Rasca A. P., M. Horányi, R. Oran, B. Holst, (2014), Modeling solar wind mass-loading in the vicinity of the Sun using 3-D MHD simulations, J. Geophys. Res. [Space Physics], 119, 18-25, doi:10.1002/2013JA019365

Abstract

Collisionless shocks due to mass-loading were first discussed to describe the solar wind flow around a cometary atmosphere, showing its choking effects on the flow. Recent observations have led to an increased interest in mass-loading occurring in the solar corona due to both sungrazing comets and collisional debris production by sunward migrating interplanetary dust particles. The 1-D simulations with a hydrodynamic model have illustrated the impact on the solar wind from abrupt mass-loading in the coronal region. Full 3-D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations using a solar corona model based on the Block-Adaptive-Tree-Solarwind-Roe-Upwind-Scheme code provide a more realistic coronal environment for modeling specific events applicable to modeling the mass-loaded coronal wind. A specific application is introduced modeling the mass-loading effects from a sungrazing comet.

Authors (sorted by name)

Oran Rasca

Journal / Conference

Journal Of Geophysical Research (Space Physics)

Acknowledgments

This work utilized the Janus supercomputer, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (award CNS‐0821794) and the University of Colorado Boulder. The Janus supercomputer is a joint effort of the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Denver, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Janus is operated by the University of Colorado Boulder. Additionally, we would like to thank R. Oran, B. van der Holst, T. Gombosi, and G. Tóth of the University of Michigan's Center for Space Environment Modeling for providing help with SC component of the SWMF.

Grants

CNS‐0821794

Bibtex

@article{doi:10.1002/2013JA019365,
author = {Rasca, A. P. and Horányi, M. and Oran, R. and Holst, B.},
title = {Modeling solar wind mass-loading in the vicinity of the Sun using 3-D MHD simulations},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics},
volume = {119},
number = {1},
pages = {18-25},
year={2014},
keywords = {mass-loading, solar wind, F-Corona, comets, interplanetary dust, shocks},
doi = {10.1002/2013JA019365},
url = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2013JA019365},
eprint = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/2013JA019365},
abstract = {Collisionless shocks due to mass-loading were first discussed to describe the solar wind flow around a cometary atmosphere, showing its choking effects on the flow. Recent observations have led to an increased interest in mass-loading occurring in the solar corona due to both sungrazing comets and collisional debris production by sunward migrating interplanetary dust particles. The 1-D simulations with a hydrodynamic model have illustrated the impact on the solar wind from abrupt mass-loading in the coronal region. Full 3-D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations using a solar corona model based on the Block-Adaptive-Tree-Solarwind-Roe-Upwind-Scheme code provide a more realistic coronal environment for modeling specific events applicable to modeling the mass-loaded coronal wind. A specific application is introduced modeling the mass-loading effects from a sungrazing comet.}
}