Authors: S. Auriemma (University of New Hampshire), N. Lugaz (University of New Hampshire), C. Farrugia (University of New Hampshire)
Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) often come into contact with Earth’s magnetosphere and drive intense space weather. Fast forward shocks often precede or propagate with these ICMEs. These interplanetary shocks result in sudden impulses or sudden storm commencements and in some cases, moderate and intense geomagnetic disturbances. In previous studies, shocks propagating with CMEs from solar cycle 23 to more recent years were investigated. Here, we observed one event as measured by Wind and ACE on November 9th, 2004 and its effect on Earth’s magnetopause location by analyzing data from coordinated interplanetary and magnetospheric spacecraft.