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The Polar Wind Outflow Model
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Overview
The Polar Wind Outflow Model (PWOM), solves for the transport of plasma from the ionosphere to the magnetosphere for a planetary system. It can be configured to solve for the gyrotropic fluid equations at all altitudes, or to switch to a kinetic particle-in-cell approach at high altitudes. It can solve along a single field line, or reconstruct the outflow solution in 3D by solving along multiple field lines.