Primary Convener:
Hava Turkakin, Utica University

Convener:
Eun-Hwa Kim, Princeton University
Syed Ayaz, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Early Career Convener:
Sung Jun Noh, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Chair:
Hava Turkakin, Utica University
Eun-Hwa Kim, Princeton University
Syed Ayaz, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Sung Jun Noh, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dynamics of solar corona, solar wind, and earth’s magnetosphere are impacted by a rich spectrum of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and kinetic–scale plasma waves and instabilities. These phenomena play fundamental role in shaping solar–terrestrial interactions, driving energy transfer,and influencing space weather dynamics. This session will bring together the experts from solar and magnetospheric research to explore the intricate nature of plasma waves and instabilities and their profound impact on solar–terrestrial coupling. We invite contributions from observational, theoretical, and spaceflight mission studies that investigate waves and instabilities in solar and magnetospheric environments. Submissions that bridge wave dynamics across different regions – from solar corona to solar wind, from solar wind to Earth’s magnetosphere, and from magnetosphere to ionosphere – are especially encouraged.

Index Terms
7829 Kinetic waves and instabilities
7836 MHD waves and instabilities
7954 Magnetic storms
7974 Solar effects

Cross-Listed:
SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth

Suggested Itineraries:
Space Weather