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1.
Halo coronal mass ejections (HCMEs) originating from regions close to the center of the Sun are likely to be responsible for
severe geomagnetic storms. It is important to predict geoeffectiveness of HCMEs by using observations when they are still
near the Sun. Unfortunately, coronagraphic observations do not provide true speeds of CMEs because of projection effects.
In the present paper, we present a new technique to allow estimates of the space speed and approximate source location using
projected speeds measured at different position angles for a given HCME (velocity asymmetry). We apply this technique to HCMEs
observed during 2001 – 2002 and find that the improved speeds are better correlated with the travel times of HCMEs to Earth
and with the magnitudes of ensuing geomagnetic storms. 相似文献
2.
Theoretical studies of the normal modes of a coronal slab often neglect gravity, as in Edwin and Roberts (Solar Phys.
71, 239, 1982). Here we study analytically the effect of gravity acting on a horizontal slab as a first step away from a homogeneous medium.
Because of the inclusion of gravity, the symmetry of a homogeneous slab is lost, so the normal modes cannot be classified
into kink and sausage modes. The presence of gravity also modifies the oscillatory frequencies of the slab, as well as the
lower cutoff frequency, resulting in the possible transition between surface and body modes. For general coronal parameters,
the dimensionless gravity term turns out to be small, so these effects are also small.
A.J. Díaz’s current affiliation: Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, E-07122, Spain. 相似文献
3.
Recent numerical investigations of wave propagation near coronal magnetic null points (McLaughlin and Hood: Astron. Astrophys.
459, 641, 2006) have indicated how a fast MHD wave partially converts into a slow MHD wave as the disturbance passes from a low-β plasma to a high-β plasma. This is a complex process and a clear understanding of the conversion mechanism requires the detailed investigation
of a simpler model. An investigation of mode conversion in a stratified, isothermal atmosphere with a uniform, vertical magnetic
field is carried out, both numerically and analytically. In contrast to previous investigations of upward-propagating waves
(Zhugzhda and Dzhalilov: Astron. Astrophys.
112, 16, 1982a; Cally: Astrophys. J.
548, 473, 2001), this paper studies the downward propagation of waves from a low-β to high-β environment. A simple expression for the amplitude of the transmitted wave is compared with the numerical solution. 相似文献
4.
The decrease in the rms contrast of time-averaged images with the averaging time is compared between four data sets: (1) a
series of solar granulation images recorded at La Palma in 1993, (2) a series of artificial granulation images obtained in
numerical simulations by Rieutord et al. (Nuovo Cimento
25, 523, 2002), (3) a similar series computed by Steffen and his colleagues (see Wedemeyer et al. in Astron. Astrophys.
44, 1121, 2004), (4) a random field with some parameters typical of the granulation, constructed by Rast (Astron. Astrophys.
392, L13, 2002). In addition, (5) a sequence of images was obtained from real granulation images by using a temporal and spatial shuffling
procedure, and the contrast of the average of n images from this sequence as a function of n is analysed. The series (1) of real granulation images exhibits a considerably slower contrast decrease than do both the
series (3) of simulated granulation images and the series (4) of random fields. Starting from some relatively short averaging
times t, the behaviour of the contrast in series (3) and (4) resembles the t
−1/2 statistical law, whereas the shuffled series (5) obeys the n
−1/2 law from n=2 on. Series (2) demonstrates a peculiarly slow decline of contrast, which could be attributed to particular properties of
the boundary conditions used in the simulations. Comparisons between the analysed contrast-variation laws indicate quite definitely
that the brightness field of solar granulation contains a long-lived component, which could be associated with locally persistent
dark intergranular holes and/or with the presence of quasi-regular structures. The suggestion that the random field (4) successfully
reproduces the contrast-variation law for the real granulation (Rast in Astron. Astrophys.
392, L13, 2002) can be dismissed. 相似文献
5.
