Using Arctic Data for Magnetospheric Modeling: Current State and Future Perspectives

Geomagnetic storms are the most dramatic manifestations of solar influences on the magnetosphere. Storms are accompanied by substantial Space Weather effects. For these, as well as for scientific reasons, storms have been a special target of magnetospheric modeling for quite some time. Accordingly, there has been considerable interest and success in improving the application of magnetospheric models to storm-time dynamics, an to compare to data from arctic observatories. In this presentation, we present an overview of CCMC-studies of storm-time model capabilities, and we will provide an overall assessment of capabilities. In addition, we will present an analysis of future challenges, and we will suggest strategies for future model development.