TO:HAZEL LAM WING SHUET 22 SOUDREY WAY CF10 5FW WALES, UK
Space weather forecasting has become increasingly important since the significant impact of the geospace environment on human activities. To enhance the precision of space weather forecasting, a comprehensive and thorough investigation of magnetosphere-ionosphere (M-I) coupling is necessary. Numerical simulations offer a valuable tool for studying the M-I coupling, which can be validated through observations and statistical models. However, physics-based long-run global simulations have been infrequent in previous studies. Therefore, an ideal and two long-run simulations using novel two-way coupled global models are conducted. The aim is to study the Alfvénic Poynting flux characterized by a substorm-SMC cycle and statistical M-I coupling characteristics, including field- aligned currents, convection, and joule heating throughout an entire Carrington Rotation. The simulation results are then compared to empirical models or observations. Additionally, the simulations demonstrate a remarkable resemblance to observations by accurately reproducing the plasmaspheric plume.
Additional information: Mr. YIN Qianfeng, qfyin666@connect.hku.hk