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Shock deceleration in interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) beyond Mercury's orbit until one AU
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SYSNO ASEP 0501717 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Shock deceleration in interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) beyond Mercury's orbit until one AU Author(s) Grison, Benjamin (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Souček, Jan (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Krupař, Vratislav (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Píša, David (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Santolík, Ondřej (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Taubenschuss, Ulrich (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
Němec, F. (CZ)Number of authors 7 Article number A54 Source Title Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. - : EDP Sciences - ISSN 2115-7251
Roč. 8, DEC (2018)Number of pages 10 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords interplanetary coronal mass ejection (CME) ; interplanetary medium ; propagation ; space weather ; multipoint analysis Subject RIV BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics OECD category Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics) R&D Projects GA18-05285S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GA17-08772S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GJ17-06818Y GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UFA-U - RVO:68378289 UT WOS 000452287600002 EID SCOPUS 85058169117 DOI 10.1051/swsc/2018043 Annotation The CDPP propagation tool is used to propagate interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) observed at Mercury by MESSENGER to various targets in the inner solar system (VEX, ACE, STEREO-A and B). The deceleration of ICME shock fronts between the orbit of Mercury and 1 AU is studied on the basis of a large dataset. We focus on the interplanetary medium far from the solor corona, to avoid the region where ICME propagation modifications in velocity and direction are the most drastic. Starting with a catalog of 61 ICMEs recorded by MESSENGER, the propagation tool predicts 36 ICME impacts with targets. ICME in situ signatures are investigated close to predicted encounter times based on velocities estimated at MESSENGER and on the default propagation tool velocity (500 km s(-1)). ICMEs are observed at the targets in 26 cases and interplanetary shocks (not followed by magnetic ejecta) in two cases. Comparing transit velocities between the Sun and MESSENGER ((v) over bar (Sunmess))and between MESSENGER and the targets ((v) over bar (MessTar)), we find an average deceleration of 170 km s(-1) (28 cases). Comparing (v) over bar (MessTar) to the velocities at the targets (v(Tar)), average ICME deceleration is about 160 km s(-1) (13 cases). Our results show that the ICME shock deceleration is significant beyond Mercury's orbit. ICME shock arrival times are predicted with an average accuracy of about six hours with a standard deviation of eleven hours. Focusing on two ICMEs detected first at MESSENGER and later on by two targets illustrates our results and the variability in ICME propagations. The shock velocity of an ICME observed at MESSENGER, then at VEX and finally at STEREO-B decreases all the way. Predicting arrivals of potentially effective ICMEs is an important space weather issue. The CDPP propagation tool, in association with in situ measurements between the Sun and the Earth, can permit to update alert status of such arrivals. Workplace Institute of Atmospheric Physics Contact Kateřina Adamovičová, adamovicova@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 012 ; Kateřina Potužníková, kaca@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 019 Year of Publishing 2019
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