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| Title: |
Theoretical Technology Research for ISTP/SOLARMAX
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| Author(s): |
Ashour-Abdalla, Maha
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| Abstract: |
During the last decade, we have been developing theoretical tools to support the scientific objectives of the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. Results from our mission-oriented theory program have contributed significantly to the development of predictive capabilities by using real upstream solar wind conditions as input to our models and forecasting events observed downstream near Earth. We also developed the capability to unravel the complex information contained in ion velocity distribution functions measured near the Earth to determine their origin and energization process. During solar maximum, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) dominate the sun's activity. It is now widely accepted that the impact of CMEs (or magnetic clouds) with the Earth's magnetosphere is the cause of most magnetic storms during solar maximum. One important aspect of a CME is the occurrence of solar energetic particle (SEP) events. During these events, protons, electrons, and heavy ions of solar origin are accelerated to very high energies by shock waves driven out from the sun. We carried out a series of large-scale kinetic (LSK) simulations to model the effect of SEPs on the near-Earth environment and the accessibility of these high-energy particles to the inner magnetosphere. We present the results of these studies.
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| NASA Center: |
Goddard Space Flight Center
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| Publication Date: |
[2000]
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| Document Source: |
CASI |
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| Document ID: |
20000096638
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| Publication Information: |
Number of Pages = 3 |
| Contract-Grant-Task Number: |
NAG5-8074 |
| Price Code: |
A01 |
| Keywords: |
SOLAR ACTIVITY EFFECTS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR PHYSICS; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR FLARES; SOLAR ELECTRONS; SOLAR PROTONS;
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| Accessibility: |
Unclassified; No Copyright; Unlimited; Publicly available; Final Report |
| Updated/Added to NTRS: |
2004-11-03 |
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