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Development of a formalism for computing in situ transits of Earth-directed CMEs – Part 2: Towards a forecasting tool
Pedro Corona-Romero
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Space Weather National Laboratory (LANCE), Insituto de Geofisica Unidad Michoacan, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Campus Morelia, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
CONACYT-Insituto de Geofisica Unidad Michoacan, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Campus Morelia, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Pete Riley
Predictive Science Inc. 9990 Mesa Rim Rd Suite 170, San Diego, CA 92127, USA
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Short summary
Solar storms are natural phenomena that affect technologies on which our societies are highly dependent. The understanding of solar storms and the capability to anticipate their effects on our technologies is of main interest to shield our societies. In this work we present a semi-empirical approach to increase our understanding of solar storms when they hit our planet. Additionally, we also preset a possible pathway to forecast the transits of solar storms by our planet's orbit.
Solar storms are natural phenomena that affect technologies on which our societies are highly...
