Time-Dependent Model: 1-day forecasts and 5-day aftcasts of the solar wind at Earth

Shown are 1-day forecasts and 5-day aftcasts of the solar wind density and velocity in comparison with actual solar wind conditions observed by ACE. For each of the most recent 30 tomographic reconstructions one point is extracted from the time series at Earth. For the 1-day forecast a point 1-day later than the forecast time is extracted, i.e., one day to the right of the vertical dashed line in the timeseries. For the 5-day aftcast a point 5 days earlier than the forecast time is extracted, i.e. 5 days to the left of the dashed line in the timeseries. The forecast data are compared with actual ACE observations 1 day later (5 days earlier for aftcasts). Velocity is to the left, density derived from interplanetary scintillation (IPS) g-level is to the right. The display is updated every time new data are received from STELab, Japan, most recently at (insert t3d_time here).