SM011
Global and Micro-Scale Consequences of Mesoscale Magnetotail Dynamics
Global and Micro-Scale Consequences of Mesoscale Magnetotail Dynamics
Session ID#: 160413
Session Description:
Much of the plasma and magnetic flux transport in the terrestrial magnetotail occurs in the form of transient flow enhancements. They carry significant northward magnetic field intensifications and may cumulatively account for a large portion of the entire earthward flux transport in the magnetotail. This alone makes them fundamentally important elementary building blocks of magnetospheric dynamics. These mesoscale structures also play a significant role in the energization of plasma sheet particles, the build-up of the radiation belts and the ring current, kinetic wave generation and particle scattering, current generation and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. It is thus important to characterize both global and micro-scale consequences of these mesoscale dynamics, not only at Earth but also in other planetary magnetospheres. This session solicits contributions using in situ and/or ground-based observations along with theory and global or regional models that incorporate mesoscale processes to examine their impacts in magnetospheres throughout the Solar System.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AOGS: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
- JpGU: Japan Geoscience Union -
Index Terms:
2730 Magnetosphere: inner [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2736 Magnetosphere/ionosphere interactions [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2740 Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
2788 Magnetic storms and substorms [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Adam Michael, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Conveners: Matina Gkioulidou, JHU/APL, Laurel, MD, United States, Christine Gabrielse, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, United States, David Malaspina, University of Colorado, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department, Boulder, CO, United States and Viacheslav G Merkin, The Johns Hopkins University, APL, Laurel, United States
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