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Table 1 Comparison between CME numbers in solar cycles 23 and 24

From: Short-term variability of the Sun-Earth system: an overview of progress made during the CAWSES-II period

CME property

Cycle 23 a

Cycle 24

Ratio b

All CMEs

5,086 (89.2/mo)

8,201 (134.44/mo)

1.51

W < 30°

1,732 (30.38/mo)

3,907 (64.05)

2.11

W ≥ 30°

3,354 (58.84/mo)

4,294 (70.39/mo)

1.20

W ≥ 60°

1,858 (32.6/mo)

2,205 (36.15/mo)

1.13

W = 360°

178 (2.99/mo)

199 (3.06/mo)

1.02

V ≥ 900 km/s and W ≥ 60°

189 (3.32/mo)

142 (2.33/mo)

0.70

≥C3.0 flares, limb

273 (4.7/mo)

214 (3.45/mo)

0.73

  1. aOver the same epoch as cycle 24. bRatio of cycle-24 rate to cycle-23 rate.
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