HR: 13:40h
AN: SM33E-01    [Abstracts]
TI: Space Storm as a Critical Phase Transition
AU: * Wanliss, J
EM: James.Wanliss@erau.edu
AF: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Physical Sciences Department 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114 United States
AU: Dobias, P
EM: Peter.Dobias@drdc-rddc.gc.ca
AF: DRDC CORA, 101 Colonel By Dr. , Ottawa, ON KIA OK2 Canada
AB: In this paper we present evidence that the magnetosphere-ionosphere system is always in a critical state. This idea has been previously considered for magnetospheric substorms, but here we present evidence and theoretical explanation for why even global space storms feature critical self-similarity and scaling behavior.
DE: 4440 Fractals and multifractals
DE: 4465 Phase transitions
DE: 4475 Scaling: spatial and temporal (1872, 3270, 4277)
DE: 7924 Forecasting (2722)
DE: 7954 Magnetic storms (2788)
SC: SPA-Magnetospheric Physics [SM]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005