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We describe a geometric triangulation technique, based on time-elongation maps constructed from imaging observations, to track coronal mass ejections (CMEs) continuously in the heliosphere and predict their impact on the Earth. Taking…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Ying Liu , Jackie A. Davies , Janet G. Luhmann , Angelos Vourlidas , Stuart D. Bale , Robert P. Lin

We present an automated pipeline for operational short-term forecasting of coronal mass ejection (CME) magnetic field structure at L1, coupling arrival time prediction, in situ detection, and iterative flux rope reconstruction, following…

We present a first-principles-based coronal mass ejection (CME) model suitable for both scientific and operational purposes by combining a global magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) solar wind model with a flux rope-driven CME model. Realistic CME…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 M. Jin , W. B. Manchester , B. van der Holst , I. Sokolov , G. Toth , R. E. Mullinix , A. Taktakishvili , A. Chulaki , T. I. Gombosi

The May 10, 2024 space weather event stands out as the most powerful storm recorded during the current solar cycle. This study employs a numerical framework utilizing a semi-empirical coronal model, along with HUXt (Heliospheric Upwind…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-11-14 Smitha V. Thampi , Ankush Bhaskar , Prateek Mayank , Bhargav Vaidya , Indu Venugopal

To understand the global-scale physical processes behind coronal mass ejection (CME)-driven geomagnetic storms and predict their intensity as a space weather forecasting measure, we develop an interplanetary CME flux rope-magnetosphere…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-04 Souvik Roy , Dibyendu Nandy

White light images of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are projections on the plane-of-sky (POS). As a result, CME kinematics are subject to projection effects. The error in the true (deprojected) speed of CMEs is one of the main causes of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-14 Evangelos Paouris , Angelos Vourlidas , Athanasios Papaioannou , Anastasios Anastasiadis

In this study, we analyze nine CMEs from the Sun to Earth as observed in both the remote sensing and in situ data sets. To date, this is the largest study of Earth impacting CMEs using the multi-view point remote sensing and in situ data.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-20 Robin C. Colaninno

We report on the closest view of a coronal mass ejection observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP)/Wide-field Imager for {Parker} Solar PRobe (WISPR) instrument on September 05, 2022, when PSP was traversing from a distance of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-23 Ritesh Patel , Matthew J. West , Daniel B. Seaton , Phillip Hess , Tatiana Niembro , Katharine K. Reeves

A powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred on 2017 September 10 near the end of the declining phase of the historically weak solar cycle 24. We obtain new insights concerning the geometry and kinematics of CME-driven shocks in relation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-23 Ying D. Liu , Bei Zhu , Xiaowei Zhao

Aims. We present the validation results for arrival times and geomagnetic impact of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), using the cone and spheromak CME models implemented in EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset (EUHFORIA).…

The fast coronal mass ejection (CME) from 23 July 2012 raised attention due to its extremely short transit time from Sun to 1 AU of less than 21 h. In-situ data from STEREO-A revealed the arrival of a fast forward shock with a speed of more…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Manuela Temmer , Nariaki Nitta

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

To accurately predict the space weather effects of coronal mass ejection (CME) impacts at Earth one must know if and when a CME will impact Earth, and the CME parameters upon impact. Kay et al. (2015b) presents Forecasting a CME's Altered…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 C. Kay , M. Opher , R. C. Colaninno , A. Vourlidas

We investigate the Sun-Earth dynamics of a set of eight well observed solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) using data from the STEREO spacecraft. We seek to quantify the extent to which momentum coupling between these CMEs and the ambient…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-24 Nishtha Sachdeva , Prasad Subramanian , Robin Colaninno , Angelos Vourlidas

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

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are major drivers of geomagnetic storms, which may cause severe space weather effects. Automating the detection, tracking, and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of CMEs is important for operational…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-06 Jiahui Shan , Huapeng Zhang , Lei Lu , Yan Zhang , Li Feng , Yunyi Ge , Jianchao Xue , Shuting Li

Modeling of transient events in the solar atmosphere requires the confluence of 3 critical elements: (1) model sophistication, (2) data availability, and (3) data assimilation. This white paper describes required advances that will enable…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-02 M. Rempel , Y. Fan , M. Dikpati , A. Malanushenko , M. D. Kazachenko , M. C. M. Cheung , G. Chintzoglou , X. Sun , G. H. Fisher , T. Y. Chen

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are immense eruptions of plasma and magnetic fields that are propelled outward from the Sun, sometimes with velocities greater than 2000 km/s. They are responsible for some of the most severe space weather at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-08 Jon Linker , Tibor Torok , Cooper Downs , Ronald Caplan , Viacheslav Titov , Andres Reyes , Roberto Lionello , Pete Riley

Geometric modelling of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) is a widely used tool for assessing their kinematic evolution. Furthermore, techniques based on geometric modelling, such as ELEvoHI, are being developed into forecast tools for space…

Forecasting the geomagnetic effects of solar storms, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), is currently severely limited by our inability to predict the magnetic field configuration in the CME magnetic core and by observational effects of…