R. Kano T. Sakao H. Hara S. Tsuneta K. Matsuzaki K. Kumagai M. Shimojo K. Minesugi K. Shibasaki E. E. DeLuca L. Golub J. Bookbinder D. Caldwell P. Cheimets J. Cirtain E. Dennis T. Kent M. Weber 《Solar physics》2008,249(2):263-279
The X-ray Telescope (XRT) aboard the Hinode satellite is a grazing incidence X-ray imager equipped with a 2048×2048 CCD. The XRT has 1 arcsec pixels with a wide field
of view of 34×34 arcmin. It is sensitive to plasmas with a wide temperature range from < 1 to 30 MK, allowing us to obtain
TRACE-like low-temperature images as well as Yohkoh/SXT-like high-temperature images. The spacecraft Mission Data Processor (MDP) controls the XRT through sequence tables with
versatile autonomous functions such as exposure control, region-of-interest tracking, flare detection, and flare location
identification. Data are compressed either with DPCM or JPEG, depending on the purpose. This results in higher cadence and/or
wider field of view for a given telemetry bandwidth. With a focus adjust mechanism, a higher resolution of Gaussian focus
may be available on-axis. This paper follows the first instrument paper for the XRT (Golub et al., Solar Phys.
243, 63, 2007) and discusses the design and measured performance of the X-ray CCD camera for the XRT and its control system with the MDP. 相似文献
6.
Yu Liu 《Solar physics》2008,249(1):75-84
Liu et al. (Astrophys. J.
628, 1056, 2005a) described one surge – coronal mass ejection (CME) event showing a close relationship between solar chromospheric surge ejection
and CME that had not been noted before. In this work, large Hα surges (>72 Mm, or 100 arcsec) are studied. Eight of these
were associated with CMEs. According to their distinct morphological features, Hα surges can be classified into three types:
jetlike, diffuse, and closed loop. It was found that all of the jetlike surges were associated with jetlike CMEs (with angular
widths ≤30 degrees); the diffuse surges were all associated with wide-angle CMEs (e.g., halo); the closed-loop surges were not associated with CMEs. The exclusive relation between Hα surges and CMEs indicates
difference in magnetic field configurations. The jetlike surges and related narrow CMEs propagate along coronal fields that
are originally open. The unusual transverse mass motions in the diffuse surges are suggested to be due to magnetic reconnections
in the corona that produce wide-angle CMEs. For the closed-loop surges, their paths are just outlining stable closed loops
close to the solar surface. Thus no CMEs are associated with them. 相似文献
7.
Mausumi Dikpati Peter A. Gilman Giuliana de Toma Siddhartha S. Ghosh 《Solar physics》2007,245(1):1-17
We use the flux-transport dynamo prediction scheme introduced by Dikpati, de Toma, and Gilman (Geophys. Res. Lett.
33, L05102, 2006) to make separate simulations and predictions of sunspot cycle peaks for northern and southern hemispheres. Despite the division
of the data, the skill level achieved is only slightly lower than that achieved for the sum of both hemispheres. The model
shows skill at simulating and predicting the difference in peaks between North and South, provided that difference is more
than a few percent. The simulation and prediction skill is achieved without adjustment to any parameters of the model that
were used when peaks for the sum of North and South sunspot areas was simulated. The results are also very insensitive to
the averaging length applied to the input data, provided the simulations and predictions are for peaks defined by averaging
the observations over at least 13 rotations. However, in its present form, the model is not capable of skillfully simulating
or predicting short-time-scale features of individual solar cycles. 相似文献
8.
Various solar wind forecasting methods have been developed during the past decade, such as the Wang?–?Sheeley model and the Hakamada?–?Akasofu?–?Fry Version 2 (HAFv2) model. Also, considerable correlation has been found between the solar wind speed v and the coronal hole (CH) area A M on the visible side of the Sun, showing quantitative improvement of forecasting accuracy in low CME activity periods (e.g., Vr?nak, Temmer, and Veronig, Solar Phys. 240, 315, 2007a). Properties of lower layers of the solar atmosphere are good indications of the subsequent interplanetary and geomagnetic activities. We analyze the SOHO/EIT 284 Å images and construct a new forecasting factor (Pch) from the brightness of the solar EUV emission, and a good correlation is found between the Pch factor and the 3-day-lag solar wind velocity (v) probed by the ACE spacecraft. The main difference between the Pch and A M factor is that Pch does not depend on the CH-boundary estimate and can reflect both the area and brightness of CH. A simple method of forecasting the solar wind speed near Earth in low CME activity periods is presented. Between Pch and v from 21 November until 26 December 2003, the linear correlation coefficient is R=0.89. For comparison we also analyze the data in the same period (DOY 25?–?125, 2005) as Vr?nak, Temmer, and Veronig (Solar Phys. 240, 315, 2007a), who used the CH areas A M for predicting the solar wind parameters. In this period the correlation coefficient between Pch and v is R=0.70, whereas for A M and v the correlation coefficient is R=0.62. The average relative difference between the calculated and the observed values is $\overline{|\delta|}\approx 12.15\%Various solar wind forecasting methods have been developed during the past decade, such as the Wang – Sheeley model and the
Hakamada – Akasofu – Fry Version 2 (HAFv2) model. Also, considerable correlation has been found between the solar wind speed
v and the coronal hole (CH) area A
M on the visible side of the Sun, showing quantitative improvement of forecasting accuracy in low CME activity periods (e.g., Vršnak, Temmer, and Veronig, Solar Phys.
