2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Session

M1-3 Theory, Modelling, and Forecasting I (DASP) I Théorie, modélisation et prévisions I (DPAE)

M1-3

11 Jun 2018, 11:15

Dalhousie University

Conveners

M1-3 Theory, Modelling, and Forecasting I (DASP) I Théorie, modélisation et prévisions I (DPAE)

• Johnathan Burchill (University of Calgary)

2202. The impact of the observation of local ionospheric anomalies on our understanding of ionospheric-magnetospheric coupling. (I)

Prof. Jean-Pierre St-Maurice (University of Saskatchewan)

11/06/2018, 11:15

Atmospheric and Space Physics / Physique atmosphérique et de l'espace (DASP-DPAE)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Ionospheric physics is rich with anomalies that are typically taking place on short temporal and/or spatial scales. Finding suitable explanations for these anomalies is one thing that keeps the field alive, as they lead to new discoveries into the rich ways by which the ionosphe couples with the atmosphere and magnetosphere, particularly when there are large departures of the system from...

2323. GLOBAL MODELLING OF MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE COUPLING: EPOP-SWARM OBSERVATIONS (I)

Prof. Robert Rankin (University of Alberta)

11/06/2018, 11:45

Atmospheric and Space Physics / Physique atmosphérique et de l'espace (DASP-DPAE)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

We present first results from a comprehensive three-dimensional model of magnetosphereionosphere coupling. The model describes plasma flow produced by global scale (Volland-Stern) convection electric fields that are coupled with a physical model of the ionosphere. The initial
magnetospheric plasma density is specified using the Global Core Plasma Model (GCPM), while initial density and...

1964. Kinetic simulations of needle probes on cubeSats

Prof. Richard Marchand (University of Alberta)

11/06/2018, 12:15

Atmospheric and Space Physics / Physique atmosphérique et de l'espace (DASP-DPAE)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

CubeSats are increasingly popular among the space physics commuinty, as an afordable means of deploying large numbers of instruments in space, thus providing better monitoring and coverage of space environment. Needle probes consisting of thin cylindrical probes of length ranging from a few to several centimeters, have been used on a number of cubeSats, because of the relative simplicity with...