Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Dec 2022)
On the importance of investigating CME complexity evolution during interplanetary propagation
- Réka M. Winslow,
- Camilla Scolini,
- Camilla Scolini,
- Lan K. Jian,
- Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla,
- Manuela Temmer,
- Fernando Carcaboso,
- Fernando Carcaboso,
- Brigitte Schmieder,
- Brigitte Schmieder,
- Brigitte Schmieder,
- Stefaan Poedts,
- Stefaan Poedts,
- Benjamin J. Lynch,
- Brian E. Wood,
- Erika Palmerio,
- Noé Lugaz,
- Charles J. Farrugia,
- Christina O. Lee,
- Emma E. Davies,
- Florian Regnault,
- Tarik M. Salman,
- Tarik M. Salman,
- Tibor Török,
- Nada Al-Haddad,
- Angelos Vourlidas,
- Ward B. Manchester,
- Meng Jin,
- Benoit Lavraud,
- Antoinette B. Galvin
Affiliations
- Réka M. Winslow
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Camilla Scolini
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Camilla Scolini
- Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
- Lan K. Jian
- Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla
- Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Manuela Temmer
- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Fernando Carcaboso
- Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Fernando Carcaboso
- Department of Physics, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States
- Brigitte Schmieder
- Observatoire de Paris, LESIA, UMR8109, CNRS, F-92195 Meudon Principal, Cedex, France
- Brigitte Schmieder
- Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Brigitte Schmieder
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Stefaan Poedts
- Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Stefaan Poedts
- Institute of Physics, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska, Lublin, Poland
- Benjamin J. Lynch
- 0Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Brian E. Wood
- 1Naval Research Laboratory, Space Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
- Erika Palmerio
- 2Predictive Science Inc., San Diego, CA, United States
- Noé Lugaz
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Charles J. Farrugia
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Christina O. Lee
- 0Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Emma E. Davies
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Florian Regnault
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Tarik M. Salman
- Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Tarik M. Salman
- 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- Tibor Török
- 2Predictive Science Inc., San Diego, CA, United States
- Nada Al-Haddad
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- Angelos Vourlidas
- 4Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
- Ward B. Manchester
- 5Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Meng Jin
- 6Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Benoit Lavraud
- 7Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Pessac, France
- Antoinette B. Galvin
- Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1064175
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9
Abstract
This perspective paper brings to light the need for comprehensive studies on the evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) complexity during propagation. To date, few studies of ICME complexity exist. Here, we define ICME complexity and associated changes in complexity, describe recent works and their limitations, and outline key science questions that need to be tackled. Fundamental research on ICME complexity changes from the solar corona to 1 AU and beyond is critical to our physical understanding of the evolution and interaction of transients in the inner heliosphere. Furthermore, a comprehensive understanding of such changes is required to understand the space weather impact of ICMEs at different heliospheric locations and to improve on predictive space weather models.
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