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ICME-CME-SSS catalog

ResourceID
spase://NASA/Catalog/ACE/ICME-CME-SSS

Description

A comprehensive list of chain of cause-effect of solar eruptive events from Sun to Earth. In this study, the tracking is carried out backward from the Earth to the Sun, starting from ICMEs observed at in-situ.

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Catalog

ResourceID
spase://NASA/Catalog/ACE/ICME-CME-SSS
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
ICME-CME-SSS catalog
ReleaseDate
2025-09-07 19:42:56
Description

A comprehensive list of chain of cause-effect of solar eruptive events from Sun to Earth. In this study, the tracking is carried out backward from the Earth to the Sun, starting from ICMEs observed at in-situ.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.Authorspase://SMWG/Person/Jie.Zhang
2.Contributorspase://SMWG/Person/Suman.Dhakal
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Olga.Y.Uritskaya
AccessInformation
InstrumentIDs
PhenomenonType
InterplanetaryCoronalMassEjection
PhenomenonType
CoronalMassEjection
Parameter #1
Name
Event ID/Date
Description

An event id to each ICME event as YYMMDD.

Support
SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #2
Name
ICME Disturb/Shock Start
Description

Start time of ICME event, from Richardson/Cane ICME list.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
ICME Ejecta Start
Description

Start time of ICME ejecta (EJ)/ Magnetic Cloud (MC), from Richardson/Cane ICME list.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
ICME Disturb End
Description

End time of ICME event, from Richardson/Cane ICME list.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #5
Name
Shock
Description

Association with interplanetary shock, time of shock is from ipshocks database. * time of shock is from CfA Interplanetary Shock.

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
ICME Type
Description

Denotes whether the ICME event is associated with the Shock (SK), Sheath (SH), and Ejecta (EJ) or Magnetic Cloud (MC).

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #7
Name
CME Start LASCO
Description

First appearance of CME (associated with ICME event) in LASCO's field of view, from CDAW Catalog.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #8
Name
CME Velocity CDAW (Km/s)
Description

Velocity of fitted CME, from CDAW Catalog

Units
Km/s
Support
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #9
Name
NOAA AR
Description

Associated solar active region (AR). 'NAR' (Not from AR) if it is not associated with an AR.

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #10
Name
Surface Location
Description

Heliographic location of solar eruption (associated with ICME event)

Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #11
Name
Flare Class
Description

GOES X-ray class of the associated flare or eruption (if not associated with any major flare).

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #12
Name
Flare Onset
Description

Beginning time of associated flare or eruption if it is not associated with any major flare.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #13
Name
Filament
Description

'Yes' if the eruption is associated with a filament outside of an AR. 'NA' if the eruption is from AR.

Support
SupportQuantity
Remark
Parameter #14
Name
Wave Dimming Arcade (WDA)
Description

'Yes' if the eruption is from an AR and dimming is observed in EUV data. 'NA' if it is associated with filament eruption.

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #15
Name
Transit Time (Hrs)
Units
Hrs
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #16
Name
Transit Velocity (Km/s)
Units
Km/s
Support
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #17
Name
DST Peak (nT)
Description

The lowest value of the DST index

Units
nT
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #18
Name
Catalog Cited
Description

'R' is for Richardson/Cane ICME list, 'W' is for ICME list from Wind, 'U' is for ICME list by USTC, and 'H' is for ICME list by HELCATS.

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #19
Name
Quality ICME
Description

This denotes the quality of the event's signature in-situ, 1 is the best and 3 is the worst.

Support
SupportQuantity
DataQuality
Parameter #20
Name
Quality CME
Description

This denotes the quality of the identified CME, 1 is the best and 3 is the worst.

Support
SupportQuantity
DataQuality
Parameter #21
Name
Quality SSS
Description

This denotes the quality of the solar surface source (SSS) region, 1 is the best and 3 is the worst.

Support
SupportQuantity
DataQuality
Parameter #22
Name
Quality All
Description

This denotes the overall quality of the ICME event (from the Sun to the Earth), 1 is the best and 3 is the worst.

Support
SupportQuantity
DataQuality
Parameter #23
Name
Solar Wind Plots
Description

Plots showing essential in-situ parameters from WIND and ACE.

Support
SupportQuantity
WebResource
Parameter #24
Name
Links for CME & SSS Data
Description

ISWA Data: Space weather analysis products from iSWA.
CME SSS Data: CME and solar source surface data for selected events.

Support
SupportQuantity
WebResource
Parameter #25
Name
Event Log
Description

Extensive report on selected ICME events.

Support
SupportQuantity
WebResource
Parameter #26
Name
Key Comments
Support
SupportQuantity
Remark