The Missing Connections in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System: The Science Motivation for the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Observatory (MIO)
Whitepaper #034 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: planetary ionospheres / upper atmospheres; ground-based missions/projects; space-based missions/projects; planetary magnetospheres.
by Joseph E. Borovsky, Bruce Carlsten, Gian Luca Delzanno, Eric Donovan, Christine Gabrielse, Brian Gilchrist, Mike Henderson, Michael Holloway, Larry Kepko, Bob Marshall, Jessica Matthews, Emilio Nanni, Vadim Roytershteyn, Mike Ruohoniemi, Ennio Sanchez, Josh Semeter, Emma Spanswick, Maria Usanova, Roger Varney, Simon Wing, and Sasha Zou
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Missing Connections in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere System: The Science Motivation for the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Observatory (MIO)
This paper describes the scientific motivation for the NASA HMCS study of the MIO mission, which involves a relativistic-electron accelerator operated in the equatorial magnetosphere. MIO will reveal the connections between magnetospheric phenomena and ionospheric phenomena enabling the magnetospheric drivers of various aurora, ionospheric phenomena, and field-aligned currents to be determined.
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