Dear Colleagues,
We’re pleased to invite abstract submissions to our AGU26 session:
SM008 – From Solar Wind Forcing to Satellite Drag: Bridging Space Weather Across Domains
Understanding how solar-wind forcing propagates through the coupled solar wind–magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere system to impact satellites is one of the central challenges in space weather. As low-Earth orbit satellite constellations continue to grow, connecting upstream solar drivers to downstream impacts has never been more important.
We welcome observational, theoretical, and modeling contributions on topics including:
- Solar wind–magnetosphere interactions
- Magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere coupling
- Thermospheric density variability and satellite drag
- Orbital decay and conjunction risk
- Data assimilation, machine learning, and AI for space weather
- Cross-scale and cross-domain coupling from the Sun to satellite operations
This interdisciplinary session is sponsored by SPA–Magnetospheric Physics and cross-listed with Solar & Heliospheric Physics, Aeronomy, and Nonlinear Geophysics.
Abstract Deadline: August 5, 2026
Session details and abstract submission:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/prelim.cgi/Session/282258
We encourage you to submit your latest research and would appreciate it if you could share this announcement with colleagues, students, and collaborators who may be interested.
We look forward to seeing you at AGU26!
Conveners
- Lipi Mukherjee (Climate and Radiation Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | UMBC)
- Juie Shetye (New Mexico State University)
- Dong Liang Wu (Climate and Radiation Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
- Student & Early Career Convener: Aparna Venkataramanasastry (Georgia State University)
Best Regards,
Lipi Mukherjee