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Plane‐of‐sky simulations of interplanetary shock waves
Author(s) -
Sun W.,
Deehr C. S.,
Fry C. D.,
Dryer M.,
Smith Z.,
Akasofu S.I.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2003gl017574
Subject(s) - interplanetary spaceflight , physics , shock wave , interplanetary medium , sky , coronal mass ejection , solar wind , shock (circulatory) , astronomy , geophysics , plasma , mechanics , medicine , quantum mechanics
We present simulated plane‐of‐sky maps of the shock waves in interplanetary space from several representative solar events by using the Hakamada‐Akasofu‐Fry solar wind model (HAFv.2). This kinematic model uses a three‐dimensional approach to construct plane‐of‐sky maps of interplanetary shock waves initiated by solar flares and CMEs. The simulated plane‐of‐sky maps are in a form that can be directly compared with assimilated optical observations of shock waves from Earth‐orbiting and interplanetary satellites. Combining these simulations with observations would provide a new tool for monitoring the propagation of interplanetary shocks in interplanetary space and for predicting the arrival of shock waves at Earth.