Testing the background solar wind modelled by EUHFORIA

Abstract

In order to address the growing need for more accurate space weather predictions, a new model named EUHFORIA (EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset) was recently developed (Pomoell and Poedts, 2018). We present first results of the performance assessment for the solar wind modeling with EUHFORIA and identify possible limitations of its present setup. Using the basic EUHFORIA 1.0.4. model setup with the default input parameters, we modeled background solar wind (no coronal mass ejections) and compared the obtained results with ACE, in situ measurements. For the need of statistical study we developed a technique of combining daily EUHFORIA runs into continuous time series. The combined time series were derived for the years 2008 (low solar activity) and 2012 (high solar activity) from which in situ speed and density profiles were extracted. We find for the low activity phase a better match between model results and observations compared to the considered high activity time interval. The quality of the modeled solar wind parameters is found to be rather variable. Therefore, to better understand the obtained results we also qualitatively inspected characteristics of coronal holes, sources of the studied fast streams. We discuss how different characteristics of the coronal holes and input parameters to EUHFORIA influence the modeled fast solar wind, and suggest possibilities for the improvements of the model.

submitted to Solar Physics

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