Theoretical Technology Research for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Program

Details Theoretical Technology Research for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Program Theoretical Technology Research for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Program

Jan 2002

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Technical Report, California Univ. Los Angeles, CA United States Inst. of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

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Geophysics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Simulation, Solar Physics, Auroral Zones, Polar Regions, Solar Wind, Earth Magnetosphere

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During the last four years the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) IGPP (Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics) Space Plasma Simulation Group has continued its theoretical effort to develop a Mission Oriented Theory (MOT) for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. This effort has been based on a combination of approaches: analytical theory, large-scale kinetic (LSK) calculations, global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations and self-consistent plasma kinetic (SCK) simulations. These models have been used to formulate a global interpretation of local measurements made by the ISTP spacecraft. The regions of applications of the MOT cover most of the magnetosphere: solar wind, low- and high- latitude magnetospheric boundary, near-Earth and distant magnetotail, and auroral region. Most recent investigations include: plasma processes in the electron foreshock, response of the magnetospheric cusp, particle entry in the magnetosphere, sources of observed distribution functions in the magnetotail, transport of oxygen ions, self-consistent evolution of the magnetotail, substorm studies, effects of explosive reconnection, and auroral acceleration simulations. A complete list of the activities completed under the grant follow.

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