Time-Dependent Predictions of the Ambient Solar Wind Using the Zeus-3D MHD Code

Abstract

To improve the prediction of traveling solar disturbances which impact the geospace environment. Such disturbances, which are associated with both coronal holes and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched from the Sun, can cause substantial geomagnetic effects, including the crippling of satellites, disruption of radio communications, and damage to electric power grids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA630053

Entities

People

  • V. J. Pizzo

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coronal Mass Ejections
  • Ejection
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Grids
  • Environment
  • Load Monitoring
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Radio Communications
  • Solar Disturbances
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Weather
  • Sun
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space