Whitepaper #270 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: space weather applications; basic research. Additional topics: solar physics; other space weather; user-need-driven basic space weather research.
by James Paul Mason, Phillip C. Chamberlin, Karin Dissauer, Francis Eparvier, Sarah Gibson, Chris R. Gilly, Meng Jin, Andrew R. Jones, W. Dean Pesnell, Daniel B. Seaton, Astrid M. Veronig, Matthew J. West, and Thomas N. Woods
Published onJul 31, 2023
Uninterrupted Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections
CMEs have been well observed in the low/high corona + interplanetary space; but they mostly accelerate in the middle corona (1.5-6 Rs). We have numerous models to explain how they are triggered and accelerated, but insufficient observational constraints. New tech is now available to remedy that. We should prioritize acquisition of these observations from multiple lines-of-sight.
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