240, 315, 2007a). Properties of lower layers of the solar atmosphere are good indications of the subsequent interplanetary and geomagnetic
activities. We analyze the SOHO/EIT 284 ? images and construct a new forecasting factor (Pch) from the brightness of the solar
EUV emission, and a good correlation is found between the Pch factor and the 3-day-lag solar wind velocity (v) probed by the ACE spacecraft. The main difference between the Pch and A
M factor is that Pch does not depend on the CH-boundary estimate and can reflect both the area and brightness of CH. A simple
method of forecasting the solar wind speed near Earth in low CME activity periods is presented. Between Pch and v from 21 November until 26 December 2003, the linear correlation coefficient is R=0.89. For comparison we also analyze the data in the same period (DOY 25 – 125, 2005) as Vršnak, Temmer, and Veronig (Solar Phys.
240, 315, 2007a), who used the CH areas A
M for predicting the solar wind parameters. In this period the correlation coefficient between Pch and v is R=0.70, whereas for A
M and v the correlation coefficient is R=0.62. The average relative difference between the calculated and the observed values is
. Furthermore, for the ten peaks during the analysis period, Pch and v show a correlation coefficient of R=0.78, and the average relative difference between the calculated and the observed peak values is
. Moreover, the Pch factor can eliminate personal bias in the forecasting process, which existed in the method using CH area
as input parameter, because CH area depends on the CH-boundary estimate but Pch does not. Until now the CH-boundary could
not be easily determined since no quantitative criteria can be used to precisely locate CHs from observations, which led to
differences in forecasting accuracy. 相似文献
9.
The solar wind quasi-invariant (QI) has been defined by Osherovich, Fainberg, and Stone (Geophys. Res. Lett.
26, 2597, 1999) as the ratio of magnetic energy density and the energy density of the solar wind flow. In the regular solar wind QI is a
rather small number, since the energy of the flow is almost two orders of magnitude greater than the magnetic energy. However,
in magnetic clouds, QI is the order of unity (less than 1) and thus magnetic clouds can be viewed as a great anomaly in comparison
with its value in the background solar wind. We study the duration, extent, and amplitude of this anomaly for two groups of
isolated magnetic clouds: slow clouds (360<v<450 km s−1) and fast clouds (450≤v<720 km s−1). By applying the technique of superposition of epochs to 12 slow and 12 fast clouds from the catalog of Richardson and Cane
(Solar Phys. 264, 189, 2010), we create an average slow cloud and an average fast cloud observed at 1 AU. From our analysis of these average clouds,
we obtain cloud boundaries in both time and space as well as differences in QI amplitude and other parameters characterizing
the solar wind state. Interplanetary magnetic clouds are known to cause major magnetic storms at the Earth, especially those
clouds which travel from the sun to the Earth at high speeds. Characterizing each magnetic cloud by its QI value and extent
may help in understanding the role of those disturbances in producing geomagnetic activity. 相似文献
10.
