Magnetic Storms (1989) - *Sources of Information
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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 |
| 04-07 Jan 1989 |
004 - 007 |
-92 plot |
Limited spotty coverage Omniweb |
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| 10-13 Jan 1989 |
010- 013 |
-129 plot |
missing some coverage in main phase Omniweb |
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| 13-14 Jan 1989 |
013- 014 |
-70 plot |
Yes UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb |
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| 14-18 Jan 1989 |
014- 018 |
-123 plot |
Very spotty coverage UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 20-26 Jan 1989 |
020- 026 |
-120 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 30 Jan - 08 Feb 1989 |
030 - 039 |
-74 plot1 plot2 |
No Omniweb |
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| 11-17 Feb 1989 |
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-64 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 01-07 Mar 1989 |
060- 066 |
-82 plot |
Very spotty coverage Omniweb |
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6-23 March: Numerous satellite problems. Commercial radio problems
for 2 weeks. Problems with geodetic surveys. Failure of , pipeline corrosion,
microchip production. Hydro- Quebec's James Bay Power Station |
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| 08-12 Mar 1989 |
067- 071 |
-101 plot |
Partial main phase coverage Omniweb |
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GOES observations |
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| 12-25 Mar 1989 |
071- 084 |
-589 plot |
No Omniweb |
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13-14 March: Ap*=285 (3rd largest ever)GOES observations |
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| 26 Mar - 10 Apr 1989 |
085- 100 |
-125 plot1 plot2 |
Very spotty coverage Omniweb |
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| 13-14 Apr 1989 |
103- 104 |
-56 plot |
Yes UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb |
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| 14-19 Apr 1989 |
104- 109 |
-100 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 23-24 Apr 1989 |
113- 114 |
-60 plot |
Data gap in main phase Omniweb |
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| 25-29 Apr 1989 |
115- 119 |
-132 plot |
Yes UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb |
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| 04-07 May 1989 |
124- 127 |
-86 plot |
spotty coverage UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 07-10 May 1989 |
127- 130 |
-90 plot |
spotty coverage UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 23-30 May 1989 |
143 -150 |
-82 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 03-05 Jun 1989 |
154- 156 |
-51 plot |
spotty coverage UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 06-08 Jun 1989 |
157- 159 |
-84 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 08-13 Jun 1989 |
159- 164 |
-142 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 13-17 Jun 1989 |
164- 168 |
-79 plot |
spotty coverage Omniweb |
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| 28- 30 Jun 1989 |
179- 181 |
-52 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 01-04 Jul 1989 |
182- 186 |
-54 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 09-12 Aug 1989 |
221- 224 |
-75 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 14-17 Aug 1989 |
226- 229 |
-145 plot |
Yes UCLA-IMP8 Omniweb |
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Flares & proton event |
12-20 Aug: Degraded solar panels on GOES-5, -6, -7, TELECOMM and other
satellites. GOES-6 lost half telecommunications capability. Increased SEUs
on satellites. False signals on Star Sensors. Ground communications systems
problems in Canada |
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| 20-25 Aug 1989 |
232- 237 |
-85 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 27 Aug - 01 Sep 1989 |
239- 244 |
-152 plot1 plot2 |
Yes with limited data gaps UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 03-08 Sep 1989 |
246- 251 |
-71 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 14-17 Sep 1989 |
257- 260 |
-124 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 18-24 Sep 1989 |
261- 267 |
-255 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 26-29 Sep 1989 |
269- 272 |
-151 plot |
No Omniweb |
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29-30 Sep: Proton event from behind W. Limb |
Largest ground level event in 33 years. Permanent loss of power generation
and SEUs on GOES-5 and -6. Solar array degradation on GOES-7 (plot). Damage
to Magellan photo-sensitive elements. 13 TELECOMMS report 46 "hits".
Tdrss-1 had 53 RAM hits. Phantom commands on NOAA-10 POES. Lethal radiation
dose for exposed astronauts. CONCORD radiation sensors in flight recorded
radiation for the 1st time |
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| 18-24 Oct 1989 |
291- 297 |
-268 plot |
Spotty main phase coverage only Omniweb |
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19-30 Oct: Multiple Xray flares, proton events & ground-level
events; GOES observations |
19-20 Oct: GOES-5 & -6 multiple SEUs. UOSAT-2 polar orbiter had
many SEU's. 6 years' equivalent power panel loss on GOES-7 (plot). 19-20
Oct: 50 RAM hits on TDRSS-1 MAGELLAN star sensor out for days and damage
to power panels. Degraded solar panels on 13 TELECOMMs. Shuttle Atlantis
astronauts report "eye flashes" even inside heavy shielding. |
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| 02-06 Nov 1989 |
306- 310 |
-75 plot |
Partial main phase coverage Omniweb |
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| 12-16 Nov 1989 |
316- 320 |
-121 plot |
Yes with small data gap UCLA-IMP8
Omniweb |
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| 16-22 Nov 1989 |
320- 326 |
-266 plot |
No Omniweb |
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| 28 Nov - 07 Dec 1989 |
332- 341 |
-85 plot1 plot2 |
No Omniweb |
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| 21-24 Dec 1989 |
355- 358 |
-60 plot |
Limited spotty coverage Omniweb |
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| 29 Dec - 04 Jan 1989/90 |
89362 - 90004 |
-103 plot1 plot2 |
slightly spotty coverage Omniweb |
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