ROSES ID: NNH19ZDA001N Selection Year: 2019
Program Element: Focused Science Topic
Principal Investigator: Christopher Mouikis
Affiliation(s): University of New Hampshire
Project Member(s):
Kistler, Lynn M Co-I University of New Hampshire, Durham
Genestreti, Kevin James Co-I Southwest Research Institute
Roytershteyn, Vadim S Co-I Space Science Institute
Omelchenko, Yuri Co-I Space Science Institute
Summary:
The goal of this proposal is to address the effects of multi-scales on the onset of collisionless magnetic reconnection in the earths magnetotail, introduced by the presence of O+ of ionospheric origin, using a tandem of state-of-the-art kinetic simulations and in-situ observations from MMS and CLUSTER. The proposed work will contribute understanding of the following issues : i) effects of ionospheric outflows of O+ in the tail pressure build-up and reconnection onset in the magnetotail; ii) the role of O+ ions in the formation of multiple islands in the magnetotail, and in the structure of magnetic separatrices; iii) the influence of O+ on the reconnection rate.Performance Year | Reference | Investigation Type | Actions |
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2 | Omelchenko Y. A. , C. Mouikis, J. Ng, V. Roytershteyn and L-... | Other Investigations | |
2 | Ardakani, A. (2023), Influence of O+ on Onset and Energy Rel... | Other Investigations |
Performance Year | Reference | Actions |
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1 | Ardakani, A., C. G. Mouikis, L. M. Kistler, K. J. Genestreti... | |
2 | Ardakani, A., K. Genestreti, C. Mouikis, L. Kistler, lculati... | |
2 | Mouikis, C., A. Ardakani, Y. Omelchenko, K. Genestreti, L. K... | |
2 | Ardakani, A., C. Mouikis, Y. Omelchenko, K. Genestreti, V. R... | |
2 | Ardakani, A., C. Mouikis, Y. Omelchenko, K. Genestreti, V. R... | |
1 | Ardakani, A., C. G. Mouikis, L. M. Kistler, K. J. Genestreti... |