The International Space Science InstituteApr-23-08 ISSI General Presentation 2 What is ISSI? ISSI is...

The International Space Science Institute

Apr-23-08

ISSI General Presentation

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What is ISSI?

ISSI is a nonprofit organization set up in Bern in 1995 and foundedunder Swiss law with an initial endowment by the leading Swissspace company Oerlikon Space AG, formerly Contraves Space AG.

The European Space Agency (ESA), the Swiss Confederation, theUniversity of Bern, and the Swiss National Science Foundationprovide the financial resources for ISSI’s operation.

Three statutory bodies and a supporting association interact regularly inmatters of strategy, operation, finance or public relations.

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The Goals of ISSI

ISSI is an Institute of Advanced Studies.Its main function is to achieve a deeper

understanding of the results from differentspace-research missions,

ground-based observations andlaboratory experiments, addingvalue to those results through

multidisciplinary researchin an atmosphere of

internationalcooperation.

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Keywords

> INTERDISCIPLINARY:ISSI offers a forum for space scientists, ground-based observers andexperimenters, theorists, and modellers to work together, analyse andcompare data from a multitude of instruments on a variety of spacecraftand ground based facilities, thus enabling them to extract or create morescience with little additional expenditure.

> INTERNATIONAL:More than 2000 individual scientists from more than 36 countries haveparticipated in ISSI activities during the first 12 years of its existence.

> SMALL Staff, Facilities and Budget butWIDE Horizons:Only a dozen staff members are available to handle the complexities of anannual programme which sees some 500 external scientists giving life toan intricate network of Workshops, International Teams, Forums in theuser-friendly but limited facilities of the Institute.

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Working Tools

> WORKSHOPS* :Up to 50 invited scientists working on a scientific theme; duration one week(possibly twice). Outcome published in the refereed Space Sciences Seriesof ISSI published by Springer as hardcover books and in Space ScienceReviews.

> WORKING GROUPS*:Smaller groups (~10 to 20 participants) on more technical themes; severalmeetings of about one week each. Output is published in the ISSI ScientificReports Series published by ESA.

> INTERNATIONAL TEAMS**:3 to 15 participants, flexible schedule, e.g., two periods of one weekseparated by 9 months. Publications in scientific journals.

> FORUM:Assemble up to 20 participants to debate or review science topics orscience policy matters.

* Themes of Workshops and Working Groups are defined by ISSI in consultation withthe Science Committee.

** Topics of International Teams are proposed by the community following an open AOand recommended by the Science Committee to ISSI for selection.

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The Place of ISSI in the Recycling andAccumulation of Knowledge

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The Place of ISSI in the Recycling andAccumulation of Knowledge

> ISSI hosts visiting scientists, workshops, scientific teams, working groupsand forums of reflection

> To conduct its duties, ISSI rests on a small number of staff and post-docpositions

> ISSI thus increases and amplifies the science output of space missionsthrough the interdisciplinary analysis of the disparate sets of data that theyprovide.

> ISSI is not responsible for developing experiments or/and space hardware> ISSI is not operating instruments or facilities> ISSI is not fulfilling the role of a space agency

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What Makes ISSI Unique

> Interdisciplinary approach: ISSI is at its best when it bringstogether communities that do not otherwise talk to each otherand addresses themes also outside the mainstream.

> ISSI approach is integrative; it provides a forum foraddressing and resolving controversy.

> ISSI offers an academic working environment in relativeseclusion with a high level of support and state-of-the-art,continuously updated infrastructure.

> The ISSI label is a quality stamp of the work done there; thebook series are testimony of the “ISSI effect”.

> ISSI is not (only) funded to do science, but to catalyse andenable it.

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What is ISSI?

For further reading the ISSIBrochure can be found athttp://www.issibern.ch/PDF-Files/ISSI_Brochure.pdf

The annual reports are available athttp://www.issibern.ch/gen_info.html

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Where is ISSI?

Hallerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

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The Structure of ISSI

European Space AgencySwiss Confederation

University of BernSwiss Nat. Sci. Found.

AuditorsErnst & Young

External Scientists

Staff

Directorate R. M. Bonnet

A. BaloghR. von Steiger

Science CommitteeL. Culhane

Board of TrusteesH. Schneiter

Association Pro-ISSIK. Pretzl

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Board of Trustees Membership

H. Schneiter, Chairman, SwitzerlandH. Balsiger, Univ. of Bern, SwitzerlandL.A. Fisk, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAF. Frey, University of Bern, SwitzerlandD. Fürst, Swiss Space Office, Bern, SwitzerlandC. Nicollier, ESA/NASA, USAJ. Ortner, International Space University, Strasbourg, FranceR. Pellinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, FinlandK. Pretzl, University of Bern, SwitzerlandD. Southwood, ESA, Paris, FranceL. Zelenyi, IKI, Moscow, RussiaH. Schläpfer, Secretary of the Board, Switzerland

See www.issibern.ch/bodies.html for a regularly updated list

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Science Committee Membership

L. Culhane, ChairmanE. AntonucciG. BeutlerJ.A.M. BleekerF. ForgetK.-H. GlassmeierR. KandelO. Korablev

D. MacchettoD. MurtaghA. NishidaH.J. OpgenoorthT. OwenR. RummelR. TreumannS. Vauclair

See www.issibern.ch/bodies.html for a regularly updated list

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Science Committee Responsibilities

> To render scientific advice to the directorate, e.g., on theselection of future workshops

> To evaluate scientific team proposals and recommend forselection

> To render scientific advice to the Board of Trustees, e.g., onthe appointments of directors

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Who, and how Many is ISSI?

