Table 5

Magnetic Cloud Closest Approach Parameters



Version Date: 4/28/08

[Some quantities below are defined by Table 2. Those that are not are given in the footnotes.]

Code No. Qo Yo/Ro(%) Ro(AU) φA θA ψa βCA yy_gseb zz_gsec y_GSE(AU)d z_GSE(AU)e y_GSE_relf z_GSE_relg H (Cat. Type)h Type Notes 1.0 2 -49 0.108 100 18 87 100 0.31 -0.95 0.017 -0.050 0.15 -0.47 L 12 S-N mostly S 2.0 3 49 0.083 205 -76 206 103 0.99 -0.10 0.040 -0.004 0.49 -0.05 L 5 N-S mostly S 2.2 2 -71 0.152 96 -22 92 96 -0.38 -0.93 -0.040 -0.100 -0.27 -0.66 R 5 N-S mostly S 3.0 2 -81 0.041 149 58 35 117 0.95 -0.31 0.032 -0.010 0.77 -0.25 L 3 Almost all N 4.0 3 -112 0.047 137 -20 110 133 -0.47 -0.88 -0.025 -0.047 -0.53 -0.99 L 4 All N 5.0 2 -48 0.126 270 -2 270 90 -0.03 1.00 -0.002 0.060 -0.02 0.48 R 12 S-N mostly S 6.0 1 12 0.128 287 -8 272 73 0.15 -0.99 0.002 -0.015 0.02 -0.12 R 11 S-N 7.0 3 -84 0.057 360 -21 0 21 -1.00 -0.00 -0.048 -0.000 -0.84 -0.00 L 15 S-N mostly N poor 8.0 2 11 0.175 120 32 73 115 -0.59 0.81 -0.011 0.016 -0.06 0.09 L 11 S-N 9.0 2 16 0.086 93 6 90 93 -0.10 0.99 -0.001 0.014 -0.02 0.16 L 11 S-N 10.0 1 46 0.106 252 -53 255 101 0.81 -0.58 0.040 -0.029 0.37 -0.27 R 13 Almost all S 11.0 1 -47 0.143 82 26 94 83 0.44 -0.90 0.030 -0.060 0.21 -0.42 R 2 N-S mostly N fair 12.0 1 -11 0.095 247 1 270 113 0.02 1.00 0.000 0.010 0.00 0.11 R 11 S-N 13.0 3 120 0.120 136 11 79 135 -0.27 0.96 -0.039 0.139 -0.32 1.16 R 14 All S 14.1 2 -40 0.131 47 56 128 68 0.90 -0.44 0.047 -0.023 0.36 -0.18 R 4 All N poor 14.2 3 -23 0.072 337 -4 279 23 -0.18 0.98 -0.003 0.016 -0.04 0.23 R 11 S-N poor 15.0 2 24 0.093 108 0 90 108 0.00 1.00 0.000 0.022 0.00 0.24 L 12 S-N mostly S 16.0 3 45 0.037 305 36 248 62 -0.66 -0.75 -0.011 -0.012 -0.30 -0.34 L 1 N-S odd 17.0 2 53 0.093 215 -21 243 140 0.56 -0.83 0.027 -0.041 0.29 -0.44 R 12 S-N mostly S 18.0 3 -15 0.064 262 -20 267 98 -0.34 0.94 -0.003 0.009 -0.05 0.14 R 14 All S 19.0 3 0 0.064 112 -63 110 100 N/A N/A 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00 L 13 Almost all S 20.0 3 83 0.030 24 5 101 24 -0.21 0.98 -0.005 0.024 -0.17 0.81 L 11 S-N fair 21.0 3 -61 0.166 248 61 289 100 0.89 0.46 0.090 0.046 0.54 0.28 R 12 S-N mostly S 22.0 2 3 0.117 151 60 33 116 -0.96 0.27 -0.003 0.001 -0.03 0.01 L 4 All N 23.0 2 -44 0.198 138 34 58 128 0.71 -0.70 0.062 -0.061 0.31 -0.31 L 4 All N 24.0 1 -57 