LWS TR&T SCIENCE RESULTS:

Results from LWS TR&T Proposals Selected in 2005:

• Mikic / Solar origins of plasma and magnetic flux in an ICME

DeVore, C. R. & Antiochos, S. K. 2008, Homologous confined filament eruptions via magnetic breakout, ApJ, 680, 740

DeVore, C. R. & Antiochos, S. K. 2008, First-principles simulations of violent space-weather events, 2008 NRL Review (Naval Research Laboratory: Washington), in press

C. Richard DeVore/NRL, Dynamics and Topology of Coronal Mass Ejections

Lynch, B. J., Antiochos, S. K., DeVore, C. R., Luhmann, J. G., & Zurbuchen, T. H. 2008, Topological evolution of a fast magnetic breakout CME in three dimensions, ApJ, 683, 1192

• Zurbuchen / Topology and evolution of open magnetic field: photosphere to heliosphere

  T. Zurbuchen / University of Michigan, Connecting the Sun to the Heliosphere

• Desai / Solar-energetic particles origin at the sun and inner heliosphere

Desai et al. 2006; ApJ, vol 649,  pp 470
Desai et al. 2006; ApJ Letters 645, L81,  2006
Allegrini et al. 2008; ApJ vol. 682, pp. 690-695
Ng & Reames, 2008 October 20, ApJ Letters

•  Liemohn / Formation and loss of new radiation belts in the slot region
  
  M. Liemohn / University of Michigan, Unraveling the Causes of Radiation Belt Enhancements

• Richmond / Response of thermospheric density and composition to solar and high latitude forcing
• Nathan / Sensitivity of regional and global climate to solar forcing