| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Magnetospheric and Ionospheric Response to Solar Wind Discontinuities |
| Main Convener | Prof. Zuyin Pu (Peking University, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Q.-G. Zong (University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States) Dr. Guan Le (NASA, United States) |
| Session Description | The Earth's magnetosphere responses to sudden changes of the IMF/Solar wind conditions – coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar energetic particles (SEPs), dynamic pressure pulse, tangential discontinuities, and interplanetary shocks of unprecedented intensity. The unexpected nature of sudden changes in the IMF/solar wind conditions provides excellent opportunities to understand better about the complex response of the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere. This session will discuss this increasingly important topic: Magnetospheric Response to Sudden Change IMF/Solar Wind Conditions. This special session provides a forum to present the latest results of multi-point observations, e.g. from the Cluster- Double Star constellations, THEMIS probes as well as from all other spacecraft. Papers on all aspects (observations, data analysis methods, simulations and theoretical studies) are welcome. |