Andre Balogh, DirectorLennart Bengtsson, DirectorRoger-Maurice Bonnet, Executive DirectorBrigitte Fasler, SecretaryAndrea Fischer, Editorial AssistantJohannes Geiss, Honorary DirectorVittorio Manno, Consultant and Program ManagerAngelo Pio Rossi, Discipline Scientist (Planets)Saliba F. Saliba, Computer & System AdministratorKatja Schüpbach, SecretaryIrmela Schweizer, LibrarianRudolf von Steiger, DirectorSilvia Wenger, Assistant to Executive DirectorEmiliya Yordanova, Discipline Scientist (Plasmas)

See www.issibern.ch/staff.html for a regularly updated list

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ISSI Staff

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International Participation

In the firstIn the first twelve years ISSI had ~ 2000 visitors from ~36 countries,twelve years ISSI had ~ 2000 visitors from ~36 countries,many of whom came more than once.many of whom came more than once.

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ISSI’s Financial Resources

> Original endowment from Oerlikon Space AG, Zürich> Direct recurrent contributions:

— European Space Agency / ESA: 1.1 MEUR from SPC budget— Swiss Confederation, University of Bern, Swiss National

Science Foundation: together 1.3 MCHF> Contributions “in kind”:

— Oerlikon Space AG, Zürich— University of Bern

> Indirect contributions :— NASA (USA)— JAXA (Japan)— Others

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The Scientific Programme

> The programme was originally focussed predominantly onSolar System Science: the Sun, solar wind, solar-terrestrialphysics, heliosphere, cosmic rays, terrestrial planets, but alsoincluding connections to astrophysics, cosmology, and theEarth.

> The Programme is now being expanded to Sun-Earthconnections, Earth sciences, Astrobiology, space weatherand space instrumentation.

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Publications

> SPACE SCIENCES SERIES OF ISSITopical volumes resulting from ISSI workshops, published by Springer ashard-cover books and as issues of Space Science Reviews.26 volumes available, 2 in press or in preparation.

> ISSI SCIENTIFIC REPORT SERIESVolumes of a more technical nature, published by the ESA PublicationsDivision, Noordwijk (NL).7 volumes available, 2 in preparation.

> SPATIUM SERIESPopular articles, published by the Association Pro-ISSI.21 issues available.

> SCIENTIFIC PAPERS (mostly by Teams and individual visitors)issued in international, peer-reviewed journals, published with ISSIaffiliation or with acknowledgement to ISSI.

See www.issibern.ch/publications.html for an up-to-date list of the ISSI seriespublications.

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Space Sciences Series of ISSIPublished Volumes# Title Year SSR1. The Heliosphere in the Local Interstellar Medium 1996 782. Transport Across the Boundaries of the Magnetosphere 1997 803. Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere 1998 834. Primordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution 1998 845. Solar Composition: From Core to Corona 1998 856. Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses 1999 887. Corotating Interaction Regions 1999 898. Composition and Origin of Cometary Materials 1999 909. From Dust to Terrestrial Planets 2000 9210. Cosmic Rays and Earth 2000 9311. Solar Variability and Climate 2000 9412. Chronology and Evolution of Mars 2001 9613. The Astrophysics of Galactic Cosmic Rays 2001 9914. Matter in the Universe 2002 100

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Space Sciences Series of ISSIPublished Volumes# Title Year SSR15. Auroral Plasma Physics 2003 10316. Solar System History from Isotopic Volatile Signatures 2003 10617. Earth Gravity Field from Space – from Sensors

to Earth Sciences 2003 10818. Mars Magnetism and its Interaction with the Solar Wind 2004 11119. The Outer Planets and their Moons 2005 11620. Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results 2005 11821. Coronal Mass Ejections 2006 12322. Solar Dynamics and its Effects on Heliosphere and Earth 2007 12423. Solar Variability and Planetary Climates 2007 12524. Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets 2007 12926. Mercury 2008 13227. The Composition of Matter 2007 130

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Space Sciences Series of ISSIForthcoming Volumes# Title

25. Strategies for Life Detection28. Origin and Early Evolution of Comet Nuclei

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ISSI Scientific Report Series

Published Volumes:

