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Table 1 Hourly averaged SYM-H (minimum), IMF Bz (minimum), solar wind density (maximum), [ α 0 , β 0 ], and Δ t r

From: What caused the rapid recovery of the Carrington storm?

 

SYM-H min [nT]

IMF Bz GSM min [nT]

N SWmax [cm −3 ]

α 0

β 0

Δ t r [hr]

November 2004

−379.3

−44.7

60.3

−0.8

−0.04

12

November 2003

−461.3

−51.3

26.5

−1.0

−0.25

0

April 2001

−246.3

−20.3

30.4

−0.9

−0.19

2

March 2001

−412.0

−44.4

37.5

−1.4

−0.23

1