0.114 272 -2 270 88 -0.03 1.00 -0.002 0.065 -0.02 0.57 R 11 S-N 25.0 2 -16 0.110 244 38 287 110 0.66 0.75 0.012 0.013 0.10 0.12 R 11 S-N 26.0 2 -48 0.058 342 68 199 69 0.99 0.12 0.027 0.003 0.48 0.06 R 4 All N 27.0 3 -23 0.147 249 -45 255 105 -0.73 0.68 -0.025 0.023 -0.17 0.16 R 1 N-S messy 28.0 1 -2 0.119 26 55 149 59 0.96 -0.29 0.002 -0.001 0.02 -0.01 L 3 Almost all N 29.0 3 -39 0.052 321 47 228 58 0.86 0.51 0.018 0.010 0.34 0.20 R 12 S-N mostly S poor 30.0 2 -89 0.147 82 8 91 82 0.14 -0.99 0.018 -0.130 0.13 -0.88 L 11 S-N special case 31.0 1 -6 0.163 121 21 78 119 0.41 -0.91 0.004 -0.009 0.02 -0.05 L 11 S-N 32.0 3 -83 0.230 1 58 179 58 1.00 -0.01 0.191 -0.002 0.83 -0.01 L 14 All S 33.0 2 20 0.035 70 35 102 74 -0.60 0.80 -0.004 0.006 -0.12 0.16 L 11 S-N 34.0 2 -23 0.104 151 21 57 145 0.62 -0.78 0.015 -0.019 0.14 -0.18 L 3 Almost all N 35.0 1 -13 0.107 287 18 265 74 0.32 0.95 0.004 0.013 0.04 0.12 R 11 S-N 36.0 2 57 0.204 212 46 319 126 -0.89 -0.46 -0.104 -0.053 -0.51 -0.26 L 3 Almost all N 37.0 3 93 0.021 359 10 186 10 -1.00 -0.10 -0.019 -0.002 -0.93 -0.09 R 11 S-N odd 38.0 1 16 0.123 54 -71 56 79 0.96 0.27 0.019 0.005 0.15 0.04 R 1 N-S 39.0 3 -63 0.254 283 8 268 77 0.14 0.99 0.023 0.158 0.09 0.62 L 13 Almost all S 40.0 3 46 0.104 106 -26 97 104 0.45 0.89 0.022 0.042 0.21 0.41 L 11 S-N 41.0 1 26 0.136 173 75 7 105 -1.00 0.03 -0.035 0.001 -0.26 0.01 L 4 All N 42.0 3 63 0.045 85 6 91 85 -0.10 0.99 -0.003 0.028 -0.07 0.63 L 11 S-N fair 43.0 3 33 0.039 200 -17 231 154 0.67 -0.75 0.008 -0.009 0.22 -0.25 L 3 Almost all N poor 44.1 3 -22 0.134 169 75 11 105 1.00 -0.05 0.029 -0.002 0.22 -0.01 R 3 Almost all N some early S 44.2 3 -127 0.295 150 29 50 139 0.74 -0.67 0.278 -0.251 0.94 -0.85 L 4 All N 44.3 1 -47 0.132 305 65 238 76 0.93 0.36 0.058 0.022 0.44 0.17 L 4 All N 45.0 2 -95 0.089 167 -58 165 122 -0.99 -0.14 -0.084 -0.012 -0.94 -0.13 L 14 All S 46.0 2 -17 0.160 44 45 126 59 0.82 -0.57 0.022 -0.016 0.14 -0.10 L 11 S-N 47.0 2 -53 0.115 274 -12 271 86 -0.21 0.98 -0.013 0.059 -0.11 0.52 L 1 N-S poor 48.0 3 -82 0.101 208 -5 261 152 -0.18 0.98 -0.015 0.081 -0.15 0.81 R 1 N-S poor 49.0 2 -1 0.142 95 3 90 95 0.05 -1.00 0.000 -0.001 0.00 -0.01 L 11 S-N data quality? 