Best Pre-ISTP Solar Minimum (1993-1994) Storm Events
(On Basis of Solar Wind Coverage)
*Sources of Information
| Date |
Day No. |
Min Dst |
Solar Wind & IMF Data |
Type of Solar Wind Transients Abbreviations
Guide |
Interesting Aspects |
Space Weather Effects |
Solar Source Disturbance |
Forecasts & Warnings |
References |
| 07-11 Mar 1993 |
066- 070 |
-137 plot |
Main phase only Imp8 , Omniweb |
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| 10-12 Jun 1993 |
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-50 plot |
Yes but spotty Omniweb |
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| 04-06 Aug 1993 |
216- 218 |
-69 plot |
Yes, main phase only, UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 20-22 Sep 1993 |
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-61 plot |
Yes Omniweb |
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| 11-22 Jan 1994 |
011- 022 |
-42 plot |
Somewhat spotty coverage Omniweb |
low level recurrent magnetic storm associated with Southern Coronal
Hole. |
High energetic electron fluence |
METEOSAT-3 loses images due to "arcing problems". INTELSAT-K
(22 deg W) pointing upset due to momentum wheel circuit problem (probably
ESD event from bulk charging. ANIKE-1 (111.1 deg W) failed on 20 Jan due
to failure of primary momentum wheel control circuit -- service restored
8 hrs later. ANIK E-2 failed on 20 Jan due to failure of primary momentum
wheel control circuit; backup also failed |
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| 21-23 Feb 1994 |
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-144 plot |
Yes (spotty coverage) Omniweb |
S-N magnetic cloud, 30 hrs duration, high dynamic pressure.
Shocks preceeding and internal to cloud. Corotating stream with embedded
Alfven waves overtaking cloud |
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Yamauchi, et al., JGR 24675, 1996; Lepping et al., JGR, 14049, 1997 |
| 05-08 Mar 1994 |
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-109 plot |
Yes (mostly main phase) Omniweb |
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| 28 May - 03 Jun 1994 |
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-68 plot1 plot2 |
Missing coverage at Dst min Omniweb |
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| 25-29 Nov 1994 |
330- 334 |
-117 plot |
Yes Omniweb , Wind kplot |
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