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Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
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CONTENTS
8.4 Science Goals and Priorities for the 2013-2022 Decade, 163
8.4.1 AIMI Science Goal 1. Global Behavior of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere, 164
8.4.2 AIMI Science Goal 2. Meteorological Driving of the IT System, 168
8.4.3 AIMI Science Goal 3. Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Magnetosphere Coupling, 172
8.4.4 AIMI Science Goal 4. Plasma-Neutral Coupling in a Magnetic Field, 175
8.4.5 AIMI Science Goal 5. Planetary Change, 178
8.4.6 Science Priorities, 182
8.5 Implementation Strategies and Enabling Capabilities, 182
8.5.1 Spaceflight Missions, 183
8.5.2 Explorers, Suborbital, and Other Platforms, 193
8.5.3 Ground-Based Facilities, 195
8.5.4 Theory and Modeling, 202
8.5.5 Enabling Capabilities, 202
9 REPORT OF THE PANEL ON SOLAR WIND-MAGNETOSPHERE INTERACTIONS
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9.1 Summary of SWMI Science Priorities and Imperatives, 209
9.1.1 Missions, 211
9.1.2 DRIVE-Related Actions, 211
9.1.3 Space Weather, 212
9.2 Introduction to SWMI Science, 212
9.2.1 What Is the Magnetosphere?, 212
9.3 Significant Accomplishments of the Previous Decade, 215
9.3.1 Scientific Progression, 215
9.3.2 Regions, 216
9.3.3 Processes, 217
9.3.4 Linkages, 219
9.3.5 System Dynamics, 220
9.3.6 Comparative Magnetospheres, 223
9.4 Science Goals for the Coming Decade, 223
9.4.1 Regions, 225
9.4.2 Universal Processes, 230
9.4.3 System Dynamics, 233
9.4.4 Comparative Magnetospheres, 234
9.4.5 Summary, 236
9.5 Prioritized Imperatives, 237
9.5.1 Introduction, 237
9.5.2 Missions, 239
9.5.3 DRIVE-Related Actions, 252
9.5.4 Space Weather, 256
9.5.5 Prioritization, 257
9.6 Connections to Other Disciplines, 259
9.6.1 Solar and Heliospheric Physics, 259
9.6.2 Atmosphere and Ionosphere, 260
9.6.3 Planetary Science, 260
9.6.4 Physics and Astrophysics, 260
9.6.5 Complex Nonlinear System Studies, 260