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Session Proposal: Geospace Research from the Polar Regions: Preparing for the Next International Polar Year (IPY) (AGU25)

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Geospace Research from the Polar Regions: Preparing for the Next International Polar Year (IPY)

Session ID#: 250423

Session Description:
The unique value of the polar regions for conducting geospace research has been recognized for decades. Research in these environments includes, but is not limited to, the study of auroras, induced electrical currents, the geomagnetic field, ionospheric electrodynamics, ion-neutral coupling, and atmospheric dynamics. These studies advance our understanding of the mechanisms that couple solar and interplanetary processes to Earth's environment. Accordingly, the polar regions host a wide array of sensors and facilities that provide essential data to enhance our knowledge of the polar regions and the broader geospace environment. The importance of polar research has been emphasized during past International Polar Years (IPY), which promote international collaboration focused on advancing scientific discovery and addressing pressing geophysical challenges in the polar regions. In preparation for the upcoming IPY 2032–2033, this session invites papers on the current status, challenges, and future outlook of observational and modeling work in polar research.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • GP - Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism
  • SA - SPA-Aeronomy
  • SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
Index Terms:

2431 Ionosphere/magnetosphere interactions [IONOSPHERE]
2475 Polar cap ionosphere [IONOSPHERE]
2704 Auroral phenomena [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2736 Magnetosphere/ionosphere interactions [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
Primary Convener:  Hyomin Kim, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Edison, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Andrew J Gerrard, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, NJ, United States, Gareth William Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States and Lindsay Goodwin, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
 
Planning for the Fifth International Polar Year (IPY5): Lessons Learned and Opportunities for the Geospace Community (Invited) (1884627)
Allan Weatherwax, MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, United States
 
Multi-Scale Density Structures in the Polar Ionosphere: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook (Invited) (1886418)
Shasha Zou, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
 
Effects of Ion-Neutral Coupling on the Formation and Evolution of Polar Cap Electron Density Structures (1902169)
Roger H Varney, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Kevin H Pham, National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States
 
Investigation of Asymmetric Geomagnetic Responses During the Geomagnetic Storm on May 10-12, 2024 (1905039)
Hyomin Kim, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Edison, NJ, United States, Dogacan Su Ozturk, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States, Dr. James M Weygand, PhD, UCLA EPSS, Los Angeles, United States, Zhonghua Xu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, Michael Hartinger, Space Science Institute, Boulder, United States, Marc Lessard, University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States, Ilya Kuzichev, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Edison, United States and Anna N. Willer, DTU Space, Lyngby, Denmark
 
First observations of ionospheric electric field in polar regions by EFD-02 on board CSES-02 satellite. (1908184)
Mirko Piersanti1, Giulia D'Angelo1, Piero Diego2, Emanuele Papini3, Alexandra Parmentier3, Fabrizio De Angelis3, Davide Badoni4, Gianmaria Rebustini5, Cristian De Santis5, Roberto Battiston6, Piergiorgio Picozza7, Pietro Ubertini3 and CSES-Limadou Collaboration, (1)University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, (2)INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Rome, Italy, (3)INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy, (4)National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Roma, Italy, (5)National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Rome, Italy, (6)University of Trento, Trento, Italy, (7)INFN and University of Rome Tor Vergata, Physics, Rome, Italy
 
Evolution of Ionospheric Upflow Flux During CME- vs. CIR-driven Geomagnetic Storms (1914267)
Grace Kwon and Shasha Zou, University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, United States
 
F-layer parameters derived by airglow emissions at Pituffik, Greenland (1926906)
Jessica Norrell1, Ivana Molina1, Michael Negale1 and Jeffrey Holmes2, (1)Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, United States, (2)Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, United States
 
A Multi-year Analysis of Polar-cap F-region Plasma Dynamics with RISR-N (1928614)
Aidan Thayer, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Edison, NJ, United States, Gareth William Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States and Lindsay Goodwin, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
 
Polar Geomagnetic Asymmetries Induced by Interplanetary Shocks: Observation–Model Comparison (1929228)
Zhonghua Xu, University of Texas at Arlington, Physics Department, Arlington, United States; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, Dogacan Su Ozturk, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States, Michael Hartinger, Space Science Institute, Boulder, United States, Hyomin Kim, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States and Ilya Kuzichev, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Edison, United States
 
Simulations of Polar Cap Ionosphere Lifted F2 Peaks and Comparisons to Observations by Incoherent Scatter Radar. (1929701)
Michael Lundquist and Roger H Varney, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
 
Investigating Ultra Low Frequency Pi1B waves as a proxy for substorm onset (1931893)
Michelle Salzano1, Michael Hartinger1, Dr. Kristina Collins, PhD2, Marc Lessard3, Kazuo Shiokawa4, Zhonghua Xu5, Jesper W Gjerloev6, Atsuki Shinbori4, Shin-ichiro Oyama7 and Martin G Connors8, (1)Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, United States, (2)Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States, (4)Nagoya University, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya, Japan, (5)University of Texas at Arlington, Physics Department, Arlington, United States, (6)Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (7)National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan, (8)Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada
 
Reframing High-Latitude F-region Plasma Density Irregularities: Considerations for the Next IPY (1960744)
Lindsay Victoria Goodwin, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar Terrestrial Research, Edison, NJ, United States, Joseph Hughes, NorthWest Research Associates, Boulder, United States, Bimal Dahal, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Edison, NJ, United States, Leslie J. Lamarche, SRI International Menlo Park, Menlo Park, United States and Gareth William Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States
 
Hemispheric Asymmetries Observed in Total Electron Content and Scintillation at High Latitudes (1962246)
Anthea Coster1, Allan Weatherwax2, Nestor Aponte3, Joseph D Huba4, Ying Ye5, Hyomin Kim6 and Dr. Jing Liu, PhD3, (1)MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, United States, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, (3)MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, United States, (4)Syntek Technologies, Fairfax, United States, (5)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Haystack Observatory, Westford, United States, (6)New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States
 
Influence of IMF and Solar Wind Characteristics on the Observed Ground Magnetic Field Differences Between Hemispheres (1964977)
Gabrielle Nowak, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, Dogacan Su Ozturk, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States, Zhonghua Xu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, Hyomin Kim, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, Newark, United States, Mark J. Engebretson, Augsburg University, Physics, Minneapolis, United States and Anna N. Willer, DTU Space, Lyngby, Denmark