Space Environments of Unmagnetized or Weakly Magnetized Solar System Bodies and the Effects of Space Weather on These Systems

Session ID#: 279408

Session Description:
The ionospheres and magnetospheres of weakly magnetized bodies with substantial atmospheres (e.g. Mars, Venus, Titan, Pluto and comets) are subject to disturbances due to solar activities, interplanetary conditions, or parent magnetospheric environments (e.g. solar flares, CMEs and solar energetic particles), sharing similarities with their magnetized counterparts but with scientifically important differences. As an integral part of planetary atmospheres, ionospheres are tightly coupled with the neutral atmosphere, exosphere and surrounding plasma environment, possessing rich compositional, density, and temperature structures. The interaction among neutral and charged components affects atmospheric loss, neutral winds, photochemistry, and energy balance within ionospheres. This session invites abstracts concerning remote and in-situ data analysis, modeling studies, comparative studies, instrumentation and mission concepts for weakly magnetized solar system bodies. Topics such as dayside and nightside ionospheric characteristics and variability, ion-neutral coupling, auroral dynamics and responses of the ionized and neutral regimes to transient space weather events are especially encouraged.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
  • SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:

2704 Auroral phenomena [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2736 Magnetosphere/ionosphere interactions [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
5435 Ionospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5443 Magnetospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
Primary Convener:  Catherine Regan, West Virginia University, Physics and Astronomy, Morgantown, WV, United States
Conveners:  Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1, United Kingdom, Valeria Mangano, INAF-Inst Nazionale Astrofisca, ROMA, ITALY, ITALY, Yingjuan Ma, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Lina Hadid, CNRS-LPP, Paris, France
Student/Early Career Convener:  Catherine Regan, West Virginia University, Physics and Astronomy, Morgantown, WV, United States
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