The Open Program: An Example of the Scientific Rationale for Future Solar-Terrestrial Research Programs

1980 ◽  
pp. 507-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Research Programs ◽  
Open Program ◽  
Scientific Rationale

scholarly journals The OPEN Program: An Example of the Scientific Rationale for Future Solar-Terrestrial Research Programs

1980 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 507-522
Author(s):  
D. J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evolution ◽  
Theoretical Modeling ◽  
Terrestrial Environment ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Open Program ◽  
Scientific Rationale

The field of solar-terrestrial physics has evolved to a point where quantitative theoretical modeling and cause-effect predictive techniques can be foreseen. Instrumentation now exists to quantitatively test these theories and lead to a significant improvement in our understanding of the solar-terrestrial environment. The proposed Origins of Plasma in the Earth's Neighborhood (OPEN) program will be used to trace this theoretical and experimental evolution and describe a solar-terrestrial research scenario for the 1980's which includes specific problems related to solar and interplanetary dynamics.

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