An MHD model of the earth's magnetosphereIt is pointed out that the earth's magnetosphere arises from the interaction of the solar wind with the earth's geomagnetic field. A global magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model of the earth's magnetosphere has drawn much attention in recent years. In this model, MHD equations are used to describe the solar wind interaction with the magnetosphere. In the present paper, some numerical aspects of the model are considered. Attention is given to the ideal MHD equations, an equation of state for the plasma, the model as an initial- and boundary-value problem, the shock capturing technique, computational requirements and techniques for global MHD modeling, a three-dimensional mesh system employed in the global MHD model, and some computational results.
Document ID
19850066079
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wu, C. C. (California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Large-scale computations in fluid mechanics