| Session Details
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| Section |
ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences
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| Session Title |
Energy, Momentum, and Mass Transport from the Solar Wind to Geospace: Simulations and Observations |
| Main Convener |
Prof. Ramon Lopez (Univ. of TX at Arlington, United States)
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| Co-convener(s) |
Prof. Zuyin Pu (Peking University, China)
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| Session Description |
This session will examine the transfer of energy, momentum, and mass from the Solar Wind to Geospace. The mechanisms by which this transfer is effected, and the relative importance of these mechanisms depending on solar wind input, are one of the principle scientific themes in Solar-Terrestrial physics. Recent advances in studies of reconnection and what controls the global reconnection rate, the origin of phenomena such as the saturation of the polar cap potential, the differing response of the magnetosphere to varied input such as CMEs versus CIRs, all point to an increasing maturity in understanding solar wind-magnetosphere coupling on a system level. Papers that address the subject both from the point of view of observations and simulations will be welcomed. |
