The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) in Brazil

1. SPACECRAFT OROBSERVATORY INSTRUMENT OROBSERVATION TYPE INSTRUMENT EXPERT/PLANNING CONTACT Centro de Radio - Astronomia e Astrofísica Mackenzie (São Paulo, Brazil) SST - Solar Submillimetric Telescope (CASLEO, Argentina) Muon Detector (CASLEO, Argentina) ROEN – Northeastern Space Radio Observatorycollaboration with INPE  (Eusebio/Fortaleza, CE) -GPS-Rogue  -VLBI-Geodésico ROI – Itapetinga Radio Observatory collaboration with INPE (Itapetinga, Brazil) -Radiotelescope 13.7 m (22 GHz, 44 GHz, multiple-beam-system solar observations) -Radio-polarimeter 7 GHz -Solar multiple-beam Telescope 12 GHz -VLF receiver (Itapetinga, SP) P. Kaufmann, J. P. Raulin, E. Correia, J. Costa,  National Institute for Space Research – INPE (São Jose dos Campos, Brazil) Digisonde DGS256(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) Digisonde DGS256(São Luís do Maranhão, MA) Digisonde DPS(Itaitinga/Fortaleza, CE) Ionosonde CADI(Cachimbo, PA) Riometer(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) M. Abdu,I. S. Batista TEC(São José dos Campos, SP) TEC(São Luís do Maranhão, MA) São Luís 30MHz radar(São Luís do Maranhão, MA) E. R. de Paula 50 MHz radar (RESCO) Observatório Espacial de São Luís / INPE(São Luís do Maranhão, MA) M. Abdu, C. M. De Nardin Radar de Laser(São Jose dos Campos, SP) D. M. Simonich, B. Clemesha,  P. P. Batista Meteor Radar (Cachoeira Paulista, SP) P. P .Batista, B. Clemesha Meteor radar, in collaboration with LACESM/UFSM (Santa Maria, RS) N.J. Schuch, P. P. Batista, B. Clemesha Meteor radar, in collaboration with UFCG  (São João do Cariri, PB) R. Buriti, B. Clemesha,  P. P. Batista PAN – Antartic Project from INPE N. P. Leme, A. Setzer Multichannel photometer(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) All-sky imager(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) Fabry Perot interferometer(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) Multichannel photometer, in collaboration with UFCG (São João do Cariri, PB) All-Sky imager, OHIR, O2A, NaD, OI630, in collaboration with UFCG (São João do Cariri, PB) H. Takahashi BSS - Brazilian Solar Spectroscope(São Jose dos Campos, SP) BDA - Brazilian Decimetric Array(Cachoeira Paulista, SP) MVFR - Milimetric Variable Frequency Receiver(Itapetinga, SP) H. S. Sawant EQUARS Satellite (INPE, Brazil) Troposphere: water vapour, cloud convection. Stratosferic temperature variations. Mesophere: temperature and wave propagation. Ionosphere: origin and propagation of plasma bubbles. H. Takahashi Southern Regional Space Research Center – CRSPE/INPE (Santa Maria, Brazil) Southern Space Observatory – SSO/OES/CRSPE/INPE (São Martinho da Serra, Brazil) Santa Maria Space Science Laboratory – LACESM, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM Muon Telescope (SSO/OES, São Martinho da Serra, RS) for Space Weather studies N.J. Schuch, K. Munakata, W. D. Gonzalez, A. Dal Lago Fluxgate magnetometer: H, D, Z Proton magnetometer: total intensity Fluxgate magnetometer: D, I (all at the SSO/OES, São Martinho da Serra, RS) N.J. Schuch, N. Trivedi ELF/VLF/LF receivers Riometer Imaging Riometer All Sky Imaging TV Camera Imaging CCD Camera MIS Photometer OH photometer MKIII Brewer Spectrophotometer Tropospheric/Stratospheric sounding system for ozone profiles UV-Biometer 501A GUV UV-B MS512W Radiometer UV-A MS512A Radiometer UV MS701 Spectroradiometer (all at the SSO/OES, São Martinho da Serra, RS) N.J. Schuch, D. K. Pinheiro, H. Yamamoto, M. Nishino, K. Makita SONDA Station (SMS) Datalogger CR23X-Micrologger Vaisala PTB101B analog barometer