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Advancing Heliophysics and Space Weather Modeling through Open Science
arXiv Physics
Monday 01 June 2026, 04:00 UTC
By C. Corti (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Physics and Astronomy Department, USA, Universities Space Research Association, USA), M. M. Kuznetsova (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), M. A. Reiss (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, Universities Space Research Association, USA), J. Yue (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), J. Karpen (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), C. N. Arge (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), F. Bacchini (KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium), C. Bard (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), S. Bruinsma (CNES, Space Geodesy Office, France), R. M. Caplan (Predictive Science Inc., USA), L. K. S. Daldorff (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), P. J. Deka (KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium), C. R. DeVore (and 1,4), S. Elvidge (University of Birmingham, School of Engineering, UK), N. Ganushkina (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), J. D. Huba (Syntek Technologies, USA), B. V. Jackson (University of California San Diego, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, USA), V. Jordanova (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA), J. A. Linker (Predictive Science Inc., USA), H. Liu (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA), J. G. Luhmann (University of California Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, USA), S. Markidis (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), P. Mayank (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA), V. Merkin (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA), N. Moens (KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium), D. Odstrcil (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, George Mason University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA), Y. A. Omelchenko (Space Science Institute, USA), M. Palmroth (University of Helsinki, Department of Physics, Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, pace and Earth Observation Centre, FFinland), S. Poedts (KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium, Maria Curie-Sk{\l}odowska University, Poland), A. J. Ridley (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), Y. Shou (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), V. Tenishev (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA), D. R. Themens (University of Birmingham, School of Engineering, UK), G. Toth (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), W. Wang (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA), R. -P. Wilhelm (KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium), M. A. Young (University of New Hampshire, USA), B. Cecconi (Universit\'e PSL, Observatoire de Paris, LIRA, France), M. -Y. Chou (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), D. De Zeeuw (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), G. L. Delzanno (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA), C. Didigu (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), M. El Alaoui (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), S. Fung (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), J. Green (Space Hazards Applications, USA), Z. Huang (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA, University of Science and Technology of China, School of Earth and Space Sciences, China), L. K. Jian (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), L. J. Landwer (University of Colorado, CIRES, USA, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center, USA), M. Lesko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), P. MacNeice (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), A. Masson (European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain), M. L. Mays (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), P. M. Mehta (West Virginia University, USA), M. S. Miesch (University of Colorado, CIRES, USA), E. Palmerio (Predictive Science Inc., USA), M. Petrenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), E. Provornikova (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA), L. Rast\"atter (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), L. Rusaitis (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), N. Sachdeva (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), E. Samara (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), D. Sur (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), A. Taktakishvili (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), J. Topper (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), T. Tsui (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), C. Verbeke (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, Universities Space Research Association, USA, KU Leuven, Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Belgium), J. Wang (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, The Catholic University of America, USA), C. Wiegand (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), M. Wiltberger (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA), Y. Zheng (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), M. M. Bisi (RAL Space, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Science & Technology Facilities Council, UK), M. K. Georgoulis (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, USA, RCAAM of the Academy of Athens, Greece), T. Kodikara (German Aerospace Center, Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Germany), T. Pulkkinen (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), A. Chartier (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA), D. da Silva (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), A. Faturahman (National Research and Innovation Agency, Research Center for Space, Indonesia), K. Garcia-Sage (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA), D. Kondrashov (University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, USA), V. E. Ledvina (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, USA), W. Liu (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, USA), C. Pandey (Texas Christian University, USA), E. Resnick (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division, USA, ASRC Federal, USA), C. Shi (Auburn University, Department of Physics, USA), R. S. Weigel (George Mason University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA), K. Whitman (KBR, USA, NASA Johnson Space Flight Center, USA), I. Zakharenkova (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, USA), K. Zhang (University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, USA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Department of Physical Sciences, USA. Mostafa El Alaoui sadly passed away during the preparation of this paper, Shing Fung retired from NASA in May 2026)
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arXiv:2605.30626v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present a community-wide effort to develop a strategy and action plan to advance heliophysics and space weather modeling through open science. While open science has the potential to enhance the quality and pace of scientific discovery, its application to scientific modeling requires more careful consideration regarding open data and open software guidelines, as scientific models differ significantly from data analysis software. We gathered...
arXiv:2605.30626v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present a community-wide effort to develop a strategy and action plan to advance heliophysics and space weather modeling through open science. While open science has the potential to enhance the quality and pace of scientific discovery, its application to scientific modeling requires more careful consideration regarding open data and open software guidelines, as scientific models differ significantly from data analysis software. We gathered feedback from modeling teams worldwide through a living survey and discussion sessions at the 2024 Open Science Workshop in College Park, USA, and at the 2025 COSPAR ISWAT Working Meeting in Cape Canaveral, USA. We complement these findings with lessons learned from almost 25 years of experience at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center in enabling open use of models. We identify key roadblocks in current open science practices and guidelines and offer recommendations for future progress across four overlapping themes: open use of models and simulation results, open validation, open development, and open collaboration. An essential outcome of the discussion is the need for model developers and model users to speak with a united voice and promote the role of models in future open science efforts. We introduce a new cross-domain community initiative called the Heliophysics Open Modeling Environment (HOME), which will be integrated as an overarching activity within COSPAR ISWAT. HOME will serve as a platform for modelers and model users to work together, facilitate community modeling, improve the scientific return on modeling investment, and advance understanding, modeling, and forecasting in heliophysics and space weather.
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