Hallmarks of Success
When Solar Connections is complete, we will have achieved:
- The first detailed understanding of the effect of solar variations on
physical and chemical processes acting in the upper atmosphere
- Significantly improved understanding of solar flares from studying the
highly energetic particle acceleration processes in the solar atmosphere
- Increased understanding of magnetospheric responses to solar and
interplanetary disturbance using the first-ever global images of the
magnetospheric plasmas
- Understanding of the heating and acceleration of the solar wind using direct
in-situ observations
- An enhanced scientific basis for understanding practical problems such as
space weather prediction and global change
- Visually exciting images of space phenomena around the Earth and close to
the Sun to inspire public interest and promote science education
- New technology for US industry
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