Heliophysics in the United States of America

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Nov 2006

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2nd UN/NASA Workshop on International Heliophysical Year and Basic Space Science. Proceedings of the conference held 27 Novembe

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jmc@gi.alaska.edu The IHY program extends from the sun to the heliopause, or from the troposphere to the center of the sun, depending on your viewpoint. The US has cooperating observatories, CIPs and interested individuals willing to participate. On the other hand, there has been very little dedicated funding for the event even though NASA now claims a heliophysics program. Seen from the US viewpoint, this disappointment in funding is moderated by the fact that there are several existing programs that are well organized to collect data relevant to IHY needs. These include national programs such as CEDAR, GEM and SHINE as well as international coordinated groups such as CAWSES, eGY and IPY. Funding is adequate in each of these areas. Given that observational activity is funded and planned to happen, the most important remaining need is to communicate and demonstrate our original Universal Processes approach. Our task is to show how the Universal Processes approach adds important synthesis to the scientific process in programs that are happening. Hence we need to be present at workshops organized by CAWSES, CEDAR, GEM and SHINE to make our message relevant and stimulate studies focused on Universal Processes. Equally important is our emphasis on education and outreach. In the US we are planning special summer schools on IHY and special curriculum to be used in middle and high schools. We hope to produce a major documentary movie to air on television. In both outreach and in the arenas of professional science, our main aim is communication and demonstration of the new science of heliophysics.

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