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| Paper: |
An MHD Solar Wind Model with Turbulence Transport |
| Volume: |
406, Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows: ASTRONUM - 2008 |
| Page: |
160 |
| Authors: |
Usmanov, A.V.; Matthaeus, W.M.; Breech, B.; Goldstein, M.L. |
| Abstract: |
We present initial results from an axisymmetric steady-state solar wind model that describes properties of the large-scale solar wind, interplanetary magnetic field, and turbulence throughout the heliosphere from 0.3 AU to 100 AU. The model is based on numerical solutions of large-scale Reynolds-averaged magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations coupled with a set of small-scale transport equations for the turbulence energy, normalized cross-helicity, and correlation scale. The combined set of the time-dependent equations is solved in the frame of reference corotating with the Sun by a time-relaxation method. We use the model to study the global solar wind structure and the distribution of turbulence throughout the heliosphere. |
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