Geoeffective properties of solar transients and stream interaction regions

EKJ Kilpua, A Balogh, R Von Steiger, YD Liu - Space Science Reviews, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs), their possible shocks and sheaths,
and co-rotating interaction regions (CIRs) are the primary large-scale heliospheric structures …

Assessing the quality of models of the ambient solar wind

P MacNeice, LK Jian, SK Antiochos, CN Arge… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we present an assessment of the status of models of the global solar wind in
the inner heliosphere. We limit our discussion to the class of models designed to provide …

On optimum solar wind‐magnetosphere coupling functions for transpolar voltage and planetary geomagnetic activity

M Lockwood, KA McWilliams - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Using 65,133 hourly averages of transpolar voltage (ΦPC) from observations made over 25
yr by the SuperDARN radars, with simultaneous SML and interpolated am geomagnetic …

Solar wind—Magnetosphere coupling functions: Pitfalls, limitations, and applications

M Lockwood - Space weather, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar wind‐magnetosphere coupling functions have now been in use for almost 50 years. In
that time, a very large number of formulations have been proposed. As they become …

Low-latitude aurorae during the extreme space weather events in 1859

H Hayakawa, Y Ebihara, DP Hand… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Carrington storm (1859 September 1/2) is one of the largest magnetic storms
ever observed, and it caused global auroral displays in low-latitude areas, together with a …

Semi-annual, annual and Universal Time variations in the magnetosphere and in geomagnetic activity: 1. Geomagnetic data

M Lockwood, MJ Owens, LA Barnard… - Journal of Space …, 2020 - swsc-journal.org
We study the semi-annual variation in geomagnetic activity, as detected in the geomagnetic
indices am, aa H, AL, Dst and the four aσ indices derived for 6-hour MLT sectors (around …

Geoeffectiveness of stream interaction regions from 1995 to 2016

Y Chi, C Shen, B Luo, Y Wang, M Xu - Space Weather, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stream interaction regions (SIRs) are important sources of geomagnetic storms. In this work,
we first extend the end time of the widely used SIR catalog developed by Jian et al.(2006 …

ULF wave activity in the magnetosphere: Resolving solar wind interdependencies to identify driving mechanisms

SN Bentley, CEJ Watt, MJ Owens… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ultralow frequency (ULF) waves in the magnetosphere are involved in the energization and
transport of radiation belt particles and are strongly driven by the external solar wind …

Interplanetary magnetic field properties and variability near Mercury's orbit

MK James, SM Imber, EJ Bunce… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The first extensive study of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) characteristics and stability at
Mercury is undertaken using MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and …

A survey of 25 years' transpolar voltage data from the SuperDARN radar network and the expanding‐contracting polar cap model

M Lockwood, KA McWilliams - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We use 214,410 hourly observations of transpolar voltage, ΦPC, from 25 years'
observations by the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network radars to confirm the central tenet of …