solar minimum

By admin On October 15, 2009 Under free solar

How many CME’s are there during solar minimum?

I’ve read information saying that during solar minimum there are cme’s once every other day, then I read information that says cme’s (coronal mass ejections) happen only once a week or once every five days during solar minimum? Why the conflicting information? Which one is correct. Thank you for your time

Definitely not every other day during a solar minimum.

The best description of CMEs is “sporadic:” once a week or once every five days is probably closer to reality but still may be off the mark. They are relatively infrequent during a solar minimum.

It seems that there is still a lot of research to do on CME’s, no doubt the STEREO spacecraft will assist in a better understanding.

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