GEM: Mapping of Field-Aligned Currents as a Function of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field

Information

• NSF Award
• 9701868

Owner

• Mission Research Corporation

• Award Id

  9701868

• Award Effective Date

  6/15/1997 - 27 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/31/2001 - 23 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 129,945.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

This proposal will develop quanitative global maps of the distribution of high latitude field-aligned currents parameterized by IMF orientation and strength, and by season. This will be the first investigation to revisit this issue since the original maps were produced from TRIAD data over 20 years ago. Much has been learned since that time and the data will be treated more correctly in terms of binning. In addition, a new analysis technique will be utilized which consideres both horizontal components of the magnetic perturbation observed at the satellite, This will allow a relaxation of the assumption of the "infinite current sheet" model for the interpretation of the data.

• Program Officer

  Robert M. Robinson

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/25/1997 - 27 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  7/15/2000 - 24 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Mission Research Corporation (MRC)

• City

  Santa Barbara

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  735 State Street

• Postal Code

  931011335

• Phone Number

  8059638761

• First Name

  Daniel

• Last Name

  Weimer

• Email Address

  dweimer@vt.edu

• Start Date

  6/25/1997 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Space

• Code

  205000

• Text

  MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS

• Code

  5750

• Text

  SOLAR INFLUENCES

• Code

  1323

• Text

  ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE