| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Multiscale dynamics of the Earth's Magnetosphere: Multipoint Observations, Simulations and Theory |
| Main Convener | Dr. Mostafa El-Alaoui (UCLA-IGPP, United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Maha Ashour-Abdalla (UCLA, United States) Dr. Tatsuki Ogino (Nagoya University, Japan) Prof. Joerg Buechner (Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Germany) |
| 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 and through thin boundary layers. It is necessary to understand the interaction between small-scale processes and large-scale phenomena in determining magnetosphere-solar wind coupling, plasma entry through the magnetopause and cusp, and magnetotail dynamics. The THEMIS, Cluster and Double Star missions have provided an unprecedented coverage of the magnetosphere on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. This dataset is ideal for investigating small scale space plasma processes as well as larger-scale coupled phenomena. This session provides a forum to present the latest results of multi-point observations, computer simulation and theory dealing with the interaction of the solar wind and the magnetosphere and nonlinear processes occurring in the various plasma boundaries in the magnetosphere. |