| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | General Session for magnetosphere |
| Main Convener | Prof. Xiaohua Deng (Wuhan University, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Maha Ashour-Abdalla (UCLA, United States) Prof. Zuyin Pu (Peking University, China) Prof. Yu Lin (Auburn University, United States) Prof. Bertrand Lembege (CETP-IPSL-UVSQ, France) |
| Session Description | The magnetosphere is a complex nonlinear dynamical system. Large regions of the magnetosphere are connected by fundamental processes operating on vastly different scales in thin boundary layers. It is necessary to understand how small-scale processes control large-scale phenomena, such as magnetosphere-solar wind coupling, plasma entry through the magnetopause and cusp, magnetotail dynamics. This session will provide the opportunity to report on the latest results from theory, simulation and data analysis dealing with the nonlinear processes occurring in the various plasma boundaries in the magnetosphere. We hope to concentrate on several events to study the key boundaries of magnetosphere on different scales and the coupling processes. |