No. 50 December 2013

IAGA, the International Association of Geo- Foreword magnetism and Aeronomy, is the premier international scientific asso- This issue of IAGA ciation promoting the study of terrestrial News contains in- and planetary magnetism and space physics formation about the IAGA 2013 Scientific Assembly, held Au- Contents gust 26-30, 2013 in 1 Message from the President 2 M´erida, Mexico, un-

th der the motto ”Liv- 2 The XII IAGA Scientific Assembly, ing on a magnetic M´erida, Mexico 3 2.1 Participation ...... 3 planet”. What a 2.2 The First IAGA Summer School . . . 4 great conference this 2.3 The First IAGA Shen Kuo award . . . 5 was!! The science 2.4 IAGA Long Service Award ...... 5 presented was truly at the cutting edge, the or- 2.5 Report of the Meetings of the IAGA ganization was fantastic and the social and net- Conference of Delegates ...... 6 2.6 Resolutions ...... 7 working opportunities were great and a lot of fun. 2.7 Report of the Meetings of the IAGA Ex- Just a triple AAA! ecutive Committee ...... 9 Some major decisions taken during the Assembly 3 Reports on IAGA Related Activities 10 by the IAGA Conference of Delegates and the Ex- 3.1 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Latin Amer- ecutive Committee are also reported here. ican Association of Paleomagnetism and Geomagnetism ...... 10 This issue also contains reports on IAGA activ- 3.2 Report on SCOSTEP Activities . . . 11 ities of different kinds and provides information about deceased IAGA scientists. In its present 4 The Swarm mission 12 form, IAGA News contains brief summaries of dif- 5 Deceased IAGA Scientists 12 ferent activities and topics; the reader is referred 6 General information about IAGA 19 to the IAGA website (www.iugg.org/IAGA) for 6.1 IAGA new flyer and poster ...... 19 more details. 6.2 IAGA books series published by Springer 20 IAGA News is distributed – in its electronic form 6.3 IAGA website ...... 21 6.4 IAGA contact ...... 21 – to the National Correspondents in the Member Countries, to all IAGA officers and to IAGA scien- tists who have attended recent IAGA assemblies. Please feel free to distribute IAGA news around, especially to national policy makers and leaders, whose decisions can affect the activities of IAGA scientists. IAGA on the Web Keep on supporting all IAGA activities!

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IAGA News 2013 – Page 1 1 Message from the President cluded a visit to a small-scale, quality producer, part of what several people commented on was one of the most interesting and varied accomany- The highlights of ing persons programmes they had ever partici- my year have to be pated in. Many delegates also found time to en- the excellent Sci- joy cultural and recreational activities in the area, entific Assembly in including visiting Mayan ruins, seeing flamingos M´erida, Mexico, and on a nature reserve, and swimming or diving in the successful launch fresh water sinkholes and caves, known locally as of ESA’s Swarm con- cenotes. stellation magnetom- I’m delighted that our first Summer School was etry mission in late so successful, as judged by both the students November. and their lecturers - as one of the lecturers com- In M´erida, it was my mented to me,‘we should have started doing this pleasure to recognise years ago!’. I hope it stimulates, encourages and the achievements of enables attendees to continue their scientific ca- IAGA scientists at all stages of their careers at reers, helping to maintain the strength of the the awards ceremony. We were then treated IAGA community. They worked hard and played to fine cultural displays, accompanied by local hard, making the most of the opportunity to en- food specialities. The facilities for the Scientific gage with leaders in the field, learn new skills and Assembly were very good. Participants appreci- techniques, and interact and socialise together. ated not having to move far between sessions, We got informal feedback from the participants as has happened at some previous Assemblies. at the time, and conducted a survey afterwards, As noted in the fuller report on the meeting be- to see if there were changes to the format that low, financial problems meant that fewer North would make it an even more valuable experience Americans and southern Europeans were able to in the future. attend than anticipated. Visa delays and prob- I would like to pass on my personal thanks to the lems affected others intending to attend, includ- Local Organising Committee, especially its Chair, ing some who were denied transit visas on arrival Harald B¨ohnel, for a job very well done. In ad- in the USA, an issue that prompted the Confer- dition, Harald’s wife is to be congratulated for ence of Delegates to pass a resolution (see Reso- running an excellent accompanying persons pro- lution 4 below). We are taking up the matter with gramme. I’m very grateful to those who gave up ICSU. Despite the smaller number of participants, their time for the school teachers’ workshop, and we had few cancellations in the oral programme, to our Association and evening lecturers. A big and lively discussions accompanied most sessions. thank you also to the Secretary General, the Divi- There were a few too many empty poster boards, sion and Working Group chairs, and session con- but the drinks accompanying the late afternoon venors and chairs, for putting together and man- poster session ensured a good turn out! The Lo- aging a stimulating programme. Also, thanks to cal Organising Committee received sponsorship all the scientists who contributed to the meeting, for organising an outreach session for local school even if they did not attend in person. The Sum- teachers, which was very well received. We had mer School’s success depended on Eduard Petro- excellent, well attended presentations from our vsy personally taking charge of the organisation two Association Lecturers and two evening speak- and spending a lot of time and sustained effort to ers on Mayan scientific knowledge. ensure it went ahead. We all owe him a debt of We enjoyed more local culture at the conference gratitude for establishing this new initiative. dinner, held at a hacienda on the outskirts of the I am pleased that the Conference of Delegates ap- city. M´erida was at the centre of the sisal trade in proved the proposal to hold a joint Assemly with the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and IAMAS and IAPSO in Cape Town in 2017, the most surviving haciendas retain some of that her- other two Associations having already taken the itage. It is still well-known for its sisal hammocks, decision to meet there. The organisation will be and the accompanying persons programme in-

IAGA News 2013 – Page 2 complex and challenging, but the potential ben- the motto “Living on a magnetic planet”. The efits to our science are enormous. It will be the meeting was attended by 459 participants from first time IAGA has held an Assembly in Africa. 43 countries, a smaller number than expected and The Secretary General and I were at IUGG meet- probably caused by the recent economic restric- ings in Prague in September, which included a tions in the USA and southern Europe. 871 pa- tour of the conference centre in which the 2015 pers (609 oral and 262 posters) were presented in IUGG General Assembly will be held. Planning is 51 sessions organized by the five IAGA Divisions now well under way for the meeting, and urge all and the two Interdivision Commissions. of you asked to convene and co-convene symposia to respond positively. Many in the IAGA community are excited now that ESA’s Swarm mission has finally launched successfully. Next year’s Swarm International Sci- ence Meeting will be in my diary. The year ahead promises many interesting topi- cal meetings and workshops that IAGA is spon- soring. I wish everyone involved smooth journeys and productive interactions. Finally, I hope all readers will join me in thank- An Opening Ceremony was held the evening of ing our Secretary General, Mioara Mandea, for August 24, followed by the first IAGA Award her tireless efforts on behalf of the Association, Ceremony. The new Shen Kuo Medal for In- without which it just would not function! She terdisciplinary Achievements was awarded for the carries an enormous workload and a great deal of first time to Jean-Louis Le Mou¨el (France), the responsibility, largely unseen. She has the unen- IAGA Long Service Medal honored Evgeny Kharin viable task of trying to keep me, and the rest of (Russia) and Michel Menvielle (France), and the the Executive Committee, in order and on track. IAGA Young Scientist Award was given to Hen-

Kathryn Whaler rique Aveiro (USA), Laura Holt (USA), Cristina (President) Garcia-Lasanta (Spain) and Ilya Kuzichev (Rus- sia). Two remarkable Association Lectures were de- th livered by Cathy Constable, “A survey of geo- 2 The XII IAGA Scientific magnetic field variations over the past 10 thou- Assembly, M´erida, Mexico sand years: evolutionary trends from the dipole to the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly”, and by 2.1 Participation Eigil Friis-Christensen, “The three-satellite geo- magnetic field mission, Swarm”.

