Theoretical Investigation of Magnetospheric Convection
{'Code': '06020203', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Kenneth H. Schatten'}
This project centers on use of the Rice Convection Model                   (RCM) to study the Earth's magnetosphere and its coupling to the                ionosphere and thermosphere.  Computer experiments based in                     interactively combining the RCM with numerical models of the                    thermosphere should allow determination of whether thermospheric                winds can substantially affect the injection of the                             magnetosphere's storm-time ring current.  Combined                              magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere simulations will also be                  directed at the dynamic behavior of the low-mid-latitude                        ionospheric electric fields, which move the ionospheric F-layer                 and affect its structure.  Utilizing newly developed                            computational machinery for representation of radiation-belt                    particles, field-aligned potential drops, charge exchange with                  neutrals, auroral precipitation, and substorm-associated collapse               of the magnetotail magnetic field, computer experiments with the                RCM will probe the effects of these processes on basic                          magnetospheric phenomena, particularly substorms and storms.
[{'FirstName': 'Robert', 'LastName': 'Spiro', 'EmailAddress': 'spiro@rice.edu', 'StartDate': '09/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Richard', 'LastName': 'Wolf', 'EmailAddress': 'rawolf@rice.edu', 'StartDate': '09/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}]
{'Name': 'William Marsh Rice University', 'CityName': 'Houston', 'ZipCode': '770051827', 'PhoneNumber': '7133484820', 'StreetAddress': '6100 MAIN ST', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'StateCode': 'TX'}
{'Code': '5750', 'Text': 'MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS'}
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