Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey White
Papers Workshops
Workshop
#3: The Future of
Ground-Based Research for Magnetospheric and ITM Physics
March
15–16, 2022
Virtual
Program
Times
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:15 p.m. Panel 1
Mike Hartinger, Delores Knipp, Eric Donovan, John Mathews, Josh Semeter? [Presentation]
What are the most important unresolved problems in the solar terrestrial
system impacting society and how can ground-based infrastructure contribute to
answering these problems?
2:30 p.m. Coster A. J. Erickson P. J. Hysell D. L.* Varney R. H.
A Geospace Radar for 21st Century Space Physics
and Aeronomy [#2006]
This whitepaper concerns the
development and deployment of a new Geospace
Facility, the descendant of the existing American chain of incoherent scatter
radars (ISRs), and the bridge to the future of radar remote sensing of geospace.
2:40 p.m. Varney R. H.* Bhatt A. N. Greffen M. J. Reyes P. R.
Future Contributions of the AMISR Facilities [#2008]
Continued operations of the Advanced
Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) facilities will have many benefits to
the geospace community, including significant
opportunities for coordination with GDC and other NASA missions.
2:50 p.m. Chu X.*
Future Lidars for Cutting-Edge Science in the ITM Physics and
Space-Atmosphere Coupling [#2022]
This paper will focus on the future of
ground-based lidar studies in enabling cutting-edge sciences in the ITM physics
and the coupling between the plasma space and the neutral atmosphere.
3:00 p.m. Panel 2
Phil Erickson, Dave Hysell, Shasha Zou
How do MI Coupling Processes Impact I-T Coupling During Inner-Magnetospheric
Convection? [Presentation]
4:00 p.m. Chartier A. T.* Ruohoniemi J. M. Bristow W A. Shepherd S. G.
SuperDARN data will
be critical in providing the “big picture” context for upcoming NASA missions,
including Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC)
and Dynamic.
4:10 p.m. Zhang S. R.* Cnossen I. Elias A. G. Jacobi C. Yue J.
Qian L.
Erickson P. J.
Yue X.
Goncharenko L. P.
Wang W.
Long-Term Space Climate Monitoring [#2018]
Observations have shown that the upper
atmosphere is subject to appreciable changes over the last several decades
driven by forcing from above and below. Consequences of these accumulated
effect of changes can be significant in the long term.
4:20 p.m. Smith H. T.* Paxton L. J. Cohen I. J. Gjerloev J. W. Chartier A. T.
Mesquita R. L. Swartzr W. H.
The continued increase in low-cost
access to the MLTI by commercial suborbital payloads provides an opportunity to
augment ground-based observations and advance scientific understanding.
4:30 p.m. Borovsky J. E.*
The Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Observatory (MIO): An Ongoing Heliophysics Mission
Concept Study [#2001]
The MIO mission concept unambiguously
connects magnetospheric measurements to ionospheric phenomena by firing a 1-MeV
electron accelerator into the loss cone from the equatorial magnetosphere.
4:40 p.m. Paxton L. J.* Hibbitts K. Swartz W.
Novel Observations of the High Latitude Phenomena from New Platforms [#2010]
Polar “orbiting” long duration high
altitude balloons and unattended aerial systems (UAVs, sometimes called
“drones”) offer a new, unique capability. Combining balloons and UAS greatly
enhances the capability to provide unique polar measurements.
4:55 p.m. Wrap-Up
5:10 p.m. Adjourn
Wednesday,
March 16, 2022
1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:10 p.m. Panel 3
Alex Chartier, Mike Ruohoniemi, Anthea Coster
How is energy transported within the Sun-Mag-Iono-Atmos-Ocean-Solid
Earth coupled system?
2:10 p.m. Bristow W. A.* Shepherd S. G. Ruohoniemi J. M.
Cross-scale M-I-T coupling has emerged
as a key theme in the Decadal Survey discussions. Critical information on
ionospheric electric fields can be obtained by adapting the SuperDARN
radars to operate in a newly-developed
imaging mode.
2:20 p.m. Chi P. J.*
Conjugate Ground-Based Magnetic Observations for Hemispheric Asymmetry
Research in the Next Decade [#2014] [Presentation]
Establishing new ground-based
magnetometers in West Antarctica that are magnetically conjugate to the
stations in east Canada can fill the critical observation gap for hemispheric
asymmetry research in the next decade.
2:30 p.m. Villanova L. S. Oliveira A. S.*
Insights About Correlations Between Solar Activity and Shallow and
Thermal Moonquakes [#2003]
Unlike the Earth, the surface of the
Moon absorbs most of the particles sent from the Sun. On these insights, future
studies of solar wind and planetary seismology can reveal more about the
potential effects of solar activity on planetary bodies.
2:40 p.m. Frissell N. A.* Erickson P. J. Collins K. V. Perry G. W. Kaeppler S. R. Engelke W. D. Liles W.
Amateur Radio: An Integral Tool in
Magnetospheric and ITM Physics Research [#2020] [Presentation]
Amateur radio networks and efforts can
provide an important set of global-scale measurements that can not only operate
on their own but also jointly work alongside existing professional networks to
advance magnetospheric and ITM science.
2:50 p.m. Chen T. Y.*
Studying the Ionosphere Using Machine Learning [#2023]
Machine learning and artificial
intelligence applied to studying the ionosphere and interactions with space
weather is a key area of interdisciplinary research to consider for the decadal
survey and corresponding white papers.
3:00 p.m. Panel 4
James Weygand, Jen Gannon, Gareth Perry [Presentation]
How are GICs and ionospheric currents critical for understanding energy
coupling in the ITM system?
4:00 p.m. Hartinger M. D.* Engebretson M. Salzano M. Olabode A. McGranaghan R. Ozturk D. Shi X.
Connors M. Jim H. Xu Z.
Weygand J. M.
Towards a Better Understanding of the Causes and Consequences of
Geomagnetic Perturbations [#2004]
This presentation summarizes ongoing
Decadal Survey discussions with a variety of stakeholders in the ground
magnetometer research community concerning future needs and opportunities for
research related to geomagnetic perturbations.
4:10 p.m. Aa E. * Zhang S. Erickson P. J. Wang W. Coster A. J. Rideout W.
The goal of this white paper is to
explore scientific possibility of developing a more realistic 3-D
high-resolution ionospheric data assimilation system for high-fidelity
retrospective study on storm-time midlatitude ionospheric
density gradients.
4:20 p.m. Chi P. J.*
Ground-Based Magnetoseismology Observations for
the Next Decade [#2015] [Presentation]
Magnetoseismology is a
unique and well-demonstrated method to investigate the plasma structures and
dynamics of the magnetosphere. Ground-based magnetometers are vital to
providing the needed measurements for this research topic in the
next decade.
4:30 p.m. Kelly J. D.* van Eyken A. P.*
Large-scale geophysics System Science
is only possible with continuing access to quality, distributed observations.
We suggest a new awareness that will enable agencies to react and respond to
critical data requirements.
4:40 p.m. Paxton L. J.* Keller M. R.
GNSS (and Other) Observations from Autonomous Seagoing Platforms [#2011]
Sailing ‘drones’ or buoys offer an
option for the development of new insights into a wide range of problems
including polar auroral processes, ionospheric electrodynamics, and possibly
atmospheric gravity wave imaging.
4:50 p.m. Concluding Remarks
5:00 p.m. Adjourn