Multiscale coupling of sun-earth processes

Many approaches exist for scientific investigations and space research is no exception. The early approach during which each space plasma region within the Sun-Earth system was investigated separately with physics-based tools has now progressed to encompass investigations on coupling between these regions. Ample evidence now exists indicating the dynamic processes in these regions exhibit disturbances over a wide range of scales both in time and space. This new reckoning naturally leads to an emerging perspective of probing these natural phenomena with concepts and tools developed in modern statistical mechanics for physical processes governing the evolution of out-of-equilibrium and complex systems.These new developments have prompted a topical conference on Sun-Earth connection, held on February 9-13, 2004 at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, with the goal of promoting interactions among scientists practicing the traditional physics-based approach and those utilizing modern statistical techniques.This monograph is a product of this conference, a compilation of thirty-nine articles assembled into seven chapters: (1) multiscale features in complexity dynamics, (2) space storms, (3) magnetospheric substorms, (4) turbulence and magnetic reconnection, (5) modeling and coupling of space phenomena, (6) techniques for multiscale space plasma problems, and (7) present and future multiscale space missions. These articles show a diversity of space phenomena exhibiting scale free characteristics, intermittency, and non-Gaussian distributions of probability density function of fluctuations in the physical parameters of the Sun-Earth system. The scope covers the latest observations, theories, simulations, and techniques on the multiscale nature of Sun-Earth phenomena and underscores the usefulness in cross-disciplinary exchange needed to unravel the underlying physical processes, which may eventually lead to a possible unified description and prediction for space disturbances. * Extensive collection of state-of-the-art papers on multiscale coupling of Sun-Earth Processes* Present and future multiscale space missions* New techniques and models for performing multiscale analysis Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Complexity in Space Plasmas T. Chang, S.W.Y.Tam, and C.-C.Wu......Page 14 Intermittency in Space Plasma Turbulence R. Bruno, V. Carbone, L. Sorriso-Valvo, E. Pietropaolo, and B. Bavassano......Page 20 Scale-dependent Anisotropy of Magnetic Fluctuations in the Earth's Plasma Sheet Z. Voros, W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura, A. Runov, M. Volwerk, A. Balogh, and H. Reme......Page 40 How Does the Solar Wind Power the Magnetosphere During Geo-effective High Speed Streams? M. Kessel and X. Shao......Page 50 On the Identification of SOC Dynamics in the Sun-Earth System R. Woodard, D.E. Newman, R. Sanchez, and B.A. Carreras......Page 66 Long-Standing Unsolved Problems in Solar Physics and Magnetospheric Phyiscs S.-I. Akasofu......Page 82 Space Weather Effects on SOHO and its Leading Role as a Space Weather Watchdog P. Brekke, B. Fleck, S.V. Haugan, T. van Overbeek, and H. Schweitzer, and B. Simonin......Page 94 Statistical Precursors to Space Storm Onset I A. Wanliss......Page 110 Solar Wind Drivers for Steady Magnetospheric Convection R.L. McPherron, T.P. O'Brien, and S. Thompson......Page 124 Geoeffectiveness of Shocks in Populating the Radiation Belts J.B. Blake, P.L. Slocum, J.E. Mazur, M.D. Looper, R.S. Selesnick, and K. Shiokawa......Page 136 Coupling of Relativistic Electrons in the Inner Magnetosphere to Space Weather Phenomena T. Obara, T. Goka, and H. Matsumoto......Page 146 The Lowest Possible Latitude of the Westward Electrojet During Severely Disturbed Periods B.