Classification of the Interplanetary Shocks by Shock Drivers

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Sep 2002

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Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 151-157

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Solar Wind, Interplanetary Shock, Coronal Mass Ejection, Magnetic Cloud, High Speed Stream

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From the data of solar wind observation by ACE spacecraft orbiting the Earth-Sun Lagrangian point, we selected 48 forward interplanetary shocks(IPSs) occurred in 2000, maximum solar activity period. Examining the profiles of solar wind parameters, the IPSs are classified by their shock drivers. The significant shock drivers are the interplanetary coronal mass ejection(ICME) and the high speed stream(HSS). The IPSs driven by the ICMEs are classified into shocks driven by magnetic clouds and by ejectas based on the existence of magnetic flux rope structure and magnetic field strength. Some IPSs could be formed as the blast wave by the smaller energy and shorter duration of shock drivers such as type II radio burst. Out of selected 48 forward IPSs, 56.2% of the IPSs are driven by ICME, 16.7% by HSS, and 16.7% of the shocks are classified into blast-wave type shocks. However, the shock drivers of remaining 10% of the IPSs are unidentified. The classification of the IPSs by their driver is a first step toward investigating the critical magnitudes of the IPS drivers commencing the magnetic storms in each class.

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