Towards Inserting Magnetic Ejecta into a Space Weather Model

Abstract

This research project was part of a larger team effort toward predicting the intrinsic magnetic field within solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Our contribution included observation/analysis of CME structure and the development and application of CME models, along with testing scenarios for CME evolution during propagation. We found a generic 3D morphology that, with perspective effects, accounts for approx. 85 percent of the variability in observed CME morphology. We refined a novel, "fluxon" code for modeling CME onset and ejection from the corona, making major progress toward a data-driven space weather model capable of capturing CME onset in near real time and predicting space weather effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 2021
Accession Number
AD1144454

Entities

People

  • C. E. DeForest

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Waves
  • Coronal Mass Ejections
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ejecta
  • Ejection
  • Flow
  • Information Operations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mass
  • Mass Flow
  • Scientific Research
  • Shear Flow
  • Simulations
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Weather
  • White Light

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Solar Physics
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Space