GEM: Turbulent Structures of the Magnetopause Current Layer

本提案的目标是建立磁层顶电流层湍流波动和传输的模型。通过将研究者的当前对流不稳定性模型应用于磁层顶，继续研究磁层顶的微观物理学，并利用结果探索一些宏观后果。特别是，一个基本目标是获得当前扩散的异常输运系数，然后将其纳入全球MHD代码。本文提出的理论工作是理解磁层顶磁重联和异常输运的基础，磁层顶磁重联和异常输运被认为是太阳风等离子体输运到磁层的关键机制。

The goal of this proposal is to develop a model of turbulent fluctuations and transport in the magnetopause current layer. It continues work on the microphysics of the magnetopause by applying the investigator's model for the current convective instability to the magnetopause and to use the results to explore some of the macroscopic consequences. In particular, a fundamental goal is to obtain anomalous transport coefficients for the current diffusion which can then be incorporated in global MHD codes. The theoretical work proposed here is fundamental to developing an understanding of magnetic reconnection and anomalous transport at the magnetopause, which are thought to be key mechanisms for the transport of solar wind plasma into the magnetosphere.