NCCS Support of Space Exploration: Improving Space Weather Modeling Required for Interplanetary Travel
Simulating phenomena from the Sun to Earth, Goddard Space Flight Center scientists are using the NASA Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) to advance space weather modeling.
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Part I: Simulating Coronal Mass Ejections
In the near vicinity of the Sun, Joachim Schmidt investigates coronal mass ejections and their measurable effects at radio wavelengths using observations from spacecraft and ground-based telescope arrays.
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Part II: Focusing on Magnetic Reconnection
Inside the tail of Earth’s magnetosphere, Alex Klimas models the evolution and interaction of magnetic reconnection sites in the plasma sheet—phenomena that can accelerate energetic particles towards our planet.
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Part III: Getting the Ionosphere Model Right
Still closer to Earth, Tom Moore simulates the magnetosphere and ionosphere as they react to the solar wind and complicated solar events.
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Epilogue
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NCCS–SIVO Open House Features Computing and Service Upgrades
Hosted by the NCCS and the Software Integration and Visualization Office (SIVO), the event included a variety of presentations, a demonstration of scientific visualization capabilities, and a tour of the high-end computing facilities.
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Nobel Prize-Supporting Work Among Highlights at Supercomputing 2007 Conference
Nobel Peace Prize-supporting climate simulations were among the NASA achievements showcased at Supercomputing 2007, the International Conference for High- Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis.
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