Comprehensive Solar-Terrestrial Environment Model (COSTEM) for Space Weather Predictions

Abstract

Our team proposed the development of a modular, adaptive, parallel software framework for modeling the Sun-Earth system. The goal of the project was the development of a large-scale model of the solar-terrestrial environment allowing a fuller understanding of space weather and a framework to test theories and investigate the broad implications of new observations. Particular attention was to be devoted to CME formation, propagation, and interaction with the magnetosphere; SEP acceleration in the low corona, SEP acceleration in the interplanetary medium, and SEP transport. We are very proud to note that all four goals have been met. In addition, this project supported a large number of science publications, conference presentations as well as Ph.D. students and postdocs. In the body of this tinal report we provide details of the Space Weather Modeling Framework, some of the science highlights and programmatic experience we gained with this exciting project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473348

Entities

People

  • Tamas I. Gombosi

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Convection
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetosphere
  • Models
  • Plasmas (Physics)
  • Solar Physics
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Weather
  • Standing Waves
  • Three Dimensional
  • Weather Forecasting

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Software Engineering.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space