The IAGA 2013 Scientific Assembly took place August 26-30, 2013 in M´erida, Mexico, under The week before the meeting, the 1st IAGA Sum-

IAGA News 2013 – Page 3 mer School was held, with 20 students and 8 renowned teachers. The Summer School students stuck together for the rest of the meeting, so it must have been very successful! During the meeting, a high school teachers workshop was organized, with 40 teachers from the Yucatan peninsula participating. They re- ceived an introduction to different geomagnetism themes and later constructed simple instruments which may be easily constructed and used at their schools. Altogether 6 topics across all the disciplines of Two different evening lectures about archeo- IAGA were covered by lectures given by top ex- astronomy of the ancient Maya calendar and perts in their respective fields: Ionosphere and the surprising astronomical knowledge of the Thermosphere (Andrew Yau, Calgary, Canada); Mayans were presented by Mexican scientists, Geomagnetic Observations, Field Models and Jos´eFranco-L´opez and Jes´us Galindo-Trejo. Pre- Geodynamo (Mioara Mandea, Paris, France; and post-meeting excursions were organized to Monika Korte, Potsdam, Germany; Alexan- some of the spectacular Mayan archeological dre Fournier, Paris, France); Wavelet Analy- sites nearby, including Uxmal, Chichen Itza, and ses (Matthias Holschneider, Potsdam, Germany); Dzibichaltun, as well as to natural sink hole Paleomagnetism (Lisa Tauxe, San Diego, USA); (cenotes) sacred sites, and to the ecological re- Magnetic Anisotropy (Martin Chadima, Brno, serve Celestun. Czech Republic) and Electromagnetic Induction The meeting provided many occasions for sci- (Alan Jones, Dublin, Ireland). Lectures were fol- entists to discuss all these topics, over breaks, lowed by practical exercises. poster sessions, and the IAGA conference dinner! Participants enjoyed the very comfortable, safe and therefore relaxed environment of M´erida city and the charm and kindness of the local people. The IAGA EC members and the National Dele- gates warmly thanked the LOC and particularly its chair, Harald B¨ohnel, for the meeting organi- zation.

2.2 The First IAGA Summer School The whole event took place in a very informal and friendly – though hard-working! – atmosphere. Not only the students, but also the lecturers en- The first IAGA Summer School took place in joyed the event very much. This was evident from M´erida, Mexico, from 19-27 August 2013 (the the bonding that developed among the students week before the IAGA Scientific Assembly). The right from the beginning. The fact that they all event was attended by 20 pre- and post-graduate stayed in the same hotel and enjoyed the vibrant students from 11 countries worldwide (includ- city center every evening contributed to this at- ing China, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, USA, mosphere significantly. All the students became France, and Austria). These attendees included highly visible during the IAGA Assembly. Their students nominated for the IAGA Young Re- attitude and mutual support was evident also dur- searcher Award, and nominated by the IAGA Di- ing scientific sessions, when very often a group of vision and Working Group leaders. The event was students attended talks and posters given by their also open to any other interested person able to colleagues, with lively discussion ensuing. fund themself.

IAGA News 2013 – Page 4 Last but not least, a trip to a cenote, with swim- vestigation of tectonically and volcanically active ming inside a cave, made the event even more regions in areas of French influence world-wide. pleasant. The main aims, increasing the visibility He has played a prominent role in the space age, and attractiveness of IAGA to young researchers, through initiating a collaboration that led to the providing young promising researchers with an construction of the absolute magnetometers on overview of the activities carried out within IAGA board the Ørsted and CHAMP satellites; the suc- across all fields of research related to the Earth’s cess of these missions set the stage for the satel- magnetic field and aeronomy, and to facilitate es- lite constellation Swarm. tablishing new personal contacts, were fully ac- Amongst his major scientific achievements, the complished. The IAGA Executive Committee is discovery of geomagnetic ‘jerks’ or impulses is firmly commited to organizing similar events in probably the best known. Their origin remains the future. enigmatic, but they have implications for core We are very grateful to the European Geosciences dynamics, core-mantle coupling, and the electri- Union (EGU), who provided significant sponsor- cal conductivity of the mantle, all areas in which ship, and to AGICO (Brno, Czech Republic), who Jean-Louis and colleagues have made significant provided an instrument for measuring magnetic contributions. He introduced a dynamic con- anisotropy and fully covered the costs of their lec- straint – tangential geostrophy – on the outer turer. Finally, the event would have been impossi- core fluid at the core-mantle boundary, which has ble without the great hospitality and help of local been a crucial component of using the geomag- Mexican organizers and without the enthusiasm netic secular variation as a tracer of the flow. and time offered by Eduard Petrovsky. The flows deduced predict the decadal timescale changes in length-of-day, an independent data set, through angular momentum exchange be- 2.3 The First IAGA Shen Kuo award tween the core and mantle. Besides his contributions to geomagnetism Jean-Louis Le Mou¨el was through fundamental developments in observa- awarded the first Shen tions and theory, as evidenced by more than 230 Kuo medal for outstand- publications cited almost 5000 times, Jean-Louis ing contributions to geo- has served the geomagnetism (and wider geosci- magnetism over his long entific) community, nationally and internationally, and distinguished career. with exceptional dedication. Besides his leader- Through his combination ship of IPGP, he was instrumental in the establish- of observational and theo- ment of the IUGG Studies of the Earth’s Deep In- retical work at Chambon-la-Forˆet magnetic ob- terior commission, and served a term as its Chair. servatory and at Institut de Physique du Globe He has also supervised and mentored a large num- de Paris, we have a much wider and more read- ber of young scientists, many of whom are now ily accessible suite of geomagnetic measurements, senior members of the geomagnetism community. and a better understanding of the dynamical pro- cesses operating in the Earth’s core responsible for the geodynamo, and of the electrical charac- 2.4 IAGA Long Service Award teristics of the Earth’s mantle. Jean-Louis was instrumental in establishing the Dr. Evgeny Kharin was extensive French geomagnetic observatory net- awarded an International work and in encouraging regional magnetic sur- Association of Geomag- veying (including aeromagnetic surveys), data netism and Aeronomy long sources which have been crucial to the interna- service medal for his signif- tional community, both research and exploration, icant contributions to ac- over so many years. He was a key figure in estab- cumulation, retention and lishing the worldwide INTERMAGNET geomag- dissemination of data on netic observatory network, and associated data the Earth’s magnetic field required for fundamen- standards. He encouraged electromagnetic in- tal scientific research. He was Director of the

IAGA News 2013 – Page 5 World Data Center for Solar-Terrestrial Physics for IGRF candidate modelling. Another service for 42 years based at the Geophysical Center of provided by IGSI is near real time indication of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Through his magnetic activity. Its importance is recognised extensive experience of working with geophysical by membership of the ICSU World Data System. data, he developed international systems of col- Prof Menvielle’s other scientific interest is electro- lecting and storing data on the Earth’s magnetic magnetic induction, where his contributions in- field, the ionospheric phenomena of solar activ- clude algorithms applicable to planetary induction ity, and cosmic rays. Of particular note is his studies from orbiting and lander magnetometers, contribution to the long series of observations of and research into the coast effect and the utility geomagnetic variations and geomagnetic indices, of ocean bottom magnetotelluric measurements. which are included in the international Space He has led several working groups and ad hoc Physics Interactive Data Resource (SPIDR). Un- committees, and convened or co-convened many der his leadership and with his direct involve- scientific sessions and workshops, on both electro- ment, international projects were undertaken to magnetic induction (including joint inversion of save historic magnetograms, and to prepare for electromagnetic, geodetic and seismic data) and and collect data and information from the Inter- geomagnetic indices. He has been a proponent national Polar Year 2007-2008 (for which he was of satellite missions to the Earth and other ter- awarded Diplomas by the Russian Academy of restrial planets to measure and characterize their Sciences and the Organizing Committee). Lat- magnetic field environments, as well as for induc- terly, he took an active role in developing the tion studies. Related to this he has recently been national node for Russian INTERMAGNET data studying the thermosphere response to geomag- collection. netic activity forcing, in order to develop a new Sadly, he passed away soon after the awards cer- thermospheric model that allows an accurate es- emony at the M´erida Scientific Assembly. timate of aerodynamic braking. Prof. Menvielle of the French magnetic ob- servatory was awarded an International Associa- 2.5 Report of the Meetings of the IAGA tion of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy long service Conference of Delegates medal for his extensive and sustained contribu- tions to IAGA and geomagnetism. Two meetings of the Conference of Delegates of Prof. Menvielle was the French national delegate the IAGA were held in M´erida, the first (CoD-1) to IAGA for a number of years, and served on on Tuesday August 27, 2013, 1600-1810, and the IAGA’s Executive Committee from 1995 to 2003, second (CoD-2) on Friday August 30, 0830-1005. during which time he translated the statutes and Both meetings were attended by 25 of the Chief by-laws into French. He has also served on Delegates from the 35 voting member countries its Resolutions Committee several times, again that had sent accreditation letters. The following taking responsibility for the French translation. provides a very brief summary of the topics dis- He was a valuable Local Organising Commit- cussed and decisions and recommendations made. tee member for the 2005 Scientific Assembly in Toulouse. Summary of CoD-1 minutes The International Service of Geomagnetic Indices The National Delegates stood for a minute of si- (ISGI), of which Prof Menvielle has been Direc- lence in remembrance of the 8 deceased IAGA tor since 1988, keeps definitive digital and digi- members in 2011-2013. tised records of IAGA-endorsed indices and geo- The following items were discussed: magnetic events, many of which now have very long homogenous series. Some indices were in- • President’s report (IAGA activities on IUGG troduced by Prof Menvielle, and the K-index is and ICSU Committees and other activities); now produced automatically based on his anal- ysis of methods recommended by IAGA. Ready • Secretary General’s report (EC member- access to these long time series, which he facil- ship, EC activities in 2011-2013, 2012-13 itated, is important, for example, to select data Budget, Young Scientists Award and new

