Joint Study Groups

To reach the aforementioned objectives 4 Joint Study Groups (JSG) have been defined and implemented into the IAG GGOS program, namely:

1. JSG 1: Understanding Ionospheric and Plasmaspheric Processes
   Led by GGOS; joint with IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commissions 4.1 and 4.3
   Chair: Fabricio dos Santos Prol (Finland)
   Vice-Chair: David R. Themens (United Kingdom)
2. JSG 2: Thermosphere Modelling and Applications
   Led by GGOS; joint with IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
   Chair: Guenther March (Netherlands)
   Vice-Chair: Armin Corbin (Germany)
3. JSG 3: Space Weather Monitoring and Prediction
   Led by GGOS; joint with IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
   Chair: Haixia Lyu (China)
   Vice-Chair: Benedikt Soja (Switzerland)
4. JSG 4: Atmospheric Coupling Studies
   Led by ICCT; joint with GGOS FA-GSWR and IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
   Chair: Andres Calabia Aibar (Spain)
   Vice-Chair: Binod Adhikari (Nepal)

Other implemented IAG Study Groups and Working Groups within the IAG program will provide valuable input for the FA-GSWR, in particular from the Commission 4, Sub-commission 4.3. The work within the FA-GSWR will be carried out in close relation to the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA), since this organization is also concerned with the understanding of properties related, e.g. to the ionosphere and magnetosphere as well as the Sun and the solar wind. In this context, we want to mention the Interdivisional Commission on Space Weather (ICSW). Partly, the work in the FA-GSWR will be related to the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS).