Selected and Post-Processed Outputs of LFM-TIEGCM-RCM Simulation of 2013 March 17 Event

In particular, the NCAR Community Model: Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (CMIT) with Ring Current extension, which is also known as the LFM-TIEGCM-RCM (LTR) model, has been used to investigate the subauroral polarization streams during the 2013 March 17 storm event.

The LTR model was driven by realistic solar wind conditions for 2013 March 17. Model outputs of ionospheric electron precipitation energy flux, ion zonal drifts, field-aligned currents, electrostatic potential, conductances, total electron content, as well as diagnostic variables of key features of SAPS were analyzed and used in producing a paper: 'SAPS in the 2013 March 17 Storm Event: Initial Results from the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model'.