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Pizzo & Biesecker 2004
Pizzo, V.J. and Biesecker, D.A. (2004). Geometric localization of STEREO CMEs. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL021141. issn: 0094-8276.

We describe a straightforward methodology for determining the location and other gross properties of CMEs within the coronagraph field of view in the upcoming STEREO mission observations. We use geometric triangulation upon a series of lines-of-sight taken from two spacecraft views that are locally tangent to the apparent edges of a CME. From the intersections of these lines-of-sight, we construct a set of stacked quadrilaterals that fully bound the structure and convey something of its location, shape, and size; a time sequence of such determinations can be used to determine the velocity. The technique is relatively robust and promises a substantial improvement in our capability to locate and characterize CMEs for research as well as forecasting purposes.

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Interplanetary Physics, Ejecta, driver gases, and magnetic clouds, Interplanetary Physics, Sources of the solar wind, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Coronal mass ejections, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Instruments and techniques
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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