We summarize the properties of the ∼320 interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) identified in the near‐Earth solar wind during solar cycle 23 up to mid‐2009 and note a recent increase in the ICME rate that may be associated with the new solar cycle. We also discuss how recent revisions in the ACE/SWICS solar wind composition data require the ICME identification methods described in [1] based on these data to be modified.

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Solar activity, Solar wind
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