Improved methods for determining the kinematics of coronal mass ejections and coronal waves

2013/07/30 by J. P. Byrne, Jason P. Byrne, D. M. Long +10
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical mechanics #Computer science #Context (archaeology) #Coronal mass ejection #Geology #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Kinematics #Magnetic field #Physics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Solar wind #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321223

12 pages, 12 figures

arxiv created 2013/07/30 · openalex publication_date 2013/07/30 · arxiv updated 2015/06/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The study of solar eruptive events and associated phenomena is of great importance in the context of solar and heliophysics. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and coronal waves are energetic manifestations of the restructuring of the solar magnetic field and mass motion of the plasma. Characterising this motion is vital for deriving the dynamics of these events and thus understanding the physics driving their initiation and propagation. The development and use of appropriate methods for measuring event kinematics is therefore imperative.

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