Global modeling of the mesoscale buildup of the ring current and its role in magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
Kareem Sorathia1, Viacheslav G Merkin2, Aleksandr Ukhorskiy3, Adam Michael4, Anthony Sciola5, Dong Lin6, Kevin H Pham6, Shanshan Bao7, Jeffrey Garretson4, Michael James Wiltberger8, John Lyon9 and Frank Toffoletto5, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, (2)The Johns Hopkins University, APL, Laurel, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (4)The Johns Hopkins University, APL, Laurel, MD, United States, (5)Rice University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Houston, United States, (6)NCAR, Boulder, United States, (7)Rice University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Houston, TX, United States, (8)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States