IAGA News 2013 – Page 6 IAGA awards, liaison with other organiza- • Inputs for 2015 Scientific Program; and tions, support of topical meetings, and SG- Resolutions from the Divisions. specific activities); Conclusions, Recommendations and Deci- • Finance Committee report (account bal- sions ance, income, and expenses in 2011 and (1) The National Delegates voted to direct EC 2012; suggestions to maintain current, low to request in writing a reduction in the 2017 administrative expense and to explore pos- SA registration fee. sible publication contracts); (2) The National Delegates accepted the reso- • IAGA 2013 Summer School report (20 stu- lutions from Div. I, III, and V (on MAGIC dent attendees, IAGA, EGU and AGICO database, ULTIMA magnetometer array, and sponsorships); Polar Cap index, respectively), a resolution on Transit visas, and a resolution to thank • Reports on Divisional activities (from Div. the LOC. I, II, IV, and V, and ICDC); (3) The National Delegates accepted the plan of the EC to proceed with a proposal to estab- • 2015 IUGG GA in Prague; and 2017 IAGA- lish an Interdivisional Commission on Space IAMAS-IAPSO SA in Cape Town. Weather, and to investigate other ways of voting such as electronic voting. Conclusions, Recommendations and Deci- sions 2.6 Resolutions (1) The summer school was very successful, ow- ing in part to the camaraderie that developed Draft resolutions from were presented by the between the small number of participants. Chair of the Resolutions Committee, Eduard (2) The National Delegates agreed to the pro- Petrovsky, on behalf of the Resolution Commit- posed tee (Iver Cairns and Erwan Th´ebault). After some (i) task force to review the existing statutes small modifications they were accepted as follows: and to recommend appropriate changes before the next IUGG GA; IAGA Resolution 1 – Paleo- and rock mag- (ii) election of M. Kono, D.J. Kerridge, C. netic databases Barton and B. Hultqvist as Honorary IAGA, recognising the importance of large palaeo- Members; magnetic, rock magnetic and related data sets (iii) appointment of members of the Reso- for addressing problems in global geomagnetism, lution Committee. stratigraphy and tectonics, noting the major ef- (3) The National Delegates deferred the vote on fort that has gone into generating such databases, the 2017 SA bid to the second CoD. appreciates the ongoing effort in maintaining and (4) The National Delegates thanked the Secre- developing the databases by IAGA and MAGIC tary General for her great work and E. Petro- volunteers, and urges the continuation, further vsky for his hard work and dedication to the development and updating of the databases. Summer School. (5) The Secretary General thanked the Division R´esolution 1 – Bases de donn´ees Chairs for their efforts. pal´eomagn´etiques et de magn´etisme des roches Summary of CoD-2 minutes L’AIGA, reconnaissant l’importance des ensem- The following items were discussed: bles des donn´ees pal´eomagn´etiques, de celles du magn´etisme des roches, et de toutes autres • Venue for the 2017 SA; donn´ees magn´etiques, pour la r´esolution de probl`emes en g´eomagn´etisme global, en strati- • Secretary General Report (2013 SA had 702 graphie, et en tectonique, notant l’effort im- registered participants); portant qui a ´et´emen´epour g´en´erer ces bases

IAGA News 2013 – Page 7 de donn´ees, appr´ecie les efforts continus pour tosphere during solar wind-magnetosphere cou- le maintien et le d´eveloppement de bases de pling, emphasising that the usefulness of such an donn´ees par les b´en´evoles membres de l’AIGA index is dependent on having a continuous data et de MAGIC, et encourage fortement la pour- series, recognising that the PC index is derived in suite, le d´eveloppement, et la mise `ajour de ces partnership between the Arctic and Antarctic Re- bases de donn´ees. search Institute (AARI, Russian Federation) and the National Space Institute, Technical Univer- IAGA Resolution 2 – Magnetometer net- sity of Denmark (DTU, Denmark), recommends works use of the PC index by the international scien- tific community in its near-real time and defini- IAGA, recognising the importance of global ob- tive forms, and urges that all possible efforts be servations of magnetospheric and ionospheric made to maintain continuous operation of all ge- phenomena by ground-based magnetometer net- omagnetic observatories contributing to the PC works, and the contributions by the “Ultra Large index. Terrestrial International Magnetometer Array (ULTIMA)” consortium in facilitating collabo- Note: Renewal of Resolution No. 4 (1997) after ration among ground-based magnetometer net- a long-term dispute about the method to derive works and in enabling observations on a global the PC index has been settled scale, endorses the international coordination of ground-based magnetometer networks, urges R´esolution – Indice magn´etique Polar Cap funding agencies to contribute to the continu- (PC) ing operation of magnetometer networks, and L’AIGA, notant que l’activit´emagn´etique de la encourages other international organisations to calotte polaire n’est pas encore d´ecrite par les in- support such efforts. dices g´eomagn´etiques de l’AIGA existants, con- sid´erant que l’indice PC constitue une estima- R´esolution 2 – R´eseaux de magn´etom`etres tion quantitative de l’activit´eg´eomagn´etique `a L’AIGA, reconnaissant l’importance des des latitudes polaires et qu’il sert de proxy pour observations globales des ph´enom`enes estimer l’´energie qui entre dans la magn´etosph`ere magn´etosph´eriques et ionosph´eriques par des au cours du couplage vent solaire-magn´etosph`ere, r´eseaux de magn´etom`etres au sol , ainsi que les insistant sur le fait que l’utilit´ed’un tel indice contributions du consortium ”Ultra Large Ter- d´epend de la continuit´edes mesures magn´etiques, restrial International Magnetometer Array (UL- reconnaissant que l’indice de PC est calcul´esur la TIMA)” pour faciliter la collaboration entre les base d’un partenariat entre l’Institut de recherche r´eseaux de magn´etom`etres au sol et pour per- sur l’Arctique et l’Antarctique (AARI, F´ed´eration mettre des observations `al’´echelle mondiale, ap- de Russie) et l’Institut National de l’Espace de prouve et soutient la coordination internationale l’Universit´etechnique du Danemark (DTU, Dane- des r´eseaux de magn´etom`etres au sol , exhorte mark), recommande l’utilisation de l’indice PC les organismes de financement `apoursuivre leur par la communaut´e scientifique internationale contribution `ala poursuite du fonctionnement dans sa forme ”temps r´eel” ou ”d´efinitive”, et de- des r´eseaux de magn´etom`etres , et encourage les mande instamment que tous les efforts possibles autres organisations internationales `asoutenir ces soient faits pour maintenir un fonctionnement efforts. continu de tous les observatoires g´eomagn´etiques contribuant `al’indice PC. IAGA Resolution 3 – Polar Cap (PC) index Note: Renouvellement de la Resolution No.4 (1997) suite `ala fin de la longue controverse sur IAGA, noting that polar cap magnetic activity is la m´ethode de calcul de l’indice PC. not yet described by existing IAGA geomagnetic indices, considering that the Polar Cap (PC) in- IAGA Resolution 4 – Visas for scientists to dex constitutes a quantitative estimate of geo- attend international conferences magnetic activity at polar latitudes and serves as IAGA, noting with concern issues with transit a proxy for energy that enters into the magne- visas for scientists travelling to participate in this

