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Space Weather Monitor at the L5 Point: A Case Study of a CME Observed with STEREO B
Space Weather ( IF 4.288 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-23 , DOI: 10.1029/2020sw002533
L. Rodriguez 1 , C. Scolini 1, 2 , M. Mierla 1, 3 , A. N. Zhukov 1, 4 , M. J. West 1
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An important location for future space weather monitoring is the Lagrange point 5 (L5) of the Sun‐Earth system. We test the performance of L5 for space weather monitoring using STEREO B observations of an Earth‐directed coronal mass ejection (CME), seen as a partial halo by SOHO at L1. STEREO B (located close to L5) continuously tracked the CME. By using these data in combination with methods to calculate the CME arrival time at the Earth (extrapolation, drag‐based model, and a magnetohydrodynamic model), we demonstrate that the estimation of the CME arrival time can be drastically improved by adding L5 data. Based on the L1 data alone, one could predict that the CME would arrive at the Earth. Using only the L5 data, one would not expect an arrival, as the estimations of the CME 3‐D configuration is uncertain. The combination of L1 and L5 data leads to an ambiguous prediction of the CME arrival due to low CME brightness in L1 data. To obtain an unambiguous prediction, one needs its 3‐D configuration, from observing the CME material close to the plane of the sky from at least two viewpoints (in this case L5 and, coincidentally, L4). This event demonstrates that L1 observations may be better to determine CME arrival, but L5 observations are superior for constraining arrival time. In this work, the advantages and caveats of using data from a space weather monitor at L5 for predicting interplanetary propagation of CMEs are discussed and demonstrated in a direct case study.

中文翻译:

L5点的太空天气监测仪:以STEREO B观测的CME为例

未来太空天气监视的重要位置是太阳地球系统的Lagrange点5(L5)。我们使用STEREO B观测到的地球冠冕物质抛射(CME)来测试L5在太空天气监测方面的性能,这被SOHO观测为L1的部分光晕。STEREO B(位于L5附近)持续跟踪CME。通过将这些数据与方法结合使用以计算CME到达地球的时间(外推,基于阻力的模型和磁流体动力学模型),我们证明了通过添加L5数据可以大大改善CME到达时间的估计。仅凭L1数据,就可以预测CME到达地球。仅使用L5数据,就不会期望到达,因为CME 3-D配置的估计是不确定的。由于L1数据中的CME亮度低,L1和L5数据的组合导致CME到达的模棱两可的预测。为了获得明确的预测,需要从至少两个视点(在本例中为L5,同时是L4)观察靠近天空平面的CME材料,使其具有3D结构。此事件表明,L1观测值可能更好地确定CME到达,但是L5观测值在约束到达时间方面表现更好。在这项工作中,在直接案例研究中讨论并证明了使用L5的空间天气监测仪数据预测CME的行星际传播的优点和注意事项。从至少两个角度(在这种情况下为L5,同时是L4)观察靠近天空平面的CME材料。该事件表明,L1观测值可能更好地确定CME到达,但是L5观测值在约束到达时间方面表现更好。在这项工作中,在直接案例研究中讨论并证明了使用L5的空间天气监测仪数据预测CME的行星际传播的优势和警告。从至少两个角度(在这种情况下为L5,同时是L4)观察靠近天空平面的CME材料。此事件表明,L1观测值可能更好地确定CME到达,但是L5观测值在约束到达时间方面表现更好。在这项工作中,在直接案例研究中讨论并证明了使用L5的空间天气监测仪数据预测CME的行星际传播的优势和警告。
更新日期:2020-07-23
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