Radiation Belt Dynamics: Wave-Particle Interactions and Radiation Belt Modeling
Radiation Belt Dynamics: Wave-Particle Interactions and Radiation Belt Modeling
Session ID#: 117517
Session Description:
This session calls for observational, theoretical, or spaceflight missionsthat studies radiation belt wave-particle interactions and the dynamical acceleration and loss processes of particles in the radiation belts and inner magnetosphere. Especially encouraged is work from the Van Allen Probes, MMS, ARASE, THEMIS, and Cluster missions, as well as science motivation for new mission concepts resulting from Heliophysics 2050 and Decadal Survey planning.The dynamics of the radiation belts are not comprehensively understood yet despite its discovery 60 years ago. It is of great scientific and practical interest to predict the dynamics of the radiation belts to help improve space weather predictions, assisting the mitigation of hazardous space weather effects on spacecraft operations. Generally, it is understood that the radiation belt dynamics arise from a delicate balance between acceleration, transport, and loss processes. Radiation belt models require accurate knowledge of wave-particle interactions in the radiation belts and inner magnetosphere.
Index Terms:
2720 Energetic particles: trapped [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2722 Forecasting [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2753 Numerical modeling [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2774 Radiation belts [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Homayon Aryan, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
Conveners: Homayon Aryan, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, Oleksiy V. Agapitov, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, Lauren W Blum, University of Colorado Bouler, LASP, Boulder, CO, United States and David Malaspina, University of Colorado, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison: Homayon Aryan, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
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