Study of coronal mass ejections and its corresponding interplanetary structures near the Earth

• Grant number: 14/24711-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Effective date (Start): December 01, 2015
• Effective date (End): September 19, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geophysics
• Principal Investigator: Alisson Dal Lago
• Grantee: Carlos Roberto Braga
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 17/21270-7 - Forces acting during the propagation of coronal mass ejections, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

This project aims to study coronal mass ejections (CMEs), its resulting structures in the interplanetary medium (ICMEs) and interplanetary shocks in a comprehensive and detailed way. Observations from coronagraphs onboard both the twin spacecraft STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) and the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) will be used. In the Earth vicinity, the observation from magnetometers onboard spacecraft and observation multidirectional cosmic ray muon detectors will be used. The main objective is to study the speed, direction of propagation and orientation of CME tube flux and comparing it with analogous parameters derived from the ICMEs. It is of especial interest here studying not radial movement and processes of acceleration/deceleration of ICMEs in the interplanetary medium. The results will improve the understanding of the Sun-Earth relations by allowing better understanding of what coronal mass ejections and interplanetary shock may cause near the Earth.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

KOZAI, M.; MUNAKATA, K.; KATO, C.; KUWABARA, T.; ROCKENBACH, M.; DAL LAGO, A.; SCHUCH, N. J.; BRAGA, C. R.; MENDONCA, R. R. S.; AL JASSAR, H. K.; et al. AVERAGE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COSMIC RAYS BEHIND THE INTERPLANETARY SHOCK-GLOBAL MUON DETECTOR NETWORK OBSERVATIONS. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 825, n. 2, JUL 10 2016. (12/20594-0, 08/08840-0, 14/24711-6, 13/02712-8, 12/05436-9, 13/03530-0)

DE MENDONCA, R. R. S.; BRAGA, C. R.; ECHER, E.; DAL LAGO, A.; MUNAKATA, K.; KUWABARA, T.; KOZAI, M.; KATO, C.; ROCKENBACH, M.; SCHUCH, N. J.; et al. THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN SECONDARY COSMIC RAYS (MUONS) OBSERVED AT THE GROUND: ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL MUON DETECTOR NETWORK DATA. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 830, n. 2, OCT 20 2016. (13/03530-0, 12/20594-0, 14/24711-6)

ALVES, L. R.; SOUZA, V. M.; JAUER, P. R.; DA SILVA, L. A.; MEDEIROS, C.; BRAGA, C. R.; ALVES, M. V.; KOGA, D.; MARCHEZI, J. P.; DE MENDONCA, R. R. S.; et al. The Role of Solar Wind Structures in the Generation of ULF Waves in the Inner Magnetosphere. SOLAR PHYSICS, v. 292, n. 7, JUL 2017. (14/21229-9, 14/24711-6)

MENDONCA, R. R. S.; WANG, C.; BRAGA, C. R.; ECHER, E.; DAL LAGO, A.; COSTA, J. E. R.; MUNAKATA, K.; LI, H.; LIU, Z.; RAULIN, J-P; et al. Analysis of Cosmic Rays' Atmospheric Effects and Their Relationships to Cutoff Rigidity and Zenith Angle Using Global Muon Detector Network Data. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, v. 124, n. 12, DEC 2019. (17/21270-7, 14/24711-6, 18/21657-1)

KIHARA, W.; MUNAKATA, K.; KATO, C.; KATAOKA, R.; KADOKURA, A.; MIYAKE, S.; KOZAI, M.; KUWABARA, T.; TOKUMARU, M.; MENDONCA, R. R. S.; et al. A Peculiar ICME Event in August 2018 Observed With the Global Muon Detector Network. SPACE WEATHER-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, v. 19, n. 3, MAR 2021. (17/21270-7, 14/24711-6, 18/21657-1)

BRAGA, CARLOS ROBERTO; VOURLIDAS, ANGELOS; STENBORG, GUILLERMO; DAL LAGO, ALISSON; SOUZA DE MENDONCA, RAFAEL RODRIGUES; ECHER, EZEQUIEL. Predicting the Time of Arrival of Coronal Mass Ejections at Earth From Heliospheric Imaging Observations. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, v. 125, n. 9, SEP 2020. (18/21657-1, 14/24711-6, 17/21270-7)

BRAGA, CARLOS ROBERTO; DAL LAGO, ALISSON; ECHER, EZEQUIEL; STENBORG, GUILLERMO; SOUZA DE MENDONCA, RAFAEL RODRIGUES. Pseudo-automatic Determination of Coronal Mass Ejections' Kinematics in 3D. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 842, n. 2, JUN 20 2017. (12/20594-0, 14/24711-6, 13/02712-8, 12/05436-9, 13/03530-0)

DE MENDONCA, RAFAEL R. S.; BRAGA, CARLOS. R.; ECHER, EZEQUIEL; DAL LAGO, ALISSON; ROCKENBACH, MARLOS; SCHUCH, NELSON J.; MUNAKATA, KAZUOKI; NANDY, D; VALIO, A; PETIT, P. Deriving the solar activity cycle modulation on cosmic ray intensity observed by Nagoya muon detector from October 1970 until December 2012. LIVING AROUND ACTIVE STARS, v. 12, n. S328, p. 4-pg., 2017-01-01. (14/24711-6)

ADHIKARI, BINOD; SAPKOTA, NIRAKAR; BARUWAL, PRASHRIT; CHAPAGAIN, NARAYAN P.; BRAGA, CARLOS ROBERTO. Impacts on Cosmic-Ray Intensity Observed During Geomagnetic Disturbances. SOLAR PHYSICS, v. 292, n. 10, OCT 2017. (13/02712-8, 14/24711-6, 12/05436-9)

MUNAKATA, K.; KOZAI, M.; EVENSON, P.; KUWABARA, T.; KATO, C.; TOKUMARU, M.; ROCKENBACH, M.; DAL LAGO, A.; DE MENDONCA, R. R. S.; BRAGA, C. R.; et al. Cosmic-Ray Short Burst Observed with the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) on 2015 June 22. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 862, n. 2, AUG 1 2018. (14/24711-6)

BRAGA, CARLOS ROBERTO; SOUZA DE MENDONCA, RAFAEL RODRIGUES; DAL LAGO, ALISSON; ECHER, EZEQUIEL; NANDY, D; VALIO, A; PETIT, P. Coronal Mass Ejections travel time. LIVING AROUND ACTIVE STARS, v. 12, n. S328, p. 3-pg., 2017-01-01. (13/02712-8, 12/05436-9, 14/24711-6)