An important space weather prediction tool is the ability to reconstruct the coronal magnetic field above solar active regions from observations of the vector magnetic field at the photosphere. A variety of numerical methods for computing the coronal field from the boundary data have been developed over the last ten years. The logical next step is evaluating the performance of the various existing numerical codes side by side on both synthetic and real data. This project will coordinate such an effort: test datasets will be produced and distributed to collaborators, tools for analyzing and comparing results developed, results of the analysis publicized, and a workshop organized for collaborators to discuss results of the comparison.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Application #
9613794
Program Officer
Robert M. Robinson
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1996-09-01
Budget End
1998-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
$51,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Hawaii
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Honolulu
State
HI
Country
United States
Zip Code
96822