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Ann. Geophys., 20, 1081-1104, 2002
www.ann-geophys.net/20/1081/2002/
© European Geosciences Union 2002
From the Sun’s atmosphere to the Earth’s atmosphere: an overview of scientific models available for space weather developments
C. Lathuillère1, M. Menvielle2,*, J. Lilensten1, T. Amari3, and S. M. Radicella4
1Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble, CNRS/UJF/OSUG, Batiment D de Physique, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
2Centre d’études des Environnements Terrestre et Planétaires, CNRS/UVSQ, 4 avenue de Neptune, 94100 St Maur, France
3Centre de Physique Théorique, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
4Aeronomy and Radiopropagation Laboratory Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, 34014 Trieste, Italy
*and at: Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Correspondence to: C. Lathuillère
(Chantal.Lathuillere@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr)
Abstract. Space weather aims at
setting operational numerical tools in order to nowcast, forecast and quantify
the solar activity events, the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere
responses and the consequences on our technological societies. These tools can
be divided in two parts. The first has a geophysical base (Sun, interplanetary
medium, magnetosphere, atmosphere). The second concerns technological
applications (telecommunications, spacecraft orbits, power plants ...). In this
paper, we aim at giving an overview of the models that belong to the first
class (geophysics) that might serve in the future as a basis for building
global operational codes. For each model, we consider the physics underneath,
the input and output parameters, and whether it is already operational, whether
it may become operational in the near future, or if it is an academic research
tool. Relevant references are given in order to serve as a starting point for
further readings.
Key words. Interplanetary physics
(general or miscellaneous), Ionosphere (modelling and forecasting),
Magnetospheric physics (general or miscellaneous)
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