AURORA on Earth

Photo Credit: Jouni Jussila, Finland

 

Universality of Auroral Structure

IHY/CIP3

AURORA at JUPITER

Photo Credit: R. Prangé, NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute

 

What is this webpage about?

Broad context: International Heliophysical Year 2007 [more about this initiative here!]

Part of the IHY's scientific activities through a Coordinated Investigation Programme (CIP3)

Topic of CIP3 : "Universality of Auroral Structure"

Scientific synopsis:

  • Assessing the magnetic environment/energetic-plasma/atmosphere interaction
  • Assessing the commonality across auroral manifestations in the heliosphere.

Description of the Programme:

  • The universal processes involved are parallel electric field acceleration, energy storage and release, atomic and molecular processes, and the intention is to study these processes throughout the heliosphere, principally as demonstrated by aurorae.
  • Data from the circumpolar networks of ASCs, together with spectrometric imaging, and magnetometers on Earth would be combined with space-based observations from FAST, IMAGE, POLAR, TIMED, DMSP, POES. For
    extraterrestrial aurorae images from HST and ground-based telescope would be use. Observations would be coupled with international efforts in MHD, Kinetic and Fluid modeling.

Proposers:

  • Anil Bhardwaj (Anil_Bhardwaj at vssc.gov.in) [Leader]
  • Marina Galand (m.galand at imperial.ac.uk)

Discussion group:

A mailing list on “Universality of Auroral Structure” offers us a dynamic way to exchange information and stimulate interactions.

We are planning to regularly send you information for discussion, such as on recent research outcomes or synthesis on the subject. Please send us your contribution!

To be added to (or removed from) the mailing list, please email Anil Bhardwaj (Anil_Bhardwaj at vssc.gov.in) directly.

Action items:

"Comparative Planetary Auroralogy" (in progress, your input welcome!)

"Comparative Auroras" workshop, at Europlanet #1, Berlin, Germany, September 18-22, 2006.

Publications of interest:

List can be found HERE. Please, send us your latest relevant paper!

Other website of potential interest to CIP3: Comparative Aeronomy in the Solar System


For further information on the CIP3 activity, please contact:
- Anil Bhardwaj (Anil_Bhardwaj at vssc.gov.in)
or
- Marina Galand (m.galand at imperial.ac.uk)