Note on tracking Sun-Earth connection event

Observer: SD

ICME

1.1.Catalog
# Identified in ICME catalogs: Richardson & Cane List
RC Catalog
Disturbance start time: 2012/03/06 08:00 UT
Ejecta start time: 2012/03/06 08:00 UT
Ejecta end time: 2012/03/06 15:00 UT
dv= 0 km/s, v = 370 km/s, vmax = 380 km/s
Bmax (nT): 11
Dst: -23
Suggested source CME:
V_transit: - km/s

1.2.Comments
Overall ICME quality index: 3
ICME type: EJ
ICME signatures:


Based on 380 km/s -> search window 144.000 hrs or 6.00000 days -> 2012/02/29 08:00:00.000

2. CME
2.1. A. Candidate A
A.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/03/02 18:00 UT, partial halo (from CDAW)
angle: 206, velocity: 710 km/s


A.2. STEREO:
Seen as a major CME in both COR2-A and COR2-B.

A.3. AIA & GOES
Eruption from AR 11429 (N18E87), associated with M3.3 flare (onset 2012/03/02 17:29)

A.4. Comment:
Could be the source.

2.1. B. Candidate B
B.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/03/03 18:36 UT, partial halo (from CDAW)
angle: 192, velocity: 1078 km/s


B.2. STEREO:
Seen as a major CME in both COR2-A and COR2-B.

B.3. AIA & GOES
Eruption from AR 11429 (N18E87), associated with C1.9 flare (onset 2012/03/03 18:13)


B.4. Comment:
Could be the source.

2.1. C. Candidate C
C.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/03/04 11:00 UT, Halo CME (from CDAW)
angle: 360, velocity: 1306 km/s


C.2. STEREO:
Seen as a major CME in both COR2-A and COR2-B.

C.3. AIA & GOES
Eruption from AR 11429 (N16E65), associated with M2.0 flare (onset 2012/03/04 10:29).

C.4. Comment:
Likely the source.

3. Other Comments

4. Summary
SW index : 3
Source index: 1
Overall index: 3
Filament: N/A
WDA: Y

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Curators: Jie Zhang (jzhang7 AT gmu.edu); Suman Dhakal (sdhakal2 AT masonlive.gmu.edu);
Last updated: 2022/01