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EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 89, NO. 10, doi:10.1029/2008EO100009, 2008

AGU Scientists Host Teacher Workshop in Ethiopia

Mark Moldwin

Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Endawoke Yizengaw

Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Deborah K. Scherrer

Solar Center, Stanford University, Calif., USA

M. Cristina Rabello-Soares

W. W. Hansen Experimental Physical Laboratory, Stanford University, USA

Patricia Reiff

Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, Tex., USA

Carolyn Sumners

Houston Museum of Natural Science, Tex., USA

Abstract

When you look at a map of the world showing the location of ground-based space physics instrumentation (radars, magnetometers, ionosondes, GPS dual-frequency receivers, and lidars), you quickly recognize Africa's lack of space physics research infrastructure. One priority of the United Nations–sponsored International Heliophysical Year (IHY) is the development of such an infrastructure in Africa.

Published 4 March 2008.

Index Terms: 0830 Education: Teacher training; 0805 Education: Elementary and secondary education; 7974 Space Weather: Solar effects.

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Citation: Moldwin, M., E. Yizengaw, D. K. Scherrer, M. C. Rabello-Soares, P. Reiff, and C. Sumners (2008), AGU Scientists Host Teacher Workshop in Ethiopia, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(10), doi:10.1029/2008EO100009.

Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union.