IAGA News 2013 – Page 8 Scientific Assembly urges relevant authorities to Members: facilitate transit for those travelling to interna- L´aszl´oSzarka (Hungary) tional scientific events. Archana Bhattacharyya (India) Iver Cairns (Australia) R´esolution 4 – Visas pour les scientifiques `a Jeffrey Forbes (USA) participer `ades conf´erences internationales Toshihiko Iyemori (Japan) Monika Korte (Germany) L’AIGA, notant avec pr´eoccupation les probl`emes Andrew Yau (Canada) li´es aux visas de transit pour les scientifiques voy- Past-President: Eigil Friis-Christensen (Denmark) ageant pour participer `acette Assembl´ee Scien- The following provides a very brief summary of tifique, exhorte les autorit´es comp´etentes `afa- topics discussed and decisions and recommenda- ciliter le transit `aceux voyageant pour participer tions that were made. `ades ´ev´enements internationaux scientifique.

IAGA Resolution 5 – Resolution of thanks Summary of EC-1 minutes IAGA, noting the successful scientific outcomes, The following items were discussed: organisation and excellent atmosphere of the IAGA Scientific Assembly in M´erida, and appre- • IAGA President’s report for the first Coun- ciating the enormous amount of work required to cil of Delegates (CoD) Meeting; organise the meeting expresses its deep gratitude to the members of the Local Organising Com- • IAGA Secretary General’s report, including mittee and the staff, led by Harald B¨ohnel, for new IAGA awards, IAGA communications their hard work and unfailing courtesy, helpful- and reports, status of IAGA 2013; ness, enthusiasm and energy, which have made • the Assembly a great success. IAGA 2013 Summer School; R´esolution – R´esolution de remerciements • EC member participation on Resolutions L’AIGA, notant le succ`es des r´esultats scien- Committee and attendance at Division tifiques et de l’organisation, ainsi que l’excellente Meetings; atmosph`ere de l’assembl´ee scientifique de l’AIGA • IAGA sponsorship of topical meetings; `aM´erida, appr´eciant l’´enorme quantit´ede travail n´ecessaire `al’organisation de la r´eunion, exprime • IAGA budget and accounting; additional sa profonde gratitude aux membres du comit´e funding mechanisms for IAGA; d’organisation et de l’´equipe locale, dirig´ee par Harald B¨ohnel, pour leur travail acharn´e, leur • EC preparations for IUGG 2015 and IUGG courtoisie sans faille, leur serviabilit´e, leur ent- EC meeting in 2013; housiasme, et leur ´energie qui ont fait de cette • Items raised in connection with Division I, assembl´ee un grand succ`es. II and V leader presentations to the EC.

2.7 Report of the Meetings of the IAGA Conclusions, Recommendations and Deci- Executive Committee sions (1) The Summer School was very successful, ow- Three meetings of the IAGA Executive Commit- ing in part to the small number (20) of par- tee (EC) were held in M´erida, the first (EC-1) on ticipants and the camaraderie that developed Sunday August 25, 2013, 1200-1715, the second between them. Another IAGA school will be (EC-2) on Tuesday August 27, 1900-2150, and held at IUGG 2015, again with a similar lim- the third (EC-3) on Saturday August 31, 1000- ited number of students. 1200. (2) The internal budget accounting will be per- formed exclusively in Euros (the currency in The following were in attendance at all three which IAGA accounts are held) from now on. meetings: (3) The EC will explore new funding mechanisms President: KathrynWhaler(UK) Secretary General: Mioara Mandea (France) such as UNBSS (United Nations Basic Space Vice-President: Eduard Petrovsky (Czech Republic) Science) Program and industry sponsorships.

IAGA News 2013 – Page 9 (4) The EC will organize an IAGA book as part 3 Reports on IAGA Related Activ- of IUGG’s 100-year Anniversary. ities

Summary of EC-1 minutes 3.1 IAGA workshop: Third Biennial Meet- The draft IAGA flyer proposed by Toshihiko Iye- ing of the Latin American Associa- mori was discussed and iterated upon until a final tion of Paleomagnetism and Geomag- version was agreed upon by the EC. netism – LatinMag, October 23-25, Montevideo (Uruguay) Summary of EC-1 minutes The following issues were discussed: The 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Latin Ameri- can Association of Paleomagnetism and Geomag- netism – LATINMAG took place from 23 to 25 • details of expenses, registrations and other October 2013, in Facultad de Ciencias at the Uni- revenues for IAGA 2013; versidad de la Rep´ublica, Montevideo-Uruguay. It involved a total of 71 people from Argentina (28), Brazil (16), Chile (2), Colombia (1), • discussion of Summer School and improve- Germany (3), Mexico (6), North America (1), ments for the 2015 School; Uruguay (12) and Venezuela (2). It was impor- tant that our meeting was attractive, in particular • resolutions proposed to the Council of Dele- to young researchers; 37 graduate and undergrad- gates; improvements to the IAGA web site; uate students took part in the conference. The scientific part of the conference consisted of four sessions: Session A: Geomagnetism - Applied • preparations for IAGA Newsletter; Geophysics; Session B: Paleomagnetism - Tecton- ics; Session C: Archeomagnetism - Paleointensity - Paleosecular Variations; Session D: Rock Mag- • discussion of an Interdivisional Commission netism - Environmental Magnetism - Magnetic on Space Weather; Fabrics. A total of 90 abstracts were submitted. Ex- • discussion of content and timeline for IAGA tended abstracts at: VOLUME 3, Number book; 3: Proceedings of Third Biennial Meeting of Latinmag, Montevideo Uruguay, October 2013, Special Issue, L. S´anchez-Bettucci, Associated • sessions for IUGG 2015, including an Inter- Editor; C.I. Caballero-Miranda, Technical Edi- Association or Union Symposium centred tor; C. Gogorza, A.M. Soler-Arechalde, Edito- around the ESA Swarm mission; rial Board (http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/ latinmagletters/published.html). • minor changes to the draft IAGA flyer were There were three invited lecturers: Joachim agreed upon. Linthe, from the GFZ Postdam (Germany), whose talk was about “Challenges of Geo- magnetic Observatory Establishment, Manage- ment and Data Quality – The GFZ Post- Conclusions, Recommendations and Deci- dam (Germany) Contributions and Experiences”; sions Roberto Molina Garza, from the Geophysical (1) Mioara Mandea will serve her full term as Institute-UNAM (Mexico) who presented “Pale- IAGA Secretary General (until 2017). ogeograf´ıa Jur´asica, transiciones clim´aticas y el (2) The EC will proceed with a proposal to estab- origen del petr´oleo en la regi´on Circum-Golfo lish an Interdivisional Commission on Space de M´exico”; and Ricardo Trindade, from the Weather. Astronomical, Geophysical and Environmental

