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The strength of the radial component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), which is a measure of the Sun's total open flux, is observed to vary by roughly a factor of two over the 11 yr solar cycle. Several recent studies have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-16 Y. -M. Wang , N. R. Sheeley

The important role played by magnetic reconnection in the early acceleration of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) has been widely discussed. However, as CMEs may have expansion speeds comparable to their propagation speeds in the corona, it is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-20 Bin Zhuang , Noé Lugaz , Manuela Temmer , Tingyu Gou , Nada Al-Haddad

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are intense solar explosive eruptions. CMEs are highly important players in solar-terrestrial relationships, and they have important consequences for major geomagnetic storms and energetic particle events. It…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 Hengqiang Feng , Yan Zhao , Guoqing Zhao , Qiang Liu , Dejin Wu

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) evolve significantly as they propagate from the Sun to the Earth, so remote observations of their changes in speed, strength of the magnetic field, density, and overall structure are critical for predicting…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-02 Elizabeth A. Jensen , Ward B. Manchester , Jason E. Kooi , Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla , Lan K. Jian , David B. Wexler , Shing Fung , Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy

This study entails the fourth part of a global flare energetics project, in which the mass $m_{\mathrm{cme}}$, kinetic energy $E_{\mathrm{kin}}$, and the gravitational potential energy $E_{\mathrm{grav}}$ of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 Markus J. Aschwanden

Predicting the effects of a coronal mass ejection (CME) impact requires knowing if impact will occur, which part of the CME impacts, and its magnetic properties. We explore the relation between CME deflections and rotations, which change…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-01-31 C. Kay , N. Gopalswamy

The flux-injection hypothesis for driving coronal mass ejections (CMEs) requires the transport of substantial magnetic energy and helicity flux through the photosphere concomitant with the eruption. Under the magnetohydrodynamics…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 P. W. Schuck

Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the main driver of solar wind disturbances near Earth. When directed towards us, the internal magnetic field of the CME can interact with the Earth`s magnetic field and cause geomagnetic storms. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-07 Tinatin Baratashvili , Stefaan Poedts

We present a review of the different aspects associated with the interaction of successive CMEs in the corona and inner heliosphere, focusing on the initiation of series of CMEs, their interaction in the heliosphere, the particle…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-04-05 Noé Lugaz , Manuela Temmer , Yuming Wang , Charles J. Farrugia

Understanding the magnetic configuration of the source regions of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is vital in order to determine the trigger and driver of these events. Observations of four CME productive active regions are presented here,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-17 Lucie M. Green , Bernhard Kliem

Accurately predicting the arrival of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) at the Earth based on remote images is of critical significance in the study of space weather. In this paper, we make a statistical study of 21 Earth directed CMEs,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-06 Tong Shi , Yikang Wang , Linfeng Wan , Xin Cheng , Mingde Ding , Jie Zhang

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which are among the most magnificent solar eruptions, are a major driver of space weather and can thus affect diverse human technologies. Different processes have been proposed to explain the initiation and…

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), often associated with flares, are the most powerful magnetic phenomena occurring on the Sun. Stars show magnetic activity levels up to 10^4 times higher, and CME effects on stellar physics and circumstellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-28 C. Argiroffi , F. Reale , J. J. Drake , A. Ciaravella , P. Testa , R. Bonito , M. Miceli , S. Orlando , G. Peres

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and other solar eruptive phenomena can be physically linked by combining data from a multitude of ground-based and space-based instruments alongside models, however this can be challenging for automated…

Aims. Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are the most fascinating explosion in the solar system; however, their formation is still not fully understood. Methods. Here, we investigate a well-observed CME on 2021 May 07 that showed a typical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-26 B. T. Wang , X. Cheng , H. Q. Song , M. D. Ding

Motivated by the need to improve the ability to forecast whether a certain coronal mass ejection (CME) is to impact Earth, and by the insufficiency of statistical studies that analyze the whole erupting system with the focus on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 M. V. Sieyra , M. Cécere , H. Cremades , F. A. Iglesias , A. Sahade , M. Mierla , G. Stenborg , A. Costa , M. West , E. D'Huys

Solar Energetic Particles (SEP) are an integral part of the physical processes related with Space Weather. We present a review for the acceleration mechanisms related to the explosive phenomena (flares and/or CMEs) inside the solar corona.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-12 Loukas Vlahos , Anastasios Anastasiadis , Athanasios Papaioannou , Athanasios Kouloumvakos , Heinz Isliker

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles (SEPs) are two phenomena that can cause severe space weather effects throughout the heliosphere. The evolution of CMEs, especially in terms of their magnetic structure, and the…

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are subject to changes in their direction of propagation, tilt, and other properties as they interact with the variable solar wind. We investigated the heliospheric propagation of 15 Earth-impacting CMEs…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-05 Sandeep Kumar , Nandita Srivastava , Nat Gopalswamy , Ashutosh Dash

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), powerful solar eruptions with massive plasma ejected into the interplanetary space, are caused by the release of the magnetic free enengy stored in coronal electric currents. Photospheric current helicity,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-17 Zheng Sun , Ting Li , Xinkai Bian , Yijun Hou , Ioannis Kontogiannis , Ziqi Wu