Theogene Ndacyayisenga, Jean Uwamahoro, Jean Claude Uwamahoro, Daniel Izuikedinachi Okoh, Kantepalli Sasikumar Raja, Akeem Babatunde Rabiu, Christian Kwisanga, Christian Monstein
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Abstract. Type II solar radio bursts are signatures of the coronal shocks and, therefore, particle acceleration events in the solar atmosphere and interplanetary space. Type II bursts can serve as a proxy to provide early warnings of incoming solar storm disturbances, such as geomagnetic storms and radiation storms, which may further lead to ionospheric effects. In this article, we report the first observation of 32 type II bursts by measuring various plasma parameters that occurred between May 2021 and December 2022 in solar cycle 25. We further evaluated their accompanying space weather events in terms of ionospheric total electron content (TEC) enhancement using the rate of TEC index (ROTI). In this study, we find that at heliocentric distance ∼1–2 R⊙, the shock and the Alfvén speeds are in the range 504–1282 and 368–826 km−1, respectively. The Alfvén Mach number is of the order of 1.2≤MA≤1.8 at the above-mentioned heliocentric distance. In addition, the measured magnetic field strength is consistent with the earlier reports and follows a single power law B(r)=6.07r-3.96G. Based on the current analysis, it is found that 19 out of 32 type II bursts are associated with immediate space weather events in terms of radio blackouts and polar cap absorption events, making them strong indications of space weather disruption. The ROTI enhancements, which indicate ionospheric irregularities, strongly correlate with GOES X-ray flares, which are associated with the type II radio bursts recorded. The diurnal variability in ROTI is proportional to the strength of the associated flare class, and the corresponding longitudinal variation is attributed to the difference in longitude. This article demonstrates that since type II bursts are connected to space weather hazards, understanding various physical parameters of type II bursts helps to predict and forecast the space weather.
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Annales Geophysicae (ANGEO) is a not-for-profit international multi- and inter-disciplinary scientific open-access journal in the field of solar–terrestrial and planetary sciences. ANGEO publishes original articles and short communications (letters) on research of the Sun–Earth system, including the science of space weather, solar–terrestrial plasma physics, the Earth''s ionosphere and atmosphere, the magnetosphere, and the study of planets and planetary systems, the interaction between the different spheres of a planet, and the interaction across the planetary system. Topics range from space weathering, planetary magnetic field, and planetary interior and surface dynamics to the formation and evolution of planetary systems.