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The role of magnetohydrodynamics in heliospheric space plasma physics researchMagnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a fairly recent extension of the field of fluid mechanics. While much remains to be done, it has successfully been applied to the contemporary field of heliospheric space plasma research to evaluate the 'macroscopic picture' of some vital topics via the use of conducting fluid equations and numerical modeling and simulations. Some representative examples from solar and interplanetary physics are described to demonstrate that the continuum approach to global problems (while keeping in mind the assumptions and limitations therein) can be very successful in providing insight and large scale interpretations of otherwise intractable problems in space physics.
Document ID
19880064450
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Dryer, Murray
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Smith, Zdenka Kopal
(NOAA, Space Environment Laboratory, Boulder CO, United States)
Wu, Shi Tsan
(Alabama, University Huntsville, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume: 144
Issue: 1-2
ISSN: 0004-640X
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
88A51677
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG8-53
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-9
PROJECT: AF PROJECT GHL-7-6017
Distribution Limits
Public
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