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Magnetic Storms (1998) - *Sources of Information, **LANL electron data for 1998 (courtesy of Geoff Reeves)
Date   Day No.  Prov Min Dst  Solar Wind & IMF Type of Solar Wind Transients Abbreviations Guide  Interesting Aspects  Space weather effects  Solar Source Disturbance  Forecasts & Warnings References 
 06-11 Jan 1998  06-11 -83 plot  Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb 7-8 Jan: IMC 5-8Jan: Counterstreaming electron event  ISTP event study        
 30-31 Jan 1998  30-31  -72 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb BzS   ISTP event study        
 17-21 Feb 1998  048- 052  -103 plot  UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb

 BzS, PC, EyC, IS

17-19 Feb: Counterstreaming electron event

 Equator-S Observations        
 10-20 Mar 1998  069- 079 -126 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  Recurrent stream structure producing a clear interaction region. (No future appearances of stream -- coronal hole dissapears)          
 20-24 Mar 1998  079- 083  -109 plot  Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2  Omniweb recurrent high speed solar wind stream (next appearance of streasm ~ day 107)          
 24-28 Mar 1998  083- 087  -72 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb    Mar 23-27 are ISR radar world days        
 17-19 Apr 1998  107- 109  -46 plot  Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  recurrent high speed stream structure (next appearance of stream ~day 138)          
 24-30 Apr 1998  114- 120  -87 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  IS  ISTP event study, Apr 27-29 are ISR radar World Days        
 02-16 May 1998  122- 136  -216 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  IMC, 2-4 May: large He+ event (indicates cold solar material). Following IMC on 4May is a recurrent high speed stream with velocity spikes. (next appearance of high speed stream ~day 150)  ISTP event study Very asymmetric ring current -- Polar saw no increase in ring current flux in a noon- midnight cut near minimum Dst (Joe Fennel, private comm.)        
 18-20 May 1998  138- 140  -50 plot  Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  recurrent high speed stream, shocks, velocity spikes (next appearance of stream ~day 158)  SAMPEX plot of high energy electrons  Galaxy-4 failure 19 May 22UT. Terminated operation for 80% of North American pagers using satellite relay.      
06-11 Jun 1998   157- 162  -59 plot  UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  recurrent high speed stream (next appearance of stream ~day 187)          
14-16 Jun 1998   165- 167  -68 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb            
 25-27 Jun 1998  176- 178  -111 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  IMC (classic looking signature)          
 16-18 Jul 1998  197- 199  -66 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb            
 23-26 Jul 1998  204- 207  -61 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-IMP8 UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  Recurrent stream interaction region. (last geoeffective appearance of stream ~day 122)          
 06-11 Aug 1998  218- 223  -165 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2  potential IMC          
 20-21 Aug 1998  232- 233  -86 plot   Wind-kplot UCLA-Wind1 UCLA-Wind2 Omniweb  PC (A possible fast forward IS)          
 22-25 Aug 1998  234- 237 -64 plot   Wind-kplot            
 26 Aug - 04 Sep 1998  238- 247 -188 plot1 plot2   Wind-kplot  possible IMC. Complex transient involving a high speed stream, hot solar material  ISTP event study        
 18-22 Sep 1998  261- 265 -76 plot   Wind-kplot            
24 Sept- 01 Oct 1998  267- 273  -233 plot  Wind-kplot  IMC  Sep 21-25 are ISR Radar World Days        
 01-06 Oct 1998  274- 279 -76 plot  Wind-kplot  IS          
 07-14 Oct 1998  280- 287 -84 plot  Wind-kplot            
 19-27 Oct 1998  292- 300  -132 plot Wind-kplot  BzS, IMC, multiple ejecta  Oct 19-21 are ISR Radar World Days        
 5-7 Nov 1998  309-311  -103 plot              
 7-9 Nov1998  311-313  -174 plot    IS at 08UT on day 311 (related to IMC?). Another IS on day 312 at 04UT possibly related to IMC.      Sources may be CME's on 5 or 6 Nov (days 309-10) and 7 Nov (day 311).    
 9-13 Nov 1998  313-317  -150 plot              
 13-19 Nov 1998  317-323  -141 plot    IMC? on 98317 at 0415UT  Nov 16-19 are ISR Radar World Days        
 10-14 Dec 1998  344-348  -92 plot