Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Physics
Committee Chair
Nikolai V. Pogorelov
Committee Member
G. P. Zank
Committee Member
Jacob Heerikhuisen
Subject(s)
Boundary value problems, Scintillators, Space plasmas, Sun
Abstract
Studying and understanding the Sun is essential because it serves in understanding the rest of the astronomical universe. It is the source of solar wind (a magneto-ionic gas) that streams past the Earth at velocities of more than 400 km/s. Thus changes/disturbances in the solar wind have a large impact on the Earth's magnetic field. In this study, we have analyzed solar wind speed estimates obtained from Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS) measurements. These results are compared with Wang-Sheeley-Arge (WSA) model to predict the solar wind flow and interplanetary magnetic field. We also present time-dependent MHD simulations of the solar wind flow from 0.1 AU to 1 AU obtained with the boundary conditions based on both IPS and WSA data.
Recommended Citation
Manoharan, Preethi, "Modeling solar wind using boundary conditions from interplanetary scintillations" (2015). Theses. 156.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/156