Research
In the division for integrated studies, we are taking research for understanding and predicting the dynamics and structure of the "solar-terrestrial environment system," which consists of the Sun, Inter-planetary space and the Earth and geo-space around it. We are advancing the integrated study based on the data analyses from ground-based and space-born observations and the numerical simulation using high-performance computation. Our study covers the various subjects from solar activities to geomagnetic phenomena as listed below:
1.The Sun
- Study of mechanism and predicting solar flares
- Study of particle acceleration in solar flares
- Study of structure and heating of the solar corona
- Modeling study of solar active regions
- Study of sunspot cycle
- Predictive study of the next solar cycle
2.Solar wind and Interplanetary space
- Study of numerical prediction of solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field
3.Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Space Weather Influence
- Study of magnetospheric substorm
- Study of radiation belts
- Study of aurora
- Study of interaction with solar wind on the boundary layer of magnetosphere
- Study of waves in magnetosphere
- Study of impact of high-energy particles
4.Space Plasma Phenomena
- Study of magnetic reconnection
- Study of collision-less shocks
- Study of Rayleigh-Taylor instability