IAGA News 2013 – Page 10 Sciences Institute-USP (Brazil) presented “Pa- one representative from each of the ICSU leomagnetism and Paleogeographic Reconstruc- Participating Bodies. The current officers tions”. The prize “Daniel Valencio a la Trayecto- are: N.Gopalswamy (President), F.-J.L¨ubken ria en Paleomagnetismo, Magnetismo de Rocas (Vice-president), M.G.Shepherd (Scientific Secre- y Geomagnetismo en Am´erica Latina” was given tary), A.Sepp¨al¨a(SCAR), V.D.Kuznetsov (IAGA to Dr. Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi. The prize for & IUGG), M.Lester (IUPAP), L.-A.McKinnell the best postgraduate student presentation in oral (URSI), T.Nakamura (COSPAR), D.Siskind (IA- mode, was given to Mauro Leandro G´omez Samus MAS), M.Zhang (IAU). The SCOSTEP website (Argentina) for the paper “Magnetostratigraphy is http://www.yorku.ca/scostep/ in sediments of Late Cenozoic of the locality of In 2009-2013, SCOSTEP promoted and coor- Villa Cacique, Buenos Aires province”. An un- dinated the research on the CAWSES Program dergraduate student received the prize for the (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) best presentation in poster mode, Cecilia P´erez (CAWSES-I and CAWSES-II). The International (Uruguay) for “Preliminary study of the magnetic CAWSES-II Symposium organized by SCOSTEP fabric of rhyolites and rhyolitic dykes from the (November 18-22, 2013, Nagoya, Japan) dis- Sierra de R´ıos Formation”. There was a tribute cussed the results obtained within the framework to Roberto Lanza. of CAWSES-II and outlined a new research pro- And finally, a Latinmag Assembly was held which gram - VarSITI (Variability of the Sun and Its discussed, among many topics, the site for the Terrestrial Impact), which will start in January next workshop to be held in 2015. 2014 and will last for five years (2014-2018). IAGA financial support was used to part-fund the The VarSITI program will strive for international cost of accommodation and registration for for- collaboration in data analysis, modeling, and the- eign students. Lodging and registration was paid ory to understand how the solar variability affects for 10 students, and only housing for another 10. the Earth. The VarSITI program will have four We deeply appreciate the support. scientific elements that address solar terrestrial The next workshop will be held in Mares´ıas- Sao problems keeping the current low solar activity as Paulo, Brasil in 2015 on dates around September the common thread: - October. Leda S´anchez Bettucci SEE (Solar Evolution and Extrema, Chairs (Chair of the Organizing Committee) P.C.Martens, D.Nandi, V.N.Obridko)

ISEST /MiniMax24 (International Study of 3.2 Report on SCOSTEP Activities: from Earth-affecting Solar Transients, Chairs CAWSES to VarSITI J.Zhang, M.Temmer, N.Gopalswamy)

This is a report on the activities of SCOSTEP SPeCIMEN (Specification and Prediction (Scientific Committee for Solar-Terrestrial of the Coupled Inner-Magnetospheric Physics), which is an interdisciplinary body of the Environment. Chairs J.Bortnik, International Council for Science (ICSU) with the C.J.Rodger), following principal tasks: (1) to promote, orga- nize and coordinate international interdisciplinary ROSMIC (Role Of the Sun and the Middle programmes in solar-terrestrial physics, (2) to atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere In conduct and sponsor international meetings in Climate, Chairs F.-J.L¨ubken, A.Sepp¨al¨a, the scientific area of solar-terrestrial physics, (3) W.E.Ward). to define the data relating to these programmes that should be exchanged through the World VarSITI website: http://newserver.stil. Data Centres, and (4) to conduct capacity build- bas.bg/varsiti/ ing activities such as advanced schools on solar The main subjects of the VarSITI Program are terrestrial physics. closely related to those addressed by IUGG and The SCOSTEP Bureau consists of a Presi- its associated unions (IAGA etc.), which is the dent, Vice President, Scientific Secretary, and basis for a broad cooperation in the related fields

IAGA News 2013 – Page 11 of research. VarSITI Co-Chairs: K.Georgieva, Agency. The main aim with this facility is to K.Shiokawa. derive in an operational way the basic elements Prof. V.D. Kuznetsov in form of sources that constitute the measured (IUGG/IAGA Liaison to SCOSTEP) magnetic field, from the core, the mantle, the crust and the various current systems above the Earth’s surface, maintained by the radiation and 4 The Swarm mission plasma flow from the Sun. A special issue of EPS, vol. 65 no. 11, 2013, Nine years ago (see IAGA News 41) ESA selected describes each of the Swarm-based products in Swarm as the fifth explorer mission in ESA’s Liv- one or more articles, dealing with the scientific ing Planet Programme. The mission consist- rationale, the methodology and limitations of the ing of three spacecraft was successfully launched derivation, and the potential use in the form of on November 22, 2013. The three spacecraft examples of science investigations and applica- shall deliver data that will provide new insight tions. into the Earth’s system by improving our under- standing of the Earth’s interior as well as the Scientific users of data from the Swarm mission near Earth electro-magnetic environment impor- will benefit significantly from the free and open tant for space weather effects. The very first access to these derived products. ESA will pro- high-accuracy and high spatial resolution mea- vide all data products through the archiving and surements of the strength, direction and time dissemination infrastructure of the Swarm mis- variations of the magnetic field, complemented sion. by precise navigation, accelerometer and electric field measurements, will provide the required ob- servations to model the various sources of the 5 Deceased IAGA Scientists geomagnetic field. Father Josep Oriol Card´us Almeda (1915 – 2012)

We announce with sadness that Father Josep Oriol Card´us Almeda, of the Society of Jesus, passed away on January 3 in St. Cugat del Vall`es. He was 97 years old. Father Card´us, linked to the Ebre Observatory since 1942, had a degree in Philosophy (Pontifical Faculty of Avigliana, Italy, 1939) in Theology (Pontifical College Dublin, Ire- land, 1948) and in Physics with honors (Univer- The Swarm mission with its improved instru- sity of Barcelona, 1944). Father Card´us held mentation and its carefully designed constella- positions at the Observatory of Chief of the tion of three satellites will significantly improve Magnetic (1949-1991), Heliophysics (1949-1964, the knowledge of the magnetic field as well as 1967-1986) and Seismic (1976-1987) Sections. its spatial and temporal variations. In order to He was also Deputy Director from 1952 to 1971 take optimal advantage of the unique constella- and Director from 1971 to 1985. Father Card´us tion aspect of the Swarm mission, considerably was an outstanding scientist in the field of Geo- advanced data analysis tools have been developed magnetism and, more specifically, in the magnetic in order to derive products, the so-called Level 2 variations of external origin. data, that take into due account the constella- Among the various positions he held at the in- tion features. This facility, called “Swarm Satel- ternational level we highlight those of Vice Chair lite Constellation Application and Research Fa- of the Committee for the World Magnetic Map, cility” (SCARF), has been developed, tested and Member and Chairman of the Finance Committee validated by a consortium of six research insti- of the International Union of Geodesy and Geo- tutions under a contractual agreement with the physics (IUGG), and Member of Executive Com-

