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The effect of solar wind structures on the storm-time magnetosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2006

Maha Ashour-Abdalla ,
M. El-Alaoui ,
V. Peroomian  and
R. J. Walker
Maha Ashour-Abdalla
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA
M. El-Alaoui
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA
V. Peroomian
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA
R. J. Walker
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA
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Abstract

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We have examined the effect of small- and large-scale structures in the solar wind on the topology and dynamics of the Earth's magnetosphere during magnetic storms. To do so, we ran global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of a magnetic storm that occurred on 23-24 May 2000 by using upstream solar wind data from the ACE, IMP-8, and Wind spacecraft to run separate simulations of the global magnetosphere. This study suggests that the presence of small-scale structures in the solar wind can affect the global configuration of the magnetosphere.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S233: Solar Activity and its Magnetic Origin , March 2006 , pp. 283 - 286
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© 2006 International Astronomical Union