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Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) are major drivers of heliospheric variability and can produce prolonged disturbances near Earth. Understanding their thermodynamic evolution is crucial for assessing their heat budget and…

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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…

Understanding the thermal and turbulence properties of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) is essential for analyzing their evolution and interactions with the surrounding medium. This study explores these characteristics across…

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Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) and High Speed Streams (HSSs) are noteworthy drivers of disturbance of interplanetary space. Interaction between them can cause several phenomena, such as; generation of waves, enhanced…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-10-11 Kalpesh Ghag , Anil Raghav , Zubair Shaikh , Georgios Nicolaou , Omkar Dhamane , Utsav Panchal

Context. In the scope of space weather forecasting, it is crucial to be able to more reliably predict the arrival time, speed, and magnetic field configuration of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). From the time a CME is launched, the dominant…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-28 K. Martinic , M. Dumbovic , J. Calogovic , B. Vrsnak , N. Al-Haddad , M. Temmer

We investigate the evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) sheath regions at 1 AU across solar cycles 23, 24, and the rising phase of 25, focusing on their variability and turbulence in relation to upstream solar wind…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 C. Larrodera , M. Temmer , M. Owens

The magnetic cloud within an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) is characterized by high magnetic field intensities. In this study, we investigate the interaction of a magnetic cloud carrying a density structure with the Earth's…

Based on now historical magnetic and plasma data and available wave spectra from the AMPTE-IRM spacecraft, and on as well historical Equator-S high-cadence magnetic field observations of mirror modes in the magnetosheath near the dayside…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-11-29 R. A. Treumann , W. Baumjohann

The sheaths of compressed solar wind that precede interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) commonly display large-amplitude magnetic field fluctuations. As ICMEs propagate radially from the Sun, the properties of these fluctuations may…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-05-23 S. W. Good , M. Ala-Lahti , E. Palmerio , E. K. J. Kilpua , A. Osmane

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are often associated with coronal dimmings, i.e. transient dark regions that are most distinctly observed in Extreme Ultra-violet (EUV) wavelengths. Using Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) data, we apply…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-02 Kamalam Vanninathan , Astrid M. Veronig , Karin Dissauer , Manuela Temmer

We present an analysis of the ionic composition of iron for two interplanetary coronal mass ejections observed in May 21-23 2007 by the ACE and STEREO spacecraft in the context of the magnetic structure of the ejecta flux rope, sheath…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Alysha Reinard , Benjamin Lynch , Tamitha Mulligan

Interplanetary space is characteristically structured mainly by high-speed solar wind streams emanating from coronal holes and transient disturbances such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). While high-speed solar wind streams pose a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 Manuela Temmer , Martin A. Reiss , Ljubomir Nikolic , Stefan J. Hofmeister , Astrid M. Veronig

Shocks associated with Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections are known to energize charged particles and give rise to Solar Energetic Particles. Many of these energetic particles move ahead of the shock to create a foreshock region. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Shanwlee Sow Mondal , Aveek Sarkar , Sofiane Bourouaine

We perform a systematic study of the preconditioning of the interplanetary (IP) medium due to isolated interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). Preconditioning is highly relevant when ICMEs, ejected in close succession and direction,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-23 Primož Kajdič , Manuela Temmer , Xochitl Blanco-Cano

Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) are prominent drivers of space weather disturbances and mainly lead to intense or extreme geomagnetic storms. The reported studies suggested that the planar ICME sheath and planar magnetic…

Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) shocks are known to accelerate particles and contribute significantly to Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events. We have performed Magnetohydrodynamic-Particle in Cell (MHD-PIC) simulations of ICME…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-22 Shanwlee Sow Mondal , Aveek Sarkar , Bhargav Vaidya , Andrea Mignone

Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) are known to modify the structure of the solar wind as well as interact with the space environment of planetary systems. Their large magnetic structures have been shown to interact with galactic…

Using the OMNI data for period 1976-2000 we investigate the temporal profiles of 20 plasma and field parameters in the disturbed large-scale types of solar wind (SW): CIR, ICME (both MC and Ejecta) and Sheath as well as the interplanetary…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-09-15 Yu. I. Yermolaev , I. G. Lodkina , N. S. Nikolaeva , M. Yu. Yermolaev

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

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are intense solar explosive eruptions, and they are frequently correlated with prominence eruptions. Previous observations show that about $70\%$ of CMEs are associated with prominence eruptions. However, there…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-08-15 Jiemin Wang , Hengqiang Feng , Guoqing Zhao