• 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
    2002/01/01 10:06:07 310 49 183 217 740 21.6*1 7.2e+13*2 1.2e+28*2 303 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/01 18:30:33 Halo (OA) 360 900 1249 1136 39.7 1.9e+16*2 7.5e+31*2 288 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2002/01/02 03:54:05 295 39 336 397 470 6.2*1 5.6e+14 3.2e+29 289 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/02 15:30:05 314 32 609 694 656 8.6*1 2.9e+15 5.4e+30 308 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    2002/01/03 04:06:05 250 43 371 386 415 1.9*1 ---- ---- 243 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/07
    2002/01/03 19:31:53 92 107 312 228 58 -6.4 1.5e+15 7.3e+29 71 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/03 22:30:05 290 66 189 205 307 2.7*1 2.4e+14*2 4.2e+28*2 303 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/04 04:30:05 303 21 548 525 405 -6.9 ---- ---- 301 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/04 09:30:05 Halo (OA) 360 896 708 743 -26.1 1.4e+16*2 5.7e+31*2 45 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2002/01/05 07:31:49 42 25 281 199 0 -45.4*1 ---- ---- 33 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/07; Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/05 12:30:05 223 35 42 50 124 0.6*1 3.4e+14 3.0e+27 221 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/05 14:30:05 318 18 194 275 524 11.0*1 ---- ---- 322 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2002/01/06 14:06:05 281 65 629 624 611 -1.1 1.4e+15 2.7e+30 294 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/06 18:54:05 239 60 130 192 295 4.1*1 6.4e+14 5.4e+28 240 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2002/01/07 16:54:05 311 14 740 826 900 16.5 ---- ---- 310 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/08 07:54:05 129 40 752 454 374 -43.8 5.0e+14 1.4e+30 116 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/08 17:54:05 Halo (OA) 360 1794 2210 1977 81.4 ---- ---- 89 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2002/01/08 18:30:05 345 68 566 569 568 0.3 4.9e+15 7.8e+30 352 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/08 19:31:51 338 52 518 722 859 27.8*1 1.9e+15 2.5e+30 338 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/09 04:06:06 128 44 263 572 506 11.5 6.5e+15 2.3e+30 141 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2002/01/09 17:54:03 278 18 220 189 0 -4.5*1 ---- ---- 273 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/09 18:54:05 351 26 113 120 259 2.3*1 ---- ---- 353 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/07; Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/09 23:06:05 139 27 594 432 0 -57.7*1 3.5e+14*2 6.2e+29*2 143 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/10 00:30:05 236 61 377 441 443 4.1 6.0e+15 4.2e+30 223 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/10 05:54:05 301 72 403 322 0 -16.3 1.5e+15 1.2e+30 290 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/10 13:31:54 95 93 444 665 542 10.2 1.2e+16 1.2e+31 109 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2002/01/11 02:06:05 121 13 990 946 843 -15.0 ---- ---- 122 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/11 03:30:32 73 50 254 182 0 -10.9*1 6.9e+14 2.2e+29 72 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/11 08:30:05 252 94 204 194 0 -3.4 ---- ---- 241 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/11 13:54:13 75 37 267 277 390 3.6*1 3.0e+14 1.1e+29 71 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/12 06:10:06 68 35 310 277 0 -37.9*1 2.0e+13 9.8e+27 65 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/12 08:55:05 69 44 284 235 0 -6.8 5.3e+14 2.1e+29 70 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/12 12:35:06 326 12 815 526 0 -60.9 ---- ---- 323 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/12 14:55:05 73 46 304 174 0 -37.3 1.8e+14 8.5e+28 68 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/12 19:05:54 238 55 188 78 0 -43.9*1 2.1e+14 3.8e+28 236 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/13 01:55:05 325 29 242 131 0 -257.8*1 8.3e+13*2 2.4e+28*2 331 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/13 03:10:12 311 203 408 591 1019 40.6 1.1e+15*2 9.5e+29*2 6 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2002/01/13 07:35:05 55 29 317 614 549 12.7 5.2e+15 2.6e+30 