Speaker
Andrew Yau
(University of Calgary)
Description
The Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (e-POP) is an 8-instrument scientific payload on the Canadian CASSIOPE small satellite, comprised of plasma, magnetic field, radio, and optical instruments designed for in-situ observations in the topside polar ionosphere at the highest-possible resolution. Its science objectives are to quantify the micro-scale characteristics of plasma outflow in the polar ionosphere and probe related micro- and meso-scale plasma processes at unprecedented resolution, and explore the occurrence morphology of neutral escape in the upper atmosphere. The e-POP mission comprises three important components for the investigation of atmospheric and plasma flows and related auroral and wave particle interaction processes in the topside polar ionosphere: a satellite, a ground-based and a theoretical component. We present an overview of the important, new observations and related results from these three interconnected mission components since the successful launch of CASSIOPE in September 2013.
Author
Andrew Yau
(University of Calgary)
Co-author
Dr
H. Gordon James
(University of Calgary)