12–17 Jun 2016
University of Ottawa
America/Toronto timezone
Welcome to the 2016 CAP Congress! / Bienvenue au congrès de l'ACP 2016!

Swarm Canada: Accomplishments and Opportunities

14 Jun 2016, 09:30
15m
SITE C0136 (University of Ottawa)

SITE C0136

University of Ottawa

SITE Building, 800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant) Atmospheric and Space Physics / Physique atmosphérique et de l'espace (DASP-DPAE) T1-4 Ground-based and In Situ Observations I (DASP) / Observations sur terre et in situ I (DPAE)

Speaker

Prof. David Knudsen (University of Calgary)

Description

Launched in November 2013, European Space Agency's Swarm mission* is now halfway through its nominal science mission. Swarm's on-board experiments, including the Canadian Electric Field Instruments, continue to collect scientific data daily in conjunction with ground-based observatories in Canada and elsewhere. Numerous scientific investigations have been completed or are underway, covering topics from electrodynamics of auroral arcs and pulsations to polar cap patches, Poynting flux, ionospheric structure and thermal balance, and ULF waves. However, only a small fraction of Swarm data have been exploited scientifically, and countless opportunities remain. This talk will summarize the capabilities and potential of the Swarm data with the aim of stimulating new projects and collaborations. Acknowledgement: Canada's participation in Swarm is supported by the Canadian Space Agency and NSERC.

Primary author

Prof. David Knudsen (University of Calgary)

Co-author

Dr Johnathan Burchill (University of Calgary)

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