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Parallel, AMR MHD for Global Space Weather Simulations

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Adaptive Mesh Refinement - Theory and Applications

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering ((LNCSE,volume 41))

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This paper presents the methodology behind and results of adaptive mesh refinement in global magnetohydrodynamic models of the space environment. Techniques used in solving the governing equations of semi-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) are presented. These techniques include high-resolution upwind schemes, block-based solution-adaptive grids, explicit, implicit and partial-implicit time-stepping, and domain decomposition for parallelization. Recent work done in coupling the MHD model to upper-atmosphere and inner-magnetosphere models is presented, along with results from modeling a solar coronal mass ejection and its interaction with Earth’s magnetosphere.

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  1. Center for Space Environment Modeling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Kenneth G. Powell, Darren L. De Zeeuw, Igor V. Sokolov, Gábor Tóth, Tamas I. Gombosi & Quentin Stout

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Powell, K.G., De Zeeuw, D.L., Sokolov, I.V., Tóth, G., Gombosi, T.I., Stout, Q. (2005). Parallel, AMR MHD for Global Space Weather Simulations. In: Plewa, T., Linde, T., Gregory Weirs, V. (eds) Adaptive Mesh Refinement - Theory and Applications. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27039-6_36

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