Modeling CME-shock driven storms in 2012 - 2013: MHD-test particle simulations

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The Van Allen Probes spacecraft have provided detailed observations of the energetic particles and fields environment for CME-shock driven storms in 2012 to 2013 which have now been modeled with MHD-test particle simulations. The Van Allen Probes orbital plane longitude moved from the dawn sector in 2012 to near midnight and pre-noon for equinoctial storms of 2013, providing particularly good measurements of the inductive electric field response to magnetopause compression for the 8 October 2013 CME-shock driven storm. An abrupt decrease in the outer boundary of outer zone electrons coincided with inward motion of the magnetopause for both 17 March and 8 October 2013 storms, as was the case for storms shortly after launch (Hudson et al., 2014). Modeling magnetopause dropout events in 2013 with electric field diagnostics that were not available for storms immediately following launch has improved our understanding of the complex role that ULF waves play in radial transport during such events.
Year of Publication
2015
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Date Published
01/2015
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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/2014JA020833
DOI
10.1002/2014JA020833
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