We simulated a series of geomagnetic storms with the SWMF Geospace model using similar, high-resolution grid and output settings for each event. The event runs start from 6 hours prior to the storm and runs for 48 hours after the storm onset.  This collaboration was led by Qusai Al  Shidi, and the dataset was created in collaboration with Masha Kuznetsova at the  NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC). The simulation results are available from the CCMC.

An example of a high-resolution grid showing how the grid is denser closer to the Earth and less dense further out where the dynamics are not as important for space weather.

The storm on February 3, 2022 was particularly interesting for its space weather impacts: The event included both a very strong geomagnetically induced current pulse that was seen to disturb the Canadian power sector and enhanced low-Earth orbit density that was associated with re-entry of a large number of Starlink satellites on low altitude transfer orbit. We have examined the energy transport through the system during the storm. 

The images show the plasma density and magnetic field lines in the magnetosphere and surrounding solar wind. The dark low-density region is the magnetosphere, and the direction of the Sun is to the right. As the high-density solar wind arrives, the magnetosphere gets strongly compressed.
Storm onset date Storm onset date Storm onset date
April 5, 2010 May 7, 2016 November 4, 2018
May 1, 2010 October 12, 2016 May 10, 2019
July 13, 2013 May 27, 2017 May 13, 2019
October 6, 2015 September 6, 2017 August 4, 2019
December 19, 2015 August 25, 2018 August 30, 2019
March 6, 2016 September 10, 2018 February 3, 2022

 

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