An Open-source Solar Wind Prediction Tool Based on MHD Simulations

Predicting the solar wind properties at various locations in the heliosphere has been one of the most important topics in the solar and space weather community.  It is critical to have an accurate solar wind background for space weather applications. Global 3-D numerical first-principles models (e.g., Alfven Wave Solar atmosphere Model(-Realtime) (AWSoM(-R)), developed at the University of Michigan) have been successful in modeling the solar wind background during different phases of a solar cycle. In this presentation, we propose an open-source solar wind prediction tool based on AWSoM(-R) with ensemble simulations and data assimilation. We discuss the important steps in developing such a tool and how the community can use it.