Researcher identifies key differences in solar wind models
Monday, May 15, 2017 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
The challenge of predicting space weather, which can cause issues with telecommunications and other satellite operations on Earth, requires a detailed understanding of the solar wind (a stream of charged particles released from the sun) and sophisticated computer simulations. New research has found that when choosing the right model to describe the solar wind, using the one that takes longer to calculate does not make it the most accurate.