In the framework of ‘microscopic’ theory of black holes (J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Suppl. B 70, 84, 2001; Astrophys. USSR 4, 659, 1996; 35, 335, 1991, 33, 143, 1990, 31, 345, 1989a; Astrophys. Space Sci. 1, 1992; Dokl. Akad. Nauk USSR 309, 97, 1989b), and references therein, we address the ‘pre-radiation time’ (PRT) of neutrinos from black holes, which implies the lapse
of time from black hole’s birth till radiation of an extremely high energy neutrinos. For post-PRT lifetime, the black hole
no longer holds as a region of spacetime that cannot communicate with the external universe. We study main features of spherical
accretion onto central BH and infer a mass accretion rate onto it, and, further, calculate the resulting PRT versus bolometric
luminosity due to accretion onto black hole. We estimate the PRTs of AGN black holes, with the well-determined masses and
bolometric luminosities, collected from the literature by Woo Jong-Hak and Urry (Astrophys. J. 579, 530, 2002) on which this paper is partially based. The simulations for the black holes of masses M
BH
≃(1.1⋅106
÷4.2⋅109) M
⊙ give the values of PRTs varying in the range of about T
BH
≃(4.3⋅105
÷5.6⋅1011) yr. The derived PRTs for the 60 AGN black holes are longer than the age of the universe (∼13.7 Gyr) favored today. At present,
some of remaining 174 BHs may radiate neutrinos. However, these results would be underestimated if the reservoir of gas for
accretion in the galaxy center is quite modest, and no obvious way to feed the BHs with substantial accretion. 相似文献
11.
Statistical Assessment of Photospheric Magnetic Features in Imminent Solar Flare Predictions 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Hui Song Changyi Tan Ju Jing Haimin Wang Vasyl Yurchyshyn Valentyna Abramenko 《Solar physics》2009,254(1):101-125
In this study we use the ordinal logistic regression method to establish a prediction model, which estimates the probability
for each solar active region to produce X-, M-, or C-class flares during the next 1-day time period. The three predictive
parameters are (1) the total unsigned magnetic flux T
flux, which is a measure of an active region’s size, (2) the length of the strong-gradient neutral line L
gnl, which describes the global nonpotentiality of an active region, and (3) the total magnetic dissipation E
diss, which is another proxy of an active region’s nonpotentiality. These parameters are all derived from SOHO MDI magnetograms.
The ordinal response variable is the different level of solar flare magnitude. By analyzing 174 active regions, L
gnl is proven to be the most powerful predictor, if only one predictor is chosen. Compared with the current prediction methods
used by the Solar Monitor at the Solar Data Analysis Center (SDAC) and NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the
ordinal logistic model using L
gnl, T
flux, and E
diss as predictors demonstrated its automatic functionality, simplicity, and fairly high prediction accuracy. To our knowledge,
this is the first time the ordinal logistic regression model has been used in solar physics to predict solar flares. 相似文献
12.
Halo coronal mass ejections (HCMEs) are a major cause of geomagnetic storms, hence their three-dimensional structures are important for space weather. We compare three cone models: an elliptical-cone model, an ice-cream-cone model, and an asymmetric-cone model. These models allow us to determine three-dimensional parameters of HCMEs such as radial speed, angular width, and the angle [γ] between sky plane and cone axis. We compare these parameters obtained from three models using 62 HCMEs observed by SOHO/LASCO from 2001 to 2002. Then we obtain the root-mean-square (RMS) error between the highest measured projection speeds and their calculated projection speeds from the cone models. As a result, we find that the radial speeds obtained from the models are well correlated with one another (R > 0.8). The correlation coefficients between angular widths range from 0.1 to 0.48 and those between γ-values range from ?0.08 to 0.47, which is much smaller than expected. The reason may be the different assumptions and methods. The RMS errors between the highest measured projection speeds and the highest estimated projection speeds of the elliptical-cone model, the ice-cream-cone model, and the asymmetric-cone model are 376 km?s?1, 169 km?s?1, and 152 km?s?1. We obtain the correlation coefficients between the location from the models and the flare location (R > 0.45). Finally, we discuss strengths and weaknesses of these models in terms of space-weather application. 相似文献
13.
Solar p modes are one of the dominant types of coherent signals in Doppler velocity in the solar photosphere, with periods showing
a power peak at five minutes. The propagation (or leakage) of these p-mode signals into the higher solar atmosphere is one of the key drivers of oscillatory motions in the higher solar chromosphere
and corona. This paper examines numerically the direct propagation of acoustic waves driven harmonically at the photosphere,
into the nonmagnetic solar atmosphere. Erdélyi et al. (Astron. Astrophys.
467, 1299, 2007) investigated the acoustic response to a single point-source driver. In the follow-up work here we generalise this previous
study to more structured, coherent, photospheric drivers mimicking solar global oscillations. When our atmosphere is driven
with a pair of point drivers separated in space, reflection at the transition region causes cavity oscillations in the lower
chromosphere, and amplification and cavity resonance of waves at the transition region generate strong surface oscillations.
