Analysis of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) Observed by Wind, DSCOVR and STEREO
Abstract
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) expelled from the solar corona are a major space weather driver, both in space and on the ground. The fast-traveling CME plasma, which carries a twisted magnetic field, is a common source of geomagnetic disturbances that can affect a wide range of human technologies. Thus, understanding the magnetic structure and dynamics of CMEs is of critical importance for space weather forecasting. Thanks to the past and current Heliophysics System Observatories (HSOs), we have advanced our understanding by, for instance, connecting the traditional 'magnetic clouds (MC)' with the CMEs. However, our proficiency in unraveling the internal magnetic structure of their counterpart in the interplanetary medium, the ICMEs, is still limited. The goal of this work is to decipher the internal magnetic configuration of ICMEs observed by Wind, DSCOVR and STEREO at 1 AU by systematically sorting, studying, and quantifying the internal magnetic structure.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMSH43F3736G
- Keywords:
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- 7599 General or miscellaneous;
- SOLAR PHYSICS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- AND ASTRONOMYDE: 7899 General or miscellaneous;
- SPACE PLASMA PHYSICSDE: 7999 General or miscellaneous;
- SPACE WEATHER