Editorial: Towards Future Research on Space Weather Drivers

Abstract

The workshop “Towards Future Research on Space Weather Drivers” brought together 120 heliophysicists from the international community. The workshop was held in the city of San Juan, Argentina, from 2 to 9 July 2019, with the kick-off of the meeting being marked by the total solar eclipse on 2 July. The total solar eclipse was visible within a band ≈ 200 km wide that spanned the contiguous Argentina and Chile from well into the Pacific Ocean up to the Atlantic coast. The workshop participants witnessed the event from the “Valle Encantado”, a region about 115 km to the north of the meeting site. The marvelous view of the eclipsed Sun over the Andes mountains, encompassed by the amazing landscape, in which attendees were immersed, offered an unforgettable experience.