When driven with a widely horizontally coherent velocity signal, cavity modes are caused in the chromosphere, surface waves
occur at the transition region, and fine structures are generated extending from a dynamic transition region into the lower
corona, even in the absence of a magnetic field. 相似文献
14.
A second order atmospheric drag theory based on the usage of TD88 model is constructed. It is developed to the second order
in terms of TD88 small parameters K
n,j
. The short periodic perturbations, of all orbital elements, are evaluated. The secular perturbations of the semi-major axis
and of the eccentricity are obtained. The theory is applied to determine the lifetime of the satellites ROHINI (1980 62A),
and to predict the lifetime of the microsatellite MIMOSA. The secular perturbations of the nodal longitude and of the argument
of perigee due to the Earth’s gravity are taken into account up to the second order in Earth’s oblateness. 相似文献
15.
We studied the characteristics of the zebra-associated spike-like bursts that were recorded with high time resolution at 1420
MHz in four intervals (from 12:45 to 12:48 UT) during 5 August 2003. Our detailed analysis is based on the selection of more
than 500 such spike-like bursts and it is, at least to our knowledge, the first study devoted to such short-lived bursts.
Their characteristics are different from those pertinent to “normal” spike bursts, as presented in the paper by Güdel and
Benz (Astron. Astrophys.
231, 202, 1990); in particular, their duration (about 7.4 ms at half power) is shorter, so they should be members of the SSS (super short
structures) family (Magdalenić et al., Astrophys. J.
642, L77, 2006). The bursts were generally strongly R-polarized; however, during the decaying part of interval I a low R-polarized and L-polarized
bursts were also present. This change of polarization shows a trend that resembles the peculiar form of the zebra lines in
the spectral dominion (“V” like). A global statistical analysis on the bursts observed in the two polarimetric channels shows
that the highest cross-correlation coefficient (about 0.5) was pertinent to interval I. The zebras and the bursts can be interpreted
by the same double plasma resonance process as proposed by Bárta and Karlicky (Astron. Astrophys.
379, 1045, 2001) and Karlicky et al. (Astron. Astrophys.
375, 638, 2001); in particular, the spikes are generated by the interruption of this process by assumed turbulence (density or magnetic
field variations). This process should be present in the region close to the reconnection site (e.g., in the plasma reconnection outflows) where the density and the magnetic field vary strongly. 相似文献
16.
Observations indicate that in plage areas (i.e. in active regions outside sunspots) acoustic waves travel faster than in the quiet Sun, leading to shortened travel times
and higher p-mode frequencies. Coupled with the 11-year variation of solar activity, this may also explain the solar cycle variation of
oscillation frequencies. While it is clear that the ultimate cause of any difference between the quiet Sun and plage is the
presence of magnetic fields of order 100 G in the latter, the mechanism by which the magnetic field exerts its influence has
not yet been conclusively identified. One possible such mechanism is suggested by the observation that granular motions in
plage areas tend to be slightly “abnormal”, dampened compared to the quiet Sun.
In this paper we consider the effect that abnormal granulation observed in active regions should have on the propagation of
acoustic waves. Any such effect is found to be limited to a shallow surface layer where sound waves propagate nearly vertically.
The magnetically suppressed turbulence implies higher sound speeds, leading to shorter travel times. This time shift Δ
τ is independent of the travel distance, while it shows a characteristic dependence on the assumed plage field strength. As
a consequence of the variation of the acoustic cutoff with height, Δ
τ is expected to be significantly higher for higher frequency waves within the observed regime of 3 – 5 mHz. The lower group
velocity near the upper reflection point further leads to an increased envelope time shift, as compared to the phase shift.
p-mode frequencies in plage areas are increased by a corresponding amount, Δ
ν/ν=ν
Δ
τ. These characteristics of the time and frequency shifts are in accordance with observations. The calculated overall amplitudes
of the time and frequency shifts are comparable to, but still significantly less than (by a factor of 2 to 5), those suggested
by measurements. 相似文献
17.
We use an innovative research technique to analyze combined images from the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer (CDS) on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE). We produce a high spatial and temporal resolution simulated CDS raster or “composite” map from TRACE data and use
this composite map to jointly analyze data from both instruments. We show some of the advantages of using the “composite”
map method for coronal loop studies. We investigate two postflare loop structures. We find cool material (250 000 K) concentrated
at the tips or apex of the loops. This material is found to be above its scale height and therefore not in hydrostatic equilibrium.
