• CME heights (with respect to the disk center) are measured at the fastest segment of the leading edge.
  • PA= Position Angle measured from Solar North in degrees (counter-clockwise)
  • Halo CMEs are indicated in the "Central PA" column. The letters ("S", "BA", "OA") in the brackets show type of halo CMEs. See examples.
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    First C2 Appearance
    Date Time [UT]
    Central
    PA
    [deg]
    Angular
    Width [deg]
    Linear
    Speed [km/s]
    2nd-order Speed at final height [km/s] 2nd-order Speed at 20 Rs [km/s] Accel
    [m/s2]
    Mass
    [gram]
    Kinetic
    Energy
    [erg]
    MPA [deg] Movies, plots, & links Remarks
    2001/02/01 00:30:05 278 46 281 247 0 -5.1*1 9.2e+14 3.7e+29 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/01 03:54:05 157 92 415 305 336 -6.7 1.5e+15 1.3e+30 149 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/01 05:30:05 72 83 220 280 390 5.3 1.7e+15 4.1e+29 80 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/01 10:54:05 190 53 322 321 315 -0.2*1 ---- ---- 186 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/01 12:54:05 150 10 481 599 1290 63.4*1 ---- ---- 149 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/02/02 09:54:05 298 112 375 375 375 0.0 3.7e+15 2.6e+30 328 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/02 14:54:05 Halo (BA) 360 438 444 445 0.5 ---- ---- 153 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/02 19:54:05 67 153 845 929 883 7.5 9.0e+15*2 3.2e+31*2 37 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/03 00:30:05 86 203 639 567 607 -6.2 5.0e+15*2 1.0e+31*2 81 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/03 02:30:05 158 34 244 407 372 5.5 1.3e+15 3.9e+29 162 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/03 03:54:07 95 56 271 347 376 4.5 3.4e+14 1.2e+29 97 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/03 11:30:07 290 35 352 373 384 1.5*1 1.3e+15 8.1e+29 292 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/03 13:31:48 313 52 323 301 286 -1.5*1 4.4e+14 2.3e+29 307 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/03 13:54:05 53 154 410 540 492 7.1 3.1e+15*2 2.6e+30*2 68 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/03 16:30:05 63 45 564 514 537 -3.7 1.6e+15 2.6e+30 64 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/04 13:31:46 287 99 301 397 587 13.8*1 4.9e+14 2.2e+29 307 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/04 17:30:05 94 24 196 141 0 -9.1*1 1.7e+14 3.3e+28 96 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/04 17:54:05 57 147 327 350 350 1.2 2.9e+15*2 1.6e+30*2 63 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/05 00:54:06 100 121 430 592 546 9.0 2.8e+15*2 2.6e+30*2 97 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/05 15:54:05 74 136 474 394 0 -24.5*1 1.2e+15*2 1.3e+30*2 59 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/05 21:08:05 67 64 289 316 472 6.8*1 5.8e+14 2.4e+29 65 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/06 00:30:05 48 68 349 374 377 1.7*1 1.9e+15 1.2e+30 52 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/06 04:06:07 146 67 306 413 402 5.0 1.5e+15 7.0e+29 150 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/07 00:06:06 289 73 225 235 316 2.3*1 1.1e+15 2.9e+29 302 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/02/07 10:31:14 Halo (BA) 360 259 265 281 0.6*1 1.0e+15*2 3.3e+29*2 309 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1; Poor Event
    2001/02/07 17:06:05 68 33 300 344 372 3.0 2.9e+14 1.3e+29 65 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/07 21:08:06 131 41 509 442 0 -31.7*1 7.6e+14*2 9.8e+29*2 133 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/02/08 06:54:05 91 120 400 423 415 1.3 5.7e+15 4.6e+30 66 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/09 05:06:06 138 107 255 236 155 -2.1*1 1.7e+14 5.7e+28 143 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/09 23:06:05 229 199 651 834 724 12.0 7.8e+15*2 1.7e+31*2 237 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/10 05:54:05 Halo (OA) 360 956 1240 1351 56.6 1.5e+15*2 6.9e+30*2 13 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/02/10 06:30:05 306 41 462 501 489 2.4 9.3e+14 1.0e+30 315 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/02/10 18:06:05 312 39 155 275 542 12.5*1 2.3e+14 2.8e+28 316 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/10 18:30:05 187 35 231 241 274 1.1*1 8.3e+13 2.2e+28 187 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/10 18:30:05 26 109 272 480 439 8.0 ---- ---- 38 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/11 01:31:48 Halo (OA) 360 1183 1170 1179 -1.7 8.3e+15*2 5.8e+31*2 335 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/02/11 03:30:11 22 27 308 291 254 -1.8*1 3.8e+14 1.8e+29 30 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/11 08:54:05 136 91 441 589 516 7.2 4.9e+15 4.8e+30 139 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/11 09:30:05 309 70 469 306 0 -50.8*1 4.6e+14 5.0e+29 313 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Poor Event
