1st Joint THEMIS-TWINS Science Workshop Program Monday, March 21 3853 Slichter Hall 1:00 PM Registration 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Splinter discussions Tuesday, March 22 CS50, UCLA Court of Sciences Session chair: Jenni Kissinger 8:20 Organizers Intro, logistics etc 8:30 V. Angelopoulos The THEMIS mission: Past, Present, Future (tutorial) 9:00 P.W. Valek et al. TWINS ENA Primer (tutorial) 9:30 J.D. Perez et al. Comparison of ion distributions from TWINS ENA images and THEMIS measurements 9:45 J.U. Kozyra et al. New science questions raised by event studies combining TWINS, THEMIS and other satellite and groundbased data sets 10:00 P. C. Brandt, et al. Global Ring Current ion and Pitch-Angle Distributions During Storm Main and Recovery Phases Phases Obtained Trough Stereo Observations by TWINS and Comparisons with THEMIS/ESA 10:15 Break Session chair: Mike Hartinger 10:55 J.V. Rodriguez An introduction to the new GOES 13-15 magnetospheric electron and proton data (tutorial) 11:25 M. Connors et al Magnetic Flux Transfer in the April 5, 2010 Galaxy 15 Substorm: An Unprecedented Observation 11:40 H.J. Singer et al. Multipoint Observations of the Large Substorm Associated with the Galaxy 15 Anomaly 11:55 M.W. Chen et al. Comparison of Simulated and Observed Ring Current Magnetic Field and Ion Fluxes During 5 Aprils 2010 Storm 12:10 PM Lunch Break 1:25 PM Event Discussion: April 5, 2010 (Galaxy-15/Tartan Day ) (Sub)Storm Event Coordinators: Martin Connors, TBD ____________________________________________________________________________ Session chair: Chih-Ping Wang 2:15 PM A.T.Y. Lui Storm-time changes in the outer magnetosphere 2:30 PM J. Kissinger et al. Flux Transport During Steady Magnetospheric Convection 2:45 PM R.L. McPherron et al. Properties of Stream Interfaces during the Prolonged Declining Phase of Solar Cycle 23 3:00 PM Tung-Shin Hsu et al. A Comparative Study of Propagated Solar Wind and Themis Solar Wind Observations 3:15 PM H.-J. Kim, et al. Statistical study of the effect of ULF fluctuations in IMF on the cross polar cap potential drop 3:30 PM Break ___________________________________________________________________________ Session chair: Christine Gabrielse 4:00 PM M.L. Cartwright et al. Extended Low Shear (or large guide field) Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind 4:15 PM D.L. Turner THEMIS observations of a foreshock induced magnetopause disturbance exhibiting distinct plasma flows and an intense density compression 4:30 PM N. Omidi , D.G. Sibeck Foreshock Cavities: Origins and Magnetospheric Impacts 4:45 PM T.B. Guild et al. Remotely sensing the dayside magnetopause with TWINS in-situ observations 5:00 PM S.H. Lee et al. The Cluster Observations of a Magnetic Reconnection Event at the Dayside Magnetopause 5:15 PM H. Zhang et al. FTE-like magnetic reconnection signatures on the dayside magnetopause 5:30 PM D. McComas IBEX Magnetospheric Observations - A View from the Outside ___________________________________________________________________________ 5:45 PM Free Discussion: ENA/ESA data analysis 7:00 PM End of the day Wednesday, March 23 CS50, UCLA Court of Sciences Session Chair: Xiaoyan Xing 8:30 D. G. Sibeck, G. I. Korotova Period-doubling in drift-mirror pulsations: THEMIS observations in the morning magnetosphere 8:45 Y. Yao, et al. Electromagnetic waves on ion gyro-radii scales across the magnetopause 9:00 M. Hartinger et al. Observations of the Poynting vector near a field line resonance 9:15 P.J. Chi Monitoring magnetospheric density by ground magnetometers through normal-mode magnetoseismology 9:30 M.I. Sitnov et al. High-resolution empirical geomagnetic field model TS07D: Scientific results, community service and perspectives 10:00 Break ___________________________________________________________________________ Session chair: Matina Gkioulidou 10:40 J. Raeder et al. OpenGGCM Simulation of a Substorm: Axial Tail Instability and Ballooning Mode Preceding Substorm Onset 10:55 J. Zoennchen Result update of the neutral, geocoronal Hydrogen 3D- structure 11:10 R. Ilie, R. Skoug The influence of the geocoronal H distribution on the modeling of ring current decay 11:25 N. Buzulukova et al. CRCM simulation of 'ring current index' 11:40 J. Yang, F.R. Toffoletto RCM-E simulation of a moderate geomagnetic storm 11:55 N. Buzulukova et al. Inner magnetosphere electrodynamics during 03-04 August 2010: results from CRCM 12:10 Lunch Break __________________________________________________________________________ 1:25 PM Event discussion: CME-driven storm on August 03-05, 2010 Coordinators: Natasha Buzulukova, David McComas __________________________________________________________________________ Session Chair: Toshi Nishimura 2:15 PM M . Gkioulidou Effect of self-consistent magnetic field on plasma sheet penetration to the inner magnetosphere… 2:30 PM C.