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==Scientific Questions, Technique Approach/Methodology==
 
==Scientific Questions, Technique Approach/Methodology==
*What are the criteria of Earth-affecting CMEs?
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===What are the criteria of Earth-affecting CMEs?===
  
*How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs in the corona, e.g., FOVs of COR1, COR2 and HI-1?
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===How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs in the corona, e.g., FOVs of COR1, COR2 and HI-1?===
      1) croissant modeling a la Thernisien et al. (software available in IDL SolarSoft: "rtsccguicloud")
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*croissant modeling a la Thernisien et al. (software available in IDL SolarSoft: "rtsccguicloud")
  
*How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs far from the Sun, e.g., FOVs of HI-2?
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===How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs far from the Sun, e.g., FOVs of HI-2?===
      1) Geometrical modeling, approximating the CME front with geometrical shapes (points, circles).
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*Geometrical modeling, approximating the CME front with geometrical shapes (points, circles). The IDL SolarSoft SATPLOT software can be used to extract and model time-elongation tracks of CMEs from STEREO/COR2/HI1/HI2 Jmaps.
      The IDL SolarSoft SATPLOT software can be used to extract and model  
 
      time-elongation tracks of CMEs from STEREO/COR2/HI1/HI2 Jmaps.
 
  
*How to reconstruct the 3-D structure of ICMEs from in-situ observations?
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===How to reconstruct the 3-D structure of ICMEs from in-situ observations?===
      flux rope modeling:
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*flux rope modeling:
      1) minimum variance analysis  
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#minimum variance analysis  
      2) Grad-Shafranov method (non-force-free)
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#Grad-Shafranov method (non-force-free)
      3) force-free cylindrical flux ropes
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#force-free cylindrical flux ropes
  
*What is the cause of "stealth" CMEs, i.e., CMEs without clear surface signature?
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===What is the cause of "stealth" CMEs, i.e., CMEs without clear surface signature?===
  
*What is the cause of "problematic" ICMEs, i.e., ICMEs without clear CME counterparts near the Sun?  
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===What is the cause of "problematic" ICMEs, i.e., ICMEs without clear CME counterparts near the Sun?===
  
 
==Future Plan==
 
==Future Plan==

Revision as of 23:48, 28 May 2013

Data group led by Jie Zhang (USA) and Christian Mostl (Austria)

Scientific Objectives

  • Identifying all Earth-Affecting ICMEs during the STEREO era (from 2007)
  • Tracking these events from the Sun to the Earth, and fully measuring/characterizing/quantifying the properties/evolution from the Sun to the Earth
  • Providing a comprehensive event database for statistical study, for creating empirical evolution/prediction model, for theoretical understanding, and for comparing/validating numerical models

Scientific Questions, Technique Approach/Methodology

What are the criteria of Earth-affecting CMEs?

How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs in the corona, e.g., FOVs of COR1, COR2 and HI-1?

  • croissant modeling a la Thernisien et al. (software available in IDL SolarSoft: "rtsccguicloud")

How to measure 3-D geometric and kinematic properties of CMEs far from the Sun, e.g., FOVs of HI-2?

  • Geometrical modeling, approximating the CME front with geometrical shapes (points, circles). The IDL SolarSoft SATPLOT software can be used to extract and model time-elongation tracks of CMEs from STEREO/COR2/HI1/HI2 Jmaps.

How to reconstruct the 3-D structure of ICMEs from in-situ observations?

  • flux rope modeling:
  1. minimum variance analysis
  2. Grad-Shafranov method (non-force-free)
  3. force-free cylindrical flux ropes

What is the cause of "stealth" CMEs, i.e., CMEs without clear surface signature?

What is the cause of "problematic" ICMEs, i.e., ICMEs without clear CME counterparts near the Sun?

Future Plan