Comment on "Solar Wind and Heavy Ion Properties of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections" by M.J.Owens

TL;DR

This paper critiques Owens (2018)'s statistical analysis of interplanetary coronal mass ejections, highlighting serious flaws in the methodology and conclusions based on ACE spacecraft data.

Contribution

It provides a critical assessment of Owens (2018), identifying key methodological flaws and questioning the validity of its findings.

Findings

Identifies flaws in Owens (2018)'s analysis

Questions the reliability of ACE data interpretations

Highlights the need for improved analysis methods

Abstract

A recent paper by Owens (2018) presents a statistical analysis of the properties of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and variations in their compositions and ion charge-state signatures using data from the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft. However, the article contains several serious flaws, which we will discuss here.