Summary The Fok Ring Current Model (FRC) is a bounce-averaged kinetic model of the ring current. This model calculates the temporal and spatial variation of the phase space density of ring current species, H+ and e-, in the energy range of 1 - 300 keV. The model considers particle drift, charge exchange loss, in realistic, time-varying magnetic and electric fields. The simulation region is from the dayside magnetopause to the nightside boundary at 10 earth radii. The model is an initial-boundary-value problem, so initial distribution and boundary distribution as a function of time is required to run the model.
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MICHAEL
HESSE
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301-286-8224
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301-286-1648
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Michael.Hesse at nasa.gov
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RASTAETTER Role:
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lutz.rastaetter-1 at nasa.gov
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TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
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(301) 614-6898
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301-614-5268
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MD
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KUZNETSOVA Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
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301-286-9571
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Maria.M.Kuznetsova at nasa.gov
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FOK Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
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mei-ching.h.fok at nasa.gov
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Greenbelt
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MD
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20771
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USA
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Inner Magnetosphere Simulations Results.
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Additional information on the Fok Ring Current model.
Publications/References Fok, M.-C., and T. E. Moore, Ring current modeling in a realistic magnetic field configuration, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 1775-1778, 1997.
Fok, M.-C., T. E. Moore, and D. C. Delcourt, Modeling of inner plasma sheet and ring current during substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 14557-14569, 1999.
Fok, M.-C., R. A. Wolf, R. W. Spiro, and T. E. Moore, Comprehensive computational model of the Earth's ring current, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 8417-8424, 2001.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2006-08-11
SERF Last Revision Date:
2008-05-15