Naslov
Deriving CME volume and density from remote sensing stereoscopic data

Autori
Manuela Temmer ; Mateja Dumbović ; Bojan Vrsnak ; Nishtha Sachdeva ; Stephan G. Heinemann ; Karin Dissauer ; Camilla Scolini ; Eleanna Asvestari ; Astrid Veronig ; Stefan Hofmeister

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
16th European Solar Physics Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Online, 06.09.2021. - 10.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
coronal mass ejections ; interplanetary shocks ; space weather ; forecasts ; models ; Physics - Space Physics

Sažetak
Using combined STEREO‐SOHO white‐light data, we present a method to determine the volume and density of a coronal mass ejection (CME) by applying the graduated cylindrical shell model (GCS) and deprojected mass derivation. Under the assumption that the CME mass is roughly equally distributed within a specific volume, we expand the CME self‐similarly and calculate the CME density for distances close to the Sun (15–30 Rs) and at 1 AU. The procedure is applied on a sample of 29 well‐observed CMEs and compared to their interplanetary counterparts (ICMEs). Specific trends are derived comparing calculated and in‐situ measured proton densities at 1 AU, though large uncertainties are revealed due to the unknown mass and geometry evolution: i) a moderate correlation for the magnetic structure having a mass that stays rather constant (cc ≈ 0.56 − 0.59), and ii) a weak correlation for the sheath density (cc ≈ 0.26) by assuming the sheath region is an extra mass ‐ as expected for a mass pile‐up process ‐ that is in its amount comparable to the initial CME deprojected mass. High correlations are derived between in‐situ measured sheath density and the solar wind density (cc ≈ − 0.73) and solar wind speed (cc ≈ 0.56) as measured 24 hours ahead of the arrival of the disturbance. This confirms that the sheath‐plasma stems from piled‐up solar wind material. While the CME interplanetary propagation speed is not related to the sheath density, the size of the CME may play some role.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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