• 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
    2001/11/01 03:30:05 250 69 559 489 514 -5.5 2.2e+15 3.4e+30 272 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/11/01 08:30:05 323 38 346 428 429 5.2*1 6.2e+14 3.7e+29 324 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/01 09:30:05 190 23 134 113 0 -4.9*1 2.8e+14 2.5e+28 189 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/11/01 14:30:05 115 195 1053 1114 1089 8.1 9.7e+15*2 5.4e+31*2 111 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/11/01 22:30:05 Halo (BA) 360 453 455 454 0.2 3.3e+15*2 3.4e+30*2 305 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/02 12:30:05 45 51 579 458 301 -17.6 2.0e+15 3.4e+30 47 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/02 12:30:05 211 104 282 382 353 3.8 6.2e+15 2.4e+30 199 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/02 22:30:05 53 47 145 154 199 1.2*1 3.5e+14*2 3.7e+28*2 47 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/03 00:07:40 250 52 476 585 668 15.7*1 8.0e+14 9.1e+29 252 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/03 12:05:07 78 206 208 300 410 6.4*1 6.4e+14*2 1.4e+29*2 71 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Partial Halo
    2001/11/03 17:50:06 248 58 327 285 0 -7.5*1 2.3e+15 1.2e+30 252 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/03 19:20:05 Halo (BA) 360 457 329 299 -9.9*1 2.3e+15*2 2.4e+30*2 359 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/04 07:50:05 23 136 259 260 262 0.1*1 2.2e+14*2 7.5e+28*2 11 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Partial Halo
    2001/11/04 13:55:05 159 25 233 329 842 29.2*1 1.8e+14 5.0e+28 161 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/11/04 16:35:06 Halo (BA) 360 1810 1514 1691 -63.4 1.7e+16*2 2.8e+32*2 239 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/11/05 01:25:32 63 64 711 614 491 -17.0*1 1.7e+16 4.2e+31 55 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/11/05 09:43:25 252 40 967 936 898 -8.1*1 1.0e+16 4.9e+31 259 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/11/06 18:00:43 28 26 315 307 233 -2.1*1 1.8e+14 8.8e+28 24 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/11/10 02:06:05 207 12 196 226 275 2.0 ---- ---- 206 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/10 07:27:23 233 40 500 557 622 8.4 6.3e+14 7.9e+29 229 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/10 13:27:19 85 >155 480 372 0 -19.0*1 3.4e+14*2 4.0e+29*2 87 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Uncertain Width; Partial Halo
    2001/11/10 19:50:05 204 38 173 225 417 6.5*1 4.7e+14 7.0e+28 205 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/11 01:27:25 297 31 542 525 444 -5.0 1.9e+14 2.8e+29 292 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/12 00:26:05 266 53 353 --- --- --- 1.6e+14*2 9.7e+28*2 259 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    2001/11/12 03:50:05 17 125 180 171 96 -1.0 1.3e+15*2 2.1e+29*2 40 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/11/12 09:26:05 105 99 174 231 620 15.2 5.2e+15 7.9e+29 111 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/12 10:06:05 151 58 480 587 578 8.2 5.0e+15 5.8e+30 142 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/12 10:06:05 293 67 502 532 543 2.9*1 3.7e+15 4.6e+30 293 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/12 19:50:05 122 12 352 467 518 9.0*1 ---- ---- 121 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/12 20:26:05 197 66 399 485 634 12.6*1 1.4e+15 1.1e+30 203 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/12 22:06:05 130 11 417 513 574 9.6*1 ---- ---- 131 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/13 05:06:05 132 16 364 448 564 10.4 ---- ---- 131 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/13 06:06:05 267 66 416 377 252 -6.0 2.7e+14 2.3e+29 287 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/13 18:26:06 57 44 272 439 875 31.6*1 6.5e+14 2.4e+29 52 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/14 02:26:05 88 32 226 180 0 -25.7*1 2.3e+14*2 5.9e+28*2 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/15 12:06:06 0 35 198 243 658 17.2*1 2.6e+14*2 5.2e+28*2 358 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/15 20:50:05 32 164 618 964 1609 106.6 3.5e+15*2 6.8e+30*2 47 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/11/16 03:26:05 17 149 118 232 341 4.9 2.1e+15*2 1.4e+29*2 355 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/11/16 05:26:05 78 12 338 353 387 1.9*1 ---- ---- 75 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/16 08:50:05 60 62 347 494 1082 51.1*1 7.1e+13 4.3e+28 44 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/16 21:15:35 52 67 364 337 224 -4.2*1 2.8e+14 1.8e+29 55 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/17 00:30:05 98 20 636 466 0 -82.4*1 1.4e+14*2 2.9e+29*2 96 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points