    2001/02/12 00:54:05 103 40 383 388 386 0.3*1 1.4e+14 1.1e+29 126 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/12 02:30:05 196 31 317 335 343 1.2*1 6.3e+13 3.2e+28 197 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/12 05:54:06 105 38 339 349 365 1.1*1 3.8e+13 2.2e+28 110 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/12 13:54:05 111 40 330 278 153 -5.6*1 ---- ---- 117 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/12 14:30:06 220 86 473 594 536 6.5 5.2e+15 5.9e+30 233 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/02/12 21:08:05 276 112 463 495 498 2.7 1.6e+15 1.7e+30 303 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/13 04:30:05 104 182 704 635 676 -6.1 3.6e+15*2 8.9e+30*2 123 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/02/13 07:54:05 59 34 170 135 0 -5.6*1 1.9e+14 2.7e+28 54 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/02/13 09:06:06 85 33 253 299 493 8.4*1 2.6e+14 8.4e+28 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/14 06:54:05 67 86 577 522 478 -7.2 2.1e+15 3.5e+30 50 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/15 12:30:05 207 43 321 340 396 2.8*1 4.4e+14 2.3e+29 217 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/15 13:54:05 Halo (BA) 360 625 678 655 4.0 9.1e+15*2 1.8e+31*2 17 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/02/15 21:30:08 257 50 272 222 0 -15.5*1 5.0e+14 1.9e+29 254 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/15 22:30:05 173 21 284 235 0 -8.5 2.1e+14 8.4e+28 177 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/16 04:30:05 281 108 544 485 498 -4.7 5.9e+15 8.8e+30 297 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/16 20:17:34 338 41 208 253 408 6.2*1 ---- ---- 327 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/18 13:45:06 226 40 452 481 580 6.5*1 2.3e+14 2.4e+29 220 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/18 14:00:07 71 23 342 336 308 -1.1*1 2.7e+14 1.6e+29 68 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/18 19:50:06 266 85 776 901 856 12.7 3.0e+15 9.0e+30 269 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/19 21:30:05 4 218 450 422 252 -6.9*1 ---- ---- 289 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Poor Event; Partial Halo
    2001/02/20 13:45:06 247 151 391 498 489 5.9 6.3e+15*2 4.8e+30*2 287 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/02/20 15:05:05 59 93 569 528 545 -2.7 6.6e+15 1.1e+31 34 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/20 17:00:06 279 90 465 814 855 29.7 3.3e+15 3.5e+30 301 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/21 04:06:06 48 31 222 212 160 -1.2*1 4.9e+14 1.2e+29 50 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/21 11:30:05 301 78 305 458 653 16.7 5.1e+14 2.4e+29 304 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/21 16:54:05 230 23 387 462 608 11.2 5.6e+13 4.2e+28 228 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/24 00:06:05 93 111 556 568 568 1.2 2.2e+15 3.5e+30 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/24 02:30:21 96 14 119 133 200 1.2*1 ---- ---- 91 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/24 04:30:20 128 30 511 643 1160 49.7*1 2.9e+14*2 3.8e+29*2 129 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/02/24 05:54:35 93 24 352 425 768 22.4*1 2.6e+13 1.6e+28 97 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/25 10:57:15 186 24 216 221 252 0.8*1 1.2e+14 2.9e+28 190 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/25 13:32:05 126 44 378 335 0 -11.8*1 2.0e+14 1.5e+29 126 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/02/26 05:30:05 246 152 851 893 916 8.1 5.7e+15*2 2.1e+31*2 263 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/02/26 05:54:05 65 28 625 735 919 25.2 4.1e+14 8.0e+29 69 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/26 07:54:08 279 46 663 674 710 3.4 4.5e+14 1.0e+30 280 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/26 10:06:05 291 77 568 426 0 -36.1*1 1.1e+15 1.8e+30 313 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/02/26 15:50:05 279 13 412 477 545 7.4*1 ---- ---- 283 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/26 18:50:05 250 133 448 547 563 8.9 4.4e+15*2 4.4e+30*2 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/02/27 05:06:05 61 12 534 531 530 -0.3 ---- ---- 67 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/28 04:26:05 120 66 331 296 96 -5.4*1 5.8e+14 3.2e+29 115 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/02/28 14:50:05 252 232 313 345 356 1.9 2.4e+15*2 1.2e+30*2 263 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo

    *1 Acceleration is uncertain due to either poor height measurement or a small number of height-time measurements (See Section 3.4 of Yashiro et al. 2004 for details).
    *2 Mass and Kinetic Energy are uncertain due to poor mass estimate. Mass measurement assumes that the CME material is in the sky-plane. Kinetic Energy is obtained from the mass and linear speed (see Vourlidas et al. 2000 for details).