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AGATE Simulation Framework

Model Description

The AGATE plasma simulation code, part of the Magnetosphere-Aurora Boundary Layer Explorer (MARBLE) project, is an ongoing effort to solve the kinetic Hall Magnetohydrodynamics equations within a planetary magnetosphere. AGATE implements a finite-volume scheme to solve ideal, Hall, and CGL MHD on multiple distributed processors with both CPU and GPU acceleration. 

Currently, AGATE only supports Cartesian grids with external boundary conditions; it will be extended for planetary magnetospheres in a future release.

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Model Inputs Description

AGATE requires the definition of a grid, a plasma state initial condition, and a model configuration. These can either be defined within a Python script or loaded from HDF5 files. 

Model Outputs Description

AGATE outputs HDF5 files with plasma state data (density, momentum vector, total energy, pressure(s), magnetic field vector). Grid information is contained in separate HDF5 files.

Model Caveats

AGATE does not currently support global magnetosphere simulations, though it will soon.

Change Log

Spring 2025: Version 0.0.4 is the first released version

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