The effect of interplanetary shock strengths and orientations on storm sudden commencement rise times

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2784 Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interactions, 2788 Magnetic Storms And Substorms (7954)

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We do a statistical survey of interplanetary (IP) shocks and storm sudden commencements (SSCs) observed between 1995 and 2004 clearly showing their association, as previously reported in the literature. We then use this survey to investigate the effect of the interplanetary shock strength and orientation on the SSC rise time. We find that the higher the speed of an IP shock, the less time it takes to sweep by the magnetosphere, and thus the shorter the rise time of the corresponding SSC. The orientation of an IP shock also effects the SSC rise time. Generally speaking, a highly oblique shock causes asymmetric compression of the magnetosphere with respect to the noon-midnight meridian, takes more time to sweep by magnetosphere, and thus results in a longer rise time of the SSC.

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