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Sun et al. 2003
Sun, W., Deehr, C.S., Fry, C.D., Dryer, M., Smith, Z. and Akasofu, S.-I. (2003). Plane-of-sky simulations of interplanetary shock waves. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2003GL017574. issn: 0094-8276.

We present simulated plane-of-sky maps of the shock waves in interplanetary space from several representative solar events by using the Hakamada-Akasofu-Fry solar wind model (HAFv.2). This kinematic model uses a three-dimensional approach to construct plane-of-sky maps of interplanetary shock waves initiated by solar flares and CMEs. The simulated plane-of-sky maps are in a form that can be directly compared with assimilated optical observations of shock waves from Earth-orbiting and interplanetary satellites. Combining these simulations with observations would provide a new tool for monitoring the propagation of interplanetary shocks in interplanetary space and for predicting the arrival of shock waves at Earth.

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Keywords
Interplanetary Physics, Interplanetary shocks, Magnetospheric Physics, Forecasting, Mathematical Geophysics, Modeling, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Coronal mass ejections, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Flares
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Geophysical Research Letters
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