QuickTime Movie for Simulation/Modeling

The QuickTime movie files, which were obtained by means of computer 
simulation and modeling, are presented in this CD-R. The computer 
simulation was created by T. Ogino and the computer modeling by 
Dr. J.-H. Shue and Prof. Y. Kamide.

The movie files in movie 1, movie 2, and movie 3 formats represent 
simulation/modeling for the January 1997 events (1/10/1997-1/11/1997), 
when magnetospheric storms occurred on 1/10 and the solar wind had a 
very high density.  Nsw = 185 /cc with a northward interplanetary 
magnetic field (IMF) and Bz = 18.2 nT. Ionospheric currents were 
calculated using an inverse method (KRM method) when data from 
observations of the geomagnetic field was used for the calculation. 
A three-dimensional global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation 
of the interaction between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere 
was presented for the high density solar wind and northward IMF.

The three-dimensional MHD simulation for the IMF rotation is also 
presented in a polar plot format, with three-dimensional magnetic 
field lines, cross sectional patterns, and reconnection sites.

Moreover, the MHD simulation results with high spatial resolution 
are demonstrated every 30 seconds when the IMF changes its 
orientation to the north-south direction.

These QuickTime movie files can be viewed by a large number of people 
from workstations and personal computers. We are pleased to provide 
them for your enjoyment.

Thank You,

November 5, 1998
Tatsuki Ogino
E-mail: ogino@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp
TEL: +81-533-89-5184 
FAX: +81-533-89-5090
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory
Nagoya University
3-13 Honohara, Toyokawa, Aichi 442-8507, Japan