High-speed solar wind streams during 1996 - 2007: Sources, statistical distribution, and plasma/field properties

摘要

We present a catalog of high-speed streams, along with their solar sources for solar cycle 23. We study their distribution during different years and different phases of solar cycle after classifying them into different groups based on their source(s), duration, and speed. We also study the average plasma/field properties of streams after dividing them into suitable groups on the basis of their source(s), duration and speed. It is expected that the catalog and statistical results presented in this work will further stimulate the space weather and solar-terrestrial studies involving high-speed streams.