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: 2012/05/16 16:00 UT
Ejecta start time: 2012/05/16 16:00 UT
Ejecta end time: 2012/05/17 22:00 UT
dv= 0 km/s, v = 370 km/s, vmax = 390 km/s
MC index: 10
Dst: -39
Suggested source CME: 2012/05/12 00:00
V_transit: 370 km/s

1.2.Comments
Overall ICME quality index: 1
ICME type: MC
ICME signatures: increase in magnetic field
rotation of Bz
low proton temperature (than expected)
low plasma beta


Based on 390 km/s -> search window 144.000 hrs or 6.00000 days -> 2012/05/10 16:00:00.000

2. CME
2.1. A. Candidate A
A.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/05/12 00:00 UT, Halo CME (from CDAW)
angle: 360, velocity: 805 km/s


A.2. STEREO:
Major CME in both COR2-A and COR2-B FOV. Front side moving CME.


A.3. AIA & GOES
Filament eruption from ~S13E13, not associated with any major flare



A.4. Comment:
could be the source of disturbance


3. Other Comments

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

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