda i (NSF).
https://cedarweb.vsp.ucar.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Annual workshop in thesummer
Some support available forinternational student
participation

GEM Workshop
Geospace Environment Modeling(GEM) is a broad-based, communityinitiated research program on thephysics of the Earth's magnetosphereand the coupling of the magnetosphereto the atmosphere and to the solarwind.
https://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page
Annual workshop in the summer
Some support available forinternational student participation

Helioph sics S mmer Schoolhttps://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliop
hysics/summer-school
Application Deadline
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The deadline for application submission is March
Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by.
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