    2001/11/17 05:30:06 Halo (OA) 360 1379 1249 1350 -22.5 1.3e+16*2 1.2e+32*2 58 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/17 10:56:24 354 57 282 282 283 0.0 9.4e+14 3.7e+29 349 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/17 13:31:56 301 66 280 374 537 10.8 2.0e+15 7.8e+29 305 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/11/17 15:06:05 235 35 459 500 689 12.6*1 2.0e+14 2.1e+29 222 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/18 00:30:05 16 10 285 282 266 -0.6*1 ---- ---- 21 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/18 21:30:08 Halo (OA) 360 888 846 843 -7.0 7.8e+15*2 3.1e+31*2 225 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/11/19 03:54:05 84 110 281 231 0 -6.2*1 9.4e+14 3.7e+29 75 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 10:06:05 65 50 284 230 0 -13.8*1 2.6e+14 1.0e+29 58 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 12:54:05 302 40 443 410 323 -5.3 1.4e+14 1.4e+29 295 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 13:31:54 81 85 245 251 306 1.5 8.3e+14 2.5e+29 88 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 14:30:05 64 69 265 267 275 0.2 6.1e+14 2.1e+29 64 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 16:30:05 293 19 628 571 354 -14.5 ---- ---- 303 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/19 19:54:16 76 111 361 366 381 0.8*1 1.4e+15 8.9e+29 44 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/20 04:30:28 309 38 586 465 0 -58.0*1 2.6e+14*2 4.5e+29*2 312 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/20 08:06:05 314 36 183 196 335 3.4*1 5.9e+14 9.9e+28 314 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/20 18:30:05 66 58 193 194 208 0.3 9.3e+13 1.7e+28 75 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/21 00:30:05 172 3 229 374 597 15.6 ---- ---- 171 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/21 04:30:32 7 4 249 337 472 9.3 ---- ---- 12 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/21 14:06:05 Halo (OA) 360 518 502 507 -1.2 4.2e+15*2 5.6e+30*2 185 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/22 03:30:05 226 26 126 158 549 12.1 2.1e+14 1.7e+28 223 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/22 08:54:05 302 54 681 537 0 -33.2 9.0e+14 2.1e+30 294 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/11/22 15:30:05 24 68 27 27 48 0.1 1.2e+15 4.6e+27 41 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/22 20:30:33 Halo (OA) 360 1443 1231 1307 -43.3 1.2e+16*2 1.3e+32*2 221 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/11/22 23:30:05 Halo (BA) 360 1437 1371 1409 -12.9 1.8e+16*2 1.8e+32*2 349 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/23 00:30:05 12 94 266 419 471 9.5 ---- ---- 36 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/23 00:54:05 197 71 806 1205 1199 53.8 1.2e+15 4.0e+30 200 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/24 09:47:48 239 38 467 560 766 22.4 3.6e+15 3.9e+30 223 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    2001/11/24 12:17:24 35 75 137 192 364 5.2 1.3e+15 1.2e+29 31 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/25 00:30:50 233 14 320 527 736 22.3 ---- ---- 234 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/25 01:31:50 256 9 580 456 0 -25.6 ---- ---- 255 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/25 11:07:00 248 13 377 473 637 14.7*1 ---- ---- 250 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/25 23:06:54 104 182 1574 1449 1520 -26.6 1.1e+16*2 1.4e+32*2 104 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/11/26 04:54:05 230 17 405 432 426 1.6 ---- ---- 234 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/26 07:54:15 115 56 478 553 615 9.6 6.0e+13 6.9e+28 109 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/26 07:54:15 56 135 76 107 212 1.8 5.6e+14*2 1.6e+28*2 65 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie not LE; Only C2; Partial Halo
    2001/11/26 23:06:05 52 122 288 265 0 -7.4 1.4e+15*2 5.6e+29*2 42 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/11/27 03:54:05 59 111 216 269 306 2.7 9.8e+14 2.3e+29 57 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/27 05:06:06 146 49 160 90 0 -21.1 3.9e+14 5.0e+28 145 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/27 10:30:33 309 58 598 599 599 0.1 1.3e+15 2.3e+30 319 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/27 18:30:05 316 73 637 599 601 -3.9*1 1.8e+15 3.6e+30 316 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/11/28 00:54:05 273 58 330 303 263 -2.5 6.2e+14 3.4e+29 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/28 09:30:05 72 4 366 414 423 3.4 ---- ---- 69 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/28 17:30:06 Halo (BA) 360 500 501 502 0.1 3.5e+15*2 4.4e+30*2 46 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/11/28 23:06:05 216 28 181 141 0 -5.6*1 4.6e+14 7.6e+28 223 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/29 03:30:05 305 75 368 480 450 6.7 2.2e+15 1.5e+30 316 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Only C3
    2001/11/29 12:54:05 48 92 297 311 311 0.7*1 1.7e+15 7.7e+29 68 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/11/29 16:54:05 32 65 330 260 0 -7.6*1 1.3e+15 6.9e+29 37 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/29 23:28:12 294 13 235 235 235 0.0*1 ---- ---- 292 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/30 14:30:05 122 106 374 442 582 10.0 5.6e+15 3.9e+30 124 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/30 18:06:05 99 53 315 469 410 5.6 5.2e+15 2.6e+30 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/30 18:30:05 65 39 261 285 531 9.3*1 6.0e+14*2 2.0e+29*2 53 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/11/30 20:30:05 143 74 261 386 521 11.9*1 4.3e+15 1.5e+30 130 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/11/30 21:08:05 261 62 235 291 890 31.6*1 1.6e+14*2 4.5e+28*2 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2

    *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).