Students achieve reasonable agreement between their magnetopause-crossing findings and model predictions, gaining exposure to the tools and techniques of space physics¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the Geotail example from 31 October 2003, the predicted and actual magnetopause crossings agree fairly well overall, though the crossings seen in the data tell a slightly different story than predicted. → Crumley 2007 q2 i? Students get reasonable agreement between their results and model predictions from this lab, along with exposure to space physics tools and techniques. → Crumley 2007 (2)

Evidence¶

Crumley 2007¶

Crumley, Palczewski, and Kaster. (2007). Examining the Location of the Magnetopause in an Undergraduate Lab. https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1985 doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.1985

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Authors' analysis of the Figure 5 Geotail example from the Halloween 2003 storm, comparing crossings predicted from Eqs. (6)-(8) using ACE solar wind data with crossings seen in Geotail ion and magnetic field data. The prediction had a more complicated series of crossings before the final one at 11:00. No effect size is printed.

"Overall though, the predicted and actual crossings agree fairly well."

Crumley 2007 (2)¶

Crumley, Palczewski, and Kaster. (2007). Examining the Location of the Magnetopause in an Undergraduate Lab. https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1985. doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.1985

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Authors' summary statement from the abstract describing the overall outcome of the lab across eleven years of use with sophomore and junior students. No effect size or test statistic is printed.

"The students get reasonable agreement between their results and model predictions from this lab as well as exposure to the tools and techniques of space physics."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students find magnetopause crossings well in magnetic field data but have more difficulty with particle data, and some data sets contain no crossings at all — related
• Students' empirical fits of simulated magnetopause locations show good internal agreement, though student estimates and simulation-calculated locations often disagree beyond uncertainties — related
• Using a stair-step pattern of solar wind input conditions in the simulation portion of the lab led to much better student results than linearly varying conditions — related