• 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
    2003/01/01 03:30:05 155 64 198 207 283 1.9*1 6.2e+14 1.2e+29 150 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/01 05:30:05 107 53 432 475 458 2.4 7.0e+13 6.6e+28 116 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/01 19:54:05 358 75 281 291 303 0.8*1 4.8e+14 1.9e+29 1 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2003/01/02 06:06:05 330 90 168 411 332 4.8 2.9e+15 4.1e+29 320 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/02 13:31:44 93 74 655 691 695 4.2 5.4e+14 1.2e+30 84 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/03 06:30:05 94 57 346 286 64 -6.7 8.7e+14 5.2e+29 98 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/03 11:30:05 283 88 521 883 926 34.2 2.9e+15 3.9e+30 318 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2003/01/03 15:06:05 9 81 238 346 374 5.1*1 1.1e+15 3.0e+29 29 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2003/01/03 15:30:05 190 39 408 450 574 8.3*1 3.1e+14 2.5e+29 190 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/03 18:06:05 274 127 682 989 862 26.0 9.5e+15*2 2.2e+31*2 288 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/04 09:54:06 309 48 390 501 518 8.5 6.9e+13 5.2e+28 299 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/04 13:31:44 81 84 343 307 0 -7.4*1 6.8e+14 4.0e+29 77 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2003/01/04 19:32:19 295 24 411 393 348 -2.6*1 3.5e+13 2.9e+28 293 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/05 00:30:05 87 56 395 442 466 4.4*1 2.9e+14 2.3e+29 98 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/05 07:31:45 224 48 201 257 768 23.8*1 5.0e+14 1.0e+29 224 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/05 07:54:05 120 127 293 312 398 3.5*1 6.9e+14*2 2.9e+29*2 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/05 10:37:12 91 60 242 246 269 0.6*1 1.2e+14 3.4e+28 88 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/05 10:37:12 353 67 1183 1265 1228 14.2 1.3e+15 9.2e+30 359 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/05 12:30:05 137 104 217 184 0 -7.4 3.9e+14 9.2e+28 158 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/05 18:54:05 89 74 186 138 0 -6.2*1 6.0e+14 1.0e+29 74 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/06 10:06:05 127 124 346 346 346 0.0 8.3e+15*2 5.0e+30*2 156 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/06 13:31:45 123 129 331 378 354 1.9 7.4e+15*2 4.1e+30*2 120 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/06 23:06:05 24 60 502 431 0 -16.0*1 3.1e+14 3.9e+29 19 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/07 08:30:05 128 131 365 210 0 -13.9*1 7.7e+13*2 5.1e+28*2 127 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/07 17:54:05 286 95 300 531 892 32.6 1.3e+15 6.0e+29 288 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/08 07:31:46 74 18 307 315 413 3.4*1 ---- ---- 65 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/08 17:48:02 67 82 408 446 593 9.0*1 8.2e+13 6.8e+28 63 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/08 17:48:02 167 103 653 744 785 13.5 1.6e+15 3.3e+30 186 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/08 21:31:46 91 26 628 620 586 -2.7*1 3.7e+13*2 7.3e+28*2 80 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/08 23:30:18 64 43 397 466 515 6.7*1 3.4e+14 2.7e+29 60 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/09 03:54:24 61 76 831 917 899 10.6 1.2e+15 4.0e+30 67 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/09 23:30:05 60 66 292 266 128 -3.5*1 2.2e+14 9.4e+28 56 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/10 13:54:09 105 42 1770 1524 1565 -78.7*1 9.3e+14 1.5e+31 112 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/10 16:30:05 294 27 531 555 631 6.1*1 1.5e+14 2.2e+29 297 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/10 18:54:05 54 56 576 640 745 13.7*1 3.5e+14 5.8e+29 47 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/10 20:54:05 55 61 506 453 261 -10.9*1 4.4e+14 5.6e+29 47 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/11 00:54:05 299 90 322 298 291 -1.4*1 5.0e+14 2.6e+29 303 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/11 09:06:19 65 15 536 450 213 -14.7 ---- ---- 50 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/11 15:30:05 50 58 414 388 361 -2.7*1 3.6e+14 3.1e+29 48 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/12 05:30:05 52 70 441 469 458 1.8*1 4.0e+14 3.9e+29 32 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/12 05:54:05 214 57 184 170 0 -4.1*1 2.1e+14 3.6e+28 220 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/12 08:30:05 290 36 286 267 243 -1.4*1 5.2e+14 2.1e+29 293 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/12 12:06:05 215 55 270 290 437 5.3*1 1.6e+14 6.0e+28 220 