EISCAT_3D_2
Project number: 261967
Work Package
Number
3
Start Month
Work Package
Title
Activity Type
Beneficiary
1
End Month
46
NI
Total:
Science Planning and User Engagement
COORD
EISCAT UOULU
Person Months
0
Lead Beneficiary
UOULU
LTU
16
IRF
0
UiT
0
STFC
0
11
VR
0
0
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Objectives
In order to secure the greatest possible number of users for EISCAT_3D, strenuous efforts are
required to extend the user base beyond the existing EISCAT user community. The extended user
community must reflect the increased capabilities of EISCAT_3D and fulfil the requirement to
maximise the impact of the new infrastructure. This Work Package covers all those activities needed
to engage with the new users whose activities will come within the scope of the enhanced facility.
More than simply contacting new users, a key activity will be gathering their requirements for the
science topics that they will address, and the different types of new experiment which they would like
to run. These, in turn, need to feed into the design and implementation of the new infrastructure. This
Work Package covers the gathering of these requirements, the continuous updating of the Science
Case and its tensioning against the capabilities of the new radar, as they become progressively more
well-defined. The activity will be coordinated by a working group with a rolling membership so that,
during the course of its existence, the full range of potential users can be represented. In addition, two
workshops will be held, targeted at specific groups. These different methods of user engagement will
allow us to exploit the skills and expertise of the Associate Partners in EISCAT_3D (see
Section 2.3.3).
The detailed objectives are as follows:
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Identification of contact persons/groups in neighbouring communities and discussions about
new applications of EISCAT_3D. Formation of a science working group comprising existing
EISCAT users and scientists wishing to use EISCAT_3D for these new applications
(Task 3.1).
•
First revision of the EISCAT_3D science case and assessment of implications for the
Performance Specification Document. If necessary, changes to the Performance Specification
Documentation to ensure that the new applications can be factored into the EISCAT_3D
design (Task 3.2).
•
Regular rotation of the working group, so that it continuously brings in new people and
ideas, providing regular feedback into the evolving science case and system specification
(Task 3.3).
•
Organisation of targeted workshops designed to bring together existing EISCAT users with
new users in the atmospheric science and space weather communities (Task 3.4).
•
Final versions of the EISCAT_3D science case and performance specification which fully
reflect the combined demands of the expanded user community (Task 3.5).
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EISCAT_3D_2
Description of work
Task 3.1: Form Science Working Group and identify suitable contacts. The Science Working
Group will comprise a mixture of existing EISCAT users together with members of the other science
communities (e.g. atmospheric science, space weather, atmospheric modelling, global positioning)
which EISCAT_3D plans to address. At any time, the group will comprise between 5 and 10
members, with the membership being regularly rotated to allow different points of view to be
represented. In this way, we also plan to exploit the skills and experience of the about fifty institutes
which have volunteered to be “associate partners” in EISCAT_3D.
The initial Science Working Group will be established by month 2 (Milestone 3.1), and its first task
will be to assemble a comprehensive list of potential future members, which will be available by the
end of month 3 (Deliverable 3.1).
Task 3.2: Initial revisions of science plan and performance specification. The science case will be
revisited and radar performance specifications for each science topic will be defined. This activity
will be carried out in parallel with the preparation of the Performance Specification Document (in
WP6) to ensure that the science case and the performance specification remain consistent. An initial
summary of the supporting instruments required for different science topics will also be compiled
and included in the revised Science Case.
The revised science case will be available by month 9 (Deliverable 3.2).
Task 3.3: Regular reviews of Science Case and feedback to software and hardware
development. Following the preparation of the Performance Specification Document, a close
relationship will be maintained between the Science Plan and the technical work packages, so that a
change in one area can be factored into the planning of the other. At every stage, the science planning
will be exposed to the widest possible user community, through dissemination of the evolving plans
and regular rotation of the working group, allowing new requirements to be fed back into the
development of the Science Case and the other relevant work packages. This phase will also allow
for the planning of EISCAT_3D experiments optimised to particular objectives from the Science
Case.
This activity runs from months 9 to 42, with progress reports every 12 months (Deliverables 3.3, 3.4
and 3.5).
Task 3.4: User Engagement Workshops. Specific workshops will be organised for members of the
middle and lower atmosphere community (Milestone 3.2) and the applications and modelling
communities (Milestone 3.3), to promote interaction with existing EISCAT users, identify common
science themes and plan future research activities. In particular, we will address the requirements of
scientists involved in satellite operations, communications and position-finding, focusing on
European programmes and assets such as Galileo and the ESA Space Situational Awareness
programme. Contacts will also be initiated with the planetary and solar radar and radio astronomy
communities. These actions will generate a number of use cases, which will provide input to, and
receive feedback from, the other work packages, to verify that the planned activities are achievable.
Workshops will be held in month 8 and month 20.
Task 3.5: Final Science Case with User Community Requirements. The final outputs of WP3 will
be (a) a revised Science Case, taking full account of the widest community input and any constraints
on system performance imposed by the choice of hardware and software; (b) a report summarising
the demands of users from the middle atmosphere, applications and modelling communities for novel
experimental modes and data products, and how these demands will be realised by the finalised
system of EISCAT_3D.
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These final documents will be completed by the end of month 46 (Deliverable 3.6).
Deliverables
Deliverable 3.1: List of contact persons/groups in prospective new EISCAT_3D user communities
and comprehensive list of potential future members of the Science Working Group, drawing on the
above contact list and the list of EISCAT_3D associate partners (available by the end of month 3).
Deliverable 3.2: Initial revision of the EISCAT_3D Science Case, consistent with the capabilities
specified in the Performance Specification Document (WP6). Due at the end of month 9, and
released at the same time as the Performance Specification Document (Deliverable 6.1).
Deliverable 3.3: First annual report on WP3 activities, including current version of the EISCAT_3D
science case, a comprehensive summary of the first user engagement workshop and describing the
latest status of WP3 inputs to WP11 (software development and implementation), WP12 (system
control) and WP13 (data segment). Due at the end of month 12.
Deliverable 3.4: Second annual report on WP3 activities, including a current version of the
EISCAT_3D science case, a comprehensive summary of the second user engagement workshop and
describing the latest status of WP3 inputs to WP11 (software development and implementation),
WP12 (system control) and WP13 (data segment). Due at the end of month 24.
Deliverable 3.5: Third annual report on WP3 activities, including current version of the EISCAT_3D
science case, and describing the latest status of WP3 inputs to other relevant work packages. Due at
the end of month 36.
Deliverable 3.6: Final version of the EISCAT_3D science case, reflecting the widest possible
community input and including a full description of all constraints on system performance imposed
by the choice of hardware and software. This report will also explicitly summarise the demands of
users from communities new to EISCAT (including the middle atmosphere, applications and
modelling communities) for novel experimental modes and data products, and a specification of how
these demands will be realised by the finalised system of EISCAT_3D. Due at the end of month 46.
Milestones
Milestone 3.1: Establishment of the initial version of the Science Working Group (month 2).
Milestone 3.2: Workshop to publicise the potential of EISCAT_3D to the middle and lower
atmosphere community (month 8).
Milestone 3.3: Workshop to publicise the potential of EISCAT_3D to the applications and modelling
communities (month 20).
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