[IGPP Everyone] TODAY: Space Physics Seminar, The Earth’s Magnetosphere and Self-Control (B. Walsh, UCB SSL)

[Emmanuel V. Masongsong]

Grad students and researchers are encouraged to attend lunch with our guest, meet at Slichter 2712 11:50am today. 



SPACE PHYSICS SEMINAR 

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH, PLANETARY, AND SPACE SCIENCES 

DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC SCIENCES 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 

(EPSS M288A, AOS M275A ) 







Brian Walsh 


UC Berkeley SSL 





The Earth’s Magnetosphere and Self-Control 








Abstract: 



Magnetic reconnection is a primary process through which energy is transferred through the Earth’s magnetopause. Conditions both in the incident solar wind and in the magnetosphere have been suggested to be important in determining the efficiency of energy coupling. In particular, the cold, dense plasmaspheric plume could substantially limit the coupling due to magnetopause reconnection. Using in-situ measurements from the THEMIS spacecraft and ground-based Total Electron Content maps we investigate the role of the plasmasphere in controlling magnetic reconnection and solar wind-magnetosphere coupling. 



Friday, February 6th, 2015 

Room 6704 Geology 

3:30 - 5:00 PM 



Refreshments served after the seminar in Room 6850. 



In-Charge 
V. Angelopoulos 


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