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Underestimates of magnetic flux in coupled MHD model solar wind solutions

Riley, Pete; Stevens, Michael L.; Linker, Jon A. +1 more

When validated with spacecraft observations, one enduring characteristic of global MHD solar wind models is the tendency to underestimate the interplanetary magnetic flux. This study quantifies the “missing flux” problem for models used in the coordinated Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling study of corotating interaction regions, and ide…