The Probability Distribution Function (PDF) model is a project of the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.
The Probability Distribution Function(PDF) model (Bussy‐Virat & Ridley, 20146) forecasts the wind speed at L1 up to 5 days in advance using probability distributions, which have been constructed by analyzing solar wind observations between 1995 and 2011. These PDFs specify the likelihood that a particular wind speed will occur, given the current speed and the current slope of the wind speed curve. The model also takes account of rotational periodicities at quiet times and was updated (Bussy‐Virat & Ridley, 2016) to improve its ability to identify stream interaction regions (SIRs).
Inputs
OMNI solar wind data from NASA/GSFC Space Physics Data Facility
Outputs
Forecast of solar wind speed at L1
Model is time-dependent.
Domains
- Heliosphere / Inner Heliosphere
- Heliosphere / Outer Heliosphere
Publications
- Bussy-Virat,C.D., and Ridley,A.J., (2016), Space Weather Journal, 'Twenty‐four hour predictions of the solar wind speed peaks by the probability distribution function model', Volume,14, Issue 10.
- Bussy-Virat,C.D., and Ridley,A.J., (2014), Space Weather Journal, 'Predictions of the solar wind speed by the probability distribution function model'
Code
Code Languages: IDL
Contacts
- Charles Bussy-Virat, University of Michigan (Model Developer)
- Aaron Ridley, CSEM (Model Developer)
- Peter MacNeice, NASA GSFC CCMC (CCMC Model Host)
Publication Policy
In addition to any model-specific policy, please refer to the General Publication Policy.