FG: Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions

Focus Group Leaders:

• Yiqun Yu
• Colby Lemon
• Michael Liemohn
• Jichun Zhang

Focus Group Proposal

Inner Magnetosphere Cross-Energy/Population Interactions (IMCEPI) (December 2013)

Sessions at 2014 GEM Summer Workshop

Session 1: influence of ring current/plasmasphere populations on wave-particle interactions, and the feedback effect

Thursday 1:30-3:00pm

1. Yiqun Yu - Brief overview of the FG
2. Jichun Zhang - Introduction of Session 1
3. Hyomin Kim - Inferring Magnetospheric heavy ion density using EMIC waves
4. Robert C. Allen - A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster: Wave properties
5. Anthony Saikin - A statistical study on the Hydrogen-, Helium-, and Oxygen-band EMIC waves witnessed by the Van Allen Probes
6. Justin Lee - Application of THEMIS low-energy ion composition statistics to EMIC wave observations and modeling
7. Xiangrong Fu - Kinetic simulations of banded chorus generation
8. Vania Jordanova - Modeling ring curent and plasma waves with RAM-SCB
9. David Mackler - Statistical correlation of low altitude ENA emission with geomagnetic activity over the declining phase of Solar Cycle 23

Session 2: self-consistent coupling between fields and plasma in the magnetosphere

Thursday 3:30-5:00pm

1. Colby Lemon - Introduction of Session 2
2. Raluca Ilie - Self-consistent coupling of HEIDI and MHD fields
3. Cristian P. Ferradas - Heavy ion dominance near Cluster perigees
4. Yiqun Yu - Ring current particle injections: global simulations and Van Allen Probes observations during 17 March 2013 storm
5. Jiang Liu - Dipolarization fronts in the inner magnetosphere observed by RBSP, and their role in energetic particle injection

Session 3: improve the self-consistent links between different magnetosphere/ionosphere regimes, such aswave-particle interactions, particle precipitation, and ionospheric conductivity in global models

Friday 10:30-12:15pm

1. Yiqun Yu - Introduction of Session 3
2. Vania Jordanova - Particle precipitation by plasma waves in the ring current
3. Mike Liemohn - On the plasmasphere shape and dynamics during different solar wind driving conditions
4. Robert C. Allen - A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster: Associated plasma properties
5. Binzheng Zhang - Effects of ionospheric conductance on magnetotail reconnection and flow distribution
6. Hyunju Connor - Initial results of storm-time IT responses using OpenGGCM-CTIM global magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling model
7. Colby Lemon - Improved physics of electron precipitation and ionospheric conductance enhancement in the RCM-E
8. Discussion on Potential challenge event: March 17, 2013 storm/Jun 1, 2013 storm