On the Influence of the Solar Wind on the Propagation of Earth-impacting Coronal Mass Ejections

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 977; no. 1; pp. 57 - 66
• Main Authors: Kumar, Sandeep, Srivastava, Nandita, Gopalswamy, Nat, Dash, Ashutosh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.12.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Charged particles; Coronal mass ejection; Earth; Field of view; Heliosphere; Interplanetary magnetic field; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Observational studies; Parameter estimation; Propagation; Rotation; Self-similarity; Solar corona; Solar coronal mass ejections; Solar magnetic field; Solar storm; Solar wind; Solar wind parameters; Space weather; Weather forecasting

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are subject to changes in their direction of propagation, tilt, and other properties as they interact with the variable solar wind. We investigated the heliospheric propagation of 15 Earth-impacting CMEs observed during 2010 April to 2018 August in the field of view (FO...