Special Issue Of Earth Research Articles

Water World: Sea Level Rise, Coastal Floods, and Storm Surges

A special issue of Earth’s Future examines the impacts of sea level rise on coastal areas and showcases a paradigm shift in the modeling of these dynamic systems.

An introduction to the special issue on Geoscience Papers of the Future

AbstractAdvocates of enhanced quality for published scientific results are increasingly voicing the need for further transparency of data and software for scientific reproducibility. However, such advanced digital scholarship can appear perplexing to geoscientists that are seduced by the concept of open science yet wonder about the exact mechanics and implications of the associated efforts. This special issue of Earth and Space Science entitled “Geoscience Papers of the Future” includes a review of existing best practices for digital scholarship and bundles a set of example articles that share their digital research products and reflect on the process of opening their scientific approach in a common quest for reproducible science.

Special issue “International Geomagnetic Reference Field—the twelfth generation”

This special issue of Earth, Planets and Space, synthesizes the efforts made during the construction of the twelfth generation of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF-12) that was released online in December 2014 (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/ igrf.html). The IGRF-12 is a series of standard mathematical models describing the large scale internal part of the Earth’s magnetic field between epochs 1900.0 and 2015.0 with a forecast to epoch 2020.0. This activity has been maintained since 1968 by a working group of volunteer scientists from several international institutions but grew out from discussions started in the early 1960s (Barton, 1997). The IGRF task force operates under the auspices of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy/Association Internationale de Geomagnetisme et d’Aeronomie (IAGA/AIGA), which is one of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics/Union Internationale de Geodesie et Geophysique (IUGG/UIGG), an “international organization dedicated to advancing, promoting, and communicating knowledge of the Earth system, its space environment, and the dynamical processes causing change” (http://www.iugg.org/). The twelfth generation of IGRF models extends and updates the previous one (the IGRF-11, Finlay et al. 2010). It provides a new Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field model for epoch 2010.0. It proposes a provisional reference field model for epoch 2015.0 and a predictive part for epochs ranging from 2015.0 to 2020.0 (Thebault et al. 2015a). These models were derived from candidate models submitted by 10 teams. The teams were led by the British Geological Survey (UK), DTU Space (Denmark), ISTerre (France), IZMIRAN (Russia), NOAA/NGDC (USA), GFZ Potsdam (Germany), NASA/GSFC (USA), IPGP (France), LPG Nantes (France), and ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Modelers made use of the data measured at ground geomagnetic observatories and built their models using satellite

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Swarm Science Data Processing and Products—the Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility, SCARF”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Swarm Science Data Processing and Products—the Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility, SCARF”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Physical Processes in Non-Uniform Finite Magnetospheric Systems —50 Years of Tamao’s Resonant Mode Coupling Theory—”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Physical Processes in Non-Uniform Finite Magnetospheric Systems —50 Years of Tamao’s Resonant Mode Coupling Theory—”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “First Results of the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “First Results of the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution (III)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution (III)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Comparative Studies of the Plasma at Non-magnetized Planets/Moons”

This special issue of EPS will be devoted to the theme of the 5th Alfven conference on plasma interactions with non- magnetized planets/moons and their influence on planetary evolution. During recent years many spacecraft missions have accumulated new observations at different unmagnetized planets and moons throughout the solar system (Venus Express, Mars Express, Mars Global Surveyor, Galileo for Jovian moons, Cassini for Saturnian moons, and Kaguya and Chandrayaan-1 for the Moon). While analysis of the spacecraft measurements are necessarily focused on individual bodies, there is a need to foster a critical comparison of recent measurements and simulations of plasma phenomena at unmagnetized objects throughout the solar system. Such comparison is essential in understanding the general physics behind the plasma environment in all the solar system objects, and is also essential for planning future missions. We seek contributions pertaining to the plasma interaction with unmagnetized planets and moons in the solar system: Venus, Mars, Moon, Titan, and similar bodies. Submissions are encouraged on new findings from the analysis of spacecraft data, recent progress in theory and modeling, evolution of weakly-magnetized planets and moons under an active Sun, and comparisons of similar phenomena from different planets and moons. All submitted papers will undergo a standard peer review process. Papers must be submitted to the EPS editorial office. Electronic submissions by e-mail to eps@terrapub.co.jp are encouraged, but authors who meet any difficulties with electronic

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution (II)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution (II)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Earthquake Forecast Testing Experiment for Japan”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “Earthquake Forecast Testing Experiment for Japan”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “International Geomagnetic Reference Fieldg—the eleventh generation”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “International Geomagnetic Reference Fieldg—the eleventh generation”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “New Results of Lunar Science with KAGUYA (SELENE)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “New Results of Lunar Science with KAGUYA (SELENE)”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “High Energy Earth Science: Muon and Neutrino Radiography”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) “High Energy Earth Science: Muon and Neutrino Radiography”

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) Cosmic Dust: Its Formation and Evolution

Call for papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) Coupling Processes in the Equatorial Atmosphere (CPEA)

Call for papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) Coupling Processes in the Equatorial Atmosphere (CPEA)

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS)

Studies on the characteristics and origin of the Earth’s magnetic field have been developing dramatically. In particular, the recent progress of studies on generation mechanisms of the geomagnetic field through dynamo simulations and physical properties of core material is remarkable. Advances in rock magnetism and paleomagnetism have resulted in an increasing abundance of valuable information on the geomagnetic field in the past. These developments have enabled us to combine observational and theoretical results. They also have enabled us to discuss a possible relation between the geomagnetic field, the Earth’s orbital elements and paleoclimate. Geomagnetism is no longer an isolated research field, but a multidisciplinary endeavor. Masaru Kono, who has just recently retired, has made significant contributions to this integrated field—from geodynamo theory to rock magnetism. To commemorate his achievements, an international session was held during the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2006 on “Perspectives of Geomagnetism: Geodynamo, Paleomagnetism, and Rock Magnetism—Tribute to Masaru Kono—(conveners: Toshitsugu Yamazaki, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Masaki Matsushima, and Yozo Hamano)”. In view of the great success of the session, we propose a proceeding of the international session as a special issue of Earth Planets, and Space. The publication, however, will not be limited to papers presented in the session and, therefore, we encourage contributions from everyone interested. Contributors to this special issue should submit their papers to the EPS editorial office either by post or by e-mail (eps@terrapub.co.jp), following the instructions for regular EPS submission. For details, please visit the following web page:

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS)

We now invite papers for a special issue of EPS entitled “Itokawa—Hayabusa and beyond.” This special issue will be based on, but not limited to, the works related to observations by instruments on board the Hayabusa spacecraft. Papers presented in the 2nd Hayabusa symposium held on July 12-14 in Tokyo are encouraged to be submitted to this special issue. Papers based on ground-based observations and experimental works addressing the themes of the special issue are also welcome. Suitable subjects include the origin and evolution of (near-Earth) asteroids and their connection with meteorites. Contributors to this special issue should submit their papers directly to the EPS editorial office either by post or by e-mail (eps@terrapub.co.jp), following the instructions for regular EPS submission. For details, please visit the following web page:

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS)

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Earth, Planets and Space (EPS)