Sessions and the Venue
The XIII COLAGE will be held at the Fernando de Mendonça Auditorium, in the Integration and Testing Laboratory - LIT, of the National Institute for Space Research - INPE, located in São José dos Campos - São Paulo.
The study of space geophysics involves the study of the effect of the sun on the interplanetary medium, the planets, and comets. It considers the solar variability and its impact on Earth, and how it affects the reliable operation of space systems and the understanding of the processes involved in Global Climate Change. Several research groups in Latin America have made significant contributions to space geophysics, complementing theoretical and experimental efforts, as well as collaborating in scientific campaigns as part of international programs. The provisional list of scientific sessions is presented in the following sub-sessions.
1. Space weather
MSO: Americo Gonzalez Esparsa, UNAM, Mexico
Co-SO: Sergio Dasso, UBA, Argentina
Co-SO: Clezio De Nardin, INPE, Brazil
Sun-planets interaction and space weather: This section is mainly devoted to all contributions related to the Sun-Planets interaction and Space Weather. Among the covered topics (but not limited to) are monitoring, analysis and modelling, understanding and forecasting the state of the Sun, the interplanetary and planetary environments, the radiation at ground level, the solar and non-solar driven perturbations that affect them, and forecasting and now-casting the possible impacts on biological and technological systems, among other assets. Additionally, we strongly encourage new contributions regarding instrumentation and instrument networks (especially in Latin-America) as well as the development of new methods and procedures in the field of Data Science applied to Space Weather.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
- Mamoru ISHII (mishii@nict.go.jp)
- Joaquim E.R. Costa (joaquim.costa@inpe.br) (as the LA invited speaker).
2. The Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere
MSO: Marco Milla, PUCP, Peru
Co-SO: Ana Paulino, UEPB, Brazil
Co-SO: Christiano Brum, Arecibo, EUA
Co-SO: Láysa Resende, INPE - CBJLSW, Brazil
Co-SO: Maria Graciela Molina, UNT, Argentina
The phenomena occurring in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere can affect the propagation of radio waves in these media. Thus, plasma irregularities and atmospheric perturbations at different altitudes have an impact on the performance of satellite communication, navigation, and other technological systems. In this session, we accept contributions related to the study of the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere at different latitudes in the American sector including observational (ground-based and space-borne), theoretical, simulation, and modeling studies. Contributions related to the coupling between the lower atmosphere and the ionosphere, machine learning applications, long-term trend studies, and instrumentation development or deployment are especially welcomed.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
- Fabiano Rodrigues (fabiano@utdallas.edu) - USA
- Federico Conte (conte@iap-kborn.de) - Argentina
- Angela Santos (angela.santos@inpe.br) - Brazil
3. Solar Physics, Heliosphere, Cosmic Rays
MSO: Jean Carlo Santos, UTFPR, Brazil
Co-SO: Alessandra Pacini, CU-CIRES/NOAA-NCEI, USA
This session welcomes contributions on theoretical, numerical, and observational studies of solar-helio and cosmic rays physics. The focus of the session is to enable discussions related to new results and techniques, as well promote scientific collaborations among the community. Therefore, this session is also a place to raise awareness and concerns with data, models and current interpretation of the related physical processes. Additionally, we strongly encourage new contributions regarding the application of AI/ML and data science methods and procedures in the field of solar-helio and Cosmic Rays physics.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
SOLAR PHYSICS
HELIOSPHERE/COSMIC-RAYS
4. Solar Wind, Magnetosphere and Geomagnetism
MSO: Marcos Vinicius Dias Silveira, Independent Contractor, Brazil
Co-SO: Ramón Caraballo, UNAM, Mexico
The Earth’s Magnetic field varies in a temporal scale of almost seven orders of magnitude, from its secular variation ranging in scales of thousands to million years up to seconds in the case of geomagnetic pulsations. The study of the Earth’s magnetic field caught the interest of the scientific community since the early XVI century. The continuous observation of the secular evolution can provide clues to understand the dynamics of the Earth’s dynamo process in the outer core. On the other hand, their rapid time variations constitute one of the main inputs for Space Weather studies and magnetospheric-ionospheric coupling phenomena. The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) acts as the main external driver for magnetospheric disturbances. Important energy transfer and transport occur during the interaction of solar wind features with the magnetosphere system. Solar energy in various forms can propagate into the magnetosphere and ionosphere. This section is devoted to contributions in the area of geomagnetism and all phenomena related to the evolution and interactions between the Sun and Earth’s magnetic fields.
Including magnetic dynamo physics, the temporal evolution of the internal and external magnetic field, crustal field prospecting, and modeling at all scales. Solar dynamo, Helioseismology, interplanetary magnetic field, magnetic reconnection, transient events, magnetopause and bow shock phenomena, etc. All contributions related to these research fields are welcome. Additionally, we strongly encourage new contributions in the field of geomagnetic instrumentation as well as the development of new methods and procedures in the field of Data Science disciplines applied to geomagnetism and Fore-casting.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
- Dr. David Sibeck (david.g.sibeck@nasa.gov) of NASA/GSFC, EUA, “Science Applications for Soft X-ray Imaging Missions”
- Dr. Gelvam Hartmann (gelvam@ige.unicamp.br) of Instituto de Geociências da UNICAMP
5. Space Plasma Physics and Nonlinear processes in Space Geophysics
MSO: Juan Alejandro Valdivia, UCHILE, Chile
Co-SO: Abraham Chian, Un. Adelaide, Australia
Co-SO: Daniel Gomez, UBA, Argentina
We welcome contributed poster papers on theoretical, numerical, and observational studies of fundamental nonlinear processes in space plasmas and space geophysics. Emphasis will be given to new ideas, new formulations, new techniques for simulation and data analysis, and for revising old problems with new strategies.
Invited Speakers:
- Breno Raphaldini (Boulder, CO)