1. Analysis Methods for Multi-Spacecraft Data2. Radiometric Calibration of SOHO3. The Solar System and Beyond - Ten Years of ISSI4. Comet Nucleus-Coma Boundary Layer Model5. The Physics of the Solar Wind Termination Region6. Planetary Systems and Planets in Systems7. Calibration of Particle Instruments in Space Physics

Forthcoming Volumes:

8. Space Instrumentation for Space Physics9. Observing Photons in Space

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New Workshops I

Planetary Atmospheric Electricity

is the first workshop of a new series of joint workshops between ISSIand Europlanet, funded by the European Commission and the

International Space Science Institute

> Convenors: F. Leblanc, M. Blanc, K. Aplin, R.G. Harrison, M.Kamogawa, S. Klos, J.-P. Lebreton, M. Parrot, S. Pulinets, R.

Treumann and Y. Yair Date: July 23-27, 2007

The objective of this joint ISSI-Europlanet Project is to discuss ourpresent understanding of atmospheric electricity at Earth and on the

other planets of our solar system.

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New Workshops II

From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble> Convenors: J. Linsky, D. Breitschwerdt, P. Frisch, C. Heiles, V.

Izmodenov, E. Möbius, F. Palla and R. von Steiger> Date: 15-19 October 2007, Workshop at ISSI

Recent satellite observations and theoretical developments haveled to rapid progress in our understanding of the physical

processes and phenomena that occur in the outerheliosphere and in the nearby interstellar medium located

inside the Local Bubble. This Workshop will compare the newobservations with the theory and summarize the rapid

progress being made in these areas and emphasize theinteractions between the heliosphere and its near and distant

surroundings.

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New Workshops III

The Origin and Dynamics of Solar Magnetism

> Convenors: M. Thompson, L.Culhane, A. Kosovichev, A. Nordlund,S. Solanki, J.-P. Zahn and A. Balogh

> Date: 21-25 January 2008

The themes of the workshop will be the solar dynamo, magnetic fluxtransport, its emergence and dissipation, its variability in time and

space, the coupling of magnetic fields on different scales, techniquesand expectations from forecasting, and the role of past, current andfuture space missions and observations. It is the first workshop of a

linked series on the subject of Magnetism in the solar system.

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Future Workshops

Europlanet-ISSI Workshop II (May 2008)Planetary Magnetism (September 2008)The Nature of Gravity (October 2008)

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International Teams

> Teams represent more than 50% of the activities at ISSI.> About 120 Teams were active in the past twelve years.> Teams proposals are peer-reviewed and selected in

competition following an annual call.

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International Teams Selected in 2007

# Topic Team Leader

1. Interpretation and Modeling of Solar Spectral Irradiance Measurements Ermolli (I)2. Spectroscopy and Imaging of Quiescent and Eruptive Solar Prominences from Space Labrosse (F)3. Structure and Dynamics of Coronal Plumes and Inter-Plume regions in Solar Coronal Holes Wilhelm (D)4. GeoSpace at the System-Level Lester (UK)5. Comparative Study of Turbulence and Anomalous Transport in Space and Fusion Plasmas Savin (Ru)6. A Study of Shock Acceleration Using Strong Turbulence Methods Meziane (Ca)7. Transport of Energetic Particles in the Inner Heliosphere Droege (D)8. Towards More Effective Physics-Based and Statistical Models of the Polar Ionosphere van Eyken (S)9. Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitationclimate Interactions Andreae (D)10. Atmospheric Water Vapour Kämpfer (CH)11. Exozodiacal Dust Disks and Darwin Augerau (F)/Krivov (D)12. Light Scattering Phenomena in Small Body Surfaces Cellino (I)13. Delivery of Water and Organic Matter to Young Terrestrial Mumma (USA)14. Evolution of Exoplanet Atmospheres and their Characterisation Lammer (A)15. Mapping Magnetospheric Regions at Saturn: A Mini Jovian Aanalogue? Arridge (UK)16. Nuclear Planetology Mitrofanov (Ru)17. Comet Modeling Gombosi (USA)18. Study Formation of Secondary Ejecta Craters and their Effects on Measurements of

Planetary Chronology Popova (Ru)19. Martian Planetary Boundary Layer: Dynamics and Interactions with the Surface and

Free Atmosphere Petrosyan (Ru)20. Probing the Accretion/Outflow Connection in X-Ray Binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei Belloni (I)21. Multi-Wavelength Study of Unidentified Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Sources:

Finding the cosmic Accelerators Horns (D)22. Observations and Physics of Accreting Neutron Stars Poutanen (Fi)23. A New Generation of Databases for Interstellar Chemical Modeling in Preparation

for HSO and ALMA Wakelam (F)

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Conclusion

> ISSI is active and truly interdisciplinary> ISSI is small and beautiful> ISSI is becoming an indispensable element in the processing

of space sciences data> ISSI provides a new and welcome service to the space

sciences community

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