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Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) originating from closed field regions on the Sun are the most energetic phenomenon in the heliosphere. They cause intense geomagnetic storms and drive fast mode shocks that accelerate charged particles. ICMEs are the interplanetary manifestations of CMEs typically remote-sensed by coronagraphs. This paper summarizes the observational properties of ICMEs with reference to the ordinary solar wind and the progenitor CMEs.
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Gopalswamy, N. Properties of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections. Space Sci Rev 124, 145–168 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-006-9102-1
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