| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Coupling of High and Mid Latitude Ionosphere and Its Relation to Gespace Dynamics |
| Main Convener | Dr. Tsutomu Nagatsuma (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Nozomu Nishitani (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Japan) Dr. A. Sessai Yukimatu (National Institute of Polar Research, Japan) Dr. Hongqiao Hu (Polar Research Institute of China, China) Dr. Vladimir Kurkin (Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Russian Federation) |
| Session Description | High latitude ionosphere is a gateway of the solar wind energy entry from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere. Variation of the high latitude ionosphere drives the lower latitude ionospheric dynamics. 'Geospace' is one of the most dynamic regions in the magnetosphere, since in this region large scale disturbances such as storms and substorms effects occur, and the energetic particles are produced. Also, since variety of artificial satellites traverse this region, 'Geospace'is also an important region from the space weather point of view. Our session will cover the coupling between high and middle latitude ionosphere and its effects and coupling to the geospace. These processes play important roles in geospace dynamics. Recently, coverage of ground-based observation networks (magnetometers, HF radars, GPS receivers etc.) is dramatically increased. These networks of observation enable us to understand the coupling between the high and middle latitude ionosphere. In addition, many satellites in geospace (THEMIS, Van Allen Probes, ERG, etc.) also provide essential in-situ data in geospace. These satellite observations bring us many new findings and questions. Contribution for the development of understanding, of middle-high latitude ionosphere and geospace coupling, and of geospace dynamics, is welcome. |