First Campaign On-line Registration Form
5/13/95
Download Campaign 1 Registration Form and Rules of the Road
First Campaign On-line Registration Form
Preamble
The overall scientific objectives of the IACG 1st Campaign
are discussed in detail in the publication edited by Whipple and
Lancaster [Toward a New Era of Global Solar-Terrestrial Research:
1st IACG Campaign on Magnetotail Energy Flow and Non-linear Dynamics,
SAIC, October 1992]. It is the responsibility of the IACG Working
Group-3 to prepare the appropriate orbit analysis and for IACG
Working Group-1 to select the times when the IACG spacecraft are
in the most favorable positions for the correlative analysis thereby
defining the time interval of the 1st IACG Campaign. The IACG
Working Group-2 provides support for facilitating data exchange
including networks, formats, and data visualization tools.
Nearly all spacecraft and ground-base projects operate under a set of data exchange rules that identify obligations of researchers about data provided by other science research investigators. Because the scientific aim of the IACG 1st Campaign is, by design, multi-mission collaborative efforts, which greatly extends this interchange of data within the international research community, the following rules are adopted for use in the IACG 1st Campaign. For the 1st Campaign, the IACG core missions are Geotail, Wind, Polar, and the four Interball spacecraft. Ancillary data are also being used in the IACG 1st Campaign and include selected instruments on (but are not limited to) IMP-8, GOES 6 & 7, the Los Alamos National Laboratory equatorial spacecraft, and a variety of ground based radar and other instruments.
These "Rules of the Road" apply only to the first IACG Campaign and do not impose any limitation on any principal investigator to distribute his/her data, or to exchange and to cooperate with other scientists and scientific groups as he/she sees fit.
Mission Rules and KP distribution
Each of the core IACG missions and relevant ancillary data sources are generating various levels of data products. In general, the key parameter data (referred to as KP or key physical parameter plots (KPPP), or Summary Parameters) are being generated by all the IACG core missions and other ancillary data sources in a common format.
During Campaign periods the key parameter data are freely exchanged
and accessible to all principal investigators (PI) and co-investigators
(Co-I) on the IACG "core" missions and ancillary data
instruments in accordance with the IACG rules. IACG rules state
that the key parameter data will be used for multi-spacecraft
event identification and are noticeable or publishable unless
explicit certification is given by the appropriate instrument
PI. This rule will also apply to the IACG 1st Campaign.
Campaign Rules
These "Rules of the Road" govern access to and use of data contributed to the IACG 1st Campaign database and data analysis effort. The IACG 1st Campaign databases may include any database which may be created for the correlative analysis of data from intervals corresponding to the IACG 1st Campaign an d may be assembled to contribute to any of the 1st Campaign science objectives. It is expected that these databases will contain a number of different data products such as: PI certified KP data (data which can be published), event data, high time resolution data, etc.
Strict adherence to these rules by all participants, and those applying to participate, is expected. It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that data taken by them from the IACG 1st Campaign database in whatever form (plots, listings, electronic files, etc.) are held and used according to these Rules. Any member who withdraws from participation in the IACG 1st Campaign is obligated to continue to respect the rules established here.
Membership (IACG Mission Scientists)
All PIs and Co-Is from IACG core missions and ancillary instruments who wish to participate in multi-mission campaign database must provide a "statement of research intent" to the 1st Campaign Coordination Committee. This statement should include the scientific approach, data required (including his/her own), expected analysis techniques, and a list of all investigators involved. This statement is required by the Campaign Workshop Organization Committee for the better preparation of the campaign science workshops. The statement of intent should not exceed one or two pages.
Membership (non- IACG Mission Scientists)
Access to the IACG 1st Campaign database will be granted
to established, participating members of the IACG 1st Campaign.
Membership for other scientists wishing to contribute, but who
are not PI or Co-Is from the IACG core missions or ancillary instruments,
will be approved through a peer reviewed proposal process. Campaign
members are those scientists who are named in the approved proposals.
Proposal instructions are given in the attachment to these rules.
All Campaign members are responsible to the IACG 1st Campaign Coordination Committee for ensuring that these rules are followed. The IACG 1st Campaign Coordination Committee consists of A. Nishida (ISAS), M. Acuna (NASA), R. Schmidt (ESA), and L. Zelenyi (IKI) with J. Green (NASA) as lead coordinator.
Sharing of Data
For the IACG 1st Campaign, key parameter data are routinely
exchanged between campaign members and are used to support the
identification of events. Members of the IACG 1st Campaign may
share higher level campaign data products with members of their
research team, but are not entitled to further distribute the
Campaign data provided by other investigators. Distribution of
detailed instrument data is the responsibility of the instrument
Principal Investigator.
Data Set Preparations
The IACG 1st Campaign database will be established solely
for correlative studies by members of the Campaign. Access to
the database and support software will provide individual members
of the Campaign the means of correlating the established data
sets. Preparation of an established data set is the responsibility
of the investigator who supplies the data. It is envisioned that
several 1st Campaign databases will be constructed. It is desirable
that the campaign databases be located at several central organizations
such as NASA, ISAS, etc. However, the database location is a decision
that is collectively made by the teams of scientists working on
the 1st Campaign science objectives.
Authorship
When an investigator's data (such as PI certified key parameter data or any other processed data product) is used in the analysis of an event, the investigator who provided these data should be kept informed of what they are being used for, should be invited at an early and appropriate time to participate in the correlative analysis, and would normally have the option of being a co-author of any resulting publication or presentation, including abstracts. Authors are reminded that acknowledgments of the joint efforts of the Campaign participants and the IACG assist in making these efforts more visible to the research community and supporting agencies, and assist in establishing and enhancing future joint activities.
Public Release of Data
Unrestricted access of the database will be granted at the conclusion of the Campaign. Non-NASA Investigators will be given the opportunity to withdraw their data from the IACG 1st Campaign database before this public release.
Approved by:
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A. Nishida, ISAS
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M. Acuna, NASA
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R. Schmidt, ESA
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L. Zelenyi, IKI
Evaluation and Content
All IACG 1st Campaign proposals will be sent to the Science
Working Groups (SWG) of the respective missions for evaluation
and prioritization by the lead Campaign Coordinator. In addition,
a copy of the proposal must be sent to the Campaign Coordinator.
This is necessary for determining compatibility with instrument
capabilities and resource limitations.
The SWG(s) will review the proposals for:
These prioritized proposals will be forwarded from the SWG to the IACG Campaign Coordination Committee for final approval. The IACG 1st Campaign Coordination Committee consists of A. Nishida (ISAS), M. Acuna (NASA), R. Schmidt (ESA), and L. Zelenyi (IKI) with J. Green (NASA) as lead coordinator.
The proposals are not to exceed 4 typed pages and have the following
structure:
Prior endorsements from the IACG mission instrument investigators whose data would be involved are required.
Funding
The role of the IACG is not to fund scientists for participation
within the campaign process but to facilitate the coordination
among the IACG missions, to acquire the data necessary to meet
the campaign science objectives, and to promote the correlative
data analysis.
Scientists who seek to be members of the 1st Campaign and who submit proposals must provide their own resources for their proposed research. Therefore, no budget information needs to be part of the science proposal.
Download Campaign 1 Registration Form and Rules of the Road
First Campaign On-line Registration Form
Contact
All questions concerning any aspect of the proposal or
status of the review should be directed to the lead Campaign Coordinator.
James L. Green
Space Science Data Operations Office, Code 630
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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