Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations

Large-scale current systems in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere are intimately controlled by the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction and the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. During space weather events, these currents reconfigure and intensify significantly in response to enhanced solar wind-...

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Main Authors: Guan Le, Delores J. Knipp, Lutz Rastätter, Gang Lu, Dogacan Su Ozturk, James A. Slavin, Astrid Maute, Jeffrey Klenzing, Shasha Zou, Jared R. Espley, Michael Purucker, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Gang Kai Poh, Zihan Wang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1076892/full
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author Guan Le
Delores J. Knipp
Lutz Rastätter
Gang Lu
Dogacan Su Ozturk
James A. Slavin
Astrid Maute
Jeffrey Klenzing
Shasha Zou
Jared R. Espley
Michael Purucker
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti
Gang Kai Poh
Gang Kai Poh
Zihan Wang
author_facet Guan Le
Delores J. Knipp
Lutz Rastätter
Gang Lu
Dogacan Su Ozturk
James A. Slavin
Astrid Maute
Jeffrey Klenzing
Shasha Zou
Jared R. Espley
Michael Purucker
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti
Gang Kai Poh
Gang Kai Poh
Zihan Wang
author_sort Guan Le
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description Large-scale current systems in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere are intimately controlled by the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction and the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. During space weather events, these currents reconfigure and intensify significantly in response to enhanced solar wind-magnetosphere interaction, facilitating explosive energy input from the magnetosphere into the ionosphere-thermosphere system and inducing electric current surges in electric power systems on the ground. Therefore, measurements of magnetic manifestations associated with the dynamic changes of the current systems are crucial for specifying the energy input into the ionosphere-thermosphere system, understanding energy dissipation mechanisms, and predicting the severity of their space weather impacts. We investigate the potential uses of high-quality magnetic field data for space weather operations and propose real-time data products from next generation constellation missions that enable improved space weather forecasting and mitigation.
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spelling doaj.art-ee2fdafc490348ce944dff537a31e9302022-12-22T04:39:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences2296-987X2022-11-01910.3389/fspas.2022.10768921076892Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operationsGuan Le0Delores J. Knipp1Lutz Rastätter2Gang Lu3Dogacan Su Ozturk4James A. Slavin5Astrid Maute6Jeffrey Klenzing7Shasha Zou8Jared R. Espley9Michael Purucker10Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti11Gang Kai Poh12Gang Kai Poh13Zihan Wang14NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesSmead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United StatesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesNCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO, United StatesGeophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, United StatesDepartment of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesNCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO, United StatesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesDepartment of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesDepartment of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesCenter for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology II (CRESST II), Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United StatesDepartment of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesLarge-scale current systems in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere are intimately controlled by the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction and the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. During space weather events, these currents reconfigure and intensify significantly in response to enhanced solar wind-magnetosphere interaction, facilitating explosive energy input from the magnetosphere into the ionosphere-thermosphere system and inducing electric current surges in electric power systems on the ground. Therefore, measurements of magnetic manifestations associated with the dynamic changes of the current systems are crucial for specifying the energy input into the ionosphere-thermosphere system, understanding energy dissipation mechanisms, and predicting the severity of their space weather impacts. We investigate the potential uses of high-quality magnetic field data for space weather operations and propose real-time data products from next generation constellation missions that enable improved space weather forecasting and mitigation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1076892/fullmagnetic field measurementsionospheric currentsmagnetospheric currentsfield-aligned currentsring currentmagnetic storm
spellingShingle Guan Le
Delores J. Knipp
Lutz Rastätter
Gang Lu
Dogacan Su Ozturk
James A. Slavin
Astrid Maute
Jeffrey Klenzing
Shasha Zou
Jared R. Espley
Michael Purucker
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti
Gang Kai Poh
Gang Kai Poh
Zihan Wang
Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
magnetic field measurements
ionospheric currents
magnetospheric currents
field-aligned currents
ring current
magnetic storm
title Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
title_full Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
title_fullStr Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
title_full_unstemmed Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
title_short Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
title_sort next generation magnetic field measurements from low earth orbit satellites enable enhanced space weather operations
topic magnetic field measurements
ionospheric currents
magnetospheric currents
field-aligned currents
ring current
magnetic storm
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1076892/full
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