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STEREO Interplanetary CME List

(2022). STEREO Interplanetary CME List [Data set]. NASA, STEREO Science Center. https://doi.org/10.48322/htwx-f635. Accessed on .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/Catalog/STEREO/ICME.List

Description

This catalog has a list of interplanetary coronal
mass ejections (ICME) observed by STEREO-A and/or STEREO-B between
December 2006 and March 2009. For each of the 24 observations, the
following information is given: event start time, start time of the
"magnetic obstacle (~flux rope)," event end time, maximum values of
thermal pressure, magnetic field magnitude and flow speed, a measure of
speed change over the event, a three-fold event characterization based
on the pressure profile, and a comment. It is expected that this list,
given in both PDF and Excel formats, will be updated periodically.

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/Catalog/STEREO/ICME.List
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
STEREO Interplanetary CME List
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/htwx-f635
ReleaseDate
2023-09-27 12:34:56.789Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-05-11 12:34:56.789
Note
Updated to SPASE Version 2.5.0 if needed, fix broken URL, Added DOI information, JMW
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-09-27 12:34:56.789
Note
Updated Authors. JMW
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-09-25 17:31:52
Note
PhenomenonType has been changed from CME to ICME 12 parameters added by Olga Uritskaya
Description

This catalog has a list of interplanetary coronal
mass ejections (ICME) observed by STEREO-A and/or STEREO-B between
December 2006 and March 2009. For each of the 24 observations, the
following information is given: event start time, start time of the
"magnetic obstacle (~flux rope)," event end time, maximum values of
thermal pressure, magnetic field magnitude and flow speed, a measure of
speed change over the event, a three-fold event characterization based
on the pressure profile, and a comment. It is expected that this list,
given in both PDF and Excel formats, will be updated periodically.

Acknowledgement
STEREO IMPACT/Magnetometer Team
PublicationInfo
Authors
L.K. Jian, C.T. Russell, J.G. Luhmann, and A.B. Galvin
PublicationDate
2022-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
NASA, STEREO Science Center
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lan.Jian
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Olga.Y.Uritskaya
InformationURL
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/Catalog/STEREO_ICME_List
spase://VSPO/Catalog/STEREO/ICME.List
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
ICME list, PDF version
URL
Description

For Excel version, go to Information URL above

Format
Text
InstrumentIDs
PhenomenonType
InterplanetaryCoronalMassEjection
TimeSpan
StartDate
2006-12-14 00:00:00
RelativeStopDate
-P6M
Note
As of October 2009, ICME's through March 2009 were included
Parameter #1
Name
#
Support
SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #2
Name
STEREO
Description

STEREO spacecraft, A or/and B

Support
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #3
Name
Start time [Year Doy Month/Day HH:MM]
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
Magnetic obstacle (~ flux rope) start time
Description

Magnetic obstacle (~flux rope) start time: if it is different from the ICME start time, there is a sheath region. NaN indicates there is no clear magnetic obstacle, possibly because of a glance through of the sheath region.

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #5
Name
Magnetic obstacle End time
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #6
Name
Ptmax [pPa]
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #7
Name
Bmax [nT]
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #8
Name
Vmax [km/s]
Support
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #9
Name
∆V [km/s]
Description

∆V: temporal variation of solar wind speed over one event, negative value indicating solar wind is expanding, and "~" means the solar wind speed remains almost constant or does not change systematically over the event despite back-and-forth changes.

Support
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #10
Name
Group
Description

Group: We sort ICMEs into 3 groups depending on their temporal profiles of Pt. Corresponding to the Group 1, 2, and 3 ICMEs, the Pt profile, excluding any shock and/or sheath region (if present), respectively, has a central pressure maximum, a steady plateau, or a gradual decay. In the hypothesis that all ICMEs have a central flux rope, these three groups of Pt profiles are due to different approach distances to the central flux rope. Group 1 ICMEs are assumed to be the ones penetrated by spacecraft near the flux rope axis, and they usually present signatures of magnetic clouds. See Jian et al. (2006) for more detail.

Support
SupportQuantity
Remark
Parameter #11
Name
MC (2 for better defined)
Support
SupportQuantity
DataQuality
Parameter #12
Name
Comment
Support
SupportQuantity
Remark