CEDAR email: Presentations solicited for Virtual GEM session on Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)

[Shasha Zou]

Presentations solicited for VGEM Session of interest:
Merged Modeling and Measurement of Injection Ionospheric Plasma into the Magnetosphere and Its Effects (M3-I2)
 
The Earth’s ionosphere is a significant source of plasma to the magnetosphere and a strong influence on the dynamics of the geospace environment. The ionospheric source is contributing plasma to the plasmasphere, the plasma sheet, and the ring current and through wave-particle interactions is playing a major role in the formation and dynamics of the radiation belts. Hence, understanding of the strength and dynamics of the ion upflow/outflow particles up into the magnetosphere is of critical importance to understanding how the magnetosphere is populated and influenced by these initially low-energy particles.
 
In this session, we invite presentations that improve understanding of:
the influences of low-altitude ionosphere-thermosphere conditions on ion upflow/outflow into the magnetosphere;
the energization processes of the ion upflow/outflow; and
the effects of ion outflow population on magnetospheric dynamics.   
 
Papers on data, theory, and modeling are invited.  Please plan on ~10-12 min presentations, depending on demand. 
 
This session has a strong interrelationship with other GEM Focus Groups – such as the Impact of the Cold Plasma in Magnetospheric Physics (CP) group – and so we invite coordinating presentations and attendance between the several sessions.
 
M3-I2 - Session 1
Wednesday 7/22 1:00-2:30
Scene Setting Presentation: Overview of progress and next stages for merged modeling
Contributed Talks:   listing is tbd, please send your idea/contribution
 
M3-I2 - Session 2
Wednesday 7/22 3:00-4:30
Scene Setting Presentation:  Observations Required for Experimental Progress
Contributed Talks:  listing is tbd, please send your idea/contribution
 
Please also plan to attend the sessions on Cold Plasma (CP) on Thursday, 7/23, which will feature similar subjects of great interest to us all.  Please see the VGEM schedule posted to: https://gemworkshop.org/pages/gem2020/gem2020schedule.php <https://gemworkshop.org/pages/gem2020/gem2020schedule.php>
 
Please see additional information on the VGEM meeting at https://gemworkshop.org/pages/gem2020/gem2020schedule.php <https://gemworkshop.org/pages/gem2020/gem2020schedule.php>.
 
Let us know how you would like to contribute!
 
Best regards,
Shasha, Rick, and Barbara

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Shasha Zou
Associate Professor
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP)
University of Michigan
1431 Space Research Building, 2455 Hayward St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
(office) 734-936-8184
http://clasp.engin.umich.edu/people/shashaz <http://clasp.engin.umich.edu/people/shashaz>

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