Cusp Event Studies

Cusp Event Studies

Conveners: David Sibeck (JHU/APL) and Reiner Friedel (LANL)

Spacecraft in the cusp frequently observe energetic ions accompanied by high frequency waves. The source of the ions remains to be determined. Some models predict that they are energized locally, others predict that they escape from the magnetosphere, and still others that the ions are energized at the bow shock. In this splinter group, we will compare the predictions of these models with multipoint ISTP measurements when the Polar spacecraft was located in the cusp during the following intervals:

June 28, 1999 0400-1000
16 August 1996 0905-0950
28 August 1996 0305-0335
22 September 1996 0040-0051
4 November 1996 0535-0625

Interested participants should contact one of the organizers with details concerning the talks they wish to present.

David Sibeck (david.sibeck@Jhuapl.edu)
Reiner Friedel (friedel@lanl.gov)

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