Storm-Time Modeling of the ITM System with SAMI3/GITM/RCM (Invited Presentation)

We present simulation results from the coupled SAMI3/GITM/RCM code on the impact of geomagnetic storms on the ionosphere/plasmasphere system. In this model, SAMI3 and RCM are self-onsistently coupled electrodynamically through the potential equation, and GITM provides the thermospheric conditions (e.g., neutral densities, temperature, and winds). We consider two storm events: March 17, 2013 and March 17, 2015 We compare and contrast the development of stormtime effects on the IT system: mid-latitude stormtime enhanced densities (SEDs), polar cap `tongues of ionization,' sub-auroral polarization streams, plasmasphere erosion, and plasmasphere plumes. We compare our model results to available data (e.g., Millstone Hill radar, GPS TEC).