SMILE Winter Campaign

Author:

Walach M -T1ORCID,Soobiah Y2,Carter J A2,Whiter D K3,Kavanagh A J4,Hartinger M D5,Oksavik K67ORCID,Salzano M L5,Archer M O8

Affiliation:

1. Physics Department, Lancaster University , Lancaster, LA1 4YW , UK

2. Department of Astronomy and Physics, University of Leicester , Leicester, LE1 7RH , UK

3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton , Southampton, SO17 1BJ , UK

4. British Antarctic Survey , Cambridge, CB3 0ET , UK

5. Space Science Institute , Boulder, CO 80301 , USA

6. Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen , 5007 Bergen , Norway

7. Department of Arctic Geophysics, University Centre in Svalbard , P.O. Box 156 N-9171 Longyearbyen , Norway

8. Department of Physics, Imperial College London , London, SW7 2AZ , UK

Abstract

ABSTRACT 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.

Funder

International Space Science Institute

Royal Society

UK Research and Innovation

Research Council of Norway

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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