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<center><h1>'''Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (PMI)'''</h1>
 
<center><h1>'''Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (PMI)'''</h1>
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<i> <b>How Are Magnetospheric Processes Regulated By  Plasmaspheric Dynamics (and Vice Versa)?</b></i>
 
<i> <b>How Are Magnetospheric Processes Regulated By  Plasmaspheric Dynamics (and Vice Versa)?</b></i>
  
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<p>'''Conveners:'''    Jerry Goldstein, Joe Borovsky
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<p>'''Conveners:'''    Jerry Goldstein, Maria Spasojevic, Joe Borovsky
 
<br>'''Topic Chairs:'''  Maria Spasojevic  ''(Wave-Particle Interactions)''
 
<br>'''Topic Chairs:'''  Maria Spasojevic  ''(Wave-Particle Interactions)''
 
<br> Joe Borovsky ''(Plume Dynamics & Recirculation)''
 
<br> Joe Borovsky ''(Plume Dynamics & Recirculation)''
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<br> <font color="green"><b>Join The GEM PMI E-Mail List:</b>  </font>Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein.  (See below.)
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<h3> •  PMI Documents From the GEM 2012 Workshop </h3>
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<h4>REPORTS from GEM 2012</h4>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI12_Focus_Group_Report.doc Focus Group Report.]'''  <font color=red>Posted 30 July 2012</font>
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<h4>Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions</h4>
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<li> <font color=red><b>Schedule of Talks:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM_PMI12_final.pdf GEM_PMI11_final.pdf]'''
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<li> '''[http://vlf-sharealike.stanford.edu/~gem/ Data and Model Sharing Page]'''  <font color=red>Posted 30 July 2012</font>
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<h3> •  PMI Documents From the GEM 2011 Workshop </h3>
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<h4>REPORTS from GEM 2011</h4>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI11_Focus_Group_Report.doc Focus Group Report.]'''  <font color=red>Posted 10 Oct 2011</font>
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<h4>Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions</h4>
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<li> <font color=red><b>Schedule of Talks:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM_PMI11_final.pdf GEM_PMI11_final.pdf]'''
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<li> <font color="green"><b>Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List?</b>  </font>Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1)  Name, (2)  E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning).  (<b><i><u>Note from JG</u></i></b>:  My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers.  My e-mail string can be constructed as:  [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)
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<h3> •  PMI Documents From the GEM 2010 Workshop </h3>
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<h4>REPORTS from GEM 2010</h4>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI10_Focus_Group_Report.doc Focus Group Report.]'''  <font color=red>21 July 2010</font>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI10_Session_Notes.doc Notes from Workshop:  <font color=black>File:</font>  <i>PMI10_Session_Notes.doc</i>]''' 
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<li> <font color=red><b>Summary/Wrap-Up Presentation:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI-FGWrap-Up2010.ppt  PMI-FGWrap-Up2010.ppt (2 MB)]'''
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<h4>Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions</h4>
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<li> <font color=red><b>Schedule of Talks:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM_PMI10_v4.pdf GEM_PMI10_v4.pdf]'''
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<h3> •  PMI Documents From the GEM 2009 Workshop </h3>
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<h4>REPORTS from GEM 2009</h4>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_Focus_Group_Report.doc Focus Group Report.]'''  <font color=red>16 July 2009</font>
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_Session_Notes.doc Notes from Workshop:  <font color=black>File:</font>  <i>PMI09_Session_Notes.doc</i>]''' 
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<li> <font color=red><b>Summary/Wrap-Up Presentation:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI-Sessions.ppt  PMI-Sessions.ppt (2 MB)]'''
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<h4>PRESENTATIONS from PMI Breakout Sessions</h4>
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<li> <font color=red><b>Schedule of Talks:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM_PMI09-actual.pdf GEM_PMI09-actual.pdf]'''
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 1A:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_1A.zip PMI09_1A.zip (12 MB)]'''
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 1B:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_1B.zip PMI09_1B.zip (25 MB)]'''
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 2:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_2.zip PMI09_2.zip (15 MB)]'''
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 3:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_3.zip PMI09_3.zip (12 MB)]'''
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Joint CEDAR Breakout:</b></font> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI09_CEDAR.zip PMI09_CEDAR.zip (16 MB)]'''
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<h3> •  PMI Sessions at GEM 2009 </h3>
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Conveners:  Jerry Goldstein & Maria Spasojevic
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The Focus Group "Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions" (PMI) hosted FIVE (5) sessions at the 2009 GEM Summer Workshop:
