The RAM-SCB model and its applications to advance space weather forecasting

Energetic particle fluxes that are part of the Earth’s ring current and radiation belts can intensify significantly during space weather events like geomagnetic storms and could cause severe damage to satellite-based technologies. Understanding the physical processes that control their dynamics and...

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Published inAdvances in space research Vol. 72; no. 12; pp. 5596 - 5606
Main Authors Jordanova, V.K., Morley, S.K., Engel, M.A., Godinez, H.C., Yakymenko, K., Henderson, M.G., Yu, Y., Miyoshi, Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.12.2023
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Summary:Energetic particle fluxes that are part of the Earth’s ring current and radiation belts can intensify significantly during space weather events like geomagnetic storms and could cause severe damage to satellite-based technologies. Understanding the physical processes that control their dynamics and improving our capability for their prediction is thus extremely important. In the context of space weather applications and user needs, this paper provides a brief description of our kinetic ring current-atmosphere interactions model with self-consistent magnetic field (RAM-SCB) and its further extension to implement a self-consistent electric (E) field. Specific examples that demonstrate RAM-SCB capabilities and limitations to reproduce the near-Earth space weather environment are given. The current status of RAM-SCB is assessed and plans for its further improvement are discussed.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2022.08.077