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Table 1 Details on the time periods selected and on the corresponding level of magnetic activity expressed by means of D st and AE geomagnetic indices

From: Comparison between IRI and preliminary Swarm Langmuir probe measurements during the St. Patrick storm period

Period code

Day—start time [UT]

Day—end time [UT]

D st

[min, max] [nT]

<D st>

[nT]

AE

[min, max] [nT]

<AE>

[nT]

P1

09—03 04:30:00

11—03 04:30:00

[−9, 15]

4

[22, 261]

57

P2

12—03 17:30:00

13—03 11:30:00

[−4, 12]

5

[−17, 259]

48

M1

17—03 00:00:00

17—03 23:59:59

[−223, 56]

−72

[37, 1570]

633

M2

18—03 00:00:00

18—03 23:59:59

[−189, −70]

−105

[200, 1043]

488

R1 (A)

19—03 00:00:00

20—03 11:57:33

[−88, −48]

−63

[61, 1134]

381

R1 (B)

19—03 00:00:00

20—03 03:42:33

[−88, −53]

−65

[61, 1134]

396

R1 (C)

19—03 00:00:00

20—03 23:59:59

[−88, −44]

−59

[61, 1134]

373

R2

24—03 00:00:00

25—03 23:59:59

[−36, 9]

−16

[28, 729]

165

  1. Due to gaps in the 20 March Swarm A and B data, R1 time periods differ from satellite to satellite