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/12 14:54:05 294 50 400 352 0 -10.7*1 2.8e+14 2.2e+29 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/12 16:30:05 220 61 205 226 445 6.9*1 8.7e+13 1.8e+28 220 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/12 18:30:05 222 58 224 242 324 2.7*1 2.6e+14 6.4e+28 218 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/13 15:54:05 45 68 365 312 213 -6.4*1 4.8e+14 3.2e+29 40 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/13 16:54:05 228 77 275 272 267 -0.2*1 1.2e+15 4.7e+29 221 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/13 23:06:05 281 36 584 506 241 -16.8 4.4e+14 7.5e+29 276 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/14 06:30:05 273 46 466 310 0 -47.6*1 3.2e+14*2 3.4e+29*2 270 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/14 18:06:05 109 41 882 819 855 -6.6 2.5e+15 9.8e+30 109 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/15 14:30:05 272 39 488 404 0 -16.9*1 8.6e+13 1.0e+29 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/15 18:54:18 79 34 461 442 259 -6.8*1 2.4e+14 2.5e+29 70 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/16 02:54:05 273 36 430 417 351 -3.2*1 1.0e+14 9.2e+28 275 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/16 14:30:05 31 41 255 288 288 1.4*1 3.3e+14 1.1e+29 28 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/16 18:30:05 29 51 229 216 202 -0.8*1 5.1e+13 1.3e+28 28 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/16 19:31:45 269 44 383 447 622 12.6*1 8.6e+13 6.3e+28 271 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/17 00:30:05 89 74 357 299 0 -7.7 8.6e+14 5.5e+29 61 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/17 02:30:05 327 128 355 341 337 -1.0 3.6e+15*2 2.3e+30*2 313 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/17 10:30:26 68 74 385 272 172 -9.8 4.2e+14 3.1e+29 69 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/17 11:54:06 171 44 317 255 0 -16.6*1 2.6e+14 1.3e+29 169 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/18 01:31:47 359 35 388 364 302 -3.4*1 2.0e+14 1.5e+29 357 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/18 03:54:09 83 46 180 190 219 0.9*1 9.5e+13 1.5e+28 75 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/18 10:56:16 116 115 550 506 0 -20.7 1.3e+15 2.0e+30 119 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/18 19:54:05 33 65 546 472 475 -6.6*1 9.0e+14 1.3e+30 33 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/19 06:30:05 116 104 440 355 0 -21.5*1 5.9e+14 5.7e+29 115 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/19 10:44:24 357 75 123 161 241 2.6*1 ---- ---- 2 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2009/05/19; not seen in C2; Very Poor Event; Only C3
    2003/01/19 12:54:05 115 21 570 523 0 -18.2*1 3.5e+13*2 5.7e+28*2 122 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/19 16:06:05 356 84 158 160 170 0.2*1 1.8e+14 2.2e+28 20 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/19 22:30:05 279 68 127 104 0 -4.2*1 1.3e+15 1.1e+29 291 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/20 07:54:05 33 49 599 571 526 -5.3 5.0e+14 9.1e+29 24 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/20 14:30:05 316 27 562 502 485 -7.3 9.7e+14 1.5e+30 305 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    2003/01/20 15:30:05 44 100 96 126 301 3.8*1 3.4e+15 1.5e+29 38 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/20 18:30:05 315 105 733 691 714 -3.7 8.4e+15 2.3e+31 330 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/20 21:30:05 58 166 555 670 603 7.1 6.3e+15*2 9.6e+30*2 70 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/21 02:54:05 352 41 414 371 382 -2.5 3.0e+14 2.6e+29 8 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/21 06:30:05 349 32 602 464 0 -28.3*1 2.1e+14 3.8e+29 1 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/21 09:54:05 331 62 449 503 536 5.5*1 1.6e+15 1.6e+30 352 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/21 11:54:24 117 6 699 587 0 -110.0*1 ---- ---- 121 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2003/01/21 15:30:05 129 201 1011 758 924 -30.3 9.5e+15*2 4.9e+31*2 115 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/21 21:21:05 301 42 669 791 937 28.1 3.4e+14 7.5e+29 293 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/22 05:06:05 42 29 426 473 533 6.1*1 6.4e+14 5.9e+29 44 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/22 05:06:05 338 81 875 655 546 -38.4 8.8e+14 3.4e+30 352 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2003/01/22 06:30:05 69 36 695 663 665 -3.6 3.0e+14 7.1e+29 69 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/22 08:54:05 278 18 565 474 0 -35.9*1 ---- ---- 288 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/22 08:54:05 125 40 236 159 0 -43.0*1 1.5e+14*2 4.1e+28*2 