Role of CMEs in IMF winding statistics

Details Role of CMEs in IMF winding statistics Role of CMEs in IMF winding statistics

Jun 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995sowi.conf...93s&link_type=abstract

Delaware Univ., International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 93

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Solar Cycles, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Activity, Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Heliosphere, Astronomical Observatories, Asymmetry, Cosmic Rays, Polar Regions

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Past studies of the spiral winding of the IMF have revealed an over winding relative to the Parker prediction that is evident in both the omnitape and Pioneer-Venus Orbiter data sets. An asymmetry between the winding of the northern and southern hemispheres is also observed. Both results are seen to be persistent over many years and statistically significant. Both results have implications for cosmic ray propagation in the heliosphere. There has been a suggestion in past analyses that the digression from the Parker prediction is greatest during times of heightened CME activity. We examine the possible role of CMEs in these past analyses by extracting CME observations from the ISEE-3 dataset and analyzing CME and undisturbed periods separately. We use the full ISEE-3 dataset representing the entire L1 mission (1978 1982). This coincides with a period in the solar cycle when CME activity was heightened. Preliminary results are suggestive that CMEs may be responsible for a significant portion of both the spiral angle overwinding and asymmetry. Possible implications for the high latitude fields and cosmic ray propagation will be reviewed in light of this analysis.

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