SM018
Multi-point observations and modeling of radiation belt particle acceleration, transport, and loss
Multi-point observations and modeling of radiation belt particle acceleration, transport, and loss
Session ID#: 157446
Session Description:
The Earth’s radiation belts are filled with energetic charged particles, which exhibit acceleration, transport, and loss processes under the influence of many physical mechanisms at various spatial and temporal scales. Understanding their dynamics is of both scientific interest and practical needs. Recent and/or ongoing missions, such as Van Allen Probes, Arase, THEMIS, MMS, LANL-GEO, GOES, POES, DSX, GPS, ground-based stations (e.g., Halley and CARISMA), CubeSats and balloons (e.g., AC6, CSSWE, FIREBIRD, and BARREL), provide comprehensive observations of radiation belt particles and waves with great spatial and temporal coverage and enable the multi-spacecraft and multi-mission sampling throughout the inner magnetosphere. The coordinated measurements using these improved observational capacities can greatly advance our understanding of radiation belt dynamics. In addition, recently improved modeling capabilities, including local and global models, can help study the underlying physical mechanisms of observed particle dynamics in various spatial/temporal scales. We invite presentations on the research that deepens our understanding of radiation belt particle dynamics through multi-point observations and/or theoretical and modeling efforts.
Index Terms:
2716 Energetic particles: precipitating [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2720 Energetic particles: trapped [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2730 Magnetosphere: inner [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2774 Radiation belts [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Hong Zhao, Auburn University, Department of Physics, Auburn, AL, United States
Conveners: Lauren W Blum, University of Colorado at Boulder, LASP, Boulder, CO, United States, Sasha Ukhorskiy, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States and Xiangrong Fu, New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, United States
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