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Table 1.

Event 1: CME kinematic parameters derived from the GCS fitting and from the application of the geometrical, empirical-3D, and empirical-2D approaches to derive total (3D), expansion, and radial speeds.

Parameter Method

GCS fitting GCS fitting
Date 2012-07-12 2012-07-12
Time 18:24 UT 17:12 UT
hfront 14.9 Rs 5.6 Rs
ϕ −4°
θ −8° −5°
κ 0.66 0.60
ω/2 38° 34°
r0 at 0.1 AU 16.8 Rs 14.5 Rs

Geometrical Geometrical Empirical-3D Empirical-2D

v3D 1266 km s−1 1352 km s−1 1352 km s−1 1922 km s−1
vrad 763 km s−1 845 km s−1 582 km s−1 827 km s−1
vexp 503 km s−1 507 km s−1 770 km s−1 1092 km s−1

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