I propose to develop the method to track magnetopause motion from the surrounding cold accelerated ions and apply this technique to characterize surface wave structures including kelvin helmholtz…

Southwest Research Institute will develop methods to track magnetopause motion from surrounding accelerated ions and apply this technique to characterize surface wave structures, including Kelvin Helmholtz waves, on Earth's magnetosphere flanks. Funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through its Science mission directorate's $109,952 Project Grant program, the award's period of performance is September 1, 2021 through November 11, 2022. The Science program supports NASA's strategic goal of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries using aircraft, balloon, and spaceflight programs. This award will advance understanding of physical phenomena in near-Earth space through development of ion tracking techniques and analysis of wave structures along the magnetopause boundary.

I propose to develop the method to track magnetopause motion from the surrounding cold accelerated ions and apply this technique to characterize surface wave structures including kelvin helmholtz waves on the flanks of earth's magnetosphere.