Wind Monitor-MA Model 05106 (10, 25, 50 m) Model 41342LC/LF Platinum Temperature Probe (25, 50 m) Relative Humidity/Temperature Probe Model 41372VC/VF (Gill Aspeirated Radiation Shield Model 43408) Sensor PAR LITE Sensor LUX LITE Piranometer Kipp & Zonen CM22 Piranometer Kipp & Zonen CM21 Pyrheliometer  – Normal Incidence Pyrheliometer (NIP) Pyrgeometer – Precision Infrared Radiometer (PIR) Yankee TSI440 imager Sun tracker 2AP N.J. Schuch, E. B. Pereira Meteor radar (Santa Maria, RS) N.J. Schuch, B. Clemesha, P. P. Batista Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG Meteor radar, in collaboration with INPE  (São João do Cariri, PB) R. Buriti, B.,  Clemesha, P.,  P. Batista Multichannel photometer, in collaboration with INPE (São João do Cariri, PB) All-Sky imager, OHIR, O2A, NaD, OI630, in collaboration with INPE (São João do Cariri, PB) R. Buriti, A. F. Medeiros, H. Takahashi GPS Receiver (São João do Cariri, PB) R. Buriti, E. R. de Paula University of Vale do Paraíba - UNIVAP (São Jose dos Campos, Brazil) Digital Ionosonds (São Jose dos Campos - SP, Palmas - TO, Manaus - AM) P. Fagundes All-Sky Imagers (Brazopolis - MG, São Jose dos Campos - SP, Palmas - TO) J. R. Abalde GPS - TEC (São Jose dos Campos - SP, Brazópolis - MG, Palmas - TO, Manaus - AM) Y. Sahai The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) in Brazil Alisson Dal Lago1 and Walter D. Gonzalez1 1INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais / National Institute for Space Research IHY in Brazil Brazilian Participating Institutions and Spacecraft or Observatory • IHY Brazilian activities are being planned and conducted in colaboration with Latin-American Institutions. For details, please visit the IHY Latin-American Website: http://www.alage.org/IHYLA/ihyla.html Many brazilian institutions have shown interest in participating in the IHY activities. All of them have provided information about their instrumental facilities and contact person. A list of Institutions and their information is shown below. Proposed CIPs Five Coordinated Investigation Programs (CIPs) have been proposed by scientists from brazilian institutions: • 13 - Jean-Pierre Raulin: High Energy Processes and Dynamics of the Low Solar Atmosphere During Explosive Events          • 14 - J.-P. Raulin, E. Correia, V.S. Makhmutov: Ionospheric effects of the solar activity variations, solar flares, lightnings and energetic particle precipitations • 16 - Luis Eduardo Antunes Vieira: Investigation of the of the cosmic rays modulation of the cloud properties and net radiative flux in the southern hemisphere magnetic anomaly (SHMA)  • 18 - Emília Correia:  Spatial and temporal TEC characterization of the ionosphere in the South  Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly • 37 - Walter D. Gonzalez: Interplanetary causes of intense magnetic storms For further details, please visit our website: http://www.alage.org/IHYLA/cip.html IHY Brazilian activities • Nov. 2005: Meeting at Mackenzie Institute, Sao Paulo • organize information about Latin-American institutions/facilities in a homepage (http://www.alage.org/IHYLA/ihyla.html) • CIPs proposed by Lat. American scientists • July 2006: Adriana Silva from CRAAM/Mackenzie was invited to be the Brazilian Coordinator for Education and Public Outreach. • Oct. 2006: Meeting at the Brazilian Symposium on Space Geophysics and Aeronomy for planning a IHY-LA Space Physics School in 2007. For further details, please visit our website: http://www.alage.org/IHYLA/interested.html WEBSITE: http://www.alage.org/IHYLA/ihyla.html IHY Inauguration Ceremony – February 19, 2007