IAGA News 2013 – Page 12 mittee, Vice President and Secretary General of following years until 1956, when he returned to the International Association Geomagnetism and Denmark to take a position at the Geophysics Aeronomy (IAGA). Father Card´us was appointed Division of DMI. as Honorary Member of IAGA in 1988 for his long Working at one of the few magnetic observato- service, an award reserved for a handful of re- ries located poleward of the auroral zone Knud searchers. At the national level, he also served Lassen was intrigued by watching the aurora be- as delegate or president in various Spanish com- have quite differently from common knowledge at mittees, such as Geodesy and Geophysics and its that time. He observed that many so-called po- Section of Geomagnetism, Sun-Earth Relation- lar magnetic storms did not only show the well- ships, Astronomy and Space Research. Father known southward expansion but also a poleward Card´us was also a tenure member of the Spanish expansion, which many years later was identified Royal Academy of Sciences and he was awarded as one of the characteristics of the substorm con- the Medal for Scientific Merit of the Ramon Llull cept, developed during the IGY. His fascination of University in 2004 for continuing dedication to this feature was so great that he decided to sys- the world of science. tematically make visual observations of the aurora J.J. Curto and its dynamics every night from 1952 to 1956. (Director of Ebro Observatory) After his return to Copenhagen he took part in the international cooperation during the IGY and Knud Lassen (1921-2013) established a small network of four automated all- sky cameras in Greenland. These observations The Space Age together with his visual observations constituted started more than the major foundation for his Dr. Phil. thesis, de- half a century ago. fended and obtained at the University of Copen- During the Interna- hagen in 1963. tional Geophysical His scientific results made him an obvious mem- Year (IGY) 1957-58 ber of an international committee chaired by Pro- the first Earth orbit- fessor James Paton, Edinburgh University. The ing satellite, Sputnik, task of the committee was to prepare for the next was launched and it international observational campaign after IGY, was quickly followed namely the International Quiet Sun Year (IQSY) by a whole fleet of 1964-65. An important result was an Auroral At- satellites measuring las, describing, defining, and naming the various the physical conditions in the Earth’s environ- manifestations of auroral forms. ment. The fast advances in our understanding During the IQSY and the following years addi- of the underlying science can be attributed to tional all-sky cameras were installed so that most a number of pioneers, who influenced a whole of the sky over Greenland was covered. Of par- generation of scientists. ticular interest to Knud Lassen was the region Only a few of those pioneers are still among us of dayside discrete aurora, which he showed was and one of the most prominent Danish scientists located poleward of the auroral oval, coinciding in this category, Dr. Knud Lassen, passed away with low energy particle precipitation and the day- on March 11, 2013 after a long life marked with side region 1 currents. Based on his experience scientific achievements and with active participa- from ground based observations Knud Lassen saw tion in research until the last few months of his very early the potential in the US Defence Meteo- life. rological Satellite Programme. The optical mea- After receiving his degree from the University of surements from Space allowed a hitherto unseen Copenhagen, in 1946 Knud Lassen joined the view of the distribution and dynamics of the au- staff at the magnetic observatory at Godhavn rora. This provided additional and improved ob- (now Qeqertarsuaq) operated by the Danish Me- servations in support of his view regarding the teorological Institute (DMI). Knud Lassen be- origin of the particles that create the aurora. came the Director of the observatory during the In 1966 Knud Lassen played a significant part

IAGA News 2013 – Page 13 in the creation of a new education programme a serious error by not seriously recognizing the in Geophysics at the University of Copenhagen. existence of large natural variations of which the In addition to giving lectures in Geomagnetism varying solar activity represents one of the sources and Auroral Research Knud Lassen participated that can be identified in many geological records. actively in study groups that students and re- Knud Lassen will not only be remembered be- searchers arranged in order to be able to follow a cause of his important scientific achievements. scientific field that during those days developed His quiet and kind personality and his continu- very rapidly because every new satellite brought ous effort to inspire his younger colleagues by his observations and discoveries that could not im- dedication to science combined with leaving them mediately be explained by consulting current text- the necessary freedom to follow their own ideas books. will be remembered by all who had the privilege For Knud Lassen international cooperation and to work together with him. global competition was a natural framework of Eigil Friis-Christensen his research. He exchanged data and ideas with (DTU Space, Denmark) both American and Soviet scientists, across the boundary of the cold war, and he followed lan- guage courses in Russian in his spare time in order Santimay Basu (1933-2013) to be able to follow the newest scientific discover- ies, which within his field during those days often Dr. Santimay Basu were exclusively published in Russian in the Soviet is internationally rec- Union. ognized for his work Through his participation in auroral research, in the area of iono- Knud Lassen was very conscious about the com- spheric scintillation, plex interaction between various physical pro- having made cutting cesses in the atmosphere and in Space. Care- edge research contri- ful observations and experiments are crucial in butions to every as- order to develop and validate the proposed the- pect of the field en- ories. Theories, which at first view seem plau- compassing diverse sible, are constantly being challenged, contra- natural irregularity dicted, and revised in view of new observations. formation processes This continuous dialog, which is the methodology at high-, mid- and low latitudes, as well as arti- and strength of science, he brought with him, ficial turbulence generation through high-power when he after retirement from the position of high frequency radio wave interactions and high- Head of the Division decided to use his experi- altitude chemical releases. After completing an ence and scientific curiosity to try to understand illustrious career in the Ionospheric Physics Di- the reason for some apparent correlation between vision of the Air Force Research Laboratory in solar activity and climate variations, manifested Massachussetts, he contributed his expertise as through systematic variations through centuries a research physicist at Boston College, until the of the amount of sea ice around Greenland and time of his passing. Iceland. Santi completed his Ph.D in Radio Physics at the Used to the constructive dialog in the science University of Calcutta, in the field of solar radio community within auroral research Knud Lassen, astronomy, but shortly after moving to the United like other scientists, was surprised by the rather States as a National Academy of Sciences Re- aggressive tone in the highly politicised climate search Associate in 1971 he transitioned to iono- debate. As a physicist Knud Lassen was of the spheric physics with a focus on plasma irregular- opinion that climate change has always taken ity formation and radio wave propagation. The place and is the result of many different processes, transition also marked the beginning of an ex- among which also human activity plays a signifi- tremely productive collaboration with his spouse, cant role. But he was also convinced that the es- Dr. Sunanda Basu, which accounted for over one- tablished climate research community does make half of the more than 100 papers Santi published in his career.

IAGA News 2013 – Page 14 Beginning in the mid-seventies Santi pioneered entist and a concerned humanitarian and with the use of global multi-technique campaigns com- actions, words and writings consistently served bining satellite radio wave scintillation, VHF as a role model of the highest calibre for his radar, in-situ (rocket and satellite) and optical colleagues, friends and family. Santi shall be measurements to characterize complex plasma missed by an international scientific community structures. Such campaigns were performed for privileged to have known him. the first time to obtain insight into the genera- Keith Groves, Cesar Valladares, and Patricia Doherty tion, evolution and decay of multi-scale plasma (Boston College Institute for Scientific Research, USA) phenomena at both high- and low-latitudes. Dr. Basu also documented the impacts of scintillation on the performance of space-based communica- Roberto Lanza (1945-2013) tion and navigation systems and thus scintilla- tion has become recognized as the number one Roberto was born in Saluzzo, Italy on April 24th, priority for the entire space weather field. His 1945, and passed away in Torino on August 8th, scientific results led the way to the subsequent 2013, at the age of 68. He has been professor of development of a global scintillation monitoring Solid Earth Geophysics and member of Diparti- network, the Scintillation Network Decision Aid mento di Scienze della Terra, at the University of (SCINDA), and the concept for a satellite system Torino. dedicated to scintillation forecasting, the Com- He started his scientific career performing mag- munication/Navigation Outage Forecasting Sys- netic surveys for the Italian magnetic network tem (C/NOFS) launched by the U.S. Air Force in and magnetic rock studies applied to archeolog- 2008 and providing critical data for a new genera- ical prospecting in various sites of the Middle tion of space weather scientists. Most recently, he East and to geothermal reconnaissance in Cen- focused his attention on the generation of plasma tral America. Thereafter his activity focused on structures in the equatorial ionosphere during in- paleomagnetism. He created the rock magnetism tense magnetic storms due to the penetration of laboratory of the University of Torino and suc- high latitude electric fields, demonstrating that cessively, with colleagues from the University of during the main phase of a storm the penetra- Milano, a new more modern Lab in Peveragno tion of the electric field causes plasma bubbles to (Cuneo, Piedmont). While participating in in- form in the dusk sector where the zonal conduc- ternational programs he conducted research work tivity gradient attains its maximum. around the world including two expeditions to In addition to his exemplary scientific career, Antarctica, in the frame of the Italian Antarc- Santi’s passion to help early career scientists is re- tic Program, mostly studying paleomagnetism of flected in the generous contributions to establish the Ferrar dolerite formation. Lately his interests in 2008, the AGU Santimay and Sunanda Early were focused mostly on the applications of rock Career Award, which is presented annually to hon- magnetism to volcanology; in particular the pa- our an individual young scientist from a develop- leosecular variation of the Earth’s magnetic field ing nation for making outstanding contributions and archeomagnetism. to research in Sun-Earth Systems Science that Roberto was practically the first Italian pale- further the understanding of both plasma physi- omagnetist addressing magnetic properties and cal processes and their applications for the ben- anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of volcanic efit of society. This very generous award is now rocks systematically. He wrote several papers matched by the AGU Basu United States Early on these subjects giving important contributions Career Award for Research Excellence in Earth to volcanic rocks dating, interpretation of erup- Systems Science, made for the first time in 2013. tive mechanisms and definition of ignimbrite em- Santi’s reputation for scientific excellence and placement temperature, in several active Italian generosity was matched only by his exemplary and central American volcanoes. These studies temperament, gracious and modest attitude and were fundamental to show the importance of pa- constant considerati on for his fellow man. He leomagnetism to Italian volcanologists, therefore possessed the characteristics of both a gifted sci- opening the way to the employment of rock mag- netism in volcanic problems. He was very well

