Comprehensive Solar-Terrestrial Environment Model (COSTEM) for Space Weather Predictions.

摘要

Our team proposed the development of a modular, adaptive, parallel software framework for modeling the Sun-Earth system. The goal of the project was the development of a large-scale model of the solar-terrestrial environment allowing a fuller understanding of space weather and a framework to test theories and investigate the broad implications of new observations. Particular attention was to be devoted to CME formation, propagation, and interaction with the magnetosphere; SEP acceleration in the low corona, SEP acceleration in the interplanetary medium, and SEP transport. We are very proud to note that all four goals have been met. In addition, this project supported a large number of science publications, conference presentations as well as Ph.D. students and postdocs. In the body of this tinal report we provide details of the Space Weather Modeling Framework, some of the science highlights and programmatic experience we gained with this exciting project.