Understanding Magnetic Eruptions in the Sun and Their Interplanetary Consequences

Abstract

A major goal of our MURI project was to develop a state-of-the-art, observationally- tested 3-d numerical modeling system for predicting magnetic eruptions on the Sun and their interplanetary consequences. This project is motivated by the fact that the Sun drives the most violent space weather events. The mechanisms that trigger and drive these eruptions are the least understood aspects of space weather. A better physical understanding of how magnetic eruptions occur and how these disturbances propagate will surely lead to more accurate and longer range forecasts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA468802

Entities

People

  • George H. Fisher

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Ground Based
  • High Resolution
  • Instructions
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Physics
  • Solar Atmosphere
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Weather
  • Sun
  • White Light

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space