-H. Ahn, G.X. Chen, W. Sun, J.W. Gjerloev, Y. Kamide, J.B. Sigwarth, and L.A. Frank......Page 156 Global Dayside Ionospheric Response to Interplanetary Electric Fields: Plasma Uplift and Increases in Total Electron Content A.J. Mannucci, B.T. Tsurutani......Page 168 What Determines the Intensity of Magnetospheric Substorms? Y. Kamide......Page 186 Roles of Chaos, Self-Organized Criticality and Phase Transitions in Magnetospheric Physics M.I. Sitnov, A.Y. Ukhorskiy, A.S. Sharma, and R.S. Weigel......Page 206 Substorm Onset Caused by the Two State Transition of the Magnetosphere T. Tanaka......Page 228 Explosive Instabilities and Substorm Intensifications in the Earth's Magnetotail J.C. Samson and P. Dobias......Page 246 Substorm Auroral Morphology During Geomagnetic Storms on 19-20 April 2002 X.-Y. Zhou and S.B.Mende......Page 264 Periodic Substorms: A New Periodicity of 2-3 Hours in the Magnetosphere C.-S. Huang and G.D. Reeves......Page 276 Magnetic Field Fluctuations in the Plasma Sheet Region: A Statistical Approach G. Consolini and M. Kretzschmar......Page 294 Numerical Simulations of Solar Wind Turbulence M.L. Goldstein, D.A. Roberts, and A.V. Usmanov......Page 312 Intermittent Turbulence in 2D MHD Simulation C.C. Wu and T. Chang......Page 332 Intermittency and Self-Similarity in 'Natural Parameters' in Solar Wind Turbulence S.C. Chapman, B. Hnat, and G. Rowlands......Page 340 Acceleration of Particles by Lower-Hybrid Waves in Space Plasmas R. Bingham, V.D. Shapiro, P.K. Shukla......Page 354 Substorm Disturbance Propagation From a Two-Dimensional Cellular Automaton Model A.T.Y. Lui and G. Consolini......Page 368 A Perspective E+VxB=0 From the Special Theory of Relativity G.K. Parks......Page 376 Energization of Ions by Bimodal Intermittent Fluctuations S.W.Y. Tarn and T. Chang......Page 386 A Physics-Based Software Framework for Sun-Earth Connection Modeling G. Toth, O. Volberg, A.J. Ridley, T.I. Gombosi, D. De Zeeuw, K.C. Hansen, D.R. Chesney, Q.F. Stout, K.G. Powell, K.J. Kane, and R.C. Oehmke......Page 394 A Comparative Study of Probability Distribution Functions and Burst Lifetime Distributions of 5, and AE at Solar Maximum and Minimum R. D'Amicis, R. Bruno, and U. Villante......Page 410 The Daytime Cusp Aurora in the O('D) Emission Observed by WINDII on UARS S.P. Zhang and G.G. Shepherd......Page 422 The Wavelength of Slow MHD Waves Observed in the Night-side Plasma Sheet A. Nakamizo......Page 432 WINDMI: A Family of Physics Network Models for Storms and Substorms W. Horton, M.J. Mithaiwala, E.A. Spencer, and I. Doxas......Page 442 A Three-Fluid Model of Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling P. Song, V.M. Vasyliunas, and L. Ma......Page 458 3D Plasma Structures Observed by the Four Cluster Spacecraft C.P. Escoubet, H. Laakso, and M. Goldstein......Page 470 The Central Role of Reconnection in Space Plasma Phenomena Targeted by the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission S.A. Curtis, P.E. Clark, and C.Y. Cheung......Page 484 Multiscale Geospace Physics in Canada W. Liu, J. Burchill, L. Cogger, E. Donovan, G. James, D. Kendall, D. Knudsen, J. Lu, I. Mann, R. Michaud, S. Murphree, R. Rankin, J. Samson, E. Spanswick, G. Sofko, T. Trondsen, and A. Yau......Page 498 A Chinese-European Mutliscale Mission: The Double Star Program Z.X. Liu, P. Escoubet, and J.B. Cao......Page 520 Author Index......Page 526 Many approaches exist for scientific investigations and space research is no exception. The early approach during which each space plasma region within the Sun-Earth system was investigated separately with physics-based tools has now progressed to encompass investigations on coupling between these regions. Ample evidence now exists indicating the dynamic processes in these regions exhibit disturbances over a wide range of scales both in time and space. This new reckoning naturally leads to an emerging perspective of probing these natural phenomena with concepts and tools developed in modern statistical mechanics for physical processes governing the evolution of out-of-equilibrium and complex systems.

