Physics
Scientific paper
May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agusmsm31b..04w&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2008, abstract #SM31B-04
Physics
7833 Mathematical And Numerical Techniques (0500, 3200), 7835 Magnetic Reconnection (2723, 7526), 7846 Plasma Energization
Scientific paper
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the Earth's magnetosphere have become an important research tool and can successfully reproduce many large and small scale features of the near-Earth environment. A common, persistent issue has been the discrepancy between measured plasma characteristics from the inner magnetosphere and magnetotail regions and the modeled plasma characteristics: MHD simulations yield a colder, denser plasma population than what is observed. In this study, environmental and numerical drivers of plasma density and temperature are examined during simulations of idealized and real events using the BATSRUS MHD code. Dayside and tail reconnection rates are investigated to determine their impact on the modeled plasma. The effects of simulation resolution and coupling with the Rice Convection Model are explored. Model results are compared to in-situ observations from LANL geosynchronous, Wind, GOES, and Geotail spacecraft.
Ridley Aaron J.
Welling Dan T.
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