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1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration www.nasa.gov NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Software Engineering Division Overview of Significant SWx Events in 2012 Yihua Zheng NASA Goddard Space Flight Center http://swrc.gsfc.nasa,gov

2 Outline  Types of Space Weather Storms  Solar energetic ion storms (everywhere)  Radiation belt electron storms (Earth/Earth-like planets)  Geomagnetic storms (Earth and Earth-like)  Radio Blackouts  Significant SWx Events in 2012 2

3 CME, Flares, and Coronal Hole High speed solar wind Three very important solar wind disturbances/structures for space weather Solar energetic particles CME, Flares, and Coronal Hole HSS The Sun Maker of Space Weather Radiation storm o proton radiation (SEP) o electron radiation Radio blackout storm Geomagnetic storm o CME storm (can be severe) o CIR storm (at most moderate) Flare Flare and CME demo

4 Types of Storms 4

5 CME STEREO A STEREO B Earth * SOHO/ACE SDO

6 CME and SEP path are different CME: could get deflected, bended, but more or less in the radial direction Courtesy: Odstrcil SEPs CME

7 CME impact and SEP (Solar Energetic Particle) impact are different CME Important distinction CME impact @ Earth: Geomagnetic Storm Radiation storm @ Earth from SEPs CME speed: 300 – 3500 km/s SEPs: fraction of c Light speed c: 3 x10^5 km/s Ion Radiation storm vs Geomagnetic storm

8 8 SEPs: ion radiation storms Potentially affect everywhere in the solar system Courtesy: SVS@ NASA/GSFC

9 9 Geomagnetic Storms: CME interaction with Earth (magnetic field) Courtesy: SVS@ NASA/GSFC Geomagnetic storms due to CIRs are at most moderate

10 10 Electron Radiation: Radiation belt (Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Courtesy: SVS@ NASA/GSFC RBSP: launched successfully on August 30, 2012

11 Two types of external solar wind drivers for Outer Radiation Belt 11 CME storms peak flux penetrate closer to Earth CIR storms (due to high speed solar wind streams) peak around geosynchronous orbit

12 Significant SWx Events in 2012 12 Increase in solar activities in comparison to 2010 and 2011

13 Significant SEP Events Three major SEP events –A–Around Earth: Jan 23, 2012 event: peak flux 6310 pfu @ Jan 24/15:30 UT – largest since November 2003 March 7, 2012 event: peak flux 6530 pfu@ Mar 08/11:15 UT – largest since November 2003 –A–Around STEREO A 23 July 2012 event: peak flux 454 pfu/MeV for 13 -100 MeV protons  ~ 4.5x10^4 pfu Extreme SEP events since 1976 (the > 10 MeV proton flux @ geo orbit >10^4 pfu) 1989 Oct 2040,000 pfu 1991 Mar 2443,000 pfu 2000 Jul 1524,000 pfu 2000 Nov 0914,800 pfu 2001 Sep 2512,900 pfu 2001 Nov 0631,700 pfu 2001 Nov 24/0555 18,900 pfu 2003 Oct 29/0615 29500 pfu SEP event trend (The > 10 MeV proton flux exceeding 10 pfu @ Earth) –2–2010 1 event –2–2011 8 events –2–2012 14 events 13 >100 pfu 2010 -2011: 0 event 2012: 6 events First GLE event of Solar Cycle 24 May 17, 2012 AR 1476

14 SEPs @ Earth 2012 14 S1 S2 S3 Cyan: for the > 10 MeV proton flux Rick Mullinix and David Berrios S1 (>10 pfu): 14 events S2 (>100 pfu): 6 events S3 (>1000 pfu): 2 events

15 SEPs @ STEREO B (year 2012) 15 Exceeding 10 pfu 9 events Exceeding 100 pfu: 2 events Exceeding 1000 pfu: 1 event S1 S2 S3 Rick Mullinix and David Berrios 13 – 100 MeV protons (unit pfu/MeV)

16 SEPs @ STEREO A (year 2012) 16 Exceeding 10 pfu 9 events Exceeding 100 pfu: 5 events Exceeding 1000 pfu: 1event 23 JULY 2012 event S1 S2 S3 S4 Rick Mullinix and David Berrios 13 – 100 MeV protons (unit pfu/MeV)

17 17 SEP event spatial distribution > 10 pfu 9 events > 100 pfu: 5 events > 1000 pfu: 1 event >10 pfu 14 events > 100 pfu: 6 events > 1000 pfu: 2 events >10 pfu 9 events > 100 pfu: 2 events > 1000 pfu: 1 event

18 Significant Geomagnetic Storms in 2012 Two major geomagnetic storms –M–March 7, 2012 CMEs  Dstmin = -133 nT on March 9, 2012 (the largest SEP event too) –J–July 12, 2012 CME  Dstmin = -127 nT on July 15, 2012 AR 1520, also responsible for the 23 July 2012 space weather event Similar to year 2011 (two major geomagnetic storms) 18 A few outstanding active regions AR 1429 - produced 10 major flare/CME events and was active for about 28 days AR 1476 - produced the first GLE event of solar cycle 24 AR 1520 – produced 5 major flare/CME events in 21 days

19 Significant Geomagnetic Storms in 2012 Two major geomagnetic storms –M–March 7, 2012 CMEs  Dstmin = -133 nT on March 9, 2012 (the largest SEP event too) –J–July 12, 2012 CME  Dstmin = -127 nT on July 15, 2012 AR 1520, also responsible for the 23 July 2012 space weather event Similar to year 2011 (two major geomagnetic storms) 19 A few outstanding active regions AR 1429 - produced 10 major flare/CME events and was active for about 28 days AR 1476 - produced the first GLE event of solar cycle 24 AR 1520 – produced 5 major flare/CME events in 21 days

20 Electron radiation measured @ GOES 20 Rick Mullinix and David Berrios Most of them: from aftermath of CME(s) One: High Speed Solar Wind Streams from a coronal hole

21 The 7 March 2012 event 21

22 2012 March 7 X5.4/X1.3 flares Most pronounced in x-ray and EUV X-ray EUV Blended EUV

23 The 7 March 2012 CMEs

24 24

25 GOES >10 MeV 13-100 MeV STEREO B 13-100 MeV STEREO A GOES x-ray M2.0 V CME =1540 km/s X1.1 VCME=1360 km/s X5.4/2200 km/s X1.3/1800 km/s M6.3/CME=1125 km/s M8.4 VCME=1500 km/s M7.9 VCME=2100 km/s SEP: proton radiation Both the CME(s) and flare(s) contribute to the SEP enhancement

26 26 CME impact at Earth Dstmin = -133 nT

27 The 23 July 2012 event 27

28 National Aeronautics and Space Administration www.nasa.gov NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Software Engineering Division Courtesy M. Mays VEX/ASPERA Y. Futaana, S. Barabash and J. Luhmann

29 STEREO A IMPACT Data M. Leila Mays

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