50.0 3 116 0.090 184 -22 191 158 0.99 -0.17 0.103 -0.018 1.14 -0.20 L 4 All N 51.0 1 23 0.092 58 33 109 64 -0.61 0.79 -0.013 0.017 -0.14 0.18 R 1 N-S fair 52.0 2 11 0.119 146 -37 132 131 0.80 0.60 0.011 0.008 0.09 0.07 R 1 N-S poor 53.0 3 20 0.268 89 26 90 89 -0.44 0.90 -0.023 0.048 -0.09 0.18 L 14 All S 54.0 2 -19 0.138 114 -9 94 114 -0.17 -0.99 -0.004 -0.026 -0.03 -0.19 L 11 S-N 55.1 1 -19 0.083 213 -34 229 134 -0.78 0.63 -0.012 0.010 -0.15 0.12 L 1 N-S 55.2 3 -4 0.226 94 -30 92 93 -0.50 -0.87 -0.005 -0.008 -0.02 -0.03 L 11 S-N 56.0 1 -86 0.191 281 8 268 79 0.14 0.99 0.023 0.162 0.12 0.85 L 1 N-S poor 57.0 2 68 0.125 205 31 318 141 -0.82 -0.58 -0.069 -0.049 -0.56 -0.39 R 4 All N 58.0 2 5 0.133 293 -78 293 85 -0.98 0.19 -0.007 0.001 0.05 -0.01 L 5 N-S mostly S poor 59.0 2 39 0.116 119 31 74 115 -0.57 0.82 -0.026 0.037 -0.22 0.32 L 11 S-N poor 60.0 1 37 0.126 49 -12 80 50 0.27 0.96 0.013 0.045 0.10 0.36 L 11 S-N 61.0 2 -51 0.127 251 9 273 108 0.17 0.99 0.011 0.064 0.08 0.50 R 11 S-N 62.0 3 -9 0.226 78 -3 89 78 -0.05 -1.00 -0.001 -0.013 -0.00 -0.09 L 11 S-N 63.0 3 -80 0.281 103 31 83 101 0.52 -0.85 0.118 -0.191 0.42 -0.68 L 4 All N 64.0 2 -18 0.104 45 20 109 49 0.46 -0.89 0.009 -0.017 0.08 -0.16 R 1 N-S poor 65.0 2 8 0.216 288 35 259 76 -0.59 -0.81 -0.010 -0.014 -0.05 -0.06 R 11 S-N 66.0 1 -53 0.159 318 -27 297 48 -0.61 0.80 -0.051 0.067 -0.32 0.42 R 11 S-N 67.0 3 44 0.145 156 24 48 146 -0.74 0.67 -0.047 0.043 -0.32 0.30 L 11 S-N 68.0 1 -95 0.212 256 2 270 104 0.04 1.00 0.007 0.201 0.03 0.95 R 11 S-N fair 69.0 3 -113 0.311 286 43 259 79 0.70 0.72 0.244 0.252 0.79 0.81 R 11 S-N poor 70.0 3 -25 0.066 242 52 293 107 0.82 0.57 0.014 0.009 0.21 0.14 R 11 S-N 71.0 2 11 0.127 245 -9 266 115 0.17 -0.99 0.002 -0.014 0.02 -0.11 L 1 N-S 72.1 2 36 0.073 207 39 321 133 -0.87 -0.49 -0.023 -0.013 -0.31 -0.18 R 4 All N 72.2 3 -10 0.067 110 -16 96 109 -0.29 -0.96 -0.002 -0.006 -0.03 -0.10 R 2 N-S mostly N 73.0 1 66 0.105 238 -81 238 95 0.99 -0.13 0.068 -0.009 0.65 -0.09 L 14 All S 74.0 3 -17 0.130 264 -52 265 94 -0.79 0.61 -0.017 0.014 -0.13 0.10 L 1 N-S 75.0 3 -54 0.097 30 -45 39 52 -0.89 -0.45 -0.047 -0.023 -0.48 -0.24 R 5 N-S mostly S 76.0 2 -12 0.144 301 -49 294 71 -0.80 0.60 -0.014 0.010 -0.10 0.07 R 14 All S 77.0 2 3 0.090 217 -76 218 101 0.99 -0.15 0.003 -0.000 0.03 -0.00 R 5 N-S mostly S 78.0 2 -48 0.197 76 69 103 85 0.94 -0.35 0.088 -0.033 0.45 -0.17 L 4 All N 79.0 3 -18 0.049 67 -26 79 69 -0.47 -0.88 -0.004 -0.008 -0.08 -0.16 R 5 N-S mostly