Reconstructing CME Structures from IPS Observations Using a Phenomenological Model

Abstract

We present an extension of the Tappin - Howard (TH) phenomenological model (Tappin and Howard, Space Sci. Rev.147, 55, 2009) for coronal mass ejection reconstruction to use interplanetary scintillation g-map data. The necessary changes to the model are discussed. We then use the modified model to reconstruct two major interplanetary disturbances observed using the Cambridge 3.6 ha Array in September 1980. We find that despite the lower cadence of IPS observations compared with white-light imagers, a consistent reconstruction can be generated which is in agreement with in-situ measurements and solar observations.