53 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/13 09:35:05 71 60 329 286 181 -4.4 5.3e+15 2.9e+30 70 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/13 11:35:05 130 37 832 831 827 -0.4 4.0e+15 1.4e+31 131 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/13 15:20:06 150 17 614 645 948 23.4*1 ---- ---- 152 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/13 15:40:05 232 45 187 98 0 -128.5*1 4.1e+13*2 7.2e+27*2 238 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/14 05:35:07 Halo (OA) 360 1492 1795 1664 52.3 3.4e+16*2 3.8e+32*2 246 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2002/01/14 08:35:05 321 35 489 472 415 -3.5 8.3e+13 9.9e+28 328 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/18 00:30:05 109 40 64 153 868 33.4*1 2.6e+13*2 5.3e+26*2 108 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/18 04:54:05 297 29 566 534 536 -2.9 1.7e+15 2.8e+30 306 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/18 15:30:05 75 73 464 839 1012 42.6 ---- ---- 62 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/18 15:54:05 138 25 694 653 655 -4.5 1.4e+17 3.4e+32 141 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/18 23:06:05 19 42 144 99 0 -8.0*1 8.4e+14 8.7e+28 20 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/19 05:54:05 277 28 179 159 0 -13.7*1 4.9e+13*2 7.8e+27*2 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/19 08:30:06 275 34 241 360 1060 46.6*1 3.2e+14*2 9.3e+28*2 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/19 11:06:56 276 36 203 209 316 2.5 1.7e+14 3.6e+28 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/19 13:31:55 275 40 195 171 0 -5.4 3.2e+14 6.1e+28 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/19 17:06:07 279 34 184 42 0 -28.4 1.7e+14 2.8e+28 279 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/19 17:54:05 220 75 235 381 408 6.5 6.7e+15 1.9e+30 220 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/19 19:32:27 277 37 256 313 374 4.2 1.7e+15 5.4e+29 286 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/19 21:54:05 53 46 545 556 569 1.7 ---- ---- 52 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/20 20:30:06 122 13 218 225 319 2.5*1 ---- ---- 124 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/20 20:30:06 276 26 213 161 0 -10.8*1 3.2e+14*2 7.3e+28*2 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/20 21:30:08 40 21 552 396 0 -49.8*1 1.8e+14 2.8e+29 35 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/21 01:54:17 276 24 199 187 0 -6.7*1 8.8e+13*2 1.8e+28*2 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/21 07:31:55 278 33 325 302 0 -6.7 2.3e+14 1.2e+29 286 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/21 07:54:15 229 10 311 210 0 -22.6*1 ---- ---- 232 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2002/01/21 13:54:18 280 24 286 231 0 -12.4 1.8e+14 7.4e+28 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/21 14:54:05 337 89 239 291 492 8.8 8.0e+14 2.3e+29 334 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/21 15:30:05 229 49 508 496 490 -1.2 3.1e+15 4.0e+30 231 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/21 17:36:57 146 78 435 540 604 10.4 4.4e+15 4.2e+30 142 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/21 23:54:05 352 96 224 257 477 7.9 2.4e+14 5.9e+28 358 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/22 05:54:05 140 27 246 198 0 -12.2*1 2.3e+14 7.1e+28 137 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/22 08:54:32 155 22 466 643 1294 67.9*1 3.1e+14 3.4e+29 153 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/22 11:30:05 278 33 76 39 0 -6.3*1 ---- ---- 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/22 12:30:33 7 60 204 250 614 14.8*1 1.1e+14 2.3e+28 9 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/22 16:30:06 274 30 241 226 110 -2.2*1 1.1e+14 3.1e+28 275 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/23 00:54:05 116 24 199 333 1299 70.7*1 7.7e+13*2 1.5e+28*2 118 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/23 03:30:05 315 11 487 272 0 -125.1*1 ---- ---- 316 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/23 04:30:05 281 57 407 495 476 4.9 2.9e+15 2.4e+30 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2002/01/23 15:06:05 60 22 192 107 0 -21.0*1 1.0e+14*2 1.9e+28*2 60 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/24 03:54:05 104 110 536 583 564 