Samenvatting
The COSPAR Capacity Building Workshops have been conceived to meet the
following objectives: (1) To increase knowledge and use of public
archives of space data in order both to broaden the scope of research
programs in developing countries and to ensure that scientists in those
countries are aware of the full range of facilities that are available
to them; (2) To provide highly-practical instruction in the use of these
archives and the associated publicly-available software; and (3) To
foster personal links between participants and experienced scientists
attending the workshops to contribute to reducing the isolation often
experienced by scientists in developing countries. Since 2001 a total of
twelve workshops have been successfully held in different scientific
areas (X-ray, Gamma-ray, Space Optical and UV Astronomy, Magnetospheric
Physics, Space Oceanography and Planetary Science) in nine developing
countries (Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Morocco, Romania,
Uruguay, Egypt and Malaysia). In this contribution we discuss the
modalities of the workshops, the experience so-far gained, and the
future including collaborations with other institutions sharing the aim
of increasing the scientific activities in developing countries.
Originele taal-2 | English |
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Titel | Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XX |
Subtitel | ASP Conference Proceedings |
Redacteuren | Ian N. Evans, Alberto Accomazzi, Douglas J. Mink, Arnold H. Rots |
Pagina's | 189- |
Volume | 442 |
Status | Published - jul.-2011 |