These new developments have prompted a topical conference on Sun-Earth connection, held on February 9-13, 2004 at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, with the goal of promoting interactions among scientists practicing the traditional physics-based approach and those utilizing modern statistical techniques.

This monograph is a product of this conference, a compilation of thirty-nine articles assembled into seven chapters: (1) multiscale features in complexity dynamics, (2) space storms, (3) magnetospheric substorms, (4) turbulence and magnetic reconnection, (5) modeling and coupling of space phenomena, (6) techniques for multiscale space plasma problems, and (7) present and future multiscale space missions. These articles show a diversity of space phenomena exhibiting scale free characteristics, intermittency, and non-Gaussian distributions of probability density function of fluctuations in the physical parameters of the Sun-Earth system. The scope covers the latest observations, theories, simulations, and techniques on the multiscale nature of Sun-Earth phenomena and underscores the usefulness in cross-disciplinary exchange needed to unravel the underlying physical processes, which may eventually lead to a possible unified description and prediction for space disturbances.

* Extensive collection of state-of-the-art papers on multiscale coupling of Sun-Earth Processes
* Present and future multiscale space missions
* New techniques and models for performing multiscale analysis Annotation Many approaches exist for scientific investigations and space research is no exception. The early approach during which each space plasma region within the Sun-Earth system was investigated separately with physics-based tools has now progressed to encompass investigations on coupling between these regions. Ample evidence now exists indicating the dynamic processes in these regions exhibit disturbances over a wide range of scales both in time and space. This new reckoning naturally leads to an emerging perspective of probing these natural phenomena with concepts and tools developed in modern statistical mechanics for physical processes governing the evolution of out-of-equilibrium and complex systems. These new developments have prompted a topical conference on Sun-Earth connection, held on February 9-13, 2004 at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, with the goal of promoting interactions among scientists practicing the traditional physics-based approach and those utilizing modern statistical techniques. This monograph is a product of this conference, a compilation of thirty-nine articles assembled into seven chapters: (1) multiscale features in complexity dynamics, (2) space storms, (3) magnetospheric substorms, (4) turbulence and magnetic reconnection, (5) modeling and coupling of space phenomena, (6) techniques for multiscale space plasma problems, and (7) present and future multiscale space missions. These articles show a diversity of space phenomena exhibiting scale free characteristics, intermittency, and non-Gaussian distributions of probability density function of fluctuations in the physical parameters of the Sun-Earth system. The scope covers the latest observations, theories, simulations, and techniques on the multiscale nature of Sun-Earth phenomena and underscores the usefulness in cross-disciplinary exchange needed to unravel the underlying physical processes, which may eventually lead to a possible unified description and prediction for space disturbances. * Extensive collection of state-of-the-art papers on multiscale coupling of Sun-Earth Processes * Present and future multiscale space missions * New techniques and models for performing multiscale analysis This new reckoning naturally leads to an emerging perspective of probing these natural phenomena with concepts and tools developed in modern statistical mechanics for physical processes governing the evolution of out-of-equilibrium and complex systems. P These new developments have prompted a topical conference on Sun-Earth connection, held on February 9-13, 2004 at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, with the goal of promoting interactions among scientists practicing the traditional physics-based approach and those utilizing modern statistical techniques. P This monograph is a product of this conference, a compilation of thirty-nine articles assembled into seven chapters: (1) multiscale features in complexity dynamics, (2) space storms, (3) magnetospheric substorms, (4) turbulence and magnetic reconnection, (5) modeling and coupling of space phenomena, (6) techniques for multiscale space plasma problems, and (7) present and future multiscale space missions.-