-P. Wang et al. Ion and electron pressure distributions from the tail plasma sheet to the inner magnetosphere… 2:45 PM Y. Zou et al. Spatial distribution of electron and proton aurora identified by NORSTAR MSP 3:00 PM Ch. Chu A Three Year Study of Magnetic Field Fluctuations in the Magnetospheric Cusp 3:15 PM W. Li et al. Typical Characteristics of Rising and Falling Tones of Chorus Waves Observed on THEMIS 3:30 PM D.L. Turner et al. Explaining flux dropouts during the main phase of geomagnetic storms 3:45 PM Break ___________________________________________________________________________ 4:15 PM Event discussion: January 6, 2011 CIR-driven storm Coordinators: Drew Turner, Phil Valek 5:05 PM Free discussion 6:30 PM End of the day Thursday, March 24 CS50, UCLA Court of Sciences Session Chair: Wen Li 8:30 N.Yu. Ganushkina et al. Resolving the ring current and near-Earth tail current systems during storm times 8:45 M.W. Liemohn et al. Magnetospheric cross-field currents in the near-Earth tail 9:00 J. Yang et al. Consequences of violation of frozen-in-flux - evidence from OpenGGCM simulations 9:15 J.R. Kan et al. Dipolarization initiated by Cowling electrojet current loop substantiated by THEMIS observations of a substorm… 9:30 M.Y. Park et al. Statistical Study of Magnetic Fluctuation Features Associated with Near-tail Dipolarizations Observed by the THEMIS Spacecraft 9:45 X.-Z. Zhou et al. On the nature of precursor flows upstream of advancing dipolarization fronts 10:00 S.A. Kiehas et al. TCR observations during ARTEMIS first tail crossings 10:15 Break ____________________________________________________________________________ Session Chair: Stefan Kiehas 10:45 J.P. McFadden THEMIS ESA Observations in the Inner Magnetosphere (tutorial) 11:15 E.C. Roelof, H. Nair Low-Altitude Emission of Energetic Neutral Atoms: A New Diagnostic of Energetic Magnetospheric Ion Precipitation Patterns 11:30 D. Bazell et al. Comparison of TWINS images of low-altitude emission of energetic neutral atoms with DMSP precipitating ion fluxes: 2010 events 11:45 J. Goldstein et al. TWINS Observations of Anisotropic ENA Emissions from Trapped and Precipitating Ions 12:00 A.M. Keesee, E. Scime Ion Temperatures Calculated from TWINS ENA data 12:15 J. Bailey, M. Gruntman TWINS Lyman-alpha Observations: Update on USC Effort 12:30 Lunch Break Session Chair: Xuzhi Zhou 2:00 PM B. Gallardo-Lacourt et al. Triggering of substorms identified using modern optical versus geosynchronous particle data. 2:15 PM X.Chu et al. Statistical relation of substorm onset to mid-latitude positive bay, geosynchronous dipolarization and near- earth dipolarization 2:30 PM Y.S. Ge et al. Growth-phase auroral arcs and substorm breakups in global MHD simulations during THEMIS February 27 2009 substorm 2:45 PM Y. Nishimura et al. Pre-onset time sequence of auroral substorms 3:00 PM Yong Shi et al. Nightside Ionospheric Flow Shear Associated with Poleward Boundary Intensifications (PBIs) 3:15 PM L.R. Lyons et al. Possible Connection of Polar Cap Flow Channels to PBIs and Streamers, Including Those that lead to Substorms 3:30 PM X. Xing et al., Near-Earth Plasma Sheet Azimuthal Pressure Gradient and Associated Auroral Development Soon Before Substorm Onset 3:45 PM Y. Nishimura et al. Field-aligned current distribution associated with substorm onset arcs 4:00 PM Break ____________________________________________________________________________ 4:30 PM Discussion: PBI, Dipolarizations, Substorms Coordinators: Ching Meng, David Sibeck 5:20 PM Discussion on future meetings 5:30 PM Free Discussion 7:00 PM End of the day Friday, March 25 3853 Slichter Hall 09:00 – 12:00 Free Discussions, Splinters… .