Global 3-D full-Maxwell´s equations FDTD modeling of the effects of space weather on the Earth-ionosphere system

Author

Simpson, Jamesina J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

20-24 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

589

Lastpage

590

Abstract

In this paper three-dimensional, full-vector Maxwell´s equations finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) models of the global Earth-ionosphere system are applied to the area of space weather. Specifically, coronal mass ejections (CME)-induced currents are modeled in the ionosphere and the resulting ground potential rises and geomagnetic induced currents at the Earth´s surface are studied. This work has application to the operation of power grids.

Keywords

Maxwell equations; finite difference time-domain analysis; geomagnetism; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; meteorology; 3D full-Maxwell equation; CME-induced current; Earth-ionosphere system; coronal mass ejection; finite-difference time-domain model; geomagnetic induced current; ground potential; space weather; three-dimensional full-vector Maxwell equation FDTD model; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Mathematical model; Meteorology; Solid modeling; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7366-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEAA.2010.5652139

Filename

5652139