Solar radio bursts as a tool for space weather forecasting

Publication date: January–February 2018 Source:Comptes Rendus Physique, Volume 19, Issues 1–2 Author(s): Karl-Ludwig Klein, Carolina Salas Matamoros, Pietro Zucca The solar corona and its activity induce disturbances that may affect the space environment of the Earth. Noticeable disturbances come from coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which are large-scale ejections of plasma and magnetic fields from the solar corona, and solar energetic particles (SEPs). These particles are accelerated during the explosive variation of the coronal magnetic field or at the shock wave driven by a fast CME. In this contribution, it is illustrated how full Sun microwave observations can lead to (1) an estimate of CME speeds and of the arrival time of the CME at the Earth, (2) the prediction of SEP events attaining the Earth.
Source: Comptes Rendus Physique - Category: Physics Source Type: research