Connecting the Geoelectric Field to its Magnetospheric Sources in a Global Hybrid-Vlasov Simulation
- 1University of Helsinki, Physics, Helsinki, Finland
- *A full list of authors appears at the end of the abstract
Field-aligned currents originating in Earth's magnetosphere can flow down to the ionosphere, where they spread out horizontally in order to close the circuit. These currents produce a fluctuating magnetic field, which in turn induces the ground geoelectric field. We study this system using the 3D global hybrid-Vlasov code Vlasiator, which has recently been extended to model ionospheric physics. This approach allows a straightforward analysis of how induced fields on Earth's surface are connected to their magnetospheric drivers. In particular, we consider how fluctuations near Earth's magnetopause can ultimately give rise to a dayside geoelectric field. Possible driving mechanisms considered include flux transfer events and magnetopause surface waves.
Konstantinos Horaites, Markku Alho, Markus Battarbee, Giulia Cozzani, Maxime Dubart, Urs Ganse, Maxime Grandin, Liisa Juusola, Fasil Kebede, Venla Koikkalainen, Leo Kotipalo, Konstantinos Papadakis, Lauri Pänkäläinen, Pfau-Kempf, Jonas Suni, Vertti Tarvus, Shi Tao, Lucile Turc, Abiyot Workayehu, Ivan Zaitsev, Minna Palmroth
How to cite: Horaites, K. and the the Vlasiator Team: Connecting the Geoelectric Field to its Magnetospheric Sources in a Global Hybrid-Vlasov Simulation, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-18633, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-18633, 2024.