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Forbush decreases (FDs) are short-term depressions in the galactic cosmic ray flux and one of the common signatures of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the heliosphere. They often show a two-step profile, the second one associated with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-18 M. Dumbovic , L. Kramaric , I. Benko , B. Heber , B. Vrsnak

Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) are defined as ''coherent'' if they are capable of responding to external perturbations in a collective manner. This implies that information must be able to propagate across ICME structures,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-08 Camilla Scolini , Noe Lugaz , Reka M. Winslow , Charles J. Farrugia , Norbert Magyar , Fabio Bacchini

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are complex magnetized plasma structures in which the magnetic field spirals around a central axis, forming what is known as a flux rope (FR). The central FR axis can be oriented at any angle to the ecliptic.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-28 Karmen Martinić , Eleanna Asvestari , Mateja Dumbović , Tobias Rindlisbacher , Manuela Temmer , Bojan Vršnak

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale ejections of plasma and magnetic field from the solar corona, which propagate through interplanetary space at velocities of $\sim$100--2500~km~s$^{-1}$. Although plane-of-sky coronagraph…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-09 Shane A. Maloney , Peter T. Gallagher

Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), the large-scale eruptive phenomena capable of shedding a huge amount of solar magnetic helicity and energy are potential in driving strong geomagnetic storms. They complexly evolve while…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-22 Sanchita Pal , Cecilia Mac Cormack , Emilia K. J. Kilpua , Yogesh , Lan K. Jian , Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla

We investigate the turbulent properties of 12 interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) observed by Solar Orbiter between 0.29 and 1.0 AU. We analyze fluctuation power, spectral indices, break scales, and correlations between magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 Jyoti Sheoran , Supratik Banerjee , Vaibhav Pant , Dipankar Banerjee , M. Saleem Khan

Decades of studies have suggested several criteria to detect Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICME) in time series from in-situ spacecraft measurements. Among them the most common are an enhanced and smoothly rotating magnetic field,…

Forbush decreases (Fd) are transient, short-term reductions in the intensity of galactic cosmic rays that reach the Earth's surface. When this reduction is observed at multiple locations at the same time, it is referred to as simultaneous…

Intermittency has been studied extensively in the fast and slow solar winds but to a far lesser extent in interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). While ICMEs are often characterized by their relatively smooth, large-scale magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-08 Julia Ruohotie , Simon Good , Christian Möstl , Emilia Kilpua

Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) have complex magnetic and density structures, which is the result of their interaction with the structured solar wind and with previous eruptions. ICMEs are revealed by in situ measurements and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-06 N. Lugaz , I. I. Roussev

We use magnetic field measurements by the Juno spacecraft to catalog and investigate interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) beyond 1 AU. During its cruise phase, Juno spent about 5 years in the solar wind between 2011 September and…

Space Physics · Physics 2021-12-22 Emma E. Davies , Robert J. Forsyth , Réka M. Winslow , Christian Möstl , Noé Lugaz

We investigate whether Alfv\'enic fluctuations (AFs) can affect the structure of magnetic ejecta (MEs) within interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). We study an ICME observed on 2001 December 29 at 1 au by ACE and Wind, at a total…

We present here an overview of an important solar phenomenon with major implication for space weather and planetary life. The coronal mass ejections (CMEs) come from the Sun and expand in the heliosphere, becoming interplanetary coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-13 Cristiana Dumitrache , Nedelia A. Popescu

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

Forbush decreases (FDs) are short-term reductions in galactic cosmic ray flux caused by interplanetary disturbances. During some interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) events, neutron monitor (NM) data also contain variations produced…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-09 Pengwei Zhao , Jie Feng

In-situ measurements carried out by spacecraft in radial alignment are critical to advance our knowledge on the evolutionary behavior of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their magnetic structures during propagation through interplanetary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 Camilla Scolini , Reka M. Winslow , Noé Lugaz , Stefaan Poedts

We present a statistical investigation of the radial evolution of 28 interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), measured in situ by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft from 2018 October to 2022 August. First, by analyzing the radial…

We analyze the galactic cosmic ray (GCR) density and its spatial gradient in Forbush Decreases (FDs) observed with the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) and neutron monitors (NMs). By superposing the GCR density and density gradient…

Aims: We statistically investigate the plasma and magnetic field characteristics of the upstream regions of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and their evolution as function of distance to the Sun in the inner heliosphere. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Manuela Temmer , Volker Bothmer

The abrupt aperiodic modulation of cosmic ray (CR) flux intensity, often referred to as Forbush decrease (FD), plays a significant role in our understanding of the Sun-Earth electrodynamics. Accurate and precise determination of FD…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-11 Jibrin Adejoh Alhassan , Ogbonnaya Okike , Augustine Ejikeme Chukwude