We are pleased to announce a joint UKSP-MIST session at the UK National Astronomy Meeting NAM2013 entitled – Space weather: solar origins, role of magnetic topology and consequences at Earth.

This conference session aims to bring together modelling of local and global magnetic field structures at the Sun, the quasi-static evolution of these structures in relation to the formation of the solar wind and the driving of geomagnetic activity by the solar wind. We look forward to receiving abstracts from a wide range of disciplines within the UKSP-MIST community.

The session abstract is as follows:
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The Sun is currently at the peak of its activity cycle – a time when space weather events become more frequent giving the opportunity to study how a range of solar phenomena ultimately lead to magnetospheric and ionospheric disturbances. Focussing on this science is also timely as preparations for the Solar Orbiter mission are currently underway.

The goal of this session is to discuss the current status of observations and recent new advances in the theories and models of the solar corona and the formation of the solar wind and solar eruptions, and to link these research areas with those of geomagnetic activity and sub-storms.

Specific topics are likely to include: 1) The generation and release of the slow solar wind from the corona and the role of high speed outflows from solar active regions 2) Identifying the role of magnetic topology in the origin of the solar wind and solar eruptions 3) The processes that impart energy to the wind 4) In situ observations and propagation of the emissions to 1AU 5) The onset of geomagnetic activity and the initiation of sub-storms.
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Best regards,
Session organizers – Deb Baker, Lucie Green, and Mike Hapgood