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Topical issues closed for submission Topical Issue "Severe Space Weather Events of May 2024 and Their Impacts"

Topical Issue "Severe Space Weather Events of May 2024 and Their Impacts"

The Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (JSWSC) opens a Topical Issue "Severe Space Weather Events of May 2024 and Their Impacts", deadline 30 April 2025.

The space weather events of May 2024 were in many aspects the strongest of the last two decades, as indicated by comprehensive measurements and impacts recorded worldwide. This series of events was initiated by the solar active region AR3664, which gave rise to numerous large flares, some having exceeded the X5 level, and associated moderately large fast CMEs. Many of them were Earth-directed and several exceeded 1,000 km/s launch speed.

Due to the rapid succession and varying launch speeds, several CMEs merged and interacted as they travelled through the interplanetary medium, leading to enhanced effects on the Earth’s space environment. They gave rise to a geomagnetic storm commencing on 10th May which rose to the G5 level persisting through subsequent days with observable auroras at low magnetic latitudes (well below 50°) in both hemispheres.

These space weather conditions resulted in strong radio blackouts, a moderate solar energetic particle event, including GLE #74 early on 11th May 2024, and radiation-belt enhancements throughout the following days. Reports from around the globe suggest impacts on critical national infrastructures. Also, a degradation of GNSS systems’ performance was clearly seen across several countries.

This topical issue welcomes submissions focusing on these events, across various domains which include, but are not limited to, observations, simulations/modeling, and impacts, that cover all aspects of these severe space weather events throughout the first half of May 2024.

Manuscripts must be submitted via the JSWSC online submission tool. Guidelines for submission of papers are found on the JSWSC website under the tab "Instruction for Authors".

Deadline: 30 April 2025

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed according to the quality standards of international scientific journals. The type of contributions must fit the style of JSWSC. All manuscripts should contain enough new insight, present the results against a properly referenced background of existing work, and present adequate evidence that supports the conclusions. Accepted papers are published upon review and acceptance, without waiting for the other papers, and are freely available to everyone via the JSWSC website. JSWSC offers the possibility to include electronic material, such as animations, movies, codes and data.

Topical Editor-in-Chief (T-EiC):

  • Jaroslav Urbář (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, Czech Republic

Topical Editors (TE):

  • Mateja Dumbovic (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Lauri Holappa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), University of Oulu, Finland
  • Paolo Romano (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Italy
  • Iulia Chifu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), University of Göttingen, Germany
  • Jens Berdermann (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), German Aerospace Center, Germany
  • Stefan Hofmeister (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), Columbia University, USA
  • Miroslav Hanzelka (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), GFZ Potsdam, Germany

For questions regarding this Topical Issue, please, contact the T-EiC. For questions concerning the submission process, please contact the Editorial Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).