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Prediction of Solar Energetic Particle Event Peak Proton Intensity Using a Simple Algorithm Based on CME Speed and Direction and Observations of Associated Solar PhenomenaWe assess whether a formula obtained by Richardson et al. (2014,https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-014-0524-8) relating the peak intensity of 14- to 24-MeV protons in a solar energetic particle (SEP) event at 1 AU to the solar event location and the speed of the associated coronal mass ejection (CME) may be used in a scheme to predict the intensity of an SEP event at any location at this heliocentric distance. Starting with all 334 CMEs in the CCMC/SWRC DONKI database in October 2011 to July 2012, we use the CME speed and direction to predict the proton intensity at Earth and the two Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft using this formula. Since most (85%)of these CMEs were not in fact associated with SEP events, many SEP events are predicted that are not actually observed. Such cases may be reduced by considering whether type II or type III radio emissions accompany the CMEs, or by selecting faster, wider CMEs. This method is also applied to predict the SEP intensities associated with 1,100 CMEs observed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph during 1997-2006 in solar cycle 23. Various skill scores are calculated, which assess different aspects of the skill of the SEP predictions. We conclude that the Richardson et al. (2014) formula has potential as a simple empirical SEP intensity prediction tool.
Document ID
20190001813
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Richardson, I. G.
(Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Markus, M. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Thompson, B. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
March 22, 2019
Publication Date
November 26, 2018
Publication Information
Publication: Space Weather
Publisher: AGU
Volume: 16
Issue: 11
ISSN: 1539-4956
e-ISSN: 1542-7390
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN65896
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG11PL02A
WBS: WBS 382230.02.01.01.01.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
Keywords
coronal mass ejections
solar energetic particle intensity prediction
solar radio emissions
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