S 80.0 2 -30 0.177 86 -21 89 86 -0.36 -0.93 -0.019 -0.050 -0.11 -0.28 R 5 N-S mostly S 81.0 1 6 0.120 54 -8 84 54 0.17 0.99 0.001 0.007 0.01 0.06 R 1 N-S 82.0 2 27 0.086 47 -5 85 47 0.12 0.99 0.003 0.023 0.03 0.27 L 11 S-N 83.0 2 37 0.072 290 35 258 74 -0.60 -0.80 -0.016 -0.021 -0.22 -0.30 L 2 N-S mostly N 84.0 2 41 0.075 37 -59 41 66 0.94 0.34 0.029 0.010 0.39 0.14 L 14 All S 85.0 2 75 0.195 94 67 86 92 -0.92 0.39 -0.135 0.057 -0.69 0.29 L 3 Almost all N 86.0 2 -34 0.090 221 59 315 113 0.93 0.37 0.028 0.011 0.32 0.12 L 3 Almost all N 87.0 2 -28 0.131 128 -44 118 116 -0.77 -0.63 -0.028 -0.023 -0.22 -0.18 L 14 All S 88.0 3 33 0.116 14 49 162 50 -0.98 0.21 -0.037 0.008 -0.32 0.07 L 15 S-N mostly N 89.0 2 44 0.074 79 -41 83 82 0.66 0.75 0.022 0.024 0.29 0.33 R 1 N-S 90.0 3 -13 0.053 136 -16 106 134 -0.38 -0.92 -0.003 -0.006 -0.05 -0.12 R 1 N-S 91.0 2 14 0.156 277 16 268 83 -0.28 -0.96 -0.006 -0.021 -0.04 -0.13 R 15 S-N mostly N 92.0 2 1 0.068 106 -50 102 100 0.78 0.63 0.001 0.000 0.01 0.01 R 5 N-S mostly S 93.0 3 0 0.048 244 77 295 96 okay okay 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00 L 4 All N 94.0 2 -23 0.112 262 -13 268 98 -0.23 0.97 -0.006 0.025 -0.05 0.22 L 1 N-S 95.0 2 -51 0.067 223 -8 262 136 -0.20 0.98 -0.007 0.033 -0.10 0.50 L 1 N-S 96.0 3 -34 0.049 252 -16 265 107 -0.29 0.96 -0.005 0.016 -0.10 0.33 L 1 N-S 97.0 3 -86 0.362 85 27 92 86 0.46 -0.89 0.142 -0.277 0.39 -0.77 L 14 All S 98.0 3 16 0.051 248 -21 262 110 0.38 -0.92 0.003 -0.008 0.06 -0.15 R 11 S-N 99.0 2 -20 0.046 18 30 147 35 0.88 -0.47 0.008 -0.004 0.18 -0.09 R 2 N-S mostly N 100.0 2 -15 0.066 272 -4 270 88 -0.07 1.00 -0.001 0.010 -0.01 0.15 L 1 N-S
Footnotes:

a) ψ is the phase angle in cloud coordinates
b) Y-coordinate of closest approach unit vector in GSE coordinates.
c) Z-coordinate of closest approach unit vector in GSE coordinates.
d) Y-coordinate of actual closest approach vector in GSE coordinates in units of AU.
e) Z-coordinate of actual closest approach vector in GSE coordinates in units of AU.
f) Y-coordinate of relative closest approach vector, i.e., yy-gse x|Yo/Ro|(%)/100.
g) Z-coordinate of relative closest approach vector, i.e., zz-gse x|Yo/Ro|(%)/100.
h) Category Type is the code number for the type of magnetic cloud given in the Type column.



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