Advances in Forecasting Solar Magnetic Activity: Data, Physics, and ML/AI Driven Approaches
Advances in Forecasting Solar Magnetic Activity: Data, Physics, and ML/AI Driven Approaches
Session ID#: 281094
Session Description:
Recent years have brought unprecedented access to diverse solar and heliospheric observations from both ground-based facilities and space missions. Concurrently, advances in numerical modeling, data assimilation, and machine learning are opening new pathways for forecasting solar magnetic activity across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. This session focuses on emerging approaches that integrate observations, physics-based models, and data-driven methods to improve predictive capabilities. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: solar cycle prediction, active region emergence/evolution, flare and coronal mass ejection forecasting, and multi-scale-coupling from the solar interior to the heliosphere. Contributions highlighting the synergy between data, theory, and machine learning are especially encouraged, including efforts that combine realistic simulations with observations, develop data assimilation frameworks, or leverage AI/ML for feature detection and prediction. The session aims to showcase recent progress and identify key challenges and opportunities for advancing robust, physics-informed forecasting of solar magnetic activity.
Index Terms:
7524 Magnetic fields [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7536 Solar activity cycle [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7537 Solar and stellar variability [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7544 Stellar interiors and dynamo theory [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
Primary Convener: John T Stefan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Physics, Edison, NJ, United States
Conveners: Irina Kitiashvili, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States and Spiridon Kasapis, Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners: John T Stefan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Edison, NJ, United States and Spiridon Kasapis, Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton, United States
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