Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Flux Emerging Through a Model Solar Atmosphere: Density Gradient and Velocities
This animation is one of a series depicting the results of a two-dimensional ideal magnetohydrodynamic simulation of magnetic flux emerging through a solar atmosphere. The simulation has a resolution of 300x500 cells and a length scale of 16 Mm x 6.8 Mm. The simulation depicts 1730 seconds in the evolution of the model.
A animation of the evolution of the density gradient and velocities in the solar atmosphere model. The three velocities shown are the velocity normalized to the fast magnetosonic speed and the velocities parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field. Mach number contours are shown in green.
Video slate image reads "Three Velocities:
Normalized to the Fast Magnetosonic Speed Parallel to the Magnetic Field Perpendicular to the Magnetic Field Density Gradient (Schlieren Plot)".
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Liam Krauss (Hughes STX)
- Andy Acuna (Hughes STX)
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Scientists
- Dan Spicer (NASA/GSFC)
- M. L. Rilee (NASA/GSFC)
- R. Sudan (Cornell University)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, December 12, 1996.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT.