The Dartmouth-Berkeley-Minnesota theory team has identified a number
of mesoscale phenomena to be investigated as part of the GGS program, including:
(1) effects of upstream density fluctuations on magnetopause dynamics,
(2) three-dimensional reconnection, (3) magnetopause depletion layer studies,
(4) ring current interaction with Pc 1 and Pc 5 waves, (5) generation of
ion Larmor-scale current layers in the near Earth plasmasheet, (6) test
particle studies in the magnetotail, (7) simulation of magnetosphere-ionosphere
coupling including effects of kinetic Alfven waves, and (8) auroral acceleration
region studies of the effects of kinetic Alfven waves on particle distribution
functions. A broad range of techniques are implemented including ideal
and reduced MHD, two fluid, hybrid, particle-in-cell, and test particle
simulations. Detailed comparison of simulation results with GGS satellite
and ground based data are being undertaken. Simulations 1,
2,
3,
and 4
are available.
The following paper's are available:
Simulation of Radiation Belt Dynamics Driven by Solar Wind Variations
Increase
in Relativitsic Electron Flux in the Inner Magnetosphere: ULF Wave Mode
Structure
