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Solar sources of interplanetary southward Bz events responsible for major magnetic storms (1978-1979)The solar sources of interplanetary southward Bz events responsible for major magnetic storms observed in the August 1978-December 1979 period were studied using a full complement of solar wind plasma and field data from ISEE 3. It was found that, of the ten major storms observed, seven were initiated by active region flares, and three were associated with prominence eruptions in solar quiet regions. Nine of the storms were associated with interplanetary shocks. However, a comparison of the solar events' characteristics and those of the resulting interplanetary shocks indicated that standard solar parameters did not correlate with the strengths of the resulting shocks at 1 AU.
Document ID
19890049309
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Tang, Frances
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, United States)
Tsurutani, Bruce T.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smith, Edward J.
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Gonzalez, Walter D.
(Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil)
Akasofu, Syun I.
(Alaska, University Fairbanks, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 94
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
89A36680
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-87-K-0171
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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