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Magnetic Storms (1988) - *Sources of Information
Date  Day No. Min Dst Solar Wind & IMF Data?Type of Solar Wind Transients AbbreviationsGuide Interesting Aspects Space Weather Effects Solar Source Disturbance Forecasts & WarningReferences 
 01-04 Jan 1988 -88 plotspotty coverage UCLA-IMP8Omniweb      
 04-10 Jan 1988 -80 plotNo UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb      
 14-15 Jan 1988 - 147 plotGood IMF, spotty plasma data UCLA-IMP8Omniweb magnetic cloudPulsations of ~5 hr period in sw bulk flow speed     Knipp & Emery, GRL, 305, 1996; Farrugia, et al., JGR, 19245, 1995;Farrugia, et al., JGR, 7621, 1993.
 04-08 Feb 1988 -62 plotNo Omniweb      
 14-20 Feb 1988 -52 plotNo Omniweb      
 21-29 Feb 1988 -130 plotData gaps in the main phase UCLA-IMP8Omniweb      
 08-09 March 1988 -49 plotNo Omniweb      
25-31 Mar 1988  -154 plot1 plot2No main phase coverage Omniweb      
 03-09 Apr 1988   No Omniweb      
 21-26 Apr 1988 -109 plotSpotty recovery phase coverage, magnetosheath data in main phase UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb      
 04-10 May 1988 -160 plotSlightly spotty coverage UCLA-IMP8Omniweb      
 16-20 May 1988 -59 plotNo Omniweb      
 21-25 Jul 1988 -55 plotmain phase, spotty in recovery UCLA-IMP8Omniweb      
 09-12 Aug 1988 -65 plotNo Omniweb      
 21-25 Aug 1988 -62 plotNo Omniweb      
 10-14 Sep 1988 -88 plotspotty coverage UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb      
 16-20 Sep 1988 -61 plotNo Omniweb      
 06-09 Oct 1988 -87 plotGood main phase spotty recovery phase coverage UCLA-IMP8Omniweb      
 09-15 Oct 1988 -156 plotVery spotty coverage Omniweb      
 17-21 Oct 1988 -69 plotYes UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb      
 30 Oct - 11 Nov 1988 -63 plot1 plot2No Omniweb      
 30 Nov - 05 Dec 1988 -111 plot1 plot2No Omniweb      
 13-20 Dec 1988 -77 plotLimited and spotty coverage Omniweb      
 25-28 Dec 1988 -85 plotNo Omniweb