SBIR/STTR
Anticipating the Geoeffectiveness of Coronal Mass Ejections, Phase I
Project Introduction
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are responsible for some of the most severe space weather at Earth. Major geomagnetic storms arise when CMEs carry large amounts of magnetic flux as they propagate in the solar wind.
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Anticipated Benefits
The CCMC, located at NASA GSFC, is presently running the WSA-Enlil model in real time, and is testing the inclusion of cone model CMEs. While this model represents important advance in that physics-based models are now being used to forecast CMEs, it cannot predict the nature of the magnetic fields embedded in the CME. When successfully completed, CORHEL-CG will be able to overcome this limitation and may provide significantly better descriptions of CME in interplanetary space. This should not only be useful to the CCMC, but to other groups at NASA as well. CMEs are of concern not only to NASA, but to many government and commercial entities dependent on satellites and aircraft. For example, NOAA SWPC is transitioning the WSA-Enlil-Cone model to operations to provide warnings of CME impacts. The Air Force is also interested in predicting and mitigating the impacts of geoeffective CMEs. Once we have successfully developed CORHEL-CG for NASA applications, we can adapt it to address the needs of these customers as well.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, MD |
| Predictive Science Incorporated | Supporting Organization | Industry | San Diego, CA |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Maryland
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Responsible Program:
- SBIR/STTR
Project Management
Project Duration
Start: Feb 2012
End: Aug 2012
Technology Maturity (TRL)
| Start: | 2 |
| Current: | 2 |
| Estimated End: | 5 |
Applied Research
Development
Demo & Test
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TA 8 Science Instruments, Observatories, and Sensor Systems
- TA 8.1 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors
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