Particle dynamics in the Earth's radiation belts: Review of current research and open questions

JF Ripoll, SG Claudepierre… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade transformed our observational understanding of energetic particle
processes in near‐Earth space. An unprecedented suite of observational systems was in …

OpenGGCM simulations for the THEMIS mission

J Raeder, D Larson, W Li, EL Kepko… - Space Science …, 2008 - Springer
The THEMIS mission provides unprecedented multi-point observations of the
magnetosphere in conjunction with an equally unprecedented dense network of ground …

Challenges to understanding the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere

RA Heelis, A Maute - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss, in a limited way, some of the challenges to advancing our understanding and
description of the coupled plasma and neutral gas that make up the ionosphere and …

Community‐wide validation of geospace model ground magnetic field perturbation predictions to support model transition to operations

A Pulkkinen, L Rastätter, M Kuznetsova… - Space …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we continue the community‐wide rigorous modern space weather model
validation efforts carried out within GEM, CEDAR and SHINE programs. In this particular …

Flux transfer events: 1. Generation mechanism for strong southward IMF

J Raeder - Annales Geophysicae, 2006 - angeo.copernicus.org
We use a global numerical model of the interaction of the solar wind and the interplanetary
magnetic field with Earth's magnetosphere to study the formation process of Flux Transfer …

Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere model: Magnetospheric and ionospheric responses

M Wiltberger, W Wang, AG Burns, SC Solomon… - Journal of atmospheric …, 2004 - Elsevier
The Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (CISM) is developing a simulation
package of the coupled Sun–Earth system by connecting existing models within each …

Solar wind driving of magnetospheric ULF waves: Field line resonances driven by dynamic pressure fluctuations

SG Claudepierre, MK Hudson, W Lotko… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Several observational studies suggest that solar wind dynamic pressure fluctuations can
drive magnetospheric ultralow‐frequency (ULF) waves on the dayside. To investigate this …

Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere model: thermosphere–ionosphere responses

W Wang, M Wiltberger, AG Burns, SC Solomon… - Journal of atmospheric …, 2004 - Elsevier
The thermosphere–ionosphere nested grid (TING) model has been successfully coupled
with the Lyon–Fedder–Mobarry (LFM) global magnetosphere MHD code. The coupling …

Soft X‐ray and ENA Imaging of the Earth's Dayside Magnetosphere

HK Connor, DG Sibeck, MR Collier… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The LEXI and SMILE missions will provide soft X‐ray images of the Earth's magnetosheath
and cusps after their anticipated launch in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The IBEX mission …

Geospace environment modeling 2008–2009 challenge: Dst index

L Rastätter, MM Kuznetsova, A Glocer… - Space …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports the metrics‐based results of the Dst index part of the 2008–2009 GEM
Metrics Challenge. The 2008–2009 GEM Metrics Challenge asked modelers to submit …