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: 2012/11/12 23:11 UT
Ejecta start time: 2012/11/13 08:00 UT
Ejecta end time: 2012/11/14 03:00 UT
dv= 50 km/s, v = 380 km/s, vmax = 460 km/s
Bmax (nT): 21
Dst: -108
Suggested source CME: 2012/11/09 15:12
V_transit: 530 km/s

1.2.Comments
Overall ICME quality index: 1
SW type: SH+MC
ICME signatures: increase in magnetic field
rotation of magnetic field component
jump in SW velocity and then smoothly decreases
low proton density
low plasma beta


Based on 460 km/s -> search window 90.3382 hrs or 3.76409 days -> 2012/11/09 04:50:42.594

2. CME
2.1. A. Candidate A
A.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/11/09 15:12 UT (from CDAW)
angle: 276, velocity: 559 km/s


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


A.3. AIA & GOES
Filament eruption from S20E15 (~15:00 UT), not associated with any major flare.

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


2.1. B. Candidate B
B.1. LASCO:
#CME 2012/11/10 05:12 UT (from CDAW)
angle: 210, velocity: 762 km/s


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


B.3. AIA & GOES
Associated with C2.0 class flare from AR 11608

B.4. Comment:
Could be the source of disturbance.




3. Other Comments
GMU's ENLIL run shows compound CME (multiple interacted CMEs) reaching at Earth on 2012/11/13 ~ 08:00 UT.

4. Summary
SW index : 1
Source index: 2
Overall index:2
Filament: Y
WDA: NA

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