Study and Working Groups

To reach the aforementioned objectives one Joint Study Group (JSG) and three Joint Working Groups (JWG) have been defined and implemented into the IAG GGOS program, namely:

• JSG 1: Coupling processes between magnetosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere
  Implemented at IAG ICCT; joint with GGOS, Focus Area on Geodetic Space Weather Research and Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
  Chair: Andres Calabia Aibar (China)
  Vice-Chair: Munawar Shah (Pakistan)

• JWG 1: Electron density modelling
  Joint with Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
  Chair: Fabricio dos Santos Prol (Germany)
  Vice-Chair: Alberto Garcia-Rigo (Spain)

• JWG 2: Improvement of thermosphere models
  Joint with IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3 and ICCC
  Chair: Christian Siemes (The Netherlands)
  Vice-Chair: Kristin Vielberg (Germany)

• JWG 3: Improved understanding of space weather events and their monitoring by satellite missions
  Joint with IAG Commission 4, Sub-Commission 4.3
  Chair: Haixia Lyu (China)
  Vice-Chair: Benedikt Soja (Switzerland)