Last Updated: 10/04/2025
WindPredict
Version: 13D MHD coronal model for solar wind with Alfvén-wave heating based on the PLUTO code.
Inputs
GONG mrmqs synoptic map of CR2075, CR2077, CR2231, projected on the first 15 modes of the spherical harmonics.
Outputs
Binary files with main physical quantities (velocity, magnetic field, density, pressure).
Domains
- Heliosphere / Inner Heliosphere
Space Weather Impacts
- Near-earth radiation and plasma environment (aerospace assets functionality)
Phenomena
- Ambient Solar Wind
- Magnetic Connectivity
- High Speed Stream
- Heliospheric Current Sheet
Publications
- The Role of Alfvén Wave Dynamics on the Large-scale Properties of the Solar Wind: Comparing an MHD Simulation with Parker Solar Probe E1 data.
- Adding a transition region in global MHD models of the solar corona, 2021sf2a.conf..230R (Bibcode from ADS)
- Validation of a Wave Heated 3D MHD Coronal-wind Model using Polarized Brightness and EUV Observations
- Flux rope and dynamics of the heliospheric current sheet Study of the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter conjunction of June 2020
Code
Code Languages: C
Contacts
- Barbara Perri, Department of Astrophysics of CEA Paris-Saclay (Model Contact)
Publication Policy
In addition to any model-specific policy, please refer to the General Publication Policy.