THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EMPLOYS A STATE-OF-THE-ART GLOBAL KINETIC SIMULATION CODE TO ADDRESS HOW SOLAR WIND CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN SEVERE SPACE WEATHER STIMULATE THE FIRST RESPONSES AT THE BOW SHOCK AND DAYSIDE MAGNETOSPHERE. THE FOCUS IS ON THE EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC RECONNECTION PERTINENT TO A SET OF COMPELLING OPEN QUESTIONS CONCERNING RECONNECTION AT THE BOW SHOCK AND THE DAYSIDE MAGNETOSPHERE.

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