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<h4>Monday, 22 June 2009</h4>
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'''10:30am - 12:15pm........<font color=blue> "Wave Growth and Propagation"</font>'''
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<ul> <i><font color=purple>How does the evolving global distribution of cold plasma govern the growth and propagation of waves that control energetic particle distributions & dynamics?</font></i></ul>
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<ul> This session focuses on the influence of ambient plasma upon how waves are produced, and how they propagate.  To be examined are the conditions for growth and propagation of various waves including EMIC, whistlers (hiss, chorus), ULF, especially the influence of ambient plasma properties (such as density, composition, and spatial structure on various scale sizes). 
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 1B:</b></font>
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'''1:30 - 3:00pm........<font color=blue> "Plasma Influence on Wave Particle Interactions"</font>'''
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<ul> <i><font color=purple>How do ambient plasma properties such as temperature, density, and composition influence wave particle interactions?</font></i></ul>
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<ul> This session focuses on how ambient plasma influences the wave-particle interactions themselves, examining how various plasma properties (such as density, composition, and spatial structure on various scale sizes) help govern the effectiveness of various waves in changing the energy or pitch angle of energetic particles.
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<li> <font color=red><b>PMI Breakout 2:</b></font>
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'''3:30 - 5:00pm........<font color=blue> "Plume Transport, Evolution, and Influence"</font>'''
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<ul> <i><font color=purple>How does eroded plasmaspheric material get transported, evolve, and influence reconnection? </font></i></ul>
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<ul> This session will examine the formation, dynamics, and fate of plasmaspheric  plume plasma.  Specific topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to):  observation or modeling of cold, dense plasma mixed with magnetospheric plasma, plume plasma at reconnection sites or on open field lines, recirculation or redistribution of cold, dense plasma into the cusp and plasmasheet.
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'''10:30am - 12:15pm........<font color=blue> "Plasma Density Structure and Evolution"</font>'''
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<ul> <i><font color=purple>How do various plasma density structures originate and evolve during various phases of geomagnetic activity?</font></i></ul>
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<ul> This session will focus upon outstanding questions about the dynamics of density structures in the plasmaspheric.  Potential topics to be covered include, plume fine structure & turbulence, plasma instabilities, refilling, ionosphere-thermosphere-plasmasphere interactions, and subcorotation.
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<li> <font color=red><b>Joint PMI-CEDAR session:</b></font>
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'''3:30 - 5:00pm........<font color=blue> "Plasmasphere, Magnetosphere, Ionosphere:  Overall System Response"</font>'''
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<ul> <i><font color=purple>How do PMI processes influence the overall system response to storms?</font></i></ul>
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<ul> This session will investigate the effects of redistribution of thermal ions (ionospheric and plasmaspheric) on the stormtime response of the overall magnetospheric system.  The goal is to develop our understanding of the interaction among components of the larger system.
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<li> '''PMI Sessions''' at the 2008 GEM Meeting:  "http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM-PMI-08.xls"
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<li> Original Focus Group '''Proposal''':  "http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI-FG-Proposal_v2.doc"
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<li> '''[http://gem.epss.ucla.edu/mediawiki/tutorial/2008/spasojevic_2008_pmi.pdf PMI Tutorial]''' from the 2008 GEM Meeting
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<li> PMI '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI-ScienceQuestions.doc Science Questions]''' from the 2008 GEM Meeting:  <font color="purple"><i>last modified 4 July 2008</i></font>
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<li> Miscellaneous '''Notes from PMI Sessions''': 
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<li> [http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/pmi_summary-JGoldstein.doc Jerry Goldstein's notes] from all sessions
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<li> [http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/pmi_summary-MDenton.doc Mick Denton's notes] from the PMI 2 Session
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<li> '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/GEM-PMI-08.xls PMI Sessions]''' at the 2008 GEM Meeting
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<li> Original Focus Group '''[http://enarc.space.swri.edu/PAPERS/FTP/PMI/PMI-FG-Proposal_v2.doc Proposal]'''
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<li> <font color="green"><b>Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List?</b>  </font>Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1)  Name, (2)  E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning).  (<b><i><u>Note from JG</u></i></b>:  My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers.  My e-mail string can be constructed as:  [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)  
 
