The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Geospace Environment Modeling Challenge

Heli Hietala; A. P. Dimmock; Y. Zou; K. Garcia-Sage

doi:10.1029/2019JA027642

The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Geospace Environment Modeling Challenge

Heli Hietala^*
, A. P. Dimmock
, Y. Zou
, K. Garcia-Sage

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

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Abstract

Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) is a community-driven, National Science Foundation-sponsored research program investigating the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and its coupling to the solar wind and the atmosphere. This commentary provides an introduction to a Special Issue collating recent studies related to a GEM Challenge on kinetic plasma processes in the dayside magnetosphere during southward interplanetary magnetic field conditions. We also recount our experiences of organizing such a collaborative activity, where modelers and observers compare their results, that is, of the human side of bringing researchers together. We give suggestions on planning, managing, funding, and documenting these activities, which provide valuable opportunities to advance the field.

Original language	English
Article number	e2019JA027642
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume	125
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027642
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020
MoE publication type	B1 Non-refereed journal articles

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We acknowledge valuable discussions with our fellow Focus Group cochairs: Xochitl Blanco‐Cano and Gabor Toth (Dayside Kinetics), and Michael Liemohn, Robert Redmon, and Lutz Rastaetter (Modeling Methods and Validation). We thank the National Science Foundation (NSF) for supporting the GEM program and, in particular, the GEM Workshops. During the different stages of the Challenge, H. H. has been supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Grant NNX17AI45G and NASA contract NAS5‐02099, the Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine, and Royal Society University Research Fellowship URFR1180671. K. G. S. has been supported by the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS), NASA Heliophysics Internal Scientist Funding Model (HISFM18‐0006), and the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC).

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