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9–11 Nov 2015
Niels Bohr International Academy
Europe/Copenhagen timezone

Physics-based space weather forecasting based on high performance computing

9 Nov 2015, 10:00
45m
NBI, Auditorium M

NBI, Auditorium M

Invited Key Topic Presentation

Speaker

Prof. Giovanni Lapenta (KU-Leuven, Dept. for plasma astrophysics, Belgium)

Description

Space exploration is no gala dinner. Space is full of threats for humans and for their technology. Radiation from the Sun and form the Cosmos, magnetic storms, sudden emission of energetic particles are examples of the fascinating phenomena that besides being of great scientific interest are also a grave danger. Modeling these processes is a grand challenge that modern scientific computing based on new emerging paradigms for parallel supercomputers can meet. New mathematical methods, new software developments and new computer hardware need to match the new data feeds from new space missions to reach this grandiose goal. We describe the progress made in this field by the successfully concluded Soteria, Swiff and eHeroes projects and by the ongoing DEEP and DEEP-ER projects as well as the activities relative to the NASA four spacecraft mission MMS.

Primary author

Prof. Giovanni Lapenta (KU-Leuven, Dept. for plasma astrophysics, Belgium)

Presentation materials