<li> <font color="green"><b>Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List?</b>  </font>Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1)  Name, (2)  E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning).  (<b><i><u>Note from JG</u></i></b>:  My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers.  My e-mail string can be constructed as:  [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)  
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<h2>TOPIC (I): ''<U>WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS</U>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ''</h2>  
 
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How does the evolving global distribution of cold plasma govern the growth and propagation of waves, specifically those that control energetic particle distributions & dynamics?
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<h2>TOPIC:  ''<U>WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS</U>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ''</h2>   
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How does the evolving global distribution of cold plasma govern the growth and propagation of waves, specifically those that control energetic particle distributions & dynamics?
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How is eroded plasmaspheric material transported throughout the magnetosphere, and how does it evolve?
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<li> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; II. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How do ambient plasma properties such as temperature, density, and composition influence wave particle interactions?
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; B.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How do plumes influence the reconnection process, and what are the implications for solar-wind-magnetosphere coupling?
 
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How is eroded plasmaspheric material transported throughout the magnetosphere, and how does it evolve?
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How do density structures of various spatial and temporal scales form and evolve?
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<li>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; B.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How does plasmaspheric filling vary spatially and on time scales from hourly to solar cycle?
 
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 30 July 2012

PMI-Logo2-sm-land.jpg

Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions (PMI)

Tinyurl link to this page:  http://tinyurl.com/pmiFGwiki

How Are Magnetospheric Processes Regulated By Plasmaspheric Dynamics (and Vice Versa)?

Conveners: Jerry Goldstein, Maria Spasojevic, Joe Borovsky
Topic Chairs: Maria Spasojevic (Wave-Particle Interactions)
Joe Borovsky (Plume Dynamics & Recirculation)
Join The GEM PMI E-Mail List: Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein. (See below.)
Something to Share? If you have something you want to share with the PMI E-Mail List, send it to Jerry Goldstein to pass along to the group. (To fight spam, the E-mail list itself won't be shared or posted, and requests will be carefully screened at JG's discretion.)

    GEM 2012 Summer Workshop

    Snowmasspanoramic80.jpg


      • PMI Documents From the GEM 2012 Workshop


      REPORTS from GEM 2012

    • Focus Group Report. Posted 30 July 2012

      Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions

    • Schedule of Talks: GEM_PMI11_final.pdf

      GEM PMI Modeling Challenge

    • Data and Model Sharing Page Posted 30 July 2012


    • Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List? Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1) Name, (2) E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning). (Note from JG: My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers. My e-mail string can be constructed as: [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)









        GEM 2011 Summer Workshop

        GEM11Banner.jpg


          • PMI Documents From the GEM 2011 Workshop


          REPORTS from GEM 2011

        • Focus Group Report. Posted 10 Oct 2011


          Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions

        • Schedule of Talks: GEM_PMI11_final.pdf



        • Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List? Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1) Name, (2) E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning). (Note from JG: My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers. My e-mail string can be constructed as: [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)









          GEM 2010 Summer Workshop

          GEM10Banner.jpg


            • PMI Documents From the GEM 2010 Workshop


            REPORTS from GEM 2010

          • Focus Group Report. 21 July 2010
          • Notes from Workshop: File: PMI10_Session_Notes.doc
          • Summary/Wrap-Up Presentation: PMI-FGWrap-Up2010.ppt (2 MB)


            Schedule of PMI Breakout Sessions

          • Schedule of Talks: GEM_PMI10_v4.pdf







            GEM 2009 Summer Workshop

            GEM09Banner.jpg


              • PMI Documents From the GEM 2009 Workshop


              REPORTS from GEM 2009

            • Focus Group Report. 16 July 2009
            • Notes from Workshop: File: PMI09_Session_Notes.doc
            • Summary/Wrap-Up Presentation: PMI-Sessions.ppt (2 MB)


              PRESENTATIONS from PMI Breakout Sessions

            • Schedule of Talks: GEM_PMI09-actual.pdf

            • PMI Breakout 1A: PMI09_1A.zip (12 MB)
            • PMI Breakout 1B: PMI09_1B.zip (25 MB)
            • PMI Breakout 2: PMI09_2.zip (15 MB)
            • PMI Breakout 3: PMI09_3.zip (12 MB)
            • PMI Joint CEDAR Breakout: PMI09_CEDAR.zip (16 MB)





