Outer Heliosphere Model with Pickup Ions and Turbulence Transport

Authors: Bart van der Holst (University of Michigan), Gabor Toth (University of Michigan), Merav Opher (Boston University)

The outer heliosphere model in the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) describes the dynamics of the thermal solar wind, pickup ions, electrons and neutrals. We have extended this model with turbulence transport to better capture the interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium. We compare simulation results with data from New Horizons Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP).