The first SEPServer event catalogue ~68-MeV solar proton events observed at 1 AU in 1996–2010

Autor: Rodríguez-Gasén Rosa, Riihonen Esa, Raukunen Osku, Oittinen Tero, Nindos Alexander, Miteva Rositsa, Mishev Alexander, Maisala Sami, Kouloumvakos Athanasios, Kopp Andreas, Kilian Patrick, Kiener Jürgen, Huttunen-Heikinmaa Kalle, Heynderickx Daniel, Hamadache Clarisse, Ganse Urs, Dröge Wolfgang, Braune Stephan, Battarbee Markus, Aurass Henry, Agueda Neus, Afanasiev Alexander, Klein Karl‐Ludwig, Papaioannou Athanasios, Malandraki Olga E., Heber Bernd, Valtonen Eino, Vainio Rami, Saloniemi Oskari, Sanahuja Blai, Scherer Renate, Spanier Felix, Tatischeff Vincent, Tziotziou Kostas, Usoskin Ilya G., Vilmer Nicole
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, Vol 3, p A12 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2115-7251
DOI: 10.1051/swsc/2013030
Popis: SEPServer is a three-year collaborative project funded by the seventh framework programme (FP7-SPACE) of the European Union. The objective of the project is to provide access to state-of-the-art observations and analysis tools for the scientific community on solar energetic particle (SEP) events and related electromagnetic (EM) emissions. The project will eventually lead to better understanding of the particle acceleration and transport processes at the Sun and in the inner heliosphere. These processes lead to SEP events that form one of the key elements of space weather. In this paper we present the first results from the systematic analysis work performed on the following datasets: SOHO/ERNE, SOHO/EPHIN, ACE/EPAM, Wind/WAVES and GOES X-rays. A catalogue of SEP events at 1 AU, with complete coverage over solar cycle 23, based on high-energy (~68-MeV) protons from SOHO/ERNE and electron recordings of the events by SOHO/EPHIN and ACE/EPAM are presented. A total of 115 energetic particle events have been identified and analysed using velocity dispersion analysis (VDA) for protons and time-shifting analysis (TSA) for electrons and protons in order to infer the SEP release times at the Sun. EM observations during the times of the SEP event onset have been gathered and compared to the release time estimates of particles. Data from those events that occurred during the European day-time, i.e., those that also have observations from ground-based observatories included in SEPServer, are listed and a preliminary analysis of their associations is presented. We find that VDA results for protons can be a useful tool for the analysis of proton release times, but if the derived proton path length is out of a range of 1 AU
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