Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Dayside Magnetospheric Physics -- 1.1. Setting the Stage: The Pre-Satellite Era -- 1.2. Into the Satellite Era -- 1.3. Into a Mature Field: Dayside Transient Processes -- 1.4. Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part I Physics of Dayside Magnetospheric Response to Solar Wind Discontinuities

Chapter 2 Transient Phenomena at the Magnetopause and Bow Shock and Their Ground Signatures: Summary of the Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Focus Group Findings Between 2012 and 2016 -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Overview of Transient Phenomena at the Bow Shock -- 2.3. Transient Processes in the Foreshock, Bow Shock, and Magnetosheath -- 2.4. Dayside Magnetopause Processes and Transport -- 2.5. Geoeffects of Dayside Transients -- 2.6. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Publications -- References

Chapter 3 Transient Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Interaction Associated with Foreshock and Magnetosheath Transients and Localized Magnetopause Reconnection -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Foreshock Interaction with the Dayside Magnetosphere and Ionosphere -- 3.3. Magnetosheath HSJ Interaction with the Dayside Magnetosphere and Ionosphere -- 3.4. Magnetosheath Magnetic Field Excursions and Their Impacts on the Dayside Magnetosphere and Ionosphere -- 3.5. Evolution of Dayside Reconnection Using Ionosphere Flow Observations -- 3.6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References

Chapter 4 Dayside Magnetospheric Interactions Inferred from Dayside Diffuse Aurora and Throat Aurora -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Dayside Diffuse Auroras -- 4.3. Throat Aurora -- 4.4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5 Magnetosphere Response to Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Change: Vortices, ULF Waves, and Aurorae -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Dynamic Pressure Change-Induced Vortices -- 5.3. Dynamic Pressure Change-Induced ULF Waves -- 5.4. Dynamic Pressure Change-Induced Aurora -- 5.5. Summary: A Proposed Global Picture for Step Function Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Changes

Acknowledgments -- References -- Part II Structure and Dynamics of Dayside Boundaries -- Chapter 6 Cluster Mission's Recent Highlights at Dayside Boundaries -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Constellation Changes, Instrument Status, and Orbit Evolution -- 6.3. Highlights in Dayside Magnetospheric Regions -- 6.4. Data Distribution and Archive System -- 6.5. Collaboration with Other Missions -- 6.6. Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Structure and Dynamics of the Magnetosheath -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Magnetosheath Structure and Properties