1.1 Laboratory of ionosphere-magnetosphere interaction

Tasks

• The study of the physical processes that control the dynamic state of the ionosphere under quiet and geomagnetically - disturbed conditions on the basis of theoretical models and analysis of satellite and ground-based observations.
• The development of mathematical models of the interaction of the ionosphere with the thermosphere, the plasmasphere and magnetosphere. Identification and analysis of empirical relationships between the characteristics of the near-Earth space, the interplanetary medium and the Sun.
• The research of the mechanisms of magnetospheric storms and substorms and their impact on the upper atmosphere.
• The development of methods for the synthesis of mathematical measurements of geomagnetic variations in the global network of ground-based magnetometers.
• A quantitative description of the global distribution of electric fields and currents in the ionosphere - magnetosphere system based on the theoretical modeling and synthetic data observations.
• The development of methods for solving applied problems of space weather.