(b) Electrodinamica aurorala 2D
Activitatea aurorala complexa asociata cu subfurtunile (e.g. debutul subfurtunii substorm onset, vartejul calator - substorm travelling surge) poate fi explorata adecvat doar in doua dimensiuni. In timp ce astfel de investigatii, adresate fenomenelor de meso-scala, au fost realizate folosind date la sol (e. g. Untiedt and Baumjohann, 1993; Vanhamäki and Amm, 2011), studiile de rezolutie mai inalta necesita date satelitare. Pentru explorarea electrodinamicii aurorale in doua dimensiuni, sunt necesari cel putin trei sateliti. Instrumente numerice pentru procesarea datelor multi-punct de la Swarm au fost deja dezvoltate in timpul fazei de pregatire a misiunii (e.g. Ritter et al, 2006), in timp ce tehnici alternative, potential interesante pentru Swarm, beneficiaza de expertiza Cluster (e.g. Vogt et al., 2008, 2009; De Keyser, 2008).
(c) Influenta vantului neutru
Prin intermediul experimentului de accelerometrie, Swarm va permite investigatii sistematice ale vanturilor neutre din regiunea F a ionosferei si, posibil, colectarea de informatii indirecte asupra vanturilor neutre din regiunea E - care sunt potential importante pentru electrodinamica aurorala. In timp ce vitezele tipice ale vanturilor neutre in regiunea aurorala sunt destul de mici (e.g. Brekke et al., 1994; Nozawa and Brekke, 1995), aceste viteze pot fi semnificative in regiuni in care campul electric de convectie este de asemenea mic - de exemplu in vecinatatea frontierei unde convectia isi schimba sensul, din directia spre soare in directia opusa. Largimea latitudinala a acestei 'frontiere' poate fi semnificativa, atunci cand regiunile in care campul electric este clar orientat spre pol sau spre ecuator sunt separate de o zona intinsa de camp electric slab (e.g. Gjerloev and Hoffman, 2001).
(d) Rolul I-T in sistemul cuplat M-I-T
Investigarea electrodinamicii ionosferei, posibila cu ajutorul Swarm va contribui, de asemenea, la o mai buna intelegere a sistemului cuplat M-I-T in regiunea aurorala. Studii in-situ asupra cuplajului M-I in trei dimensiuni, bazate pe observatii multi-punct, au inceput sa fie disponibile doar de curand (e. g. Keiling et al., 2009; Frey et al., 2010), si in acest context Swarm are un potential semnificativ de a contribui cu informatii de joasa altitudine. Evenimente conjugate cu Cluster (Escoubet et al, 2001) si THEMIS (Angelopoulos, 2008), precum si cu MMS, dupa lansarea sa din 2015, vor oferi ocazii ideale pentru observarea structurii si dezvoltarii circuitului de curent auroral la diferite altitudini.
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