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We compare estimates of the speed and width of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in several catalogs for the CMEs associated with ∼ 200 solar energetic particle (SEP) events in 2006 – 2013 that included 25 MeV protons. The catalogs used are: CDAW, CACTUS, SEEDS, and CORIMP, all derived from observations by the LASCO coronagraphs on the SOHO spacecraft, the CACTUS catalog derived from the COR2 coronagraphs on the STEREO-A and -B spacecraft, and the DONKI catalog, which uses observations from SOHO and the STEREO spacecraft. We illustrate how, for this set of events, CME parameters can differ considerably in each catalog. The well-known correlation between CME speed and proton event intensity is shown to be similar for most catalogs, but this is largely because it is determined by a few large particle events associated with fast CMEs, and small events associated with slow CMEs. Intermediate particle events “shuffle” in position when speeds from different catalogs are used. Quadrature spacecraft CME speeds do not improve the correlation. CME widths also vary widely between catalogs, and they are influenced by plane-of-the-sky projection and how the width is inferred from the coronagraph images. The high degree of association (∼ 50 %) between the 25 MeV proton events and “full halo” (360∘-width) CMEs as defined in the CDAW catalog is removed when other catalogs are considered. Using CME parameters from the quadrature spacecraft, the SEP intensity is correlated with CME width, which is also correlated with CME speed.
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We thank the many individuals who have contributed to the development of the CME catalogs used in this study. The LASCO CME catalog is compiled at the CDAW Data Center by NASA and The Catholic University of America in cooperation with the Naval Research Laboratory. The CACTUS CME catalog is maintained by the Solar Influences Data Analysis Center at the Royal Observatory of Belgium. SEEDS is compiled at the Space Weather Laboratory of George Mason University and is supported by the NASA Living With a Star Program and NASA Applied Information Systems Research Program. The Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii produces the CORIMP catalog. DONKI is developed at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA. We thank Leila Mays for information about the DONKI database. This work was supported by the NASA Living With a Star Program as part of the activities of the Focussed Science Team studying the variability of solar energetic particle events.
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Richardson, I.G., von Rosenvinge, T.T. & Cane, H.V. The Properties of Solar Energetic Particle Event-Associated Coronal Mass Ejections Reported in Different CME Catalogs. Sol Phys 290, 1741–1759 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-015-0701-4
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