              • PMI Sessions at GEM 2009

              Conveners: Jerry Goldstein & Maria Spasojevic

              The Focus Group "Plasmasphere-Magnetosphere Interactions" (PMI) hosted FIVE (5) sessions at the 2009 GEM Summer Workshop:


              Monday, 22 June 2009

            • PMI Breakout 1A: 10:30am - 12:15pm........ "Wave Growth and Propagation"
                How does the evolving global distribution of cold plasma govern the growth and propagation of waves that control energetic particle distributions & dynamics?
                This session focuses on the influence of ambient plasma upon how waves are produced, and how they propagate. To be examined are the conditions for growth and propagation of various waves including EMIC, whistlers (hiss, chorus), ULF, especially the influence of ambient plasma properties (such as density, composition, and spatial structure on various scale sizes).
            • PMI Breakout 1B: 1:30 - 3:00pm........ "Plasma Influence on Wave Particle Interactions"
                How do ambient plasma properties such as temperature, density, and composition influence wave particle interactions?
                This session focuses on how ambient plasma influences the wave-particle interactions themselves, examining how various plasma properties (such as density, composition, and spatial structure on various scale sizes) help govern the effectiveness of various waves in changing the energy or pitch angle of energetic particles.
            • PMI Breakout 2: 3:30 - 5:00pm........ "Plume Transport, Evolution, and Influence"
                How does eroded plasmaspheric material get transported, evolve, and influence reconnection?
                This session will examine the formation, dynamics, and fate of plasmaspheric plume plasma. Specific topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to): observation or modeling of cold, dense plasma mixed with magnetospheric plasma, plume plasma at reconnection sites or on open field lines, recirculation or redistribution of cold, dense plasma into the cusp and plasmasheet.


              Tuesday, 23 June 2009

            • PMI Breakout 3: 10:30am - 12:15pm........ "Plasma Density Structure and Evolution"
                How do various plasma density structures originate and evolve during various phases of geomagnetic activity?
                This session will focus upon outstanding questions about the dynamics of density structures in the plasmaspheric. Potential topics to be covered include, plume fine structure & turbulence, plasma instabilities, refilling, ionosphere-thermosphere-plasmasphere interactions, and subcorotation.


              Thursday, 25 June 2009

            • Joint PMI-CEDAR session: 3:30 - 5:00pm........ "Plasmasphere, Magnetosphere, Ionosphere: Overall System Response"
                How do PMI processes influence the overall system response to storms?
                This session will investigate the effects of redistribution of thermal ions (ionospheric and plasmaspheric) on the stormtime response of the overall magnetospheric system. The goal is to develop our understanding of the interaction among components of the larger system.


            2008 Activities & Documents

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            • PMI Tutorial from the 2008 GEM Meeting
            • PMI Focus Group Report from the 2008 GEM Meeting
            • PMI Science Questions from the 2008 GEM Meeting: last modified 4 July 2008
            • Miscellaneous Notes from PMI Sessions:
              1. Jerry Goldstein's notes from all sessions
              2. Mick Denton's notes from the PMI 2 Session
            • PMI Sessions at the 2008 GEM Meeting
            • Original Focus Group Proposal
            • Want to Join the GEM PMI E-Mail List? Just send e-mail to Jerry Goldstein with your (1) Name, (2) E-mail address, and (3) What you will be doing during the coming year (#3 is optional, but useful for planning). (Note from JG: My e-mail is not posted here, to protect against spammers. My e-mail string can be constructed as: [first initial] + [last name] + ["at" symbol] + [my affiliation, SwRI] + ["dot edu"].)




            TOPIC (I): WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS       

            •         A.         How does the evolving global distribution of cold plasma govern the growth and propagation of waves, specifically those that control energetic particle distributions & dynamics?
            •         B.         How do ambient plasma properties such as temperature, density, and composition influence wave particle interactions?

            TOPIC (II): PLUME DYNAMICS & RECIRCULATION       

            •         A.         How is eroded plasmaspheric material transported throughout the magnetosphere, and how does it evolve?
            •         B.        How do plumes influence the reconnection process, and what are the implications for solar-wind-magnetosphere coupling?

            TOPIC (III): PLASMA DENSITY STRUCTURE & EVOLUTION       

            •         A.         How do density structures of various spatial and temporal scales form and evolve?
            •         B.        How does plasmaspheric filling vary spatially and on time scales from hourly to solar cycle?
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