GEM: Communication Coordination and Science Support

University Of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

Investigators

Abstract

This project will continue the Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) infrastructure, which consists of the GEM electronic newsletter, the annual GEMstone newsletter, and the GEM web pages. The project also includes a small research component of relevance to the Inner Magnetospheres/Storms campaign. These efforts are centered on determining the physical causes of the semiannual variation of geomagnetic activity, hybrid plasma simulations to better understand kinetic processes in the magnetosphere, the non-linear response of plasma circulation to solar wind conditions and the formation of the ring current. The project facilitates the solution of key problems associated with the dynamics of Earth's magnetosphere. The project also helps to train a significant cadre of students and leverages much support from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s space-based program.