SM005
Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions

Session ID#: 158891

Session Description:
The Earth’s magnetosphere is significantly affected by transient solar wind features. During the interaction between the solar wind transients and the Geospace system, important energy transfer and transport occur. Solar energy in various forms can propagate into the magnetosphere and ionosphere. In the meanwhile, charged particle energy can be transformed to electromagnetic energy, and vice versa. In-depth understanding of how the magnetosphere responds to transient solar wind features will enhance our knowledge on the solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.

This special session will address the processes by which solar wind mass, momentum, and energy enter the magnetosphere. Regions of interest include the foreshock, bow shock, magnetosheath, magnetopause, cusps, the dayside magnetosphere, and the dayside ionosphere. This special session will provide a forum for the latest results from in-situ spacecraft observations, ground-based observations, and global simulations. Coordinated multi-point observations are especially encouraged. Planetary dayside Magnetospheric Interaction studies are also welcome.

Index Terms:

2752 MHD waves and instabilities [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2774 Radiation belts [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2784 Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2788 Magnetic storms and substorms [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]


Primary Convener:  Jie Ren, Peking University, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Hui Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Physics Department & Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Michael Hartinger, Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, United States, Qiugang Zong, Peking University, Institute of space physics and applied technology, Beijing, China and Quanqi Shi, Shandong University at Weihai, Institute of Space Science, Weihai, China
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yixin Hao, Peking University, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Beijing, China
 
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