2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Science Highlights from the Swarm Electric Field Instruments

12 Jun 2018, 12:00

15m

SUB 307 (cap.80) (Dalhousie University)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e)) Atmospheric and Space Physics / Physique atmosphérique et de l'espace (DASP-DPAE) T2-3 Ground-based and in Situ Observations II (DASP) l Observations terrestres et In situ II (DPAE)

Speaker

Prof. David Knudsen (University of Calgary)

Description

After four years in orbit, the Swarm Electric Field Instruments have contributed to dozens of scientific studies on topics that include the electrodynamics of auroral arcs, supersonic flow channels associated with region 1/2 currents and sub-auroral ion drifts, polar cap patch dynamics, Poynting flux, and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling via Alfven waves. This talk will overview capabilities and accomplishments of these instruments and highlight future opportunities as the Swarm mission is extended into the next four years.