Numerical Modeling of Magnetospheric Dynamics
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{'SignBlockName': 'Kenneth H. Schatten', 'PO_EMAI': None, 'PO_PHON': None}
Numerical modeling of physical processes related the aurora                and substorm dynamics in the earth's magnetosphere will be                      studied.  A numerical model will address the question of                        acceleration of auroral electrons.  Appropriate boundary                        conditions and the role of collisions will be included in the                   calculations.  The study of the transport of plasma (especially                 heavy ions) from the ionosphere to the plasma sheet will be                     conducted.  The model should be able to explain the presence of                 O+ ions in the plasma sheet.  The convection electric field can                 accelerate the ions over the polar cap.  The role of ions in the                substorm dynamics will be established by the numerical model.  A                magneto-inductive particle code will be used to model field-                    aligned currents.  The model includes the effects of non-                       adiabatic particle motion in the self-consistent magnetic field.                This model should be able to provide information on the storm-                  time interaction between auroral electrojet and the near-earth                  plasma sheet.  The results from this model calculations will be                 useful in understanding current-driven ion cyclotron heating in a               converging magnetic field.  Information on the ion conics and                   micro-double layers also will available from this model.
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{'Code': '575000', 'Text': 'MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS'}
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