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Dynamic evolution of interplanetary shock waves driven by CMEs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2012

P. Corona-Romero  and
J. A. Gonzalez-Esparza
P. Corona-Romero
Affiliation:
Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. Universidad 2000, Mexico City, Mexico. email: piter.cr@gmail.com Insituto de Geofisica Michoacan, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Tzintzuntzan 310, Morelia, Mexico. email: americo@geofisica.unam.mx
J. A. Gonzalez-Esparza
Affiliation:
Insituto de Geofisica Michoacan, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Tzintzuntzan 310, Morelia, Mexico. email: americo@geofisica.unam.mx
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Abstract

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We present a study about the propagation of interplanetary shock waves driven by super magnetosonic coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The discussion focuses on a model which describes the dynamic relationship between the CME and its driven shock and the way to approximate the trajectory of shocks based on those relationships, from near the Sun to 1 AU. We apply the model to the analysis of a case study in which our calculations show quantitative and qualitative agreements with different kinds of data. We discuss the importance of solar wind and CME initial conditions on the shock wave evolution.

Keywords

Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs)Shock wavesSun: activityMethods: analytical

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