Permutation Entropy and Complexity Analysis of Large-scale Solar Wind Structures and Streams

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Hauptverfasser: Kilpua, Emilia, Good, Simon, Ala-Lahti, Matti, Osmane, Adnane, Koikkalainen, Venla
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author Kilpua, Emilia
Good, Simon
Ala-Lahti, Matti
Osmane, Adnane
Koikkalainen, Venla
author_facet Kilpua, Emilia
Good, Simon
Ala-Lahti, Matti
Osmane, Adnane
Koikkalainen, Venla
contents In this work, we perform a statistical study of magnetic field fluctuations in the solar wind at 1 au using permutation entropy and complexity analysis, and the investigation of the temporal variations of the Hurst exponents. Slow and fast wind, magnetic clouds, interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME)-driven sheath regions and slow-fast stream interaction regions (SIRs) have been investigated separately. Our key finding is that there are significant differences in permutation entropy and complexity values between the solar wind types at larger timescales and little difference at small timescales. Differences become more distinct with increasing timescale, suggesting that smaller-scale turbulent features are more universal. At larger timescales, the analysis method can be used to identify localized spatial structures. We found that except in magnetic clouds, fluctuation are largely anti-persistent and that the Hurst exponents, in particular in compressive structures (sheaths and SIRs) exhibit a clear locality. Our results shows that, in all cases apart from magnetic clouds at largest scales, solar wind fluctuations are stochastic with the fast wind having the highest entropies and low complexities. Magnetic clouds in turn exhibit the lowest entropy and highest complexity, consistent with them being coherent structures in which the magnetic field components vary in an ordered manner. SIRs, slow wind and ICME sheaths are intermediate to magnetic clouds and fast wind, reflecting the increasingly ordered structure. Our results also indicate that permutation entropy - complexity analysis is a useful tool for characterizing the solar wind and investigating the nature of its fluctuations.
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spellingShingle Permutation Entropy and Complexity Analysis of Large-scale Solar Wind Structures and Streams
Kilpua, Emilia
Good, Simon
Ala-Lahti, Matti
Osmane, Adnane
Koikkalainen, Venla
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Space Physics
In this work, we perform a statistical study of magnetic field fluctuations in the solar wind at 1 au using permutation entropy and complexity analysis, and the investigation of the temporal variations of the Hurst exponents. Slow and fast wind, magnetic clouds, interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME)-driven sheath regions and slow-fast stream interaction regions (SIRs) have been investigated separately. Our key finding is that there are significant differences in permutation entropy and complexity values between the solar wind types at larger timescales and little difference at small timescales. Differences become more distinct with increasing timescale, suggesting that smaller-scale turbulent features are more universal. At larger timescales, the analysis method can be used to identify localized spatial structures. We found that except in magnetic clouds, fluctuation are largely anti-persistent and that the Hurst exponents, in particular in compressive structures (sheaths and SIRs) exhibit a clear locality. Our results shows that, in all cases apart from magnetic clouds at largest scales, solar wind fluctuations are stochastic with the fast wind having the highest entropies and low complexities. Magnetic clouds in turn exhibit the lowest entropy and highest complexity, consistent with them being coherent structures in which the magnetic field components vary in an ordered manner. SIRs, slow wind and ICME sheaths are intermediate to magnetic clouds and fast wind, reflecting the increasingly ordered structure. Our results also indicate that permutation entropy - complexity analysis is a useful tool for characterizing the solar wind and investigating the nature of its fluctuations.
title Permutation Entropy and Complexity Analysis of Large-scale Solar Wind Structures and Streams
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Space Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16910