Challenges of modeling solar disturbances' arrival times at the Earth

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1580-1588

  Wu, S T ^a,b   Wang, Ai Hua ^a   Fry, C D ^a,c   Feng, XueShang ^d   Wu, Chin Chun ^a,e   Dryer, Murray ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Exploration Physics International Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

MHD Sun Corona; MHD Sun Earth connection; Space weather magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Modeling

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ACCESSORIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR WIND; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

ARRIVAL TIME; ARRIVAL TIMES; EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERES; EUV RADIATION; GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; HELIOSPHERE; LARGE-SCALE MODELLING; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; MHD SUN-CORONA; MHD SUN-EARTH CONNECTION; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PHYSICS-BASED MODELLING; REAL-TIME FORECASTING; SIMULATION MODELLING; SOLAR DISTURBANCES; SOLAR ERUPTIONS; SPACE PHYSICS; SPACE WEATHER-MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD) MODELING; TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 51849139931     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0266-7     Document Type: Article

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