3.1 1.2e+16 1.7e+31 113 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/24 16:06:34 235 15 327 316 208 -2.9 ---- ---- 240 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/25 03:30:05 42 40 213 264 505 9.7 5.2e+14 1.2e+29 31 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/25 06:30:05 25 60 494 490 488 -0.5 2.4e+15 2.9e+30 13 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/25 20:30:05 273 33 340 435 1117 50.6*1 1.2e+14*2 6.6e+28*2 275 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Faint, 3 Frames, C2 only; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/26 08:42:05 102 16 395 428 430 3.1*1 ---- ---- 102 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    2002/01/27 03:30:12 224 26 314 237 0 -8.6 7.8e+14 3.9e+29 231 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/27 05:30:05 45 28 384 454 939 33.9*1 3.4e+14 2.5e+29 40 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/27 09:54:19 289 45 273 361 690 18.3 ---- ---- 297 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/27 12:30:05 Halo (OA) 360 1136 1000 1068 -19.2 1.9e+16*2 1.2e+32*2 312 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/27 20:30:05 297 31 589 454 251 -20.5 1.5e+15 2.5e+30 290 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/28 07:54:12 282 26 309 309 309 0.0 1.6e+14 7.9e+28 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/28 10:30:30 79 58 44 48 93 0.3*1 ---- ---- 74 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/28 10:54:05 143 62 524 738 965 35.0 ---- ---- 141 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/28 15:30:05 236 4 589 481 0 -53.7 ---- ---- 233 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/28 18:06:05 30 26 611 771 1648 110.8*1 ---- ---- 24 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2002/01/29 03:30:06 296 15 280 425 422 6.9*1 ---- ---- 299 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/29 06:30:05 81 59 251 203 0 -15.6*1 5.4e+14 1.7e+29 74 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/29 12:54:05 31 19 165 132 0 -3.9 ---- ---- 22 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/29 13:31:54 77 42 219 188 97 -2.2 1.3e+15 3.2e+29 70 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/29 18:30:05 270 105 367 414 454 4.3 1.4e+15 9.6e+29 300 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/29 22:30:05 27 26 329 360 551 9.1*1 7.7e+13 4.2e+28 22 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 00:54:05 242 53 229 272 448 6.8 6.3e+14 1.7e+29 246 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 03:54:05 27 28 295 374 880 31.0*1 1.4e+14 6.0e+28 23 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 04:06:06 238 50 183 175 130 -0.8*1 2.1e+14 3.5e+28 231 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 07:31:56 227 16 397 144 0 -30.4*1 ---- ---- 227 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2002/01/30 09:30:05 241 53 208 193 0 -3.5 1.6e+14 3.5e+28 231 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/30 10:30:32 313 19 326 314 274 -1.6*1 ---- ---- 317 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 11:30:05 226 18 415 340 0 -42.5*1 ---- ---- 230 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2002/01/30 13:31:55 26 33 231 246 337 2.8 1.5e+14 4.0e+28 14 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/30 14:54:05 224 23 457 536 813 21.9*1 1.1e+14 1.1e+29 219 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2002/01/30 19:31:55 219 55 612 575 513 -7.3 5.6e+14 1.0e+30 226 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 03:30:05 122 87 205 185 0 -2.7 7.9e+14 1.7e+29 124 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 03:30:05 239 >105 300 264 0 -14.3*1 5.3e+14 2.4e+29 234 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2; Uncertain Width
    2002/01/31 12:30:05 210 20 550 402 0 -28.6 3.8e+14 5.8e+29 208 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 12:54:05 19 41 488 686 1239 60.3 2.7e+14 3.2e+29 13 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 13:31:59 111 11 492 299 0 -73.8 ---- ---- 111 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 19:31:55 354 61 130 182 314 4.0 1.3e+15 1.1e+29 353 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2002/01/31 20:30:05 308 53 367 405 433 3.4 2.3e+15 1.5e+30 313 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie

    *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).