CME Acceleration as a Probe of the Coronal Magnetic Field

TL;DR

This paper discusses the potential of CME acceleration modeling to improve understanding and prediction of solar eruptions and CME propagation, highlighting current challenges and future research directions.

Contribution

It identifies key unknowns in observations and models necessary for advancing CME prediction capabilities by 2050.

Findings

Current models lack complete accuracy in CME prediction

Addressing observational and modeling unknowns is crucial

Preparation for future challenges is essential

Abstract

By 2050, we expect that CME models will accurately describe, and ideally predict, observed solar eruptions and the propagation of the CMEs through the corona. We describe some of the present known unknowns in observations and models that would need to be addressed in order to reach this goal. We also describe how we might prepare for some of the unknown unknowns that will surely become challenges.