The role of aerodynamic drag in propagation of interplanetary coronal mass ejections

Details The role of aerodynamic drag in propagation of interplanetary coronal mass ejections The role of aerodynamic drag in propagation of interplanetary coronal mass ejections

Mar 2010

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 512, id.A43

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11

Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections (Cmes), Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Solar Wind, Magnetohydrodynamics (Mhd), Sun: Corona

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Context. The propagation of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and the forecast of their arrival on Earth is one of the central issues of space weather studies. Aims: We investigate to which degree various ICME parameters (mass, size, take-off speed) and the ambient solar-wind parameters (density and velocity) affect the ICME Sun-Earth transit time. Methods: We study solutions of a drag-based equation of motion by systematically varying the input parameters. The analysis is focused on ICME transit times and 1 AU velocities. Results: The model results reveal that wide ICMEs of low masses adjust to the solar-wind speed already close to the sun, so the transit time is determined primarily by the solar-wind speed. The shortest transit times and accordingly the highest 1 AU velocities are related to narrow and massive ICMEs (i.e. high-density eruptions) propagating in high-speed solar wind streams. We apply the model to the Sun-Earth event associated with the CME of 25 July 2004 and compare the results with the outcome of the numerical MHD modeling.

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