Mid-Latitude Coupling During Geomagnetic Recovery Intervals

M. Spasojevic


Coupling between the magnetosphere and ionosphere occurs during all phases of
geomagnetic activity. We focus here on mid-latitude coupling particularly
between the plasmasphere and ionosphere during the periods of recovery between
geomagnetic storms. We will review past work from early discoveries using
whistler remote sensing to recent results from global imaging. Topics to be
covered include the interchange of ionization between the ionosphere and the
plasmasphere, quiet time electric field patterns and deviations from corotation,
as well as irregular plasmaspheric density structures from global to
micro-scales. We will also examine wave-particle interactions within the quiet
time plasmasphere, their effects on the ring current and radiation belts, and
resulting ionospheric impacts.

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Global Aspects of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, 2006 Yosemite Workshop, 
Yosemite National Park, CA, USA, 7-10 February 2006