IAGA News 2013 – Page 15 known for his rigor and extreme care during in- the discovery of the Equatorial Wind and Temper- strument operation and data handling. ature Anomaly using the Dynamic Explorer satel- Roberto collaborated extensively with the Italian lite data. He gave a new dimension and impetus and international scientific community, and was to the Optical Aeronomy Program in PRL that an excellent mentor for his students, who remem- led to the innovation of Dayglow measurement ber his thoughtful attention with gratitude. He technique and also to the development of state- was also very active with his Italian colleagues of-the-art high resolution imaging and scanning and his collaborators. Roberto was a very clever spectrometers. Many of the experimental confir- scientist, and a man full of great ideas, yet he mations of his early theoretical predictions came was always humble and respectful for other peo- decades later. ple ideas. Roberto will deeply be missed in the He had a unique style of functioning and was al- community. ways objectively critical, true to his perfectionist Antonio Meloni and Fabio Speranza nature. He guided and trained many scientists (INGV, Roma, Italy) who have made a mark in their respective do- mains. He was a selfless person, with a farsighted vision, a passion for science and an indomitable Ravipati Raghavarao (1929-2013) spirit of pursuance and never hesitated to recog- nize talent wherever found. He played a major Professor Ravipati Raghavarao was born in the role through his advisory capacity in the shaping year 1929 in Andhra Pradesh, India. He did his of the space science programme in India. Till his BSc and MSc, both from Andhra University, and last day, he had been pursuing his scientific in- DSc (1960) in Space Physics with Professor BR terests. He was a true beacon to the Aeronomy Rao. He pursued research on radio astronomy scientific community, much sought after by the while working with NW Broten of National Re- subsequent generations and in his demise, on 2nd search Council (NRC) in Ottawa (1961-63), and March 2013, the space science community has then on space physics as a Research Associate lost one of its true leaders and a fine human be- in the University of Chicago for a year with CO ing. Hines. Later upon returning to India he was a Rajagopal Sridharan CSIR Pool Officer at Andhra University (1965-66) (Physical Research Laboratory, India) and subsequently he joined the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad. Prof. R. Raghavarao is one of the pioneers in Reidar Lovlie (1944 – 2013) the field of Aeronomy, covering all aspects of it whether ground based radio probing or opti- Professor Reidar cal probing of the upper atmosphere, or satellite Lovlie of the Depart- based experiments like topside sounders, rocket ment of Earth Sci- based experiments like vapour releases, or in situ ence, University of measurements. On the other hand, he demon- Bergen passed away strated his prowess in the formulation of equato- on August 14, 2013. rial electrojet models and numerical simulation of Up until the very end the challenging problem of the nonlinear develop- he was full of energy, ment of an equatorial plasma bubble, and mod- planning new experi- elling the Equatorial F-region. He demonstrated ments, new fieldwork the possible role of vertical winds in creating the and improvements to counter electrojet and in assisting the develop- his teaching. ment of an equatorial plasma bubble. He also Reidar completed his MSc at the Geophysical in- modelled the Jovian ionosphere and predicted stitute of the University of Bergen in 1970 in the the existence of an equatorial electrojet therein. new field of paleomagnetism. A grant from the Some of his major findings are the discovery of a Norwegian Research Council followed, enabling ledge of ionization in the topside ionosphere using him to spend time at the Lamont Doherty Geo- satellite telemetry data obtained from PRL and logical Observatory, before returning to the same

IAGA News 2013 – Page 16 department as a research assistant. This was the colleagues is among other things testified by his start of a more than 40 year long career at the appointment as a Honorary Professor at Taiyuan University of Bergen, the last 20 years as a full University, and by all the condolences received by professor at the Institute of Solid Earth Physics, the Department from his Chinese friends and col- which later became part of the Department of leagues across the world. Earth Science. During all those years the palaeo- The passing of Reidar Lovlie leaves a large gap magnetic laboratory has been a cornerstone in at the Department of Earth Science. He will be Reidar’s research, and he must take the main sorely missed. credit for building the laboratory up to a high Friends and colleagues at the Department of Earth Science international standard. (University of Bergen, Norway) Reidar conducted basic research in the best possi- ble sense, motivated more by true curiosity about how nature works than peer recognition and re- Kenneth L. Zonge (1936 – 2013) search funding, although these also followed nat- urally from his original ideas. Nothing was bet- On the 21st of November Dr. Kenneth L. Zonge ter than if the best way to investigate a scien- (Founder of Zonge) passed away. tific problem also challenged his practical abili- Ken was a pioneer in electrical geophysics and ties. Numerous pieces of apparatus on the shelves influenced much in the application of electrical of the palaeomagnetic laboratory bear witness to and electromagnetic geophysics, creating many Reidar’s creativity and curiosity when asking the tools which are now standards in exploration. question “what if..., and how can I investigate Ken was one of several leaders in the 1970’s that?” who brought electrical geophysics into the digital As a colleague and teacher Reidar was always the age. Ken’s many accomplishments include devel- one who loved to challenge accepted truths, and oping the complex resistivity method, and based saw it as his mission to inspire colleagues and on this idea, founded Zonge Engineering and Re- students to think outside the box. We learned search Organization in 1972. He also developed to appreciate his unconventional perspectives and the world’s first field-portable, digital electrical openness towards the natural phenomena that geophysical receiver in 1977, and greatly con- surround us. He was at his best when he could tributed to the commercial application of Con- inspire young people, something which not only trolled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotellurics benefitted his students, but also led to him using (CSAMT) and Complex Resistivity (CR) services much of his free time doing voluntary teaching as practical exploration tools. Ken’s instruments at a Swedish high school, and a long-standing from 20 years ago are among the best in the in- engagement in the local Steiner School and an- dustry and are still competitive today. thropological society. Ken was not only the quintessential scien- Reidar had wide research interests, encompassing tist/engineer, but he was always the humble gen- fundamental magnetization processes and prop- tleman. His love of the outdoors, and in particu- erties of the Earth’s magnetic field, as well as lar, his love of Alaska, blended perfectly with his applications to plate tectonics, archaeology, Qua- application of geophysics, whether toward miner- ternary geology and paleoclimate. Through the als or oil exploration, or studying environmental years he acquired extensive field experience in or groundwater problems. both polar regions, but for the past 15 years, his As not only the founder but also the heart and work in China was probably closest to his heart. soul of the company, he will be greatly missed. This led to annual trips to China for field work The Friends and Employees of Ken Zonge and meetings, the last one as recently as in May this year. He was also responsible for bringing to and educating numerous Chinese MSc students Evgeny Petrovich Kharin (1933 – 2013) in Bergen, many of whom later became his scien- tific collaborators. The fact that he also meant a great deal as a mentor and friend to his Chinese Evgeny Petrovich Kharin was born on 6 Febru- ary 1933. Graduated from the Lvov Polytech-

