MHD modelling of the earth's magnetosphere.
Abstract
A global MHD model of the earth's magnetosphere is defined. Some numerical aspects of the model which include shock capturing techique, nonuniform grid system and multiple time scale problem are discussed. Also presented are some recent results.
- Publication:
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Computer Simulation of Space Plasmas
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985cssp.conf..155W
- Keywords:
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- Computational Grids;
- Computerized Simulation;
- Earth Magnetosphere;
- Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Solar Terrestrial Interactions;
- Boundary Value Problems;
- Bow Waves;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics;
- Current Density;
- Difference Equations;
- Magnetopause;
- Rankine-Hugoniot Relation;
- Shock Waves;
- Geophysics;
- Earth Magnetosphere:Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Earth Magnetosphere:Models;
- Magnetohydrodynamics:Earth Magnetosphere