May 15, 1997
Brief Description
The May 1997 storm was chosen as an example of a storm
which was driven by a classic-looking interplanetary magnetic
cloud. It can be contrasted with the March 1998 storm which was
a high-speed solar wind-driven storm and with the June 1998 storm
which was also produced by a magnetic cloud. All three were similar
in ring current intensity (as measured by peak Dst) but the main
phase of the June 1998 storm was significantly shorter than for
the other two and the relativistic electron fluxes were significantly
less intense.
notes
- Data suggest wave acceleration of radiation belt electrons
on time scales of tens of minutes at L=3-4. {Baker et al.,GRL,
2975, 1998.}
- Case where an active magnetosphere suddenly shuts down, convection
is reduced, the hot plasma fades out, plasmasphere builds up.
{Borovsky, private communication, 1998}
Data Sets
- Dst Index Plot
- AMIE-Derived
High-Resolution Kp, AE, and Dst Data & Plots
- Polar Cap Index Plots
WIND 3-storm Overview Plots
- UT-LT
analysis of mid- and low-latitude magnetometer data
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- LANL Geosynchronous
- Overview
Plots (keV electrons, MeV electrons, and Dst)
- KeV
Electron Plots (substorm activity)
- MeV
Electron Plots (radiation belts)
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- Other