Circulation of heavy ions and their dynamical effects in the magnetosphere: Recent observations and models

EA Kronberg, M Ashour-Abdalla, I Dandouras… - Space Science …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the ion composition in the near-Earth's magnetosphere and plasma
sheet is essential for the understanding of magnetospheric processes and instabilities. The …

The Earth: Plasma sources, losses, and transport processes

DT Welling, M André, I Dandouras, D Delcourt… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
This paper reviews the state of knowledge concerning the source of magnetospheric plasma
at Earth. Source of plasma, its acceleration and transport throughout the system, its …

How hospitable are space weather affected habitable zones? The role of ion escape

VS Airapetian, A Glocer, GV Khazanov… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Atmospheres of exoplanets in the habitable zones around active young GKM stars are
subject to extreme X-ray and EUV (XUV) fluxes from their host stars that can initiate …

What sustained multi-disciplinary research can achieve: The space weather modeling framework

TI Gombosi, Y Chen, A Glocer, Z Huang… - Journal of Space …, 2021 - swsc-journal.org
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)-based global space weather models have mostly been
developed and maintained at academic institutions. While the “free spirit” approach of …

On the magnetic protection of the atmosphere of Proxima Centauri b

K Garcia-Sage, A Glocer, JJ Drake… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The discovery of exoplanets orbiting red dwarfs, such as Proxima Centauri b, has led to
questions of their habitability and capacity to retain liquid surface water. While Proxima b is …

A small and round heliosphere suggested by magnetohydrodynamic modelling of pick-up ions

M Opher, A Loeb, J Drake, G Toth - Nature Astronomy, 2020 - nature.com
As the Sun moves through the surrounding partially ionized medium, neutral hydrogen
atoms penetrate the heliosphere, and through charge exchange with the supersonic solar …

Two-way coupling of a global Hall magnetohydrodynamics model with a local implicit particle-in-cell model

LKS Daldorff, G Tóth, TI Gombosi, G Lapenta… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Computational models based on a fluid description of the plasma, such as
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and extended magnetohydrodynamic (XMHD) codes are …

Impacts of ionospheric ions on magnetic reconnection and Earth's magnetosphere dynamics

S Toledo‐Redondo, M André, N Aunai, CR Chappell… - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ionospheric ions (mainly H+, He+, and O+) escape from the ionosphere and populate the
Earth's magnetosphere. Their thermal energies are usually low when they first escape the …

Three‐dimensional, multifluid, high spatial resolution MHD model studies of the solar wind interaction with Mars

D Najib, AF Nagy, G Tóth, Y Ma - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Our newly developed 3‐D, multifluid MHD model is used to study the interaction of the solar
wind with Mars. This model is based on the BATS‐R‐US code, using a spherical grid and a …

Modeling extreme “Carrington‐type” space weather events using three‐dimensional global MHD simulations

CM Ngwira, A Pulkkinen… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing concern over possible severe societal consequences related to adverse
space weather impacts on man‐made technological infrastructure. In the last two decades …