1. ESA VSWMC-Part 2 Status report
S. Poedts and A. Kochanov (KU Leuven),
Lani and H. Deconinck (VKI),
N. Mihalache and F. Diet (SAS),
D. Heynderickx (DH Consultancy),
J. De Keyser, E. De Donder, N.B. Crosby, M. Echim (BISA),
L. Rodriguez, R. Vansintjan, F. Verstringe, B. Mampaey (ROB),
R. Horne, S. Glauert and J. Isles (BAS),
P. Jiggens, R. Keil, A. Glover and J.-P. Luntama (ESA)
ESWW14, Ostend, 27 November 2017

2. Contents General project overview VSWMC ≠ CCMC Architectural design
Consortium, Prime GOALS, Planning and time line, …
VSWMC ≠ CCMC
Architectural design
Components: Model repository / Model couplings / etc.
Detailed design + short DEMO
Models, model couplings, and nodes to be included in this project

3. Consortium overview KU Leuven/CmPA (prime contractor)
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (sub-contractor)
Royal Observatory of Belgium (sub-contractor)
Von Karman Institute (sub-contractor)
DH Consultancy (sub-contractor)
Space Applications Services (sub-contractor)
British Antarctic Survey (sub-contractor)
Science Advisory Team:
A. Aylward, S. Bruinsma, P. Janhunen, T. Amari, D. Jackson,
S. Bourdarie, B. Sanahuja, P.-L. Blelly, R. Vainio
ESA: J.-P. Luntama, P. Jiggens, R. Keil, A. Hilgers

4. VSWMC-P2 objective and scope
The further development of the VSWMC building on the Phase 1 prototype system and focusing on the interaction with the SSA SWE system.
Efficient integration of new models and new model couplings, including a first demonstration of an end-to- end simulation capability.
Further development and wider use of the coupling toolkit and the front-end GUI which will be designed to be accessible via the SWE Portal.
Availability of more accessible input and output data on the system and development of integrated visualization tool modules.

5. VSWMC  CCMC!
Combination of local and distributed models, so models can run remotely and are coupled over the internet
Visualization tools will be integrated as ‘models’ that can be coupled to any other integrated model
Interactive: via a ‘developer tool’ the modelers will be able to install/adjust their own model and couple it to another model in the repository
Different operation mode(s), because of different kinds of ‘users’:
System operator(s): need operator interface, statistics (use, demand, waiting times, I/O, etc.), alarms (when model did not run, communication failed, etc.), …
Model contributors: need developer tool to provide (updates of) their own models, integrating them into the system and coupling them to other models
Different ‘end users’: e.g.
Forecasters: running pre-installed simulations on a regular basis and integrated in the operational procedures
scientists/researchers using the models and couplings for setting up and performing individual simulations runs
In fact, there are 10 different kinds of users identified in the CRD, each with their own ‘user story’

6. VSWMC-P2 overview Users interface via a web portal (in SSA SWE system)
Developer environment with 4 service components
Core system also contains data archive and user management component
Only the runtime system interacts with HLA bus to coordinate simulations
visualizations are implemented as ‘federates’
model developer will write model-specific MCI implementation
Computational models/solvers and data streams will be treated uniformly through the same Abstract MCI.

7. Run-time system (RTS)
Prepares models for execution and manages data exchange between models
Is capable of executing parameterized simulation (or federation) runs. As a simulation is interpreted, different models are retrieved from the Model Repository.

8. Virtual Space Weather Modeling Centre
Framework node communication
AppServer
Xtrapol
Gumics-4
EUHFORIA
Corona
Heliosphere
CTIP/CMAT2
BAS-RBM
COOLFluid
ODI
Visualization 1
Kp index
Kp predictions are obtained using empirical relations from [Newell et al., 2008]
Dst prediction from [O’Brien and McPherron, 2000],
taking as input time series of EUHFORIA Cone at L1
Dst index
Visualization 2
Bow shock stand-
off distance
AMRVAC
iPIC3D

9. Framework node communication
User Front End (GUI)
Framework node communication
AppServer
Gumics-4
EUHFORIA
Corona
Heliosphere
CTIP/CMAT2
ODI
Visualization 1
Kp index
Dst index
Visualization 2
Bow shock stand-
off distance
DEMO

10. Summary
The VSWMC-2 models are installed, we are now coupling them to each other and developing the GUI
VSWMC-2 will soon be integrated in SSA SWE system, contain new models and new model couplings, including a first demonstration of an end-to-end simulation capability, a developed coupling toolkit, a front-end GUI (accessible via the SWE Portal), and an integrated visualization tool
Will contain a Developer Environment (DE) (which will not be imposed on a Model Developer seeking compatibility with the VSWMC: it will be possible to deploy a Model without using the DE)

11. First view upon login:

12. Full-size (full screen) view

13. CTIP

14. Full-size (full screen) view

15. EUHFORIA corona

16. EUHFORIA corona (2)

17. EUHFORIA corona (3)

18. EUHFORIA corona (4)

19. EUHFORIA corona (5)

20. EUHFORIA corona (6)

21. EUHFORIA corona (7)

22. EUHFORIA corona (8)

23. EUHFORIA corona (9)

24. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization

25. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (2)

26. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (3)

27. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (4)

28. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (5)

29. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (6)

30. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (7a)

31. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (7b)

32. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (7c)

33. EUHFORIA corona + heliosphere + visualization (8)

34. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008])
Kp predictions are obtained using empirical relations from [Newell et al., 2008]
Dst prediction from [O’Brien and McPherron, 2000],
taking as input time series of EUHFORIA Cone at L1

35. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008]) (2)

36. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008]) (3)

37. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008]) (4)

38. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008]) (5)

39. Kp index (from empirical relations [Newell et al., 2008]) (6)

40. Summary
The VSWMC-2 models are installed, we are now coupling them to each other and developing the GUI
VSWMC-2 will soon be integrated in SSA SWE system, contain new models and new model couplings, including a first demonstration of an end-to-end simulation capability, a developed coupling toolkit, a front-end GUI (accessible via the SWE Portal), and an integrated visualization tool
Will contain a Developer Environment (DE) (which will not be imposed on a Model Developer seeking compatibility with the VSWMC: it will be possible to deploy a Model without using the DE)

41. Full screen view