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Effects of ICMEs on High Energetic Particles as Observed by the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2018

A. Dal Lago Open the ORCID record for A. Dal Lago [Opens in a new window] ,
C. R. Braga ,
R. R. S. de Mendonca Open the ORCID record for R. R. S. de Mendonca [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Rockenbach ,
E. Echer ,
N. J. Schuch ,
K. Munakata ,
C. Kato ,
T. Kuwabara  and
M. Kozai
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A. Dal Lago
Affiliation:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas-12227-010, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil email: alisson.dallago@inpe.br
C. R. Braga
Affiliation:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas-12227-010, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil email: alisson.dallago@inpe.br
R. R. S. de Mendonca
Affiliation:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas-12227-010, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil email: alisson.dallago@inpe.br
M. Rockenbach
Affiliation:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas-12227-010, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil email: alisson.dallago@inpe.br
E. Echer
Affiliation:
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas-12227-010, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil email: alisson.dallago@inpe.br
N. J. Schuch
Affiliation:
Southern Regional Space Research Center - CRS/INPE, Santa Maria, Brazil
K. Munakata
Affiliation:
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
C. Kato
Affiliation:
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
T. Kuwabara
Affiliation:
Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
M. Kozai
Affiliation:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - JAXA, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
H. K. Al Jassar
Affiliation:
Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
M. M. Sharma
Affiliation:
Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
M. Tokumaru
Affiliation:
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Japan
M. Duldig
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
J. Humble
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
P. Evenson
Affiliation:
Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, USA
I. Sabbah
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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The Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) is composed by four ground cosmic ray detectors distributed around the Earth: Nagoya (Japan), Hobart (Australia), Sao Martinho da Serra (Brazil) and Kuwait city (Kuwait). The network has operated since March 2006. It has been upgraded a few times, increasing its detection area. Each detector is sensitive to muons produced by the interactions of ~50 GeV Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) with the Earth′s atmosphere. At these energies, GCR are known to be affected by interplanetary disturbances in the vicinity of the earth. Of special interest are the interplanetary counterparts of coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and their driven shocks because they are known to be the main origins of geomagnetic storms. It has been observed that these ICMEs produce changes in the cosmic ray gradient, which can be measured by GMDN observations. In terms of applications for space weather, some attempts have been made to use GMDN for forecasting ICME arrival at the earth with lead times of the order of few hours. Scientific space weather studies benefit the most from the GMDN network. As an example, studies have been able to determine ICME orientation at the earth using cosmic ray gradient. Such determinations are of crucial importance for southward interplanetary magnetic field estimates, as well as ICME rotation.

Keywords

interplanetary mediumcosmic rayscoronal mass ejections (CMEs)
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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S335: Space Weather of the Heliosphere: Processes and Forecasts , July 2017 , pp. 69 - 74
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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