JST : Computer Science and Technology Promotion Program (2000-2003)
The Development of Space Simulation, Net-Laboratory System
Japanese version is here.
The research and development plan and content of the standard MHD code and
the three-dimensional visualization tool
Tatuki Ogino ( Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University )
I. Research and Development Objectives
(1) Research and development objectives of the three year plan in 2000-2003 are:
* To open standard MHD code and to use network;
* To integrate the visualization tool according to the VRML(netVR, Web3D）;
* To prepare contents by the global MHD simulation of the earth's magnetosphere;
* To prepare intelligent database and educational material about MHD simulation.
(2) Research and development content in the 2000 fiscal year are:
* To develop and offer one standard MHD code;
* To develop and standardize the visualization tool according to the VRML;
* To use promotion passed with the network;
* To study the magnetic reconnection in the earth's magnetosphere;
* To simulate the earth's magnetosphere by using observation data as input.
(3) Research and development situation in the 2001 fiscal year are:
* To develop and offer standard MHD code;
By giving description, one complete MHD code is offered in Web.
* To develop and standardize and offer of the visualization tool according to the VRML;
The manual of the 0th edition of "How to Use VRML" is made.
* To present the procedure of application, examples and contents to the three-dimensional
global MHD simulation of interaction between the solar wind and the earth's magnetosphere.
* To establish the methods to request simulation runs and to obtain graphic results
through Web home page.
(4) Research and development situation in the 2002 fiscal year are:
* To successively develop, standardize and offer standard MHD codes and visualization tool.
* To disclose the developed MHD codes, visualization tool and database of simulation in Web.
* To summarize the JST program
II. Summary of the research and development of the program:
* Several 3-dimensional standard MHD codes were disclosed through Web;
By giving description, several complete MHD code are offered in Web.
* A visualization tool according to the VRML has been developed and standardized to offer;
The manual and CD-ROM of the first edition of "How to Use VRML" have been made.
* Examples and contents to the three-dimensional global MHD simulation of interaction
between the solar wind and the earth's magnetosphere are disclosed in Web.
* The methods to request simulation runs of 3-dimensional MHD code and to obtain graphic
results through Web home page have been established.
Homepage of MHD/Fluid Research Group in Computer Science and Technology Promotion Program
http://center.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html
Homepage of Database Site of the Global Magnetosphere
http://center.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jst/jikiken.html
III. Summary of Special Matters
(1) 3-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code of interaction between the solar wind
and the earth's magnetosphere and graphic programs
Homepage of Examples of 3D MHD Code and Graphic Programs
URL:http://gedas.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/simulation/jst2k/hpf02.html
(2) Development of a visualization tool by using VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
and disclosure and production of CD-ROM of the manual "How to use VRML" by Fortran program
Homepage of How to Use VRML (English)
http://gedas.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/simulation/jst2k/vrhtml/jst02b_e.html
(3) The methods to request simulation runs of 3-dimensional MHD code and to obtain graphic
results through Web home page (INTERNET)
Homepage of ASTRO/SPACE SIMULATOR
http://www.astro.phys.s.chiba-u.ac.jp/netlab/
Homepage of Space Plasma Simulator
http://www-netlab.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/top/index.html
Homepage of MHD Simulation
http://www-netlab.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~mhd/htdocs/mhd_top.html
(4) Simulation summer school of astro/space plasma was held in Nagoya University for
September 9-13, 2002.
Homepage of the simulation summer school
http://center.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/summer-school/index.html
Text of the simulation summer school (ODF file)
http://center.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/summer-school/text.html
Standard MHD code and three-dimensional visualization tool
mhdmodel :The three-dimensional and global MHD simulation code of the earth's magnetosphere
eartha :3D MHD model with 1/2 volume (IMF By and Bz)
earthb :3D MHD model with 1/4 volume (IMF Bz only)
earthc :3D MHD model with 1/2 volume (dipole tilt)
mhd3a :MHD test programs (processing capability)
vrml :The Fortran for the three-dimensional visualization according to the VRML Program
vrmanual.doc :How to Use VRML (WORD)(Japanese)
e_vrmanual.doc :How to Use VRML (WORD)
vrmanual.pdf :How to Use VRML (PDF)(Japanese)
e_vrmanual.pdf :How to Use VRML (PDF)
vrhtml :The Fortran Program and example (HTML)(Japanese)
e_vrhtml :The Fortran Program and example (HTML)
vrml1 :The fundamental Fortran Program
vrml2 :The fundamental Fortran Program and application
postscript :Image processing Program according to the PostScript language
postsc1 :examples of test PostScript program
postsc2 :color code example of PostScript program
mhdmodel2 ：Visualization to Various 3-dimensional MHD Models of Earth's Magnetosphere
eartha ：Half volume model of earth's magnetosphere with IMF By and Bz components
earthb ：Quarter volume model of earth's magnetosphere
earthbq ：Quarter volume model of earth's magnetosphere (a quarter display)
earthc ：Half volume model of earth's magnetosphere with dipole tilt
earthd ：Whole volume model of earth's magnetosphere
Related topics
hpfja :The three-dimensional and global MHD code of the magnetosphere by HPF/JA
heartha :The MHD code by HPF/JA ( boundary condition, etc. )
hearthb :The MHD code by HPF/JA ( complete code )
hwave :Simulation code of the wave equation by HPF/JA
vppfort :The three-dimensional and global MHD code of the earth's magnetosphere according to
the VPP Fortran
pwave :Simulation code of the wave equation according to the VPP Fortran
vearthb :The MHD code according to the VPP Fortran ( boundary condition, etc. )
engineer :Computer practical training of electronic circuit theory and simulation engineering
kairo :The electronic circuit theory ( lumped constant electronic circuit )
kairo2 :The electronic circuit theory ( distributed constant electronic circuit )
simu :Computer practical training of the simulation engineering (wave equation)
simu2 :Computer practical training of the simulation engineering (K-dV equation)