FG: Comparative Planetary Magnetospheric Processes
Contents
2023 GEM COMP Sessions
COMP Session 1 (Monday at 10:30 am–12 pm) Exploring the parameter space of magnetospheric physics 10:30 Overview of FG 10:40 Scene Setting Talk: magnetospheric dynamics and reconnection (Dan Gershman) 10:55 Grant Stephens: magnetic field modeling of Mercury, Earth, & Saturn 11:05 Ryan Dewey: Mercury's dawn-dusk magnetotail asymmetries and their relationship with magnetic activity 11:15 Xuanye Ma: Review of the KHI at the different planets Open discussion: what are the big questions that can be addressed by exploring the vast physical parameter space within our solar system? (Co-chairs, Fran Bagenal, Bob Lysak) 11:25 Some elements to consider: Modeling capabilities; maturity of topic & data sets; relevance to comparative planetary needs/topics 11:55 Summary and future endeavors
Chairs
| Name | Affiliation | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| George Clark | John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab | george.clark at jhuapl.edu |
| Wen Li | Boston University | wenli77 at bu.edu |
| Bob Marshall | University of Colorado Boulder | robert.marshall at colorado.edu |
| Dan Gershman | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | daniel.j.gershman at nasa.gov |
| Peter Delamere | University of Alaska Fairbanks | padelamere at alaska.edu |
| Shannon Curry | University of California, Berkeley | smcurry at berkeley.edu |
