Center for integrated space weather modeling metrics plan and initial model validation results

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 15-16 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1499-1507

  Spence, Harlan ^a   Baker, Daniel ^b   Burns, Alan ^c   Guild, Timothy ^a   Huang, Chia Lin ^a   Siscoe, George ^a   Weigel, Robert ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NationalCenter forAtmosphericResearch   (United States)

Author keywords

Model validation; Numerical modeling; Space weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; SPACECRAFT; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MAGNETIC STORMS; PLASMA SHEETS; SPACE WEATHER;

SPACE RESEARCH;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 7244226491     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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