The exposure times of the composite map and TRACE images are used to give an estimate of another loop’s cooling time. The
contribution to the emission in the TRACE images for the spectral lines present in its narrow passband is estimated by using
the CDS spectral data and CHIANTI to derive synthetic spectra. We obtain cospatial and cotemporal data collected by both instruments
in SOHO Joint Observations Program (JOP) 146 and show how the combination of these data can be utilized to obtain more accurate
measurements of coronal plasmas than if analyzed individually.
Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article () contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
18.
We present a careful investigation of the magnetofrictional relaxation and extrapolation technique applied to the reconstruction
of two test fields. These fields are taken from the family of nonlinear force-free magnetic equilibria constructed by Low
and Lou (Astrophys. J.
352, 343, 1990), which have emerged as standard tests for extrapolation techniques in recent years. For the practically relevant case that
only the field values in the bottom plane of the considered volume (vector magnetogram) are used as input information (i.e., not including the knowledge about the test field at the side and top boundaries), the test field is reconstructed to a higher
accuracy than obtained previously. Detailed diagnostics of the reconstruction accuracy show that the implementation of fourth-order
spatial discretization was essential to reach this accuracy for the given test fields and to achieve near machine precision
in satisfying the solenoidal condition. Different variants of boundary conditions are tested, which all yield comparable accuracy.
In its present implementation, the technique yields a scaling of computing time with total number of grid points only slightly
below N
5/3, which is too steep for applications to large (≥10242) magnetograms, except on supercomputers. Directions for improvement are outlined. 相似文献
19.
Anirudh Pradhan Hassan Amirhashchi Rekha Jaiswal 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2011,334(2):249-260
A new class of dark energy models in a Locally Rotationally Symmetric Bianchi type-II (LRS B-II) space-time with variable
equation of state (EoS) parameter and constant deceleration parameter have been investigated in the present paper. The Einstein’s
field equations have been solved by applying a variation law for generalized Hubble’s parameter given by Berman: Nuovo Cimento
74:182 (1983) which generates two types of solutions for the average scale factor, one is of power-law type and other is of the exponential-law
form. Using these two forms, Einstein’s field equations are solved separately that correspond to expanding singular and non-singular
models of the universe respectively. The dark energy EoS parameter ω is found to be time dependent and its existing range for both models is in good agreement with the three recent observations
of (i) SNe Ia data (Knop et al.: Astrophys. J. 598:102 (2003)), (ii) SNe Ia data collaborated with CMBR anisotropy and galaxy clustering statistics (Tegmark et al.: Astrophys. J. 606:702 (2004)) and latest (iii) a combination of cosmological datasets coming from CMB anisotropies, luminosity distances of high redshift
type Ia supernovae and galaxy clustering (Hinshaw et al.: Astrophys. J. Suppl. 180:225 (2009); Komatsu et al. Astrophys. J. Suppl. 180:330 (2009)). The cosmological constant Λ is found to be a positive decreasing function of time and it approaches a small positive value
at late time (i.e. the present epoch) which is corroborated by results from recent supernovae Ia observations. The physical
and geometric behaviour of the universe have also been discussed in detail. 相似文献
20.
Forecasting space weather more accurately from solar observations requires an understanding of the variations in physical
properties of interplanetary (IP) shocks as solar activity changes. We examined the characteristics (occurrence rate, physical
parameters, and types of shock driver) of IP shocks. During the period of 1995 – 2001, a total of 249 forward IP shocks were
observed. In calculating the shock parameters, we used the solar wind data from Wind at the solar minimum period (1995 – 1997) and from ACE since 1998 including the solar maximum period (1999 – 2001). Most
of IP shocks (68%) are concentrated in the solar maximum period. The values of physical quantities of IP shocks, such as the
shock speed, the sonic Mach number, and the ratio of plasma density compression, are larger at solar maximum than at solar
minimum. However, the ratio of IMF compression is larger at solar minimum. The IP shock drivers are classified into four groups:
magnetic clouds (MCs), ejecta, high speed streams (HSSs), and unidentified drivers. The MC is the most dominant and strong
shock driver and 150 out of total 249 IP shocks are driven by MCs. The MC is a principal and very effective shock driver not
only at solar maximum but also at solar minimum, in contrast to results from previous studies, where the HSS is considered
as the dominant IP shock driver. 相似文献