120 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/22 16:30:05 110 12 423 431 523 4.3*1 ---- ---- 117 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/22 21:54:05 265 58 238 214 0 -3.0*1 1.8e+14 5.2e+28 285 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/22 23:54:05 98 27 1855 2135 2606 203.2*1 1.3e+14*2 2.2e+30*2 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/23 02:54:07 272 12 785 716 637 -13.7 ---- ---- 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/23 05:30:05 112 76 234 189 0 -12.4*1 4.6e+14 1.3e+29 133 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/23 05:54:05 41 65 347 334 306 -1.4*1 7.7e+14 4.6e+29 29 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/23 06:30:05 273 18 327 287 0 -12.4*1 ---- ---- 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/23 13:31:41 128 40 288 315 555 9.9*1 ---- ---- 132 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/23 18:06:05 307 60 1236 1413 1334 26.7*1 2.0e+15 1.5e+31 297 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/23 23:30:31 105 138 350 482 450 6.8 2.5e+15*2 1.5e+30*2 131 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/24 04:30:05 121 59 445 361 0 -34.0*1 3.9e+13 3.8e+28 134 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/24 09:06:05 267 5 387 408 582 8.5*1 ---- ---- 275 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/24 11:06:05 159 71 382 618 581 13.7*1 4.9e+12 3.6e+27 154 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/24 12:30:05 111 84 513 653 930 31.4*1 9.5e+13 1.3e+29 114 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/24 14:06:05 286 103 382 372 340 -1.6*1 1.1e+15 8.0e+29 316 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/24 20:30:05 317 56 467 502 725 14.5*1 1.1e+14 1.2e+29 331 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/25 05:39:43 258 9 409 400 264 -4.7*1 ---- ---- 263 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2003/01/25 08:06:06 233 9 467 605 1343 75.0*1 ---- ---- 232 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2003/01/25 10:06:05 188 54 412 460 582 9.5*1 3.3e+13 2.8e+28 175 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/25 14:39:42 112 47 394 377 0 -9.9*1 ---- ---- 112 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2003/01/25 15:06:05 323 41 337 313 0 -8.6*1 2.9e+13*2 1.7e+28*2 331 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/25 16:39:41 280 23 481 506 517 2.6*1 2.5e+13 2.9e+28 295 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/26 01:25:46 323 98 167 280 414 7.2*1 5.7e+14 7.9e+28 321 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/26 11:39:41 312 107 310 62 0 -22.4 1.4e+15 6.9e+29 330 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/26 15:39:45 80 10 533 553 570 2.6*1 ---- ---- 80 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/26 18:06:05 233 12 277 294 567 11.5*1 ---- ---- 231 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points
    2003/01/26 18:54:10 254 35 1652 1612 1581 -17.2*1 1.4e+16*2 1.9e+32*2 252 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C3
    2003/01/27 02:06:05 48 24 1051 1282 1381 69.9*1 1.9e+14*2 1.0e+30*2 42 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/27 22:23:27 205 267 1053 1111 1074 6.8 8.4e+15*2 4.7e+31*2 191 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/28 12:46:05 81 25 88 140 349 5.1*1 ---- ---- 80 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/29 05:06:05 343 96 582 518 517 -6.9 3.4e+14 5.8e+29 317 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/29 19:25:44 272 51 475 541 927 29.7*1 1.0e+14*2 1.2e+29*2 268 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2003/01/30 00:39:15 108 79 33 34 49 0.1*1 2.8e+14 1.5e+27 106 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie slow loop; Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2003/01/30 10:06:05 2 138 620 869 764 17.9 1.9e+15*2 3.7e+30*2 351 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/30 10:06:05 238 149 325 300 189 -3.7*1 1.4e+14*2 7.6e+28*2 283 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2003/01/30 13:26:49 333 36 662 726 735 9.2 2.3e+14 5.1e+29 340 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/30 20:06:05 180 68 168 180 231 1.2*1 1.7e+14 2.4e+28 181 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2003/01/30 20:39:16 332 42 376 419 531 7.4*1 8.5e+13 6.0e+28 331 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2003/01/30 23:06:05 283 57 153 128 0 -8.8*1 5.4e+13*2 6.3e+27*2 286 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2003/01/31 11:06:05 229 80 320 334 411 3.3*1 2.8e+13 1.4e+28 217 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2003/01/31 13:25:42 213 49 322 300 0 -5.8*1 9.9e+13 5.1e+28 224 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; 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).