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@article{Walach:2024:rasti/rzae038,
author = {Walach, M-T and Soobiah, Y and Carter, JA and Whiter, DK and Kavanagh, AJ and Hartinger, MD and Oksavik, K and Salzano, ML and Archer, MO},
doi = {rasti/rzae038},
journal = {RAS Techniques and Instruments},
pages = {556--564},
title = {SMILE winter campaign},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzae038},
volume = {3},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - This white paper is highly topical as it relates to the upcoming solar wind magnetosphere ionosphere link explorer (SMILE) mission: SMILE is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and it aims to build a more complete understanding of the Sun–Earth connection by measuring the solar wind and its dynamic interaction with the magnetosphere. It is a fully funded mission with a projected launch in 2025. This paper outlines a plan for action for SMILE’s first Northern hemisphere winter campaign using ground-based instruments. We outline open questions and which data and techniques can be employed to answer them. The science themes we discuss are: (i) Earth’s magnetosheath, magnetopause, and magnetic cusp impact on the ionospheric cusp region; (ii) defining the relationship between auroral processes, solar wind, and magnetospheric drivers; (iii) understanding the interhemispheric properties of the Earth’s magnetosphere–ionosphere system. We discuss open questions (different to the mission goals) which may be answered using existing ground-based instrumentation together with SMILE data to leverage the maximum scientific return of the mission during the first winter after launch. This paper acts as a resource for planning, and a call to collaborative action for the scientific community.
AU - Walach,M-T
AU - Soobiah,Y
AU - Carter,JA
AU - Whiter,DK
AU - Kavanagh,AJ
AU - Hartinger,MD
AU - Oksavik,K
AU - Salzano,ML
AU - Archer,MO
DO - rasti/rzae038
EP - 564
PY - 2024///
SN - 2752-8200
SP - 556
TI - SMILE winter campaign
T2 - RAS Techniques and Instruments
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzae038
UR - https://academic.oup.com/rasti/article/3/1/556/7746431
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/114485
VL - 3
ER -