SM027
Space Precipitation: Drivers, Dynamics and Impacts
Space Precipitation: Drivers, Dynamics and Impacts
Session ID#: 160362
Session Description:
Particle precipitation is a fundamental heliophysics process driven by dynamic processes on the sun, in the solar wind and within planetary magnetospheres. At Earth, precipitation across a range of energies and species is a manifestation of dynamic coupling between the Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere. Precipitation leads to a wide range of impacts from vibrant auroral displays, to the generation of ionospheric current systems and irregularities, to impacts on infrastructure such as satellite drag or ground induced currents. This session takes a system-science perspective on recent advancements on drivers, spatiotemporal dynamics, pathways, and impacts of particle precipitation using theory, modelling and observations. Priority will be given to abstracts focused on the system-science link between the drivers, dynamics, and impacts of precipitation; the relative importance of drivers; and those focused on dynamics driven by large scale processes, for example, solar wind structure (e.g., CME, CIR) or geomagnetic storm phase.
Index Terms:
2716 Energetic particles: precipitating [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
3354 Precipitation [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
Primary Convener: Samuel Walton, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Conveners: Ashley D D Greeley1,2, Kyle R Murphy3 and Alexa Jean Halford2, (1)Catholic University of America, physics, Washington, DC, United States(2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States(3)Self Employed, Washington, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Samuel Walton, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Dorking, United Kingdom
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