IAGA News 2013 – Page 17 nic Institute, specialized in geophysics. Candi- Theodore Madden (1925 – 2013) date (PhD) of geological and mineralogical sci- ences. He held positions in geophysical industrial Theodore Madden, organizations in Siberia, in Geology Institute of or ”Ted,” an MIT the USSR Academy of Sciences in Yakutsk, in In- alumnus and pro- stitute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and fessor emeritus in Radio Wave Propagation of the USSR Academy the Department of of Sciences (laboratory of polar geomagnetic re- Earth, Atmospheric searches), participated in the 17 Soviet Antarctic and Planetary Sci- expedition in 1971-72. ences (EAPS) whose Dr. Kharin works in the Geophysical Center of contributions to re- Russian Academy of Sciences for 41 years. During search and teaching 30 years he was Director of the World Data Center influenced a genera- for Solar-Terrestrial Physics. In 2012 the WDC, tion of earth scien- headed by him, was incorporated into the ICSU tists, died Nov. 11 at the age of 88. World Data System. Dr. Kharin was a highly Madden, who was born in 1925, entered the In- qualified specialist in the field of geomagnetism, stitute in 1942 and never left (with the exception had extensive experience working with geophys- of a three-year stint with the U.S. Marines during ical data. He did a lot to develop the interna- World War II). He received his bachelor’s degree tional system of collecting and storing data on in physics in 1949 and his PhD in geophysics in the Earth’s magnetic field, the ionosphere phe- 1961; he was already a professor of geophysics nomena, solar activity and cosmic rays. Espe- at MIT when he received his PhD. He continued cially great was the contribution of Dr. Kharin teaching at the Institute until he retired in 1995. to the formation of long series of observations Whether in the classroom or on the hockey rink, of geomagnetic variations and geomagnetic in- Madden was known for his breadth of academic dices, which are included in the international sys- interests, competitive spirit, and holistic approach tem SPIDR. Under his leadership and direct in- to education. He was probably most celebrated volvement the international projects were carried for his work on methods for electrical explo- out to save the historic magnetograms, projects ration. In 1986, he received the Society of Explo- of collecting data and information on the program ration Geophysicists’ Reginald Fessenden Award of the International Polar Year 2007-2008. Since in recognition of his “pioneering efforts in the de- 2011 Dr. Kharin took an active part in developing velopment of frequency domain IP, both in prac- of the national node of collection of geomagnetic tice and in theory.” data for servicing Russian INTERMAGNET. Few biographies, however, capture the scope of The scientific interest of Dr. Kharin was con- Madden’s research, which spanned from the core nected to the study of geomagnetic variations of the Earth to the outer magnetosphere, and in- and correlation between solar and geomagnetic cluded topics as diverse as electromagnetics, seis- activity and seismic activity. He was the au- mology, gravity waves, plasma physics, and ran- thor of more than 200 scientific publications. Dr. dom networks. Kharin was awarded the Diploma of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Diploma of the Or- Madden was also an accomplished athlete who ganizing Committee for the participation of the loved all sports, particularly hockey, soccer, and Russian Federation in the preparation and carry- lacrosse, and received MIT’s award for the most ing out activities for the International Polar Year outstanding athlete in 1949. He liked to say that (2007/08) and the medal of IAGA for long service he “majored in sports and minored in physics.” and his great contribution to the accumulation, His former students remember that he brought retention and dissemination of data on the Earth’s the same intensity to athletics as he did to in- magnetic field required for fundamental scientific verse problems. research. Dr. Natalia Sergeyeva (Director of the World Data Center for Solid Earth Physics)

IAGA News 2013 – Page 18 Ted will be missed by many friends and col- Research Institute in 1985 as a deputy director. leagues, but his enormous impact on MIT and He became the director of the institute in 1991 the earth sciences will continue. and until his retirement in 2002 he stayed as a

Rob van der Hils director. In 2003 he became the founding chair- (MIT, USA) man of the Association of Preparation for Dis- aster and Training for Earthquake (2003). Es- pecially following the 1999 Izmit earthquake, he Ebong W. Mbipom became a public figure regarding public aware- ness about earthquakes and acted as a decision Prof. Ebong W. Mbipom died on February 6, maker at the time of crisis. Prof. Isikara was last 2013, in a ghastly motor accident on his way serving as the head consultant of the Turkish Red back from his village to Calabar. Prof Mbipom Crescent. obtained his Ph.D degree from the University of During his career he participated in numerous na- Edinburgh with specialty in Magnetotelluric (MT) tional and international scientific projects with Induction studies. Japanese, British and German colleagues. He is Prof. Mbipom was a Lecturer in the Department responsible for the education of many young sci- of Physics, University of Calabar (Unical), Nige- entists. ria. He retired and was hired as a contract staff He was one of the members of the organization by the Management of the University of Calabar, committee of 5th induction workshop held in Is- Nigeria. Throughout his life in the University, the tanbul in 17-24 August, 1980. Turkish scientific Late Prof Mbipom was an enthusiast and strong community will remember him forever. advocate of MT in a country where there is no functional MT system. S. Bulent Tank Anthony E. Akpan (Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake (University of Calabar, Nigeria) Research Institute Istanbul, Turkey)

Ahmet Mete Isikara (1941 – 2013)

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mete Isikara passed away on January 21, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey because of 6 General information about IAGA heart failure. Prof. Isikara was born in 1941 in Mersin, Turkey. 6.1 IAGA new flyer and poster After graduating from high school in his home- town, he studied geophysics at the Faulty of Sci- During the XXIIth SA in M´erida the final version ence, Istanbul University. He got his B.Sc. degree of the new IAGA flyer was agreed upon by the in 1964 and Ph.D. degree in 1972 at the same EC. university. His Ph.D. was entitled ”The effect of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth’s magnetic field near Istanbul”. In 1977 he became an as- sociate professor with his studies on the secular variation and the electrical conductivity structure of the Earth’s crust. During his career he served as the chairman of the Turkish National Geodesy and Geophysics Associ- ation (1976-1983), as well as the Aeronomy Com- mision (1980 - 1983). He presented Turkey in the Earthquake Prediction Committee of the Council of Europe (1980-1983). He moved to Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake

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by J. Jankowski and C. Sucksdorff, 1996, 232 pages, ISBN: 0-9650686-2-5; Price: USD50. This Guide provides comprehensive information about how to organize and run a magnetic obser- vatory and make magnetic measurements. The main topics are:

• A brief description of the magnetic field of the Earth One of the most important achievements of IAGA during the last two years was to publish, with • Selection of observatory sites and layout Springer, a series of five books, representing re- sults obtained by the IAGA five Divisions over • Magnetometers recent years. As well as providing useful refer- ence texts, the income to IAGA from Springer for • Absolute magnetic measurements this venture was used to support scientists to at- tend the last SA in Sopron, Hungary. The previ- • Recording of magnetic variations ous Secretary-General devoted considerable time • and effort to seeing this project through to com- Data processing pletion, and the current Secretary-General would • Testing and calibrating instruments like to thank warmly everyone who showed sup- port during the preparation of these manuscripts, and is grateful for the time taken by colleagues IAGA Guide for Magnetic Repeat Station Survey and friends to provide valuable information and by L.R. Newitt, C.E. Barton, and J. Bitterly, data, comments and encouragement, as authors, 1997, 120 pages, ISBN: 0-9650686-1-7; Price: editors or referees. USD 25. IAGA has published four practical guides to obser- This Guide provides a comprehensive description vation. These may be ordered from the Secretary- of the theoretical basis, operational details, and General and they are also available at the IAGA instrumentation for making magnetic repeat sta- web site. tion survey measurements.

IAGA News 2013 – Page 20 This manual and instruction book was written by This book is beautifully illustrated with pho- a group of active researchers, both professional tographs, and will help everyone recognize and and amateur. There are chapters giving practical appreciate these “sailors in the summer night”. advice for taking visual observations, photograph- This guide is out of print but it is available at ing the clouds with film or with video equip- the web site using the link ONC. (Prices do not ment. A summary of observations from space include shipping and handling.) is included, as well as comments on the connec- tion between noctilucent clouds, seen from the ground, and the polar mesospheric clouds that so 6.3 IAGA website far have been measured only from orbit. Noc- tilucent clouds are seen in the summer months, Information on IAGA can be found at: shining in the poleward sky at night-time. Mea- http://www.iugg.org/IAGA surements show that the clouds are higher than any others. Lying at a height of 80-85kilometers, 6.4 IAGA contact the clouds mark a boundary between meteorology and space physics. The